The Sunset of Steam: A Tribute in Colour to the Golden Years of Steam Locomotives in South Africa Author: Dennis Moore
The Sunset of Steam
The Sunset of Steam (Premium Jacketed Gilt Edition)
A Spectacular Photographic Masterwork Tribute to South Africa’s Golden Locomotive Era
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: The Sunset of Steam: A Tribute in Colour to the Golden Years of Steam Locomotives in South Africa
- Author: Dennis Moore
- Publisher: Alver House Publishers / Railfan Press
- Publication Date: 1984 (First Edition Cycle)
- ISBN-10: 0868460621
- Edition Details: First Edition, Luxury Landscape Presentation. The definitive color celebration of the late SAR (South African Railways) steam operations.
- Binding: Heavy publisher’s cloth hardcovers featuring superb, highly reflective gilt spine impressions.
- Physical Format: Large Oblong Quarto (4to), complete with high-fidelity color photography layouts on premium art paper stock.
- Language: English.
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Boards: Hardcovers are flat and display perfect structural strength. The spine gilt remains bold, crisp, and superb.
- Interior: Beautiful condition. Text blocks are perfectly square, pages remain bright white with vibrant color prints, and the sheets are free of thumb marks or splits.
- The Dust Jacket: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Report: Bright, colorful, and fully intact, showing only very slight wear. Now professionally preserved behind a brand-new clear plastic archival sleeve.
Synopsis & Historical Value
The Sunset of Steam is a stunning photographic tribute capturing the final, majestic decades of regular steam locomotive operations across South Africa. Dennis Moore documents iconic class engines traversing dramatic terrains like the Hex River Pass and the Karoo plains, creating an irreplaceable historical record of industrial machinery before the full transition to diesel and electric power.
Author Profile: Dennis Moore
Dennis Moore is an internationally acclaimed railway photojournalist and authority on steam transit who spent years tracking locomotive routes across Southern Africa to archive their twilight operations.
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