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Locomotive Manufacturers
The Baldwin Locomotive Works - Record No. 76 - Logging Locomotives 1913 - A Historic
Softbound reprint Publisher: Specialty Press, Ocean, NJ 1973 Scarce, slender oblong soft
cover booklet. No writing or markings in text. Light wear to cover. A clean, solid Fine copy. 60 Fine $30.00
ppg.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works - Record No. 72 - Mallet Articulated Locomotives 1912 -
A Historic Softbound reprint Publisher: H.P. Albrecht, Clifton Hts., PA 1962 Rare, slender
oblong soft cover booklet. Clear interior. Light wear to cover. A very nice Fine copy. 44 ppg.
Fine $50.00
The Baldwin Locomotive Works - Record No. 98 - Locomotives for Heavy Passenger
Service 1920 - This is NOT a reprint, it is an original marketing pamphlet published by BLM,
Philadelphia 1920 Slender oblong soft cover. No writing or markings in text. Light wear to
cover. This clean 32 page booklet offers up 29 different descriptions and pictures of
No Photo locomotives and salient facts about each. It is in near Fine condition. The cover and pages AF $295.00
are crisp and easy to read ~ like new. There are three tiny little tears at the top of the last
page. This is a great piece of railroad history. About Fine 32 ppg.
Cadillac's Shay Locomotive, Titan of the Timber: Historical Preservation Project by Earl
T Huckle Published by Save Our Shay Committee 1984 Soft Cover Description: Covers show
minor shelf wear. Pencil marks inside back cover, otherwise an unblemished copy. Fine 12 ppg.
Fine $45.00
Catalog of the Climax Patent Geared Locomotive (as originally published by the
Manufacturer - Reprinted by the Builder's Compendium, Cossayuna, NY 1968 (First Printing
Aug. 1968) Spiral bound blue soft cover. Very Good, some minor sunning of covers. 48 ppg. VG $95.00
Then again, an original catalog will set you back $700 or more.
Catalog of the Climax Patent Geared Locomotive (as originally published by the
Manufacturer - Reprinted by the Builder's Compendium, Cossayuna, NY 1968 (Third Printing
March 1975) Stapled tan soft cover. Good, paper pulls at front and rear. 52 ppg. GD $75.00
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The Climax Locomotive by Thompson, Dunn & Hauff Published by Oso Publishing,
Hamilton, MT 2002. Description: This is a NUMBERED AND SIGNED, hardcover. Number
376 of a limited edition of 750 copies. A complete, comprehensive story of one of America's
venerable industrial locomotives. Only about 1035 Climax locomotives were produced between
1888 and 1928. The Climax was well suited for work on steep grades and sharp curves NEW $295.00
running on light rail, or tram roads on wooden rail. Filled with photographs, locomotive rosters,
employee roster, and diagrams. New (in torn publisher's cellophane wraps). 497 ppg. Very
rare. This is a brand new signed book at a used unsigned price!
Climax - An Unusual Steam Locomotive by Thomas T. Taber III and Walter Casler
Description: This is a NUMBERED first edition published was by Railroadians of America Inc.
Morristown, NJ in 1960. Hardcover. First edition, second binding. This is the preferred issue
with four pages of additional information. Number 1429 of an edition limited to 2000 copies.
The history and development of this unique steam engine with diagrams, photographs and Fine $495.00
pages of rosters and locomotive records. Very thorough documentation on Dunkirk as well as
other geared locomotive manufacturers is included in the text. Fine/near New condition,
without dust jacket. 102 ppg. Very rare and desirable.
Climax - An Unusual Steam Locomotive by Thomas T. Taber III and Walter Casler
Published by Railroadians of America Inc. 1960 Softbound Description: This was likely Mr.
Taber's personal galley proof. It is described as "Author's Copy, First Edition, This is book
number 1 of an Edition limited to Two-Thousand Copies." SIGNED BY AUTHOR.
Fine $195.00
Repaginated, with poor quality images, typical of such pre-publishing copies. Crisp Fine
condition. 88 ppg.
Climax Patent Geared Locomotive Catalogue "L" - Copyright 1924 - 1963 REPRINT by
Starrucca Valley Publications. Softbound Description: Climax Manufacturing Company, 1924
catalogue. Fine with very minor edge wear, internally pristine, binding tight. 32ppg Fine $145.00
Geared Locomotives - Locomotive and Railroad Preservation by Dan Ranger and Ben
Kline Where are they and how are they doing? Includes Shays, Willamettes, Climaxes, and
Heislers located in the US, Canada, and foreign countries. Includes C/N, date, built,
disposition, location and owner. Exact date of publication unknown. 8 ppg.
VG $50.00
Lima Locomotives Catalog Number 16 (1911), Published by Pacific Railway Journal, San
Marino, CA 1961 Softbound. Description: The 1961 REPRINT of the 1911 Lima Locomotive
Catalog (Number 16). First published by PRJ as Volume 2, Number 10 May 1960 of the Pacific
Railway Journal. This is the Second Printing - January 1961. An incredible reference source. AF $60.00
Illustrating all available Lima Locomotives, with specifications and photos of each. In clean
About Fine condition. Very difficult to obtain facsimile. 47 ppg.
Lima Locomotives Catalog Number 16 (1911), a 1964 REPRINT of the 1911 Lima
Locomotive Catalog. First published by Pacific Railway Journal as Volume 2, Number 10 May
1960. This is an incredible reference source. Soft cover, illustrating all available Lima
Locomotives, with specifications and photos of each. In clean VG+ condition. Very difficult to VG $75.00
obtain facsimile. 47 ppg.
Lima Locomotives Catalog Number 16 (1911), Published by Golden West Books, San
Marino, CA 1964 Softbound. Description: The 1964 REPRINT of the 1911 Lima Locomotive
Catalog (Number 16). First published by Pacific Railway Journal as Volume 2, Number 10 May
1960 of the PRJ. This is the Third Printing - March 1964. An incredible reference source. VG $50.00
Illustrating all available Lima Locomotives, with specifications and photos of each. In clean VG.
47 ppg.
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Narrow Gauge Locomotives, issued by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, Burnham, Parry and
Williams & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Publisher: Specialty Press, Ocean, NJ 1973 Hardbound.
Description: Brown leatherette cover with gilt and black imprint, no dust jacket (as issued).
This is a 1973 REPRINT of the 1876 and 1872 catalogs. It is a catalogue of locomotives
manufactured by the Baldwin Company, loaded with full page photos of each engine. Includes
Fine $55.00
six engine photos from the 1872 edition that were absent in the 1876 catalog. Measures about
8 by 5.5 inches. Nice Fine (appears near New). 64 ppg.
Narrow Gauge Locomotives, issued by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, Burnham, Parry
and Williams & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press. Hardbound.
Description: First published in 1877 under the title: "Dimensions, weights, and tractive power of
narrow-gauge locomotives, manufactured by the Baldwin Locomotive Works". This is a 1976
VG+ $40.00
REPRINT of the 1877 issue. It is a catalogue of locomotives manufactured by the Baldwin
Company, loaded with full page photos of each engine. Measures about 8 by 5.5 inches. 54
ppg.
Pacific Coast Shay - Strong Man of the Woods by Dan Ranger Jr. Golden West Books,
1974. Hard Cover. The famous Pacific Coast type was first introduced in 1927 as a last ditch
effort to induce the western lumber industry to continue to log using Shay locomotives. Many
photographs, some are builder's photos, plus data, and roster. Very Good in Very Good dust
jacket. 112 ppg. VG/VG $55.00
The Electric Railway Snow Plows Made by the Taunton Locomotive Manufacturing Co.-
Reprint of 1901/1902 Taunton snowplow catalog. Unknown publisher, circa 1990. A
fascinating account from original factory specifications, plus historical notes. Very Good. 10
ppg.
VG $55.00
The Heisler Locomotive 1891-1941 by Benjamin F. G. Kline, Jr. Self-published, 1982 First
Edition. Hard bound. Description: The actual author of the book asked to remain anonymous.
It is the story of the development of the Heisler locomotive. There are over 200 black and white
photographs illustrating the book, plus six scale drawings. Burgundy cloth with gilt titling on
front cover and spine. The book grades Fine in an About Fine dust jacket (minor shelf wear, F/AF $295.00
small closed tear at spine). 199 ppg.
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The Shay Locomotive: Titan of the Timber by Michael Koch Published by World Press Inc.,
Denver, CO 1971. Hardbound Description: The definitive book on the Shay locomotive, the
preponderant locomotive of choice of the logging industry, consisting of detailed text, many
photographs, color artwork, and builder's construction list of every Shay built. A perceptive
biography of the inventor, the exciting story of the colorful logging industry in its heyday, a
corporate history of the Lima Locomotive Works and the Shay locomotives it built. Bound in F/VG $495.00
maroon cloth with lettering and illustration stamped in gilt. SIGNED BY MICHAEL KOCH AND
NUMBERED 1315. Owner plate "Ferro Equinologist, James G. Johnstone, 20th Century
Limited" inside first page, otherwise free of marks. Clean Fine in bright VG dust jacket with
small closed tear. 486 ppg.
Shay Geared Locomotives for Industrial Service, No. S3, by Lima Locomotive Works.
String-bound soft cover. Description: This is an original 1921 Lima factory catalog.
Measures 8‖ x 10¾‖, Memorandum of Conditions page bound in. Beautifully illustrated with
many photographs. Includes information on general design, specifications, material,
resistance, shipment, and much more. Some of the locomotives pictured are Class 50-2; 60-2; AF $695.00
42-2; 150-3 and others. Some light chipping on the bottom of the cover otherwise a vivid About
Fine condition. String bound 24 ppg. VERY elusive and VERY cool!
Shay Geared Locomotives - 1921 catalog reprint published by Periscope Film LLC, 2008
Perfect softbound Description: This book consists of a replica of two vintage catalogs
published by the Lima Locomotive Works. The first shows Lima's line of Shay locomotives
circa 1921, and the second is a spare parts catalog with maintenance information. In 1877,
Ephraim Shay came up with a radical design for a logging locomotive. This "geared
NEW $25.00
locomotive" offered a distinct advantage over conventional steam locomotives. Similar to 1921
original catalog below … only much newer and a whole lot cheaper. Includes parts catalog.
New condition. 80 ppg.
Shay Geared Locomotives, 1919 Locomotive Catalog Reprint by Pacific Fast Mail,
Edmonds, WA 1979 Soft bound. Description: Lima Locomotive Works produced the first Shay
locomotive in 1880. Soon after, the company was producing five different classes of Shays.
Fresh and crisp Strong Fine. 30 ppg.
Fine $55.00
Shay Geared Locomotives for Industrial Service, No. S3, Historic reprint of Lima
Locomotive Works 1921 catalog. Measures 8‖ x 10¾‖, Beautifully illustrated with many
photographs. Includes information on general design, specifications, material, resistance,
shipment, and much more. Some light edge wear on cover otherwise a vivid Fine. For those
who cannot afford the rare original shown above.
Fine $55.00
Shay Geared Locomotive Catalog No. S-4, reprint by Old Line Publishers, Milwaukee, WI
(1970) Soft bound. Description: This is a reprint of the 1925 Lima factory catalog. measuring
8‖ x 10¾‖. Memorandum of Conditions page bound in. Beautifully illustrated with many
photographs. Includes information on general design, specifications, material, resistance, VG+ $95.00
shipment, and much more. Some of the locomotives pictured are Class 50-2; 60-2; 42-2; 150-3
and others. Some light creases across the lower portion of most pages, otherwise a very nice
VG+ condition. 30 ppg.
Shay, The Lima Catalog No. S-4 1925 (Modeler's Handbook reprint) Published by Single
Shot Gallery, Reseda, CA 1983 Softbound. Description: Reprint of 1925 Shay catalog S-4
Slight wear at extremities, diagonal crease at lower front corner. VG 30 ppg.
VG $75.00
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Shay Patent and Direct Locomotives - catalogue reprint published by Periscope Films LLC,
2008. Soft bound. Description: Lima Locomotive Works produced the first Shay locomotive in
1880. When this catalog was initially published two decades later, the company was producing
three different classes of Shays. 66 ppg. Only $100 less than Amazon.com wants for the NEW $30.00
same book! (I am fairly certain that theirs is a typo, however.)
Shay Patent and Direct Locomotives - catalogue reprint published by McClain Printing Co.,
Parsons, WV, 1971. 62 ppg. Printed for the Cass Civil War Museum, Cass, WV About Fine.
Three in stock, so we priced them cheaply.
AF $90.00
Union Pacific Locomotive Photographs 0-6-0 Switcher Volume 1 - Publisher: Union Pacific
Historical Society, 2005. 0-6-0 Switcher, UP 4431 through UP 4480. This is the first of an on
going series of about 40 books covering all classes of Steam Locomotives of the UPRR and its
subsidiaries. 11 x 8.5" horizontal format, printed on 100 lb. enamel stock and a soft cover.
Each volume contains 77 quality photographs. Supporting technical data is included for the
NEW $35.00
time the photo was taken. The books show a wide variety of photographic views that show
locomotives during various eras. (other Volumes may be special ordered) 80 ppg. (as a pair
$50)
Union Pacific Locomotive Photographs 0-6-0 Switcher Volume 2 - Publisher: Union Pacific
Historical Society, 2005. 0-6-0 Switcher, UP 4431 through UP 4480. This is the first of an on
going series of about 40 books covering all classes of Steam Locomotives of the UPRR and its
subsidiaries. 11 x 8.5" horizontal format, printed on 100 lb. enamel stock and a soft cover.
