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By: N/A
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Union Pacific: 1945
Seller ID: 016511
Condition: Very Good
Small, stiff orange-brown cloth-covered covers, teal pin binding, black lettering on front cover. Union Pacific, Effective August 1, 1945. In very good condition, edgewear, a spill on front board. Rules and Instructions Governing Maintenance of Air Brakes, Communicating Signal System, Electric Headlights, Heating, Air Conditioning, Water Systems, and Lighting. Definitions, general rules and index. View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Simon & Schuster: 2000
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 018781
ISBN: 0684846098
Condition: Near Fine
Trade paperback. Near fine condition. The story of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads and the men who built them. View more info
By: Barry B Combs
Price: $15.00
Publisher: 0
Edition: First Thus
Seller ID: 016491
ISBN: 0517562243
Condition: Near Fine
Oversized softcover. Crown Publishers, first revised edition, 1986. In near fine condition, minor bumping of edges. Barry Combs combines his knowledge of the history of the UP railroad with a long and thorough study of the original photos of A J Russell. Numerous B & W photos. View more info
By: Barry B Combs
Price: $15.00
Publisher: 1969
Seller ID: 016498
Condition: Very Good
Oversized hardcover with DJ in mylar. Garland Books, 1969. In very good condition iwth a good DJ, has a chip out of top right corner, some minor soiling and wear. A J Russell chronicled the building of the Union Pacific. HIs pictures are here with Combs knowledge of the history of the UP Railroad. View more info
By: Berton, Pierre
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Knopf: 1972
Edition: First Thus
Seller ID: 020524
ISBN: 0394465695
Condition: Very Good
Hardcover. Very good condition, cover has a few light marks, map on front endpaper has minor stain at top of page, pages toning. DJ is good, shows edgewear and has a crease near the price. Illlustrated with 27 maps and 16 pages of halftones. Originally published in Canada in two volumes: The National Dream and The Last Spike. This is the first American edition of the combined volumes. View more info
Price: $20.00
Seller ID: 013866
Condition: Very Good
Hardcover, no DJ, ex-library. E & G Publications, 1965. In very good condition, name on back of front cover, minimal library markings. 64 pages. Follow the history of railroads and locomotives in the Wyoming area. View more info
Price: $12.00
Publisher: London, United Kingdom, Hamlyn: 1973
Seller ID: 016503
ISBN: 060003075X
Condition: Very Good
Hardcover with DJ in mylar. Hamlyn, 1973, fifth impression. In very good condition, front hinge is beginning to separate. DJ is good, has a tear at top of spine, corners show some wear, protected by mylar. Over 800 pictures and 30,000 words of captions that tell the story of railways from the first Babylonian rutways to the 100 MPH monorail. View more info
By: Frank P Morse
Price: $35.00
Publisher: E P Dutton: 1940
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 016508
Condition: Very Good
Hardcover, no DJ. E P Dutton, 1940, stated first edition. In very good condition, minor bumping to corners and spine ends, minor foxing to end-papers. Stories, legends, and history of railroading in America. View more info
By: Geoff Fischer
Price: $20.00
Publisher: European Train Enthusiasts: 1979
Seller ID: 016516
Condition: Very Good
Newsletter, softcover, 8 pages. ETE, 1979. In very good condition. Contents: Editorial, Subscription Information, Postal Car, Gene's Jottings, Prototype Corner - The Rhaetian Railways (Alfred E Hauser). Illlustrations depict railway line developments for Switzerland and the Grisons, Rhaetian Railways, Gerguen-Preda, and Alp Gruem-Poschiavo. Also a detail of the Standard Rhaetian Railway passenger coach - second class for 64 passengers. View more info
By: Geoff Fischer
Price: $20.00
Publisher: European Train Ethusiasts: 1979
Seller ID: 016517
Condition: Very Good
Newsletter, softcover, 8 pages. European Train Enthusiasts, 1979. In very good condition, section missing from front cover (renewal form), some internal markings by previous owner. Newsletter for train enthusiasts. Contents: Editorial, Subscription Information, Postal Car, Modeling the Rheingold Train (John Schmate), Modeling Advice and Questions, Second News Report on Europe's Rails (Alfred E Hauser). View more info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: 0
Seller ID: 016607
Condition: Very Good
Hardcover, no DJ. D. Appleton 1934. In very good condition, has minor to moderate bumping to corners and spine ends, light scuffing of covers, spine panel has severe sun-fading, owner's name on inside front cover and on front endpaper. The history of the great cities and railroads of the American West. B & W frontispiece and numerous additional b & w plates, bibliography, index. View more info
By: Grant Foreman
Price: $20.00
Publisher: University of Oklahoma: 1968
Seller ID: 016824
Condition: Very Good
Hardcover, no DJ, ex-library. University of Oklahoma Press, 1968, second printing. In very good condition, usual library markings, some residual glue from tape on boards and front endpapers. The itinerary of Lieutenant A. W. Whipple during his explorations for a railway route from Fort Smith to Los Angeles in the years 1853 & 1854. View more info
By: Haine, Edgar A.
