New Zealand 1950s Steam in Colour (Very Uncommon)

Derek Cross

Published by Transpress New Zealand, 2007-Hardcover. -1st. Edition- 200pp VG-NF- Hard to fault and a scarce title in any condition. I will NOTof the best of his hitherto unseen images - a feast for steam enthusiasts and anyone nostalgic about life in the 1950s in New Zealand.

NB I will NOT be offering this at a discount price, this is only 1 of 2 copies i have seen over many years, the former in a somewaht 'depleted' condition which still sold for near what i am asking for this copy

The late Derek Cross was a British geologist and keen steam railway enthusiast who visited New Zealand in the 1950s. Many of his black and white photos from his travels around New Zealand have been published in books and magazines but only a small number of his color slides have been seen before.

This book contains 380 cvolour photos of the best of his hitherto unseen images - a real boon for steam enthusiasts and anyone nostalgic about life in the 1950s in New Zealand.. In all it is a feast for steam enthusiasts and anyone nostalgic about life in the 1950s in New Zealand. gloss art paper, 286 x 210 portrait format, 377 colour photos in book plus 2 maps, 5 colour photos on jacket.

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