Each volume contains 77 quality photographs. Supporting technical data is included for the
NEW $35.00
time the photo was taken. The books show a wide variety of photographic views that show
locomotives during various eras. (other Volumes may be special ordered) 80 ppg. (as a pair
$50)
Why You Can Haul At Least 30% More per ton of locomotive with the modern Heisler
Publisher: Pacific Fast Mail, Edmonds, WA, 1973 Thirty two pages of Heisler locomotive
photographs, Heisler owner testimonials, product information, and locomotive data. Bound in
pictorial stiff card covers. Faded along spine and lower corner of the front cover. A solid Fine Fine $35.00
copy of a prized collectable. 32 ppg. (Not to be confused with the current Periscope Films
reprint worth about $15)
Willamette Locomotive by Steve Hauff and Jim Gertz Published by Binford & Mort Publishing,
Portland, Oregon, 1977. SIGNED BY HAUFF & GERTZ Description: Hard Cover. Revised
Edition with dustcover Chapters include: the other geared locomotives (e.g., Shay, Climax,
Dunkirk, Heisler, Baldwin, and others), Willamette Iron and Steel Works, The Willamette
Locomotive, the Willamette vs. the Shay, the Rosters (construction roster, owner's roster, NEW $295.00
geographical roster), appendix, glossary, bibliography, index. Illustrated throughout with black
& white historical photographs, scale drawings, and engine schematics. 8 3/4" x 11 1/4". 187
ppg. New (in publisher's cellophane wraps) Greatly undervalued when compared to "Titan of
the Timber".
Willamette Locomotive by Steve Hauff and Jim Gertz Published by Binford & Mort Publishing,
Portland, Oregon, 1977 First Edition. Hard bound Description: Chapters include: the other
geared locomotives (e.g., Shay, Climax, Dunkirk, Heisler, Baldwin, and others), Willamette Iron
and Steel Works, The Willamette Locomotive, the Willamette vs. the Shay, the Rosters
(construction roster, owner's roster, geographical roster), appendix, glossary, bibliography, VG+ $80.00
index. Willamette Iron and Steel Works of Portland, Oregon built 33 "Shay-type" locomotives
for use in the Northwest forests, each of which is documented herein. 8 3/4" x 11 1/4". 187
ppg. VG or better, no dust jacket (same as the above signed copy, just not as desirable)
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A Century of Railroading in Crawford Notch by Edwin Robinson & Benjamin W English Jr.
Self-published 1981 Revised Edition Soft bound Includes foreword, map, brief history, &
timetables. Profusely illustrated with vintage b/w photos. "The purpose of our writing this book
No Photo is to present a pictorial coverage of the first hundred years of railroading through Crawford AF $35.00
Notch in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. " "Crawford Notch" written in pencil on
spine, otherwise Fine. 86 ppg. (also see Building the Railroad Through Crawford Notch by
Robinson)
A Locomotive Engineer's Album' by George B. Abdill, Publisher: Superior, 1965 First
Edition. Hardcover Description: Multiple photos on every page, wonderful book detailing
Railroading and Locomotives. In excellent VG condition, with slight aging to dust cover, and a
previous owner has neatly written his name on the inside front page. Fifth in Abdill's series.
Orange cloth with black titles. Clean VG in VG dust jacket. 190 ppg. Please add $20 to GD GD/GD $20.00
price for nice About Fine.
A Tale of Two Cities and a Train: History of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad,
1874-1942 by Juanita Kennedy Browne Published by: Nevada County Historical Society,
Nevada City, CA 1987 First Edition. Hard bound. Description: SIGNED BY JUANITA
KENNEDY BROWNE. Number 1463 of 2000 Oversize hardbound 4to (11 inches tall) with
index. Description: Well illustrated in b&w with 239 historic photographs and other pictures. A
chronological history of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad from 1874 to 1942, with
New $80.00
short stops at the Bear River Bridge Bending and Cable Snapping Caper in 1963 and the
return of Engine No 5 in 1986. Much information from contemporary newspaper accounts.
Hardbound illustrated boards No dust jacket (as issued) New. 216 ppg.
American Narrow Gauge by John Krause (with Donald Duke) Published by Golden West
Books, 1978 Description: Beautiful book featuring East Broad Top, Tweetsie, East Coast
Industrials, Rio Grande Western, Southern Pacific, Rio Grande Southern, West Side Lumber,
Sumpter Valley, US Gypsum, White Pass, and Hawaiian Railroads. New in Fine dust jacket.
238 ppg. New $95.00
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American Narrow Gauge Railroads, by George W. Hilton Stanford University Press, 1990.
Soft cover in New condition. Description: This is the first comprehensive, extensively
illustrated account of the growth and decline of American narrow gauge railroading, a singular
and still not fully understood episode in the history of American transportation. Part 1 of this
book starts from the origins of the narrow gauge movement in Great Britain and gives a
masterly account of the economic organization of American railroads. There are individual
chapters on narrow gauge locomotives, rolling stock, and the railroads' physical plant. Part 2 New $95.00
contains a state-by-state survey of the individual narrow gauge railroads. The history of each
of the 356 known narrow gauge common carriers is traced from inception to either
abandonment or conversion to standard gauge and finally to present state of the trackage.
Illustrated throughout with 56 maps and 382 halftones and line drawings, many from archival
collections not previously reproduced. 580 ppg. As New
Argent - Last of the Swamp Rats by Mallory Hope Ferrell Published by Pacific Fast Mail,
Edmons, WA 1994. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. The Argent Lumber Company
railroad was everything a narrow gauge buff could hope for - tiny locomotives, beat-up
equipment, weather-worn shops and rickety track in a primeval Deep South setting. 144 pages
NEW $265.00
of photographs, maps, diagrams, roster, bibliography, and index. New in Fine dust jacket.
RARE! (Exceptionally so in this grade)
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Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad "Meet You At The Station", by Peter
McCauley, published by Peter McCauley and the Revere Cultural and Historical Society, 2001.
The book is a soft cover containing 32 reproduction Real Photo Postcards. The book is in fine
condition. Peter McCauley is the author of "Greetings From Revere Beach", "Memories of
Revere Beach", and "Revere Beach chips" -- all of which are rare books. Fine $85.00
Building the Railroad Through Crawford Notch by Edwin Robertson Self published in
Westbrook, ME 1996 First edition Soft bound. Signed by Edwin Robinson Illustrated glossy
No Photo white wrappers. Great history for the New Hampshire railroad buff. Fine 64 ppg. (also see A Fine $65.00
Century of Railroading in Crawford Notch by Robinson)
Burlington Northern Adventures - Railroading in the Days of the Caboose by William J.
Brotherton Published by South Platte Press, David City, NE 2004 First Edition Softbound
Description: The author's personal experiences as a conductor, brakeman, and trainmaster
while working for BN during the 1979-1982 period. Contains many interesting short stories. F+ Fine $25.00
160 ppg.
California and Nevada Railroad, Narrow Gauge in the East Bay by Erle C. Hanson
Published by R&S Printers, Northampton, PA 1988 First Edition SIGNED BY ERLE C.
HANSON Description: Stories of the C&N, a 23-mile short line in the San Francisco Bay area,
that express the spirit of competition and high hopes. New with dust jacket in Bodart.
Carefully imprinted "Ex Libris J.J. Kennedy" on Title page. 65 ppg. RARE
New $175.00
California Railway Museum, Rio Vista Junction by Will Tenney & Richard Reynolds Self-
published No date (ca. 1970s) Soft bound The fascinating history of the California Railway
No Photo Museum and each of its cars and engines. It is profusely illustrated, including a detailed map VG+ $30.00
of the proposed facilities. 25 ppg. VG+
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CERA's Early Bulletins - Bulletins 1-19 (1938-1940) -- Reprinted 1976 by Central Electric
Railfans' Association, Chicago. Description: Paperback. First Edition. Condition: Very Fine.
Bright Fresh Edges, price sticker on front cover, otherwise near new solid copy. ; "Therefore,
as a means of preserving mementos of CERA's history in this Bicentennial year we have
rephotographed copies of the original Bulletins just as they were issued in the period 1938- New $30.00
1940. Bulletin 17, the original Bulletin on the Indiana Railroad System, has been omitted. The
information contained therein is incorporated in Bulletin 91 which has been reprinted
separately." Filled with historic photographs, maps, car diagrams, and rosters. 80 ppg. As new
Chasing Trains: the Lifetime Story of the Founder of the Colorado Railroad Museum by
Robert Richardson SIGNED BY BOB RICHARDSON Description: Sundance Publications,
Denver, CO, 1995. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Illustrated with numerous Colorado
railroad photographs, some in color, taken by Richardson. Near New in clear vinyl dust
protector (as generally issued by Sundance). 432 ppg. Out-of-print. New $95.00
Chicago Great Western - Iowa in the Merger Decade by Phillip R. Hastings Second Printing
Softbound Published by Carstens Publications, Newton, NJ 1986 Description: Exquisite
pictorial of the CGW with C&NW postscripts. Fine 80 ppg.
Fine $30.00
Chicago Great Western In Minnesota by Gary Brown & Roger Bee Published by Blue River
Publishing CO., 1984
Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad - How The Medal Was Won - CERA Bulletin
124 Published by Central Electric Railfans Association, 1985 Hard bound Leatherette .
Description: During the heyday of the interurban, the Charles A. Coffin medal was awarded to
innovative electric railways. This coveted award was won by the ―new‖ Chicago South Shore &
South Bend Railroad in the late 1920's. Text, photos and company documents recall the earlier New $40.00
―wood car‖ days, the conversion from AC to DC electric propulsion, arrival of the orange steel
cars and other improvements continuing into the 1930's. This book celebrates the landmark
modernization of this famous, and still operating, electric railroad. New with no dust jacket (as
issued) 160 ppg
Chili Line, the Narrow Rail Trail to Santa Fe by John A. Gjevre Published by Rio Grande
Sun Press, Espanola, NM 1969 First Edition Soft bound SIGNED BY JOHN GJEVRE on title
page. Description: Light orange cardstock wraps with red & black lettering, illustrated on both
covers, 82 pages, maps, timetables, diagrams, b/w illustrations, 21 pages (2 fold-outs) of
vintage b/w photos on quality paper. 82 ppg. Nice Fine Fine $95.00
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Colorado Central Railroad - Golden, Central City, Georgetown by Dan Abbott, Dell A.
McCoy, and Robert W. McLeod; published by Sundance Publications Description:
COMPANION TO GILPIN RAILROAD ERA. A pictorial of one of Colorado’s first railroads
along with an analysis describing its continuous changes. A selection of 454 photographs and
46 maps represent the years the Colorado Central was under control of Union Pacific
management and its final years be coming the Colorado & Southern Railroad. Newspaper
accounts are quoted as track reached Black Hawk, Central City, Idaho Springs, Georgetown NEW $95.00
and Silver Plume. Constructing the railhead to Idaho Springs and Georgetown resumed in
1878 and is illustrated with a multitude of never-before published pho photographs along the
line. Finally, in 1884, under the name Georgetown, Breckenridge & Leadville Railway, the awe
inspiring Georgetown Loop was completed to reach Silver Plume and Graymont with
expectations of tunneling through the Great Divide in order to reach Leadville and other gold
and silver camps beyond. 416 ppg.
Colorado Memories of the Narrow Gauge Circle by John Krause & Ross Grenard
Description: Carstens Publications, Inc. ND, Newton, NJ. First Edition. An oblong 8.5 x 11 inch
soft cover book. Narrow gauge railroading in the Rio Grande Southern region. A Very Good
soft bound copy with bookplates. 130 ppg. VG $19.00
Colorado Rail Annual 1964 - Published- by the Colorado Rail Museum, Golden, CO 1964
Description: Articles on Colorado railroading: To Silverton in Snow, They're Still Building
Narrow Gauge in Colorado, The 498 and 497 In Action, Across the San Juan to Jaroso, and
Goodbye 106.. Bound in stiff paper covers. Very Good soft bound book. 16 ppg. VG $30.00
Colorado Rail Annual 1970 (Number 8) - Published by the Colorado Rail Museum, Golden,
CO 1970 Description: Two articles on Colorado railroading: Narrow Gauge Transcontinental -
Scenic Line of the World, by Gordon Chappell, and Narrow Gauge Transcontinental II; Black
Canyon Revisited, by Cornelius W. Hauck. With photographs, maps and diagrams. Bound in VG $20.00
stiff paper covers. A fine and bright copy. This text is reprinted in the 1977 book "Scenic Line
of the World" by Chappell and Hauck. VG soft bound book. 131 ppg.
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Colorado Rail Annual Number 10 - Narrow Gauge to Central and Silver Plume Published
by the Colorado Rail Museum, Golden, CO 1972 First Edition Hard bound Description: The
story of the Clear Creek Lines by Cornelius W. Hauck. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 224 ppg.
F/VG $35.00
Colorado Rail Annual Number 12 - The South Park Line, A Concise History Published by
the Colorado Rail Museum 1974 First Edition Hard bound Description: Quarto in green cloth.
illustrated by photographs, color frontis jacket art by Robert E. Jensen. The authors cover a lot
of territory with articles on John Evans and the building of the South Park, activities during the
operation by the Union Pacific and the period of receivership, operations of the Colorado &
New $85.00
Southern, and a great collection of photographs from the line's official photographer. New in
original publisher's cellophane wrap. 280 ppg.
Colorado Rail Annual Number 13 - Florence & Cripple Creek and Golden Circle
Railroads by Tivis E. Wilkins Published by the Colorado Rail Museum 1976 First Edition
Description: The Cripple Creek District covering thousands of acres of gulches and hills west of
Pike's Peak was the last of the great gold-mining boom towns. This is the history of The
F/Fair $35.00
Florence & Cripple Creek narrow gauge railroad which was one of three railroads constructed
to transport the mined ore. Map and schedule in rear pocket. Numerous photographs,
diagrams and a roster. Fine in fair dust jacket (missing large piece, see image at left). 207 ppg.
