Large Book in Dust Jacket small tears and chips, end papers, First Edition 1970, Signed By The Author, Frontispiece, Colour Plate Reproductions of art works, Black and White Photographs, maps, diagrams, illustrations, 144 Pages, Published by Reed Wellington. A Very Good Copy. 'When Steam Was King is a magnificent tribute to a vanished era: the days when the great steam locomotives ruled the rails from Opua to the Bluff, and when steam trams rumbled through New Zealand's city steets. W W (Bill) Stewart, photographer, researcher, collector and painter, is superbly qualified to create this tribute to the great age of steam in New Zealand. With humour and careful attention to detail he describes the long line of steam locomotives (successes and failures alike) and the talented group of mechanical engineers and superintendents who planned, designed and developed one of the most unique assortment of railway stock in the world. The story of the days when steam was King is appealing enough: but with the addition of Bill Stewart's brilliant paintings and remarkable photographs the book will be irresistible. While the steam age is passing, This book will enable it to live on in the minds and hearts of all those who once listened to the echoes of the steam whistle and the thunder of the great trains of the past' Lovely Book. NOTE- One of a collection of 60+ books on New Zealand Railways, check my other listings and save me as more books will follow.