This is an exceptional, copy of KING STEAM (The Sunday Times Magazine, 1971), from the limited edition of 3000 copies. This volume is Number 125, a very low limitation number-highly desirable to collectors. The book has been stored since original posting in November 1971. It has been opened only carefully to photograph. The pages are clean, crisp, bright and tight, with no writing, creasing. Completeness: Everything issued with the book is present, including. Full-colour plate “Proud Great Western”. All black-and-white railway photographs and illustrations. All paintings and drawings by C. Hamilton Ellis. Title pages, limitation page, and all text plates Nothing has been removed, replaced, or handled. Original Packaging: Included with the book is the original 1971 mailing box, stamped: Parcel Post – PAID – 15 NOV 71 – Sevenoaks, Kent These boxes were rarely kept and are now exceptionally uncommon, especially in this condition. Book Condition Summary. Near-mint condition. Binding tight and square. Sharp page edges, no wear. No foxing, no fading. Smoke-free home. Oversize oblong folio, approx. 39 × 28 cm About the Book: King Steam is the 1971 follow-up to the acclaimed Book of the Great Western, featuring a curated selection of railway paintings and drawings by C. Hamilton Ellis, edited with captions by the artist himself. Produced to a very high standard with heavy art paper and large-format plates. A superb collector’s example-one of the best surviving copies of this limited edition.