Colorado's Loneliest Railroad, the San Luis Southern by P.R. "Bob" Griswold Published by
Pruett Publ. Co., Boulder, CO1980 First Edition Description: Hardcover. Only 31 miles long
and built on practically level ground, the San Luis Southern Railway was simple yet
remarkable. It never owned more than 4 locomotives and 20 cars at any one time, yet it
managed to survive financial crisis after financial crisis to reach the age of 67 in a solvent F/VG $90.00
condition. Complete history with 250 photographs, maps, bibliography, index, and dimensional
diagrams of water tanks and other railroad structures. Fine/near New with dust jacket in Bodart
sleeve. 190 ppg. (Second copy in VG+/VG is available at $60)
"Come on in Dearie" -or- Prostitutes and Institutes of Early Durango by Marion Jarvis
Published by The Durango Herald, Durango, CO 1976 First Edition Softbound Description:
Houses of ill repute were part and parcel of practically every town in the West. More often than
not the "soiled doves," "fallen angels," "erring sisters" or "ladies of the lamplight" were the first
VG $25.00
and often the only women in town. This history is often glossed over or left out, but in Durango,
as in many other towns, it was an important part of history, as documented here. VG+ 95 ppg.
Crossroads of Commerce; The Pennsylvania Railroad Calendar Art of Grif Teller by Dan
Cupper Published by Stackpole Books Mechanicsburg, PA 2003 First Edition Soft bound
Description: This rectangular format book is a superbly illustrated volume on the railroad art of
No Photo Grif Teller for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Near Fine condition with minor shelf wear. This is a AF $95.00
first edition from this publisher, although a similar volume was first published in 1992. 184 ppg.
AF
Denver & Salt Lake Railroad 1913-1926 by P.R. "Bob" Griswold Published by Rocky
Mountain Railroad Club, Denver, CO 1996 First Edition Hard bound Description: A stand alone
continuation of the author's "Denver, Northwestern & Pacific: 'The Moffat Road'", published a
year earlier. This covers the Road during its time in receivership after the death of David Moffat
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and prior to the building of the tunnel under the Divide. A pictorial, but as is usual with this
author, plenty of historical text accompanies a good selection of period photos. New. 242 ppg.
Out-of-print
Denver's Railroads by Kenton Forrest & Charles Albi Published by Colorado Railroad
Museum, Golden, CO 1981 First Edition Hard bound Description: A detailed history of the
many railroads that liked to call Denver "home". Route planes enclosed in an envelope inside
No Photo front cover. 20 maps. 7 color plates, including frontis. 300+ b/w photos. Pictorial end papers.
Fine/Fine $100.00
Approx. 11.5" x 8.5" 244ppg. FIne
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Durango to Silverton by Narrow Gauge Rails by Spencer Crump Published By: Zeta
Publishers Company, Corona del Mar, CA Copyright: 1990, 1992 Description: This book is
an entertaining and informative book about America's most famous narrow gauge railroad.
Inside you will find an informative text, historic and current photographs, and maps. Illustrated
NEW $25.00
soft cover, 8½" x 11", 80 ppg.
Early American Steam Locomotives by Reed Kinert Published by Bonanza Books, New
York, NY 1962 First Edition Description: Relive train travel's earliest days with this splendidly
illustrated story of steam locomotion, from "teakettles" to "titans." Working from builders'
specifications, old engravings, and written contemporaneous accounts, author Reed Kinert re- VG/G $20.00
creates in accurate renderings, the earliest locomotives - many of which were built and used
before the advent of photography. VG in a GD dust jacket. 158 ppg.
East Broad Top - to the Mines and Back by Ross Shepard & Frederick A. Grenard
Published by Carstens, Newton, New Jersey 1980 First Edition Soft bound Description:
Profusely illustrated with black and white photos of the legendary coal railroad. About Fine 80
ppg. AF $40.00
Epic of the Overland: An Account of the Building of the Central & Union Pacific Railroad
authored by Robert Lardin Fulton, illustrated by Dr. Herbert Wynford Hill, and. printed by A. M.
Robertson in 1924, but bound by N.A. Kovach, Los Angeles, CA in 1954 First Edition, Second
binding. Description: This rare classic includes eyewitness accounts, but more importantly, it
has an even more interesting story behind its publication. This work was privately printed for
the author in 1924. Only a handful of books were bound in 1924. Due to the untimely deaths
of both the author and the printer, the majority of the books were never bound for another 30
years! The original printed text and illustrations were stored in the California State Library until F/F $125.00
1954, when a limited number of books were produced from the original printing, and all
remainder pages were destroyed. Number 105 of 275 produced. The frontis shows the
joining of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads in 1869. The book is illustrated with
16 plates and fold-out maps. 5-3/4 x 8-1/4", blue cloth Near New in Fine dust jacket, amongst
the finest extant. 109 ppg. MORE HIGH GRADE COPIES WANTED!
Fiddletown & Copperopolis - the Life and Times of an Uncommon Carrier by Carl Fallberg
Published by Hungerford Press, Reseda, CA 1960 First Edition Hardbound Description: This
delightful collection of Railroad Magazine cartoons by Fallberg (of Walt Disney fame) illustrates
the trials and tribulations of a narrow gauge 'uncommon' carrier. To anyone familiar with the
lore of America's three-foot railroad lines, the feeling persists that within these pages lies a VG/Fair $35.00
disguised pictorial history of prototype narrow gauge railroads. Maroon faux leather embossed
with gilt lettering, in pictorial cream & brown dust jacket (rubbed, chipped & torn) illustrated
endpapers, Very good in fair dust jacket. Unpaginated.
Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad - Forty Miles to Fortune by Allan C. Lewis Published by
Sundance Publications. This is the story of Bob Womack, who discovered gold along Cripple
Creek, and the evolution that took place in the rich mining district that developed. Prospectors
by the thousands created the greatest ―gold rush‖ in Colorado's history. As a result, gold ore
needed to be hauled to mills and smelters, and the construction of the narrow-gauge Florence Fine $120.00
& Cripple Creek Railroad was the answer—paid for by the ore shipments and passengers
riding on the line. This volume is an illustrated history and well-researched document covering
Cripple Creek and the many mining camps. Contains 472 photos, 44 maps, and many color
scenes. 416 ppg. (publisher's current suggested retail $200) Fine
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George L Beam and the Denver & Rio Grande - Volume 1 by Jackson C. Thode Published
by Sundance Publications, Denver, CO 1987 Hardbound Description: A spectacular photo
history produced by the author's own cumbersome 8x10 view camera from 1892 to 1934 with
text by another longtime employee of the railroad. Pictorial boards and clear acetate dust Fine $80.00
jacket. Long out-of-print F+ (Near New) 280 ppg.
Georgetown and the Loop by P.R. "Bob" Griswold, Richard H. Kindig, and Cynthia Trombly
Published by Rocky Mountain Railroad Club, 1988 First Edition Hard bound Description: A
pictorial history of the building of the Georgetown Loop, and its service from 1884 through the
removal of the tracks in 1939. The right-of-way survived, and in the 1970s a new loop was
rebuilt from Silver Plume to the outskirts of Georgetown, enabling the trains to run again. In F/F $60.00
1984, a century after the first trains ran, a new train went over the Devil's Gate Bridge marking
the opening of a fantastic new tourist line. 254 ppg. Fine in fine dust jacket.
Glory Days of Logging - Action in the Big Woods - British Columbia to California by
Ralph W. Andrews Published by Bonanza Books, New York, NY 1956 First Edition Hardbound
Description: Describes logging in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and
Northern California. Heavy illustrated with photographs. Bound in orange cloth with black
lettering. Strong Fine except that dust jacket has heavy shelf wear. 176 ppg.
F/VG $65.00
Gold Rush Narrow Gauge by Cy Martin Description: Trans Anglo Books, Los Angeles, CA,
1969. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. The story of how the White Pass and Yukon Route
was built during the Klondike gold rush from Skagway, Alaska, through British Columbia, and
to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Text, photographs, bibliography, index, and roster. Good in GD/GD $25.00
Good dust jacket. Please add $25 for Abt Fine in Abt Fine dust jacket.
Grass Between The Rails - The Waukon Iowa branch of the Milwaukee Road by Denny
Rehder and Cecil Cook Published by Waukon and Mississippi Press, Des Moines, IA 1972
First Edition. Description: Soft bound in white, grey & red pictorial wraps. The fascinating VG $105.00
history of this Milwaukee Road branch line, with many great old b&w photos. Very good
condition. 208 ppg.
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Hail and Farewell - The WW&F Two Footer by Clinton F. Thurlow Published by Weeks Mills
1965 Soft cover Description: Dedicated to the two-foot Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington
Railroad. Illustrations in text, folding route profile at end, very good+ in pictorial paper
wrappers. Good with minor marks to covers. 116 ppg. Good $40.00
Hear The Train Blow - A Pictorial Epic of America in the Railroad Age by Lucius Beebe
and Charles Clegg Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, MY 1952 First Edition
Hardbound Description: Quarto, full cloth. missing dust jacket, illustrated. A pictorial
documentary on the growth and expansion of the railroad in America. Illustrated with 860 VG $20.00
vintage photographs, engravings, and documents. 416 ppg. VG
Highball - A Pageant of Trains by Lucius Beebe, 1945. Published by Bonanza Books. First
Edition Hardcover with dust Jacket. Hard-to-find edition with original dust jacket. The original
owner has neatly written his name on the inside first page. About Fine with VG dust jacket. 225
ppg. Common classic in uncommon condition.
AF/VG $45.00
High Iron: A Book of Trains by Lucius Beebe Published by Appleton & Co, NY 1938
First Edition, profusely illustrated. Description: Orange boards with gilt lettering on black.
Covers lightly soiled, spine lightly sunned. Chapters include: O Pioneers, Speed, Power, De
Luxe, Car heralds, and a glossary of railroad terms. Better than Good condition (with some
sunning). 226 ppg. GD+/GD $20.00
Highliners: A Railroad Album by Lucius Beebe Published by Bonanza Books, New York
(undated) 1936. First Edition. Hard cover, oblong quarto, 103 b&w full page plates with
explanatory text on facing page of each plate. Dust wrapper worn with small tear on rear and
GD+/GD $20.00
some small chips at edges. Some browning to page edges otherwise internally very good. 206
ppg. Please add $20 for nice About Fine 1940 edition.
Classic Lucius Beebe trilogy of Highliners, High Iron, and Highball in Good or better
SPECIAL condition (when available). Save 20% from individual prices. GD+ $48.00
High Line to Leadville - a Mile-by-Mile Guide for the Leadville, Colorado & Southern
Railroad by Doris A. Osterwald Published by Western Guideways, Lakewood, CO 1991 First
Edition Softbound Description: 8vo; Illustrated, photographs, many in color, bibliography, etc.
Book received 1991 Award for Excellence by VG 160 ppg. VG $15.00
History of the Evansville, Indianapolis, and Terre Haute Railroad by Kenneth L. Reed Self-
published 2006 First Edition Softbound. Fine Unpaginated
Fine $30.00
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Interurban Interlude by Cdr. E J Quinby Published by Model Craftsman Publishing 1968 First
Edition The account of a commuter line as seen from the eyes of one of its employees. New in
about Fine dust jacket. 92 ppg.
No Photo New $60.00
Iowa's Last Narrow-gauge Railroad by James Shaffer, John Tigges Description: Arcadia
Publishing (SC), 2006. Paperback. When talk began circulating in 1848 about the importance
of railroads, the people of Cascade grew anxious. Without direct access to navigable rivers
other than the Mississippi over 36 miles away, their community could very well fade from
existence. They needed a railroad as soon as possible. The idea raced forward, with the
backing of the Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad Company, which ran along NEW $20.00
the western bank of the Mississippi River and passed through Bellevue. Their hopes and
dreams became reality in a three-foot-gauge line 31 years later, in 1879. In 1880, the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway purchased the River Road, which included the narrow-gauge
branch line to Cascade. 128 ppg.
Iron Mine Railroads of Northern New Jersey by Larry Lowenthal Published by Tri-State
Historical Society NJ 1981 First Edition Hard bound Description: This book contains scores of
great historic photographs and information about railroading in northern New Jersey. Great
information on the Chester Railroad (including the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Chester
Branch), the Central Railroad of New Jersey High Bridge Branch, the Middle Valley Railroad, New $175.00
the Hibernia Mine Railroad, the Ogden Mine Railroad (including the CNJ Lake Hopatcong
Branch), the Mount Hope Mineral Railroad, the Wharton & Northern Railroad, the Ferromonte
Railroad and several others. Rare ... but rarer still as a hardbound copy in high grade. New
with handling evident on dust jacket. New/AF 146 ppg.
John Norwood's Railroads by John B. Norwood Published by Heimberger House 1995 First
Edition Hardbound Description: Fourth in a series by one of the leading Rio Grande Narrow
Gauge experts. New condition in new dust jacket with minor shelf wear.192 ppg.
New $65.00
Lake Shore Electric Interurban Days 1893-1938 by Harry Christiansen. Self-published 1963
First Edition. Softbound Description: This is the complete history of the triumphs, trials, and
troubles of the Orange Trolleys and the towns they were once part of. This is a history of the
Cleveland-Toledo-Detroit-Lima interurbans that traveled along the lakeshore providing fast Fine $40.00
Interurban Service via Lorain, Sandusky, Fremont, Vermillion, Huron, Norwalk, Bellevue and
Intermediate Stations. This scarce book is in great condition and is filled with pictures. 83 ppg.