Price: $60.00
Publisher: Cranbury, New Jersey, U.S.A., Cornwall Books: 1990
Seller ID: 016500
ISBN: 0845347632
Condition: Near Fine
Oversized hardcover with DJ in mylar. Cornwall Books, 1990. In near fine condition. B & W photos, illustrations, and maps. More than one thousand illustrations which register the evolution, development, and applications of this source of motive power in various parts of the world. View more info
By: J G Pangborn
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Bramhall House: 1974
Edition: First Thus
Seller ID: 016494
Condition: Very Good
Oversized hardcover with DJ in mylar. Bramhall House, 1974, revised edition, fascimile of 1894 edition. In very good condition, inscription and label on front end papers. DJ is fair, lots of wear and a large tear on front cover, encased in mylar. Anecdotes, little-known details that bring into focus the tensions, the frustrations, the disasters, the boundless conifidence and faith that colored the lives of the railroad pioneers. View more info
Price: $8.00
Publisher: Hungerford Press: 1967
Seller ID: 016515
Condition: Good
Softcover. Hungerford Press, 1967. In good condition, cover wear, soiling and a couple of creases. Interior is clear and bright. B & W photos and illustrations, maps. History and overview of the Silverton Train, which runs between Durango and Silverton, Colorado. Great photos! View more info
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill: 1935
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 016507
Condition: Very Good
Hardcover, no DJ, in mylar cover. Bobbs-Merrill, 1935, stated first edition. In very good condition, edges of boards worn and rubbed, a few scratches on the front and back panels. Numerous b & w and color plates, illustrations, and fold-out maps. The Canadian Pacific railway system. View more info
By: L T C Rolt
Price: $35.00
Publisher: St Martins Press: 1962
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 016512
Condition: Very Good
Hardcover with DJ in mylar. St. Martin's Press, 1962, first edition. In very good condition, name on front endpapers, outside page edges lightly soiled. DJ is fair, has some chips and tears, back cover is soiled and lots of edgewear, now encased in mylar. During the lifetime of the two men, England was transformed from a rural land where speed of communications had been determined by the horse, to an industrial complex linked by a network of rails which spanned rivers, burrowed beneath mountains, brought London and Edinburgh within a day's journey of each other. View more info
By: Malcom Fletcher, John Taylor
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Chartwell Books: 1990
Seller ID: 016499
ISBN: 1555216277
Condition: Near Fine
Oversized hardcover with DJ in mylar. Chartwell, 1990. In near fine condition, two pieces of tape on half title page, end papers have some coloration flaws. The first 100 years of railway development, with an authoritative chronology up to 1939 and index of types of locomotive. View more info
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Putnam: 1973
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 016502
ISBN: 0399111204
Condition: Near Fine
Hardcover with DJ in mylar. Putnam, 1973, first edition. In near fine condition. How and why the transcontinental railroads were built, with cast of players from exploited Chinese and Irish gandy dancers and dance-hall girls to the Wall Street tycoons, land barons, and presidents who conned thousands onto the sterile waterless plains. William F. Cody was paid $500 a month to kill at least twelve buffalo a day for meat. In 18 months he killed 4,280 buffalo to nourish the Kansas Pacific's workmen. View more info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Prentice-Hall: 1937
Seller ID: 016506
Condition: Very Good
Hardcover, no DJ, in mylar cover. Prentice-Hall, 1937. In very good condition, previous owners name and label on back of front cover, endpapers toning. A detailed study of railroads around the world, both privately owned and government operated, with the purpose of concluding which type of operation is best for railroads in the US. View more info