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Last of the 3 Foot Loggers, Tuolumne County's Own Narrow Gauge Railroad by Allan
Krieg. 1962, First Edition. Publisher: Golden West Books Book about the West Side Lumber
Co. In Fine condition with About Fine dust jacket. Embossed stamp on page 3. 96 ppg.
F/AF $65.00
Life and Times of a Locomotive Engineer by Charles F. Steffes Published by Carstens Publ.
Soft bound Description: Charles Steffes was born in 1916 with a natural curiosity and zest for
life that fills the pages of this book. The autobiography of his life while working for the Southern
Pacific Railroad in California from 1937 until his retirement in 1976 provides insight and an Fine $15.00
often humorous look into the railroad transition period from small steam locomotives to the
giant, powerful articulates, and the early diesel engines. Fine 312 ppg.
Light Rail and Short Ties through the Notch: The Stony Clove & Catskill Mountain
Railroad and Her Steam Legacy by John M. Ham and Robert K. Bucenec Published by
Hunter, New York. Stony Clove & Catskill Press Hunter NY in 2002., Description: First Edition.
NEW hardcover with pictorial covers (no dust jacket, as issued). Illustrated throughout; Catskill
New $195.00
mountains fold-out map. SIGNED BY HAM & BUCENEC on the title page above their names.
First edition. Hardcover. 8.75" x 11". 271 ppg.
Lines West : a Pictorial History of the Great Northern Railway Operations and Motive
Power from 1887 to 1967 by Charles R Wood Published by Bonanza Books, New York 1967
First Edition Second State A pictorial history of the Great Northern beginning with the
purchase of the Saint Paul and Pacific by James J Hill and associates -- with emphasis on the Fine/F $30.00
diverse and unusual motive power and the geographical settings in which it operated. 192 ppg.
Log and Lumber Railroads of New England by Douglas M. Rice Published in Granville, MA
1982 Third Edition Soft bound Clean and tight with minor soil and shelf wear. 4to 22 ppg.
No Photo Very Scarce. Bright, clean Very Good Plus.
VG+ $65.00
Logging Railroads of the West by Kramer Adams Published by Bonanza Books, NYC 1961
First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket . The author shows the evolution from animal to
steam power at a time when human life was worth less than a log. High praise is heaped upon
the author for his remarkable efforts. Featured are many unique photos of many geared steam
engines and early diesels by Heisler and Plymouth. Included are the achievements of such VG/VG $25.00
historically famous firms as the Sierra Lumber Co., Twin Falls Logging Co., Yosemite Valley
Railway, Mountain Timber Co., Southwest Lumber Mills, Forks Logging Co., Union Lumber
Co., and others. There is a complete roster of western logging railroads. 144 ppg. (Ask about
serial numbered and soft-bound editions)
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Logging Railroad Era of Lumbering in Pennsylvania - Book No. 1 in the Series - Pitch,
Pine, and Prop Timber, the Logging Railroads of South Central Pennsylvania by
Benjamin F.G. Kline Jr. First Edition 1971 Soft cover. Description: This book discusses the
Kulp family enterprises, the Relchley Brothers (Poe Valley to Fulton County), Wm. P. Zartman AF $45.00
and Thaddeus Vincent, the McNitt-Huyett Lumber Company, the splinter merchants, and
others. Fine with bumped corner and minor sunning to spine. 100 ppg.
Logging Railroad Era of Lumbering in Pennsylvania - Book No. 2 in the Series - "Wild
Catting" on the Mountain, the History of the Whitmer and Steele Lumber Companies by
Benjamin F.G. Kline Jr. First Edition 1970 Soft cover. Description: This book discusses the
William Whitmer & Sons company, the Witmer-Stele Company, operations in Cambria, Centre, AF $55.00
Clearfield, and Union Counties in Pennsylvania and Cornwall and Rockbridge Counties in
Virginia. About Fine with minor crease and some sunning to cover. 62 ppg.
Logging Railroad Era of Lumbering in Pennsylvania - Book No. 3 in the Series - Ghost
Lumber Towns of Central Pennsylvania by Thomas T. Taber III First Edition 1970 Soft
cover. Description: This book discusses the towns of Laquin, Masten, Ricketts, Gray's Run,
and the companies located therein. About Fine with sunning to edges. 80 ppg. AF $45.00
Logging Railroad Era of Lumbering in Pennsylvania - Book No. 4 in the Series - Sunset
Along Susquehanna Waters by Thomas T. Taber III First Edition 1971 Soft cover.
Description: This book discusses Williamsport, Leetonia, Slate Run, Cammal, Glen Union, and
Gleasonton ... and the Companies and Railroads in these areas. Fine Plus minor sunning to Fine $50.00
spine, otherwise near new. 100 ppg.
Logging Railroad Era of Lumbering in Pennsylvania - Book No. 5 in the Series - The
Goodyears, and Empire in the Hemlocks by Thomas T. Taber III First Edition 1971 Soft
cover. Description: This book discusses the extensive Goodyear operations and the cities of
Austin, Galeton, Medix Run, Norwich, and Bogalusa. About Fine pencil marks to cover. 88 VG+ $45.00
ppg.
Logging Railroad Era of Lumbering in Pennsylvania - Book No. 6 in the Series - Whining
Saws and Squealing Flanges by Thomas T. Taber III First Edition 1972 Soft cover.
Description: This book discusses the towns of Cross Fork, Emporium, Austin, Hick's Run, and
Galeton, as well as Potter County Lumbering, the Emporium Lumber Company, Lackawanna VG+ $55.00
Lumber Company, Cameron County Lumbering, etc. Very Good + crease to cover (appears
new otherwise) 100 ppg.
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The above set of nine volumes plus the Intro/Index volume - nearly a thousand pages of
unparalleled research by three of the preeminent authorities in logging railroads and its diverse
motive power (Taber, Kline, & Casler). We know of at least two collectors who have
SPECIAL aggressively pursued these elusive publications for much of the past 15 years in order to VG+ $475.00
assemble partial sets comparable to this one! Conditions range from VG+ to New. Save $60
from individual prices. We will pay top dollar for the four remaining volumes (#8, #9, #11,
Addenda/Index) to complete this set.
Full set of all fourteen volumes (incl. Addenda & Index) - This incredibly difficult-to-assemble
set includes all fourteen volumes (thirteen books plus the elusive 72-page Addenda/Index
with Additions & Corrections and bibliography). Conditions range from VG to About Fine. The
set features more than 1470 pages of unparalleled research by three of the preeminent
authorities in logging railroads and its diverse motive power (Taber, Kline, & Casler). This
No Photo project began in 1959 and was not completed until 1978. The full set comprises 700,000 VG $750.00
words, 82 maps, 1800 photographs, and more than 1470 pages. No comparable effort has
ever been attempted before or since. Autographed by Ben Kline Jr. in books One and
Twelve. Conditions average VG+. Colors are bright and the quality is exceptional All are First
Editions (with no 1999 reissues). Most volumes have the Book Number penned on their
spines. What other bookseller has a full set in stock, let alone nearly TWO complete
sets?
Logging the Redwoods by Lynnwood Carranco and John T. Labbe Description: Caxton
Printers, Caldwell, ID, (c) 1975. Hardcover. First edition, third printing 1989. The story of the
California redwood lumber industry. 145 pages with photographs. Map endpapers. A Fine
book in a Fine dust jacket (minor shelf wear) which many would pass as "Mint". 145 ppg. F/F $65.00
McTaggart's Red Keg: Eighteen Sixty-Seven to Eighteen Sixty-Eight: Logging from A-Z
on the Tittabawassee in Michigan by Irene M. Hargreaves and Harold M. Foehl Published
by Red Keg Press 1988 First Edition Hard bound Description: Scarce book not generally
available in new condition. Mint in distributor's shrink wrap. Rare thus. NEW $185.00
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Men and Iron: the History of the New York Central by Edward Hungerford Publisher:
Thomas Y. Crowell Company, NYC 1938. First Edition. Description: Plates, portraits, map, etc.
of the New York Central Railroad Company. About Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth.
Slightest suggestion of dulling/sunning. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight,
AF $195.00
bright, clean and strong. 424 ppg. Among the finest extant. This is a rare First Edition book
in high grade, which must not be confused with modern reprints which sell for $100 to
$200.
Milwaukee Road Narrow Gauge (Chicago, Bellevue, Cascade & Western, Iowa's Slim
Princess) by Tiggs and Jacobson Pruett Publishing 1985 First Edition Description: When we
think of American narrow gauge the Rio Grande, RGS, and EBT first come to mind. Very few
think of the minority lines like the Milwaukee Road's little line in Iowa. This book covers this line
with excellent photos obviously all b&w. There are some great engine photos at the terminals. New $195.00
There are maps , diagrams and history. It has rolling stock plans from the little 2-6-0s, through
the freight and passenger cars and even little diesel critters. 257 ppg.
Milwaukee Road Narrow Gauge (Chicago, Bellevue, Cascade & Western, Iowa's Slim
Princess) by Tiggs and Jacobson Pruett Publishing 1985 First Edition Description: When we
think of American narrow gauge, the Rio Grande, RGS, and EBT first come to mind. Very few
think of the minority lines like the Milwaukee Road's little line in Iowa. This book covers this line
with excellent photos obviously all b&w. There are some great engine photos at the terminals. F/F $125.00
There are maps , diagrams and history. It has rolling stock plans from the little 2-6-0s, through
the freight and passenger cars and even little diesel critters. 257 ppg. New with Fine dust
jacket that has a small closed tear.
Minnesota Logging Railroads: A Pictorial History of the Era When White Pine and the
Logging Railroad Reigned Supreme by Frank A. King Published by Golden West Books,
San Marino, California, 1981. First Edition. Description: During the heyday of lumberjacks and
sawmills, railroads such as the Duluth and Northern Minnesota enabled logging companies to
break away from floating logs downriver, with its shortfalls (logjams and winter freezes). Frank
King traces this rich history from its beginnings in 1886 to the railroads' disappearance around
1937 when the last of the giant sawmills closed down. King profiles every logging railroad in
Minnesota and examines all aspects of their operations, including locomotives such as the
geared Shays and Heislers, McGiffert log loaders, Russell log cars, dump trestles, hot ponds,
VG/GD $85.00
logging camp life, railroad finances, and the impact on communities as timber supplies ran out
and lumbering and sawmill operations shut down, causing thousands to lose their jobs. Heavily
illustrated throughout, Minnesota Logging Railroads contains maps, photographs, postcards,
engineering drawings, and railroad memorabilia such as timetables, passes, fare receipts, and
freight tariffs. The appendixes comprehensively list the state's logging railroads, locomotive
rosters, and railroad and lumber company names.. Book is VG in Good dust jacket with large
chip in back. 206 ppg.
Minnesota Railroad Guide by Steve Glischinski Self-Published, spiral bound and tabulated.
Definitive resource for all modern railroads in Minnesota, circa 2001 Includes tables, rosters,
and other details. 165 ppg. Seldom seen in any condition, let alone this nice. VG
VG $95.00
Mixed Train Daily, A Book of Short Line Railroads by Lucius Beebe. Hardcover with
original dust cover jacket in very good condition. Mixed Train Daily is one of the most
distinguished and comprehensive volumes ever to be compiled on railroading in the United
States. An authentic collector's item, it combines in luxurious book form the work of America's
foremost railroad historian and the photographs of Charles M. Clegg, Jr., famous expert in this VG/VG $40.00
specialized field, supplemented by color plates from original oil paintings by Howard Fog, a
railroad artist of recognized standing and authority. This book is mainly concerned with the
little railroads of homely destinies, the trains of yesterday which survived the longest. 368 ppg.
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Muncie Valley Lifeline - The Life and Times of the Williamsport and North Branch and
Eagles Mere Railroads by Thomas T. Taber III Published by T.T. Taber III, Muncie, PA 1972
Soft bound Description: The Second Edition has been expanded and twelve more photographs
have been added. Physically located in both valleys and mountainous terrain, its standard and Fine $55.00
narrow gauge lines operated both rod and geared locomotives. Complete with photographs
and rosters. Bound in tan stiff paper covers. Fine. 64 ppg. Rare
Narrow Gauge in Ohio: The Cincinnati, Lebanon & Northern Railway by John W. Hauck
First edition published by Pruett Publishing Co. in 1986 Hard bound Description: clean and
bright pages with author’s preface, introduction, roster and timetables, and index.―During the
last quarter of the nineteenth century, enthusiasm for narrow gauge railroading flourished in
the Midwest. The arguments put forth by promoters of the philosophy were very persuasive. VG/VG $65.00
Particularly receptive to these arguments were residents of small rural communities not served
by any rail line, who feared isolation and economic stagnation by not having a rail link with the
outside world. Ex libris. 309 ppg. VG in VG dust jacket
Narrow Gauge in the Rockies By Lucius Beebe & Charles Clegg. Published by Howell-North,
Berkeley CA 1970. 6th printing. Hundreds of illustrations & photos, one folding illustration.
Measures 11" x 8.5". VG with Good dust jacket. No damage, stains, writing or foxing. Hinges
intact, minor wear to binding. 224 ppg. VG/G $30.00
Narrow Gauge in the Rockies By Lucius Beebe & Charles Clegg. Published by Howell-North,
Berkeley CA 1958 / 1985. Softbound. Description: Hundreds of illustrations & photos, one
folding illustration. Measures about 8 1/2 by 11 1/4 inches. Fine - no damage, stains, writing
or foxing. Only minor shelf wear. 224 ppg. Fine $45.00
Narrow Gauge Nostalgia by George Turner. Published by J-H Publications, Harbor City, CA
1965 Description: First edition, Gilt stamped in white faux leather. This book is SIGNED BY
GEORGE TURNER AND NUMBERED 100. of a limited edition. Individual chapters are
devoted to: Bodie & Benton Railway, Brookings Lumber & Box Company, Carson & Colorado
F/F $195.00
Pictorial, Diamond & Caldor Railway, Merced Gold Mine Railroad, Mt. Lowe Pictorial, Nevada
County Narrow Gauge Railroad, Nevada County Traction Company, and Plaster City Narrow
Gauge Railroad. Book, binding, and dust jacket are in better than fine condition. 139 ppg
Narrow Gauge Pictorial Vol. I - Motive Power of the RGS and D&RGW R/Robb Limited,
Oakland, CA, 1999. 11" x 8.5" oblong soft cover. Book Condition: NEW. 4th Edition.
Description: This pictorial contains photographs of the various engines of the Rio Grande
Southern as well as the Denver and Rio Grande Western narrow gauge lines. This book NEW $75.00
details the various configurations of their engines. It provides details and dimensions for both
modelers and historians alike. This volume contains photographs of major variations. 176 ppg.
Vol 1 VG+ only $50
Narrow Gauge Pictorial Vol. II - Passenger Cars of the D&RGW R/Robb Limited, Oakland,
CA, 1999. 11" x 8.5" oblong soft cover. 4th Edition. Description: This pictorial contains
photographs of the various equipment listed in the sub-title for the Rio Grande narrow gauge
lines. This book details the various configurations of passenger cars. It provides details and
dimensions for both modelers and historians alike. While this volume is not an extensive study NEW $75.00
of every last car, it does contain photographs of all major variations. New. 191 ppg. VG+ only
$50
Vol 2
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Vol 6
Narrow Gauge Pictorial Vol. VII - D&RGW Work Equipment OA to OZ R/Robb Ltd., 1989.
11" x 8.5" soft cover. Book Condition: NEW. Second Printing, 1989. 11 x 8.5 x .5 in.
Description: a book filled with black and white photographs of maintenance cars with captions
plus some technical data on the Rio Grande's narrow gauge work equipment taken between
1899 and 1942. B&w photographs with text. Out of print and retired. 224 ppg. VG+ only $45 NEW $75.00
Vol 7
Narrow Gauge Pictorial Vol. VIII - Colorado & Southern Freight and Passenger Cars by
Robert Grandt Editor Published by R/Robb Ltd. 11" x 8.5" oblong soft cover. . Description:
This pictorial contains photographs of the various equipment listed in the sub-title for the
Colorado & Southern narrow gauge line. This volume details the freight cars and passenger NEW $95.00
cars of all types, including dimensions for modelers and historians. While this volume is not an
exhaustive study of these cars it does contain photographs of their major lettering and detail
variations. 176 ppg. New in publisher's wraps. VG+ only $65
Vol 8
Narrow Gauge Pictorial Vol. IX - Rio Grande Southern Right-of-Way and Structures, Rico
to Durango by Robert Grandt Editor Published by R/Robb Ltd. 11" x 8.5" oblong soft cover.
Description: NEW. Entirely pictorial, the photographs show details of the right-of way of the
Rio Grande Southern. This volume is beneficial to the modeler and to the historian with a
selection of photographs from the later years of the RGS. 224 ppg. New in publisher's wraps.
NEW $75.00
VG+ only $55
Vol 9
Narrow Gauge Pictorial Vol. X - Numbered Work Cars of the D&RGW by Robert Grandt
Editor Published by R/Robb Ltd. 11" x 8.5" oblong soft cover. Description: This volume
illustrates the numbered maintenance of way cars of the Denver and Rio Grande Western
narrow gauge and their variations. This volume is designed to be a reference for the modeler
and historian interested in Colorado narrow gauge railroads. 240 ppg. Retired and out-of-print.
NEW $75.00
New in publisher's wraps. VG+ only $45
Vol 10
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Narrow Gauge Portrait South Pacific Coast Author: Bruce A. MacGregor Description:
Felton Glenwood Publishers 1975. VG+/VG. First Edition, one of only 1000 copies. Over 250
photographs. Illustrated endpapers. Black boards. Upper corners lightly bumped but otherwise
a very clean, tight copy with some minor rubbing to spine ends and corners. Dust jacket has F/F $95.00
only minor rubbing and very light wear along with a couple of tiny edge tears. ; 4to; 187 ppg.
Narrow Gauge Railway Scenes' by Adolf Hungry Wolf, soft cover. Canadian Caboose
Press, First Edition 1992. In excellent condition. Full of multiple photos on every page.
Colorado Southern, Durango, West Side Lumber, Rio Grande, Tweetsie, Nevada County
Fine $25.00
among those lines covered in detail. 224 ppg.
Narrow Gauge Railways in America Including a List of Narrow Gauge Railways - 1871 to
1949 Compiled by Brian Thompson Originally by H Fleming Published by El Camino Press
First Edition 1949 NUMBER 78 of 950 copies. Description: This book is from an extensive
collection of railroad and trolley memorabilia. 101 pages with numerous black and white
illustrations, photographs, maps and a directory of Narrow Gauge Railways. Edited by F/F $95.00
Grahame Hardy and Paul Darrell. Foreword by Lucius Beebe. Includes a list of narrow gauge
railways in America, 1871 to 1949, compiled by Brian Thompson. Originally published in 1875.
SIGNED BY COMPILERS Rare this nice.
Narrow Gauge Railways in America Including a List of Narrow Gauge Railways - 1871 to
1949 Compiled by Brian Thompson originally by H Fleming Daring Press, Canton, OH 1981
Description: Published with numerous black and white illustrations, photographs, maps and a
directory of Narrow Gauge Railways. Edited by Grahame Hardy and Paul Darrell. Foreword by
Lucius Beebe. Includes a list of narrow gauge railways in America, 1871 to 1949, compiled by
No photo Brian Thompson. NEW updated list through 1980 of Narrow Gauge Railways in Canada, F/F $45.00
Alaska, Montana, Hawaii, and Washington compiled by James Eakin. Features
contemporary advertising from Baldwin, Rogers, Porter, National Locomotive Works, and York
Car Works. Fine w/dust jacket in Bodart - owner signature inside cover. 142 ppg.
Narrow Gauge to Jerome - United Verde & Pacific Railway by Russell Wahmann Pruett
Publishing. First Edition (c) 1988 Soft cover book in NEW condition, 80 pages. The United
Verde and Pacific Railway was a twenty-six-mile-long-narrow-gauge line that steamed up a
broad valley slope, it twisted and squirmed around a landmass called the Black Hills and came
New $95.00
to rest next to a sulphur-belching smelter high on the mountainside in Jerome. This is a story
of that noble little railway. Full of great nostalgic pictures of this delightful road. Exquisite New.
88 ppg.
Narrow Gauge to the Redwoods by A. Bray Dickinson. The story of the North Pacific Coast
Railroad and San Francisco Bay Paddle wheel Ferries. This is a hardcover book in New
condition with a dust cover in Fine. This book, filled with rare nostalgic photos and informative
prose, covers the lifetime of California's railroad and it's paddle-wheel ferry line which once
upon a time carried thousands of San Franciscans north across the bay to marin and Sonoma
F/F $75.00
counties. The rail line liked Sausalito, San Rafael, Mill Valley, and ultimately reached the
glorious Russian River "vacationland" country so famous for its redwoods. (Dust Jacket variety)
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Nevada County Narrow Gauge by Gerald Best Description: Heimburger House, Forest Park,
IL, 1998. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The "Never Come Never Go" was a short line
which served California's northern mines. It had the highest bridges, most spectacular trestles,
and the most dedicated supporters that any line could want. This is the story of this unique NEW $75.00
railroad. 214 pages of text, photographs, rosters and maps, with one foldout dimensional
diagram of a locomotive. "New" in bright dust jacket. 214 ppg.
Northwestern Pacific Railroad - Redwood Empire Route (aka History and Rosters of the
Northwestern Pacific Railroad and Predecessor Lines) by Stanley Borden Published by The
Western Railroader, San Mateo, CA 1949 Soft Bound First Edition Description: Published as
Issue 115 of the Western Railroader. It features historic details on the San Francisco and
North Pacific, the North Shore railroad, California Northwestern Railroad, Eel River & Eureka
Railroad, San Francisco & Northwestern Railroad, Fort Bragg & Southeastern Railroad, the AF $95.00
San Rafael & San Quentin Railroad. the North Pacific Coast, the San Francisco &
Northwestern, and the Ferry Boats (Contra Costa Steam Navigation Company et al.). Rosters,
photographs, and a small map are included. Very scarce! 32 ppg. About fine overall with
some toning to the cover.
Northwestern Pacific Narrow Gauge - Second Section, Locomotives by Fred A. Stindt
Published by the Western Railroader, San Mateo, CA 1969 Soft bound First Edition
Description: Published as issue 349 (March 1969) of the Western Railroader. A detailed
accounting of the locomotive rosters of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad.15 ppg. Fine
condition. Fine $45.00
Nothing Like it In The World - The Men Who Built The Transcontinental Railroad 1863-
1869 by Stephen E. Ambrose Published by Simon & Schuster Ltd. Hard Cover. First Edition
Description: SIGNED BY STEPHEN E. AMBROSE. This is the story of the men who built the
transcontinental railroad, those who risked their businesses and money, the engineers and
surveyors who risked, and often lost, their lives, and the men who did the dangerous and
backbreaking work on the tracks that joined the continent as a nation. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
AUTHOR NOTES: Ambrose published his first book, the biography of General Henry Halleck,
in 1962. Fewer than 1, 000 copies were printed, however the book found its way into the hands
of Dwight Eisenhower. The former president so enjoyed the book that he phoned Ambrose to
tell him. That call led to Ambrose becoming Ike's official biographer, as well as the editor of his NEW $175.00
papers (15 volumes). Much like Eisenhower, Professor Ambrose has embraced both military
and political worlds in his writing career. His titles include: Band of Brothers, Custer & Crazy
Horse, Lewis & Clark, The Victors, Americans at War, Rise to Globalism, Undaunted Courage,
The Wild Blue, The Good Fight, Ike's Spys, Eisenhower, Nixon - Triumph of a Politician,
History of West Point, and Citizen Soldiers. 431 ppg. As New in As New dust jacket. A great
addition to any library of first editions. Others offer this Signed First Edition at over $300!
Oil Lamps & Iron Ponies by Frederic Shaw Description: Bay Books, Limited, San Francisco.,
1949. Limited edition. Original brown cloth covered with sticky back plastic. SIGNED BY
FREDERIC SHAW. Frontis, 9 plates and illustrated throughout. Boards very slightly soiled,
spine slightly sunned. VG+. 187 ppg. VG/G $75.00
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Pacific Slope Railroads, From 1854 to 1900. By George B Abdill. Description: Bonanza
Books, New York, New York, U.S.A., [1959]. Description: Second in Abdill's trilogy "Pageant of
Railroad History" (the others being This Was Railroading and Rails West). A collection of
stories gathered in cabs, cabooses, and along the iron pike by a working locomotive engineer.
Lots of photographs and period illustrations. Steam railroads from Mexico to Canada, "A rare VG/GD $30.00
collection of photos taken from the private archives of historic western railroads" Fine in VG
dust jacket. 182 ppg. (Please add $10 for nice Fine.)
Pictorial Supplement to Denver South Park & Pacific by the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club,
Lakewood, CO 1986. Soft bound. This book was written and published by railroad historians
for the use and enjoyment of all those who are interested in the Denver South Park & Pacific
and its allied railroads. Wonderful pages of photos, maps, and some history to boot. Very
good condition. 416 ppg.
VG $150.00
Pino Grande Logging Railroads of the Michigan - California Lumber Company by R.S.
Polkington Published by Howell North Books 1966 Description: First Edition. Hardbound with
fold-out map. More than 180 historical photographs give a most detailed record of the
Michigan-California Lumber Co. operations, both standard and narrow gauge, near California's
F/VG $95.00
Mother Lode. An exceptional copy of this scarce book. 11 1/4" x 8 3/4" 144 ppg.
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Rails Along the Foothills by Richard F. Lind Published by the author 1966 Softbound, b&w
photo illustrated, grey wraps, stapled at spine. Documents the Colorado & Southern, under
CB&Q control. Fine with minor shelf wear to spine and edges of book. 110 ppg.
Fine $50.00
Rails in the Shadow of Mt Shasta: 100 Years of Railroading Along Southern Pacific's
Shasta Division by John R. Signor Published by Howell-North Books, Burbank, CA, 1982
Hard bound First Edition Description: Brown cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Chapter
headings include; Origins of the Shasta Route (Siskiyou Line), The Years of Expansion,
F+/F $150.00
Twentieth Century Construction, Late Steam Operations and The Diesel Age with an Epilogue,
two appendices, a glossary, bibliography, and index. Fully illustrated. Fine plus in fine dust
jacket. 262 ppg.
Rails, Sagebrush, and Pine - A Garland of Railroad and Logging Days in Oregon's
Sumpter Valley by Mallory Hope Farrell Published by Golden West Books, San Marino, CA
1967 First Edition Hardbound Description: b/w plates to d/w, frontis & throughout, sepia plates
to eps. Acknowledgements, dedication, foreword, index. The complete story of the Sumpter F/F $95.00
Valley Railway and the logging carriers who were born and thrived there in its heyday. Bright
Fine in fine dust jacket (with minor tape repair) Very rare this nice. 128 ppg.
Rails West by George Abdill Published by Bonanza Books, New York, NY 1960 Hardbound.
Description: The third book of the Abdill's "Pageant of Railroad History" trilogy (along with
THIS WAS RAILROADING and PACIFIC SLOPE RAILROADS). Very good Plus and well
preserved copy in a fair pictorial dust jacket. Fully bound in turquoise buckram imprinted in VG/Fair $19.00
black. 192 ppg.
George Abdill "Pageant of Railroad History" trilogy … This Was Railroading in Fine, Pacific
Slope Railroads in Fine and Rails West in VG, all with Fair to VG dust jackets. An ideal starter
SPECIAL library for new railroad fanciers. Save 20% from individual prices. VG $55.00
Railroads in the Woods by John Labbe and Vernon Goe Published by Howell-North, Berkley,
CA 1960 First Edition Description: Classic reference for logging railroad information. Book is
VG+. Dust jacket has some damage, although bright. Previous owner's name inside front
cover. Text is nice and clean, many photos. VG in fair dust jacket. 269 ppg.
VG/Fair $45.00
Railroads in the Woods by John Labbe and Vernon Goe Published by Oso Publishing,
Arlington, WA 1995 Hardbound Description: Classic reference for logging railroad information.
Black cloth with gilt lettering. New with shelf wear to dust jacket. 258 ppg.
New $95.00
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Railroads of the Black Hills by Mildred Fielder Published by Dakota Graphics 1985
Softbound Description: illustrations and maps; South Dakota history; contains: 1) The Black
Hills and Fort Pierre Railroad, 1881-1930 2) The Deadwood Central Railroad, 1888-1930 3)
The Burlington lines in the Black Hills, 1888-1964 4) The Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri VG $35.00
Valley Railroad, 1886-1903 5) The Rapid Canyon Line, 1890-1947; very good condition. 176
ppg.
Rails That Climb, The Story of The Moffat Road by Edward T. Bollinger. Drawings by Wilfred
Stedman. Rydal Press, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 1950 First Edition Hard bound. NUMBER 341
of limited edition of 350. SIGNED BY EDWARD T. BOLLINGER. This book describes building
and operation of the Moffat Road, the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific, Denver and Salt Lake
railroad, later part of the Denver and Rio Grande -- now part of the Union Pacific railroad.
Inside front cover has a map, D&SL RR, Tolland and Tabernash, Colorado. Inside back cover
GD/GD $70.00
has a map of the Denver Northwestern and Pacific Railway "Moffat Road" and Projected Lines
dated 1911. Book pages are in good condition. However, the front cover and spine are pulling
away near front of book. Hardcover is lightly creased near the spine. The dust cover has been
laminated with film that has yellowed. In spite of these faults, it is still a great treasure. 402
ppg.
Railways of the West Kootenay (Railways of Western Canada) Volume Two by Gerry
Doeksen Published by Western Audio Visual Educational Services, Montrose, BC 1983 First
Edition Soft Bound Description: Curiously, Volume Two is the first of two volumes depicting
early and present day railroads in the West Kootenay (B.C.).Many lines remain as vital links to Fine $30.00
the mining, smelting, and lumber industries. Volume One discusses the Kettle Valley Railway
(ISBN 0969081308) Volume Three lists engines assigned to the area (ISBN 0969081332).
37 ppg.
Redwoods, Iron Horses and the Pacific / The Story of the California Western Skunk
Railroad by Spencer Crump Publisher: Trans-Anglo Books, Corona del Mar, CA;, 1963
First edition. Stretching from the Pacific Coast at Fort Bragg through miles of redwoods to
Willits, the line was originally built to tap the abundant supply of timber. Text, photographs and F/F $75.00
diagrams. Fine in bright Fine dust jacket with short tear along spine. 176 ppg.
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad - The Capital Cities Route, by William E
Griffin Jr. Published by: Virginia TLC Publishing, 1994, 4to, 204pp, illus. Glazed boards, New
One of the last independent (as least nominally, though mainly owned by Chessie & Seaboard)
main line companies in the USA, it finally became part of CSX in 1991. In fact spiritually it
survives as a property company exploiting the vast rail yard acreage in Washington. Basically it NEW $135.00
comprised a 113 mile main line forming a vital link between northern and southern US lines.
Lavishly and comprehensive photo illustrated history of the 157 years history of the Richmond,
Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad. Very in-depth with great period photos. Printed boards,
issued without dust jacket. New 204 ppg.
Ride the Sandy River - A Trip Into The Past On What Was America's Largest Two Foot
Gauge Railroad by L Peter Cornwall and Jack W Farrell published by Pacific Fast Mail, 1973
First Edition Hard bound Description: The Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad is certainly
one of the most intriguing rail systems ever built. Its gauge may have been only two feet wide,
No photo yet they provided a unique and personalized service to the people of Franklin County Maine for F/F $145.00
more than 50 years. More than 240 rare photographs, 3 full-color prints, numerous sketches,
maps, and rosters. Offer for art prints laid in. 248 ppg. Fine in Fine dust jacket (in Bodart)
Content appears new and unread it is that nice.
Rio Grande Glory Days by Gilbert A. Lathrop Published by Golden West Books, San Marino,
CA 1979 Hard bound Description: Gilt stamped black faux leather. Some photo illustration. The
author's reminiscences of growing up next to and working on the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad. Fine with VG dust jacket. 352 ppg.
F/VG $45.00
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Rio Grande In Color - Volume II - Utah by Rodd R. Grenard Published by Morning Sun
Books, Scotch Plains, NJ 1998 Hard bound Description: illus w/ color photos and maps.
D&RGW from Grand Junction to the SP interchange at Ogden with more than 230 vintage
color photographs station-by-station itinerary and Maps. Also pictured are every type of diesel
New $40.00
from FT to SD45 with some steam power thrown in for good measure. New. 128 ppg.
Rio Grande Narrow Gauge by John B. Norwood. Published by Heimburger House Publishing
Co, 1983. First Edition. First in the Norwood series by a former D&RG employee. An
authoritative history of the Rio Grande 3-foot narrow gauge lines in Colorado and New Mexico
as told in text, photographs, maps, charts and diagrams. Features numerous black & white
photographs and eight pages of color photographs Cover art by Mike Pearsall. Brown boards F/F $95.00
with gilt lettering. Measures approx 8 1/2" wide X 11" Hardcover w/ dust jacket. Tightly bound
Fine condition in Fine dust jacket. 312 ppg.
Rochester and Sodus Bay Railway Company 1889 to 1929 - The Royal Blue Line by
William Gordon Self-published NY, 1952, First Edition softbound. This is the forty year history
of the Rochester and Sodus Bay Railway. The text is heavily illustrated and quite fascinating,
even to those who do not focus on interurban transportation. Condition is VG+. The spine is
sunned and the book exhibits light shelf wear. 23 ppg VG+ $45.00
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Scribner's Lumber & Log Book - Edition of 1920 by J.M. Scribner, AM Published by S.E.
Fisher, Rochester, NY 1919 Hardcover The title goes on … "For Ship and Boat Builders,
Lumber Merchants, Saw Mill Men, Farmers and Mechanics" Revised Illustrated Edition. A
pocket reference book that proved indispensible to all in the lumber and logging trades. It
No Photo even covers business law ... on the last page (much of which is blatantly obvious). All in all, a GD $35.00
very interesting book for the true logging enthusiast. Cover is deteriorating but boards are
sound (About Good). The content, however is tight and clean (Very Good) with a few dog-
ears. Old price inked on FFEP and 1920 date written in pencil, otherwise no marks. Cloth
spine is excellent. Good overall. 190 ppg.
Scenic Line of the World by Gordon Chappell and Black Canon Revisited by Cornelius
Hauck Publisher: Colorado Railroad Museum, 1977 Edition Hardbound quarto, in yellow cloth.
Description: This is an expanded hardbound reissue of the 1970 Colorado Rail Annual.
illustrated by vintage black and white photographs, and two color plates by Otto Kuhler. . Near
Fine in Very Good Dust jacket with some chipping. 148 ppg. F/VG $35.00
Ships and Narrow Gauge Rails, by Gerald M. Best. This is hardcover edition of the story of
the Pacific Coast Company. It has the original dust cover which shows some wear, but the
book and binding are fine. SIGNED BY GERALD M. BEST.
This is the story of a fascinating rail-marine operation which blanketed the West Coast from AF/VG $75.00
Alaska to San Diego. It entails narrow gauge, standard gauge, and steamships and was an
important factor in the growth of the west. The book is wonderfully illustrated from the author's
fantastic photograph collection and is meticulously researched. Abt. Fine in VG dustjacket.
Ships and Narrow Gauge Rails, by Gerald M. Best. Published by Howell-North 1964
Hardcover This is the story of a fascinating rail-marine operation which blanketed the West
Coast from Alaska to San Diego. It entails narrow gauge, standard gauge, and steamships
and was an important factor in the growth of the west. The book is wonderfully illustrated from
the author's fantastic photograph collection and is meticulously researched. VG/GD $25.00
Silver San Juan - The Rio Grande Southern by Mallory Hope Farrell Published by Pruett
Publishing, Boulder CO, 1973 Hardbound First Edition Quarto in red cloth with gilt stamped
titles. Profusely illustrated with photographs, maps, seven color plates (frontis and two others
by Howard Fogg, two by Mike Pearsall, and one each from Del Gerbaz, Philip Ronfor and
Richard Ward). Facsimile folded system map and employee's timetable in rear pouch. Perhaps
one of the most impressive single volumes ever produced on any railroad, and certainly the F/VG $195.00
most authoritative single book on the Rio Grande Southern. More than 500 photos grace the
pages of this work. The book is tight, bright, and clean. Nice Fine (near new) in bright Very
Good dust jacket (couple of small closed tears at spine). 643 ppg.
Slim Gauge Cars by Hal Carstens, soft cover First Edition 1991. Soft bound. Description:
Covers over 50 Narrow Gauge Railroads, Includes multiple detail photos and scale drawings
on every page. Describes all types: Box, Baggage, Combine, Tank Cars, Stock Cars, Flat ,
Hoppers, Gondolas, and tenders. Excellent quality of scale drawings of many unique designs.
A great reference for railfan and hobbyist alike. Tough to find. A nice Fine. 113 ppg. Three in Fine $42.50
stock.
Slim Rails Through The Sand - Southern Pacific's Narrow Gauge by George Turner
Published by Corona Del Mar, Ca Trans-Anglo Books 1989 Revised soft cover 4to Description:
A Graphic Presentation of the Carson & Colorado-Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge Railroad.
Great historic photography. Laws Railroad Museum program laid-in. VG condition. 103 pp.
VG $45.00
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Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge by Mallory Hope Farrell 1982 PFM, Edmonds, WA First
Edition Hard bound. Description: A history of the Southern Pacific narrow gauge in eastern
California, "the loneliest and most improbable of all short lines". Many black and white and
some color photos, route maps, equipment rosters, and more. Chapters: 1. The Slim Princess F/F $265.00
2. Bonanza in the Desert 3. Mixed Train from Mina 4. Narrow Gauge to Nowhere 5. Twilight
on the Narrow Gauge 6. Like the Lost Tribe - Rosters This book is in near new condition,
although rare in any condition. Fine with Fine dust jacket in Bodart. 272 ppg.
Stairway to the Stars - Colorado's Argentine Central Railway by Dan Abbott Published by
Centennial Publications, Fort Collins, CO 1977 Hard bound First edition Description: ;Pictorial
boards LIMITED SIGNED EDITION 1/3000 In 1908, for less than five bucks, a citizen of
Denver could ride in comfort in a narrow-gauge railroad car from Denver's mile-high altitude
through the mining districts to Mt. McClellan's 13,000+ foot heights. Credit for this unusual Fine $195.00
opportunity of necessity must be given to the Reverend Edward J. Wilcox, a one-time
Methodist minister who built the Argentine Central Railway. Most engines used were Shays.
Very scarce. 160 ppg. Fine condition.
Stations West - The Story of the Oregon Railways by Edwin D Culp Published by Caxton,
Caldwell, ID, 1972. First Edition, hardcover Description: A graphic history of Oregon railways
from their beginnings. Complete with many photographs, illustrations and maps. Fine in Fine
dust jacket. 265 ppg. VG+/VG also available at $35 F/F $60.00
Steamcars to the Comstock by Beebe and Clegg Howell-North Books, Berkeley, CA, 1970.
Third Edition, Fourth Printing. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Text is
clean. Dust jacket shows shelf wear, light rubbing along folds and a couple of minor tears. 108
ppg.
VG+/GD $30.00
Steam Locomotives of the Burlington Route by Bernard G. Corbin and William F. Kerka
Published by Corbin-Kerka 1960 Second printing Hardbound Description: Comprehensive
history, photos, line drawings, and detailed locomotive rosters of the CB&Q. Black boards with
gilt lettering. VG with Fair dust jacket (tears and damp staining) 320 ppg.
VG/Fair $20.00
Steam - Wide and Narrow by Ed Wojtas, Published by Illini Railroad Club, 1959 First Edition
Soft bound Description: Photo essay of standard gauge Burlington Route and its subsidiary
narrow gauge routes. 8.5" x 5.5" 64 ppg. About Fine.
AF $35.00
Steel Trails, the Epic of the Railroads by Martin D. Stevers Published by Grosset & Dunlap,
New York, NY 1933 First Edition Hardbound Description: An account of the beginnings, the
growth and development, the battles of the railroad titans, and predictions of the future (from a
1933 perspective). Brown boards with black and blue imprint. Very good condition with
aspirations toward fine, no dust jacket. 374 ppg. (Not to be confused with modern reprints.) VG+ $55.00
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Sunset Lines: The Story of the Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Railroad: Vol 1 - Trackage by
Larry Plachno Published by Transportation Trails, Polo, IL Hardcover. 1986 First Edition,
First Printing. Description: For over five decades the railroad operated its fast electric cars at
mile-a-minute speeds and became an institution in the area immediately west of Chicago.
Filled with historical photographs and maps. Map endpapers. New, except for the fact that the
New $55.00
dust jacket has a small closed tear. 160 ppg.
Take The Aspen Train by Edward Larsh and Robert Nichols Published by Future Journey
Publishing Co., Aspen, 1988. First edition Hardback quarto in off-white cloth stamped in blue.
Illustrated with black and white period photographs and many recent color photographs.
Considerably more literary than many railroad books, this details the history of the Roaring
Fork Valley, not just Aspen. As much a travelogue as it is a history book. New in Fine dust New $45.00
jacket. 147 ppg.
The Andrews Railroad Raid - the Story of the Great Locomotive Chase, based on
Interviews with Participants (from the Editors of Civil War Times Illustrated) by Wilbur G.
Kurtz Sr. Published by Historical Times, Gettysburg, PA 1966 Softbound Description: An
objective account of, perhaps, the most mangled story ever to come out of the "War of
Northern Aggression". Illustrated with photos and map. Fine 18 ppg. Fine $30.00
The Art of the Streamliner by Bob Johnston and Joe Walsh published by MetroBooks New
York City 2001 Hard bound A color photographic tribute to the era of the streamliners. 144
ppg. Fine in VG dust jacket.
No photo F/VG $30.00
The Birth of California Narrow Gauge, by Bruce MacGregor Published by Stanford University
Press 2003, First Edition. Hardcover in new condition with original dust cover jacket. This long-
awaited study, the magnum opus of a leading railroad historian, describes the conception,
construction, and early operation of the first narrow gauge railroads in northern California. It is
lavishly illustrated by some 600 photographs and drawings, almost three-quarters of which NEW $95.00
have never been published. 672 ppg.
The Book of Ted - or- Roosevelt and the Railroads in Scripture by F. Alistair Murray
Published by Ran, McNally & Co., Chicago, IL 1907 First Edition Softbound Description: The
Book of Ted is a satirical summary -- more or less biblical, but not bilious -- of recent (sic)
events in the financial world, especially those bearing directly on the railroad problem. This is Good $75.00
an original antiquarian book, and should not be confused with recent (2007 & 2009) reprints.
Good 38 ppg.
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The Burlington in Transition by Bernard G Corbin and Joseph C. Hardy Published by Corbin
Publications, Red Oak, IA 1967 Hard cover, first edition, first printing Description: pictorial
anthology of the graphic trend from steam to motor cars to diesel. Historical text, crisp
photographs, detailed diagrams, and pages of rosters. Good in good dust jacket with chipping,
GD/GD $55.00
moderate edge wear and rubbing. Interior is crisp and bright about fine ... the book has been
downgraded solely due to dust jacket and cover imperfections. GD/GD Rare book. 208 ppg.
The Catalog of New Mexico Railway Postal Markings by Charles L. Towle 1981 (1988
reprint) Softbound Description: Culmination of a forty year scholarly study of RPO markings by
the author. The author is also the co-author of Towle-Meyer Railroad Postmarks of the United
States, 1861-1886 and other works. Profusely illustrated. Essential for anyone interested in VG+ $25.00
American postal history or in the history of New Mexico. Very good plus. 80 ppg.
The Central Pacific and The Southern Pacific Railroads by Lucius Beebe, 1963. Hardcover,
no dust jacket. In about good condition, that is, cover loose, missing dust jacket, otherwise
intact and can be easily repaired. All pages are bright and in excellent condition (about Fine).
About good. 631 ppg.
AG $25.00
The Chicago & West Towns Railways, Transit Service in Chicago's Near West Suburbs
(CERA Bulletin 138) by James J. Buckley Published by Central Electric Railfans Association
2006 Hard bound. Description: A detailed history of five lines that served Oak Park, Forest
Park, Maywood, Cicero, Berwyn, LaGrange, Brookfield, and other communities. Three car
New $70.00
blueprints laid in. Published to honor this prolific researcher more than a decade after his
death. New 249 ppg.
The Chicago Great Western in Minnesota by Roger Bee, Gary Browne, and John Luecke
Published by Blue River Publications, Anoka, MN 1984 Description: Gilt stamped blue cloth.
illustrated by photographs, a few in color, maps. An interesting illustrated history of this
smallish regional carrier operating from St. Paul to Chicago and Omaha which ended its
precarious existence when swallowed in a merger with the Chicago & Northwestern. Light New $135.00
extremity wear, but otherwise clean, bright and sound. Includes documentation on the Winona
& Southwestern, Duluth Red Wing & Southern, and Minnesota Central.. New with VG dust
jacket. 107 ppg.
The Crystal River Pictorial by Dell McCoy Published by Sundance Publications, 1972, First
Edition Hard Cover. Original clear plastic dust cover reveals pictorial boards. Description:
This is the first detailed photographic record of the Short Line Railroads that once operated in
the Crystal River district of Colorado. Filled with color and b&w photos, maps, and drawings. New $135.00
Condition: New 3rd. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Oblong. 224 ppg.
The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad - the Historic Preservation Study by Spencer
Wilson and Vernon J. Glover Published by University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM
1989 Softbound Description: Observations of the C&TSRR as historical property and as a
"living" museum. Features color & B&W illustrations. Very bright Fine. 170 ppg Fine $45.00
The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad: Rebel of the Rockies by Robert Athearn
Published by Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven & London 1962 Hard bound First
Edition Description: Nowhere better than in the history of its railroads is the growth of the Old
West revealed. For Colorado the development of the Denver and Rio Grande Western VG/VG $40.00
epitomizes the changes that took place between 1870 and the present. 395 ppg. Price-clipped
VG/VG in Bodart.
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The Eastern Railroad / A Historical Account of Early Railroading in Eastern New England
by Francis B.C. Bradlee Publisher: Essex Institute, Salem, MA 1917 First Edition!
Description: The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, which gave New York City direct and
cheap communication with the Great Lakes in Western states, was a great blow to Boston and
the smaller New England cities which could not be reached from the interior by navigable
streams or canals. The idea of a railroad was a response. This is the historical account of this AF $295.00
great advancement in transportation technology. SIGNED BY FRANCIS B.C. BRADLEE ("To
L.C. Winey Compliments of F.B.C. Bradlee Feb. 21, 1924"). About Fine without dust jacket (as
issued). 100 ppg. This makes the 1922 second edition appear downright common.
EXCEEDINGLY RARE PIECE OF TRANSPORTATION HISTORY! Approx. 6" x 9.25"
The Genesis & Construction of the Winona & St. Peter Railroad, 1858-1873 by Alan R.
Woolworth Published by Livewire, Jackson, MN 2000 First Edition. Softbound Description:
Includes maps, illus., facsimiles, notes, bib. Part of the Rural & Regional Essays Series of the
Society for the Study of Local & Regional History at the History Center, Southwest State Univ., Fine $25.00
Marshall, MN. Original Wraps. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Fine or better (passes for New) 55 ppg.
(C&NW related)
The Giant's Ladder - David H. Moffat and His Railroad by Harold A. Boner Published by
Kalmbach, Milwaukee, 1962 First Edition Description: Faux tan leather with stamped spine title
and blind stamped facsimile signature on front cover. Illustrated by nice period photographs
and an excellent historical view of the development of the Denver, Northwest & Pacific, and the
method of crossing the divide at Rollins Pass. About Fine in Very Good dust jacket with minor F/VG $50.00
chips and pulls. 224 ppg.
The Gilpin Gold Train: Colorado's Unique Narrow-Gauge by Mallory Hope Farrell Published
by Pruett, Boulder, 1970 Hard cover First Edition Description: Two-foot narrow gauge railroad
from the mines above Central City to Blackhawk in Colorado. 108 black & white photos, maps,
folded map in rear pocket. Fine in Fine dust jacket 112 ppg.
F/F $85.00
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The Historical Guide to North American Railroads - Histories, Figures, and Features of
More Than 160 Railroads Abandoned or Merged Since 1930 by George H. Drury Published
by Kalmbach, WI 1995 Soft Bound Description: The title says it all. This is the definitive
reference text for more than 160 merged and abandoned American railroads. 376 ppg. VG VG $25.00
The History of the Western Railroads by Jane Eliot Published by Bison Books, 1985
Hardcover 12.5" x 9.5" Description: The railroads were a crucial element in the development
of the Wild West, as they snaked their way across vast prairies, deserts and cavernous
canyons, over rushing rivers and the formidable Rocky and Sierra Mountains, and through
virgin forests. Once chilled steel rails spanned the continent the transportation of resources, VG/VG $18.00
goods, mail and settlers - drawn by the lure of the land, gold and adventure - began changing
the face of the West. Another great coffee table book. Near Fine in a VG dust jacket with
minor chipping.192 ppg
The Lucius Beebe Reader by Charles Clegg and Duncan Emrich Published by Doubleday &
Co., Garden City, NY 1967 First Edition Hardbound Description: A celebration of the life of
Lucius Beebe … the very best from the entertaining pen of the late author, bon vivant,
gourmet, individualist, railroad buff, oenophile, acidulous critic, and truculent advocate. About VG/Fair $20.00
VG in Fair dust jacket (tears and damp staining). 398 ppg.
The Ma & Pa - A History of the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad by George W. Hilton
Published by Howell-North Books, Berkley, CA 1963 Hardbound First Edition, Third Printing
Description: The Ma & Pa was a model railroad at the scale of 12 inches to the foot. The
definitive history of a picturesque railroad. VG in Good dust jacket. 183 ppg. VG/G $18.00
The Missabe Road by Frank A. King Published by Golden West 1972 First Edition Another of
King's great works! Nature endowed Minnesota with America's largest deposits of iron ore,
with 1884 seeing the first shipments from the Vermilion Range moving over the newly-formed
Duluth and Iron Range Rail Road to Lake Superior. This fascinating story of the Duluth,
Missabe and Iron Range Railway, whose name is synonymous with the handling of ore, is to a
VG/VG $65.00
large extent the history of the iron ore industry in Minnesota. Very nice VG in VG dust jacket.
224 ppg. (Also available: About Fine missing dust jacket and small section of spine for $50)
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The Official Pullman Standard Library, Vol 15: Western Railroads (MILW, D&RGW, SLSF,
MKT, MP, KCS) by W David Randall & William G Anderson Published by RPC Publications
1994 First Edition Spiral Bound Description: Serial Number 724 Red Faux leather with gilt
No Photo titleB&W photos line drawings - Shows the passenger cars manufactured by Pullman used on Fine $195.00
the Milwaukee Road, Denver & Rio Grande, St. Louis - San Francisco, Missouri-Kansas-
Texas, Missouri Pacific, Kansas City Southern and Soo Line. Detailed black and white
photographs of both interiors and exteriors, fold-out engineering drawings. Approx. 12.5" x 9"
oblong 204 ppg. Fine
The Old "Main Line" by J.W. Townsend Published in 1922. First Hard Cover Edition (Second
Printing). Description: Early account of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 12mo. First
hardbound edition, second printing corrected and extended. Contents clean and bright. Fine
with no dust jacket. SIGNED BY J.W. TOWNSEND. 113 ppg. Fine $245.00
The Omaha Road - Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha by Stan Mailer Published by
Hundman Publishing, Mukilteo, WA 2004 First Edition Hardbound Description: The detailed
account of the Omaha Road from its roots in early Wisconsin logging to its incorporation into
the C&NW. It is a fascinating story of a very colorful railroad. Issued at $60 and now
impossible to find. New with some shelf wear to dust jacket. 312 ppg. New $125.00
The Pacific Coast Railway by Kenneth E. Westcott and Curtiss H. Johnson Published by
Benchmark Publications, Los Altos, CA 1998 First Edition Hardbound Description: The Pacific
Coast Railway was Central California's Premier Narrow Gauge This book tells the entire story
of the 3-foot-gauge Pacific Coast Railway. For some 66 years this line ran from the deep water
harbor at Port Harford (later Port San Luis) on the Central California coast, north through San New $195.00
Luis Obispo, and then South to the sleepy little town of Los Olivos. This book is an excellent
reference work about this railway. It is complete with station track plans, structure, and
equipment plans. New in Fine dust jacket (in Bodart) 296 ppg. RARE THUS
The Phantom Canyon - the Gold Belt Line to Cripple Creek and Victor by Doris Wolfe and
E.M. McFarland Published by LT Litho, Colorado Springs, CO 1990 First Edition Softbound
Description: A pictorial guide to the area, featuring 200 pictures. VG+ Quarto, 56 ppg.
VG+ $45.00
The R.G.S. Story - Volume I - Over the Bridges to Telluride, by Dell A. McCoy and Russ
Coleman. Published by Sundance Publications. Volume 1 of 12. Description: Otto Mears'
narrow-gauge Rio Grande Southern Railroad began at Ridgway in 1890 where this amazing
story starts. The line eventually covered a distance of 162 miles to reach Durango. The
Ridgway roundhouse and station grounds begin this volume which continues with trains
climbing to Dallas Divide over to Placerville and Vance Junction. From Vance Junction, the
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mile-by-mile coverage is continued over the Telluride Branch. Structure drawings are included,
such as at Vance Junction, with pictures. Featured are views of engines and Galloping Geese,
as well as passenger and freight trains. Contains 446 black & white views and 103 color
scenes. 496 ppg.
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The R.G.S. Story - Volume III - Over the Bridges: Vance Junction to Ophir, by Dell A.
McCoy, Russ Coleman, and William A Graves. Published by Sundance Publications. Volume
3 of 12. Description: Featured are views of the high trestles of the RGS, such as Bridge 43-A
at Ames Gulch, Bridge 44-A over the South Fork of the San Miguel and Bridge 45-A, with its
changing configurations, spanning Howard Fork. A detailed description of Ophir Loop is New $160.00
included, featuring the mining town of old Ophir, with the mining industries of Alta and
Matterhorn. Contained in this volume are 32 detailed maps, structure drawings by Mike Blazek,
including 354 black-and-white scents and 77 full-color views. 496 ppg.(current suggested retail
from the publisher is $200!)
The R.G.S. Story - Volume IV - Over the Bridges – Ophir Loop to Rico, by Dell A. McCoy,
Russ Coleman, and William A Graves. Published by Sundance Publications. Volume 4 of 12..
The RGS Story allows you to cover the entire route of the legendary Rio Grande Southern
Railroad, beginning at Ridgeway, Colorado, the lonely northern terminal of this little narrow-
gauge line. This volume details the route from the Ophir Loop over the bridges to Rico. The
multitude of high bridges on the 3.0-percent grade above Ophir are covered in detailed
drawings, photographs and maps all the way to Lizard Head Pass. The snowshed, wye and Fine $95.00
structures at Lizard Head are shown at the summit, and the route is covered downgrade to the
mining town of Rico. Also included are mile-by-mile 1919 Right-of-Way Track Maps – featured
as the story progresses. The scenic wonders at Matterhorn, Trout Lake and Gallagher trestles
are portrayed, as well as rocky Burns Cañon. 356 striking black-and-white pictures and 94 full-
color pictures. 496 ppg. (current suggested retail from the publisher is $200!)
The RGS Story - Volume V - Rico and the Mines, by Russ Collman, Dell A. McCoy & William
A. Graves Published by Sundance Publications Description: Volume 5 of 12 begins with the
Ute Indians and early prospectors near the mining town of Rico and its subsequent
development. Newspaper accounts tell the story, as mining paid off, and the RGS was built to
Rico. The story continues with the meeting of rails below Rico in 1890, near Red Rock siding. New $85.00
The mining branch to Black Hawk and Enterprise is covered in maps and pictures, along with
early RGS yard scenes at Rico. The Rico coal chute is featured, as well as downtown Rico and
residential buildings. Contains 350 black-and-white views and 50 full-color pictures. 496 ppg.
The RGS Story - Volume VI - Rico to Dolores by W. George Cook, Russ Collman, and Dell
A. McCoy Published by Sundance Publications Description: Volume 6 of 12 begins with the
story of Elizabeth Eyre Pellet and her involvement in going to Washington, D.C. to convince
the government to save the RGS from abandonment. The saga continues regarding Rico and
the district's mining involvement during World War II. A mile-by-mile description follows,
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covering the RGS as it headed for Dolores, from Milepost 66 to Milepost 102. Features
drawings of bridges and lineside structures at Priest Gulch, Bear Creek, Red Rock, Muldoon,
Stoner and Dolores, and an historical account of the Rust logging line. Contains 354 black-and-
white views and 65 full-color scenes, taken along the scenic Rio Dolores. 480 ppg.
The RGS Story - Volume VII - Dolores and McPhee by W. George Cook, Russ Collman, and
Dell A. McCoy Published by Sundance Publications Volume 7 of 12 Description: Mile by mile,
station by station, a collection of articles and photographs cover the section of railway between
Dolores and McPhee and the line in southwestern Colorado and its lumber and mining
operations. Over 400 photos, some in color, plus numerous maps, station layouts, bridge Fine $200.00
profiles and structure diagrams. 496 ppg. (out-of-print)
The RGS Story - Volume VIII - Over the Bridges – Dolores to Mancos by W. George Cook,
Russ Collman, and Dell A. McCoy Published by Sundance Publications Volume 8 of 12
Description: RGS pictures taken in Dolores complete the story begun in Volume VII, from
World War II, until the abandonment. Leaving Dolores, you are taken through Lost Cañon to
Mancos, with a stop at the lumber camp at Glencoe. At Mancos, the history unfolds, with
town's demand for a proper depot. Station facilities are documented on maps and drawings,
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with accompanying photographs. After Mancos, the RGS proceeded up the 2.5-percent grade
toward Cima summit, halting at Grady, 132.9 miles from Ridgway. Contains 280 black-and-
white pictures and 55 full-color views. 418 ppg. (current suggested retail from the publisher is
$200!)
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The RGS Story - Volume XI - Over the Bridges by W. George Cook, Russ Collman, and Dell
A. McCoy Published by Sundance Publications Description: Volume 9 of 12 presents a
colorful region in southwestern Colorado, where the Ute Indians have a reservation. This
volume follows the RGS to Durango. Action views portray Cima and the May Day Branch,
where gold ore was mined – while the coal mining towns of Hesperus, Ute Junction, and Porter Fine $150.00
are covered in a pictorial revue. Action pictures of the RGS include Pine Ridge through Wild
Cat Cañon, and on to Durango, where additional coal camps existed. Contains 350 black-and-
white pictures and 54 full-color views. 416 ppg. (current suggested retail from the publisher is
$200!)
The RGS Story - Volume XII - Locomotives and Rolling Stock by Russ Collman, Dell A.
McCoy, James L. Ehernberger, and Gabriel Bradford Published by Sundance Publications
Description: Volume 12 of 12 concentrates on the locomotives and rolling stock purchased or
leased to keep RGS trains running. Hand-written ledgers provided notations about maintaining
this equipment through breakdowns, wrecks, and safety modifications. Photographs illustrate a
large quantity of the various changes from 1890-1951. A chapter on Motors and Galloping NEW $95.00
Geese contains revealing details as changes were made updating the Pierce-Arrow bodies.
Victor Miller's former C&S cars are extensively illustrated. Volume 12 includes rosters of all
equipment, along with 17 color photographs, 490 black-and-white images and 47 detailed
drawings. 416 ppg.
The Rainbow Route: An Illustrated History by Robert E. Sloan and Carl A. Skowronski.
Published by Sundance Publications. Description: this is a first edition, first printing book
published was by Sundance Publications in 1975. It is SIGNED BY AUTHORS AND
NUMBERED limited edition (3000 total). It is the story of Otto Mears Silverton Northern
Railroad. There are numerous black and white photographs illustrating the book as well as
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some colored photos. The book is in near New condition with only minor rubbing on the cover.
The book does not have the protective plastic sleeve as with most Sundance books. There is
also a previous owners nameplate inside the book and hint of creasing on the first few pages.
416 ppg. (current suggested retail from the publisher is $250)
The Remarkable Railroad Passes of Otto Mears by William K. Strong Published by San
Juan County Book Co., Silverton 1988. Soft bound. Description: Otto Mears formed the
Silverton Railroad (1887) and Rio Grande Southern (1890) in Colorado. This is a brief but
interesting look at the man and his railroads. More fascinating is the background on his New $50.00
unusual use of buckskin, silver, and gold railroad travel passes. Contains black and white
photographs and information pertaining to whom these were issued, when and in what
numbers. New 36 ppg.
The Rio Grande Pictorial - one hundred years of railroading through the Rockies - 1871-
1971 by Dell McCoy and Russ Collman Published by Sundance Publications, Denver, CO
1971 Limited Numbered Edition Hardbound SIGNED BY McCOY & COLLMAN serial number
527 Description: Heavily illustrated in B&W and color. Centennial volume includes photo of Fine $95.00
Teddy Roosevelt in 1910 arriving for hunting expedition in the Rockies. Pictorial boards, blue
cloth spine with gold lettering; missing distinctive Sundance clear dust jacket. 216 ppg. Fine
The Slim Princess - The Story of Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge by John B. Hungerford
Published by Hungerford Press 1956 First Edition. Soft bound Description: Officially known as
'The Keeler Branch' by SP personnel. 8-1/2" x 5.1/2" booklet. VG+ 36 ppg. VERY SCARCE
(not to be confused with 1961 printing being promoted as "first edition") -- also see Cab-In- VG+ $125.00
Front
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The Steam Locomotive in America: Its Development in the Twentieth Century by Alfred W
Bruce Published by WW Norton Co., New York, NY 1952 First Edition Hardcover Nice VG in
VG dust jacket (in Bodart) No writing or underlining. All text bright and tight! Profusely
illustrated. 443 ppg.
VG/VG $35.00
The Story of the California Skunk Railroad: Redwoods, Iron Horses and the Pacific by
Spencer Crump Published by Trans-Angelo Books 1965 Description: Revised Second Edition.
Originally a logging line operating out of Fort Ord through the Golden State's scenic redwood
country, the California Western attained greater popularity as a tourist line, actually increasing
ridership in an era when most railroads were losing passengers or folding altogether. Brown
F/VG $50.00
buckram binding, with white lettering. Profusely illustrated. Fine in VG dust jacket. 168 ppg.
The Swayne Lumber Company, Narrow Gauge Logging in the Merrimac Forest. By Paul
Beckstrom & David W. Braun. Hardcover. While this book includes many rare and
unpublished photographs, none are rarer than the photos from the Swayne family album taken
by Lloyd Swayne, last president of the company and son of the founder Robert Swayne.
Swayne was a camera buff who enjoyed taking pictures of his lumber business. These
included not only the mill site, box factory, mill machinery, building interiors and equipment, but New $395.00
the various camps and logging "shows" worked by Swayne in the 1930's. These "snapshots"
are an indelible record of the Swayne Lumber during it's heyday. 175 ppg. Others may charge
as much as $600 for this book in New condition with shelf wear. Ours are unread and in the
original publisher's shrink wrap
The Trolley and Interurban Directory by Joseph Gross Self Published, New York, 1987 First
Edition. Hardbound. Condition: Fine, Dust jacket Good (wrinkled with tears) Description:
Extensive alphabetical listing of every states' trolley and interurban lines including train length
and naming conventions. Great information for the hard core interurban enthusiast or ardent F/GD $50.00
railroad historian. 212 ppg.
The Whistle Blows No More - Railroad Logging in the Sierra Nevada 1874-1942 by Hank
Johnston Published by Trans-Anglo Books, Glendale, CA 1984 First Edition First Printing Hard
bound Description: Pictorial account of the glory days of flume in the Sierra Nevada Mountains,
from the beginnings of the California Lumber Co. to its end in the 1942. Historical photos F/F $75.00
throughout capture the time and impact of this railway. Outstanding photographs, rosters, and
index, plus two page map bound in. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. 160 ppg
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This Was Railroading (An Historical Collection of Rare Photos and True Stories about the
Tracks, Trains, and Trainmen of the Pacific Northwest...including Northern California) by
George B. Abdill Published by Bonanza Books, NY 1958 Hard bound, first edition.
Description: The first in Abdill's trilogy "Pageant of Railroad History" (along with "Pacific Slope
Railroads" and "Rails West"). This book examines railroading in the Pacific Northwest region. VG/VG $20.00
Many early photos of trestles, engines, and logging operations there. Bright clean pages; solid
copy; tight pages; clean grey cloth; straight, firm and tight binding. VG in VG dust jacket. 192
ppg. For a nice Fine, please add $10 to the price.
Through Covered Bridges to Concord by Edgar T. Mead Published by Stephen Greene
Press, 1970 Old maps and records claim that there really was an independent railroad
between Claremont and Concord in New Hampshire, and there are a few old-timers who
No Photo maintain to this day that steam-producing machines and wooden carriages full of country VG $20.00
neighbors connected Newport, Bradford, and Warner with far-away places like Boston.
Previous owner's name in pen inside front cover, marked out in ink. VG 56 ppg.
Thunder in the Mountains: The Life and Times of the Madera Sugar Pine Company by
Hank Johnston Description: This is a revised edition of the second printing published by
Stauffer Publishing in 1998. 9"X11 1/4". This is the story of the life and times of a fascinating
California lumber operation last known as the Madera Sugar Pine Company." Illustrated, New $75.00
charts, maps, photos, black & white, tables. Includes a 1-page bibliography and a 3-page
index. New condition, including dust jacket. 128 ppg.
Thunder Lake Narrow Gauge '93-'41 Description: Harvey Huston, Winnetka, IL, 1961.
Hardcover. First Edition Description:: Blue cloth hardback is tightly bound with illustrated end
papers. Contains numerous black and white illustrations as well as Bibliography. SIGNED BY
HARVEY HUSTON on Title Page. Binding has bright silver to spine and cover with no wear. VG/AG $45.00
Unclipped DJ is sunned with a few chips and splits. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 145 ppg. (Unsigned copy in
similar condition also available for $30)
"Tickets, Please..." All about California Railroads by Dolan Eargle, Jr. California Living
1979. Soft cover. Description: A listing and guide of Railroads of California Past and Present.
A brief history, location & rail line maps, fares, and descriptions of all California Railroads. 146
ppg.
VG+ $15.00
To Santa Fe by Narrow Gauge: the D&RG's "Chili Line" Reprinted from Colorado Rail
Annual 1969 special chili line issue. Soft cover. Description: This now-vanished line of narrow
gauge railroad was the inspiration of a man who organized a Colorado company in 1870 called
the Denver and Rio Grande Railway. It was the first railroad in the nation to adopt the narrow VG $30.00
track gauge of three feet, in imitation of the Festiniog Railway of Wales. This is the story of the
rail line that connected Santa Fe to the City of Mexico. Great photos abound! 56 ppg. VG
Tracking Ghost Railroads in Colorado by Robert Ormes Published by Green Light Graphics
1991 Soft bound 10th Printing of the classic 1976 book Description: Contained in large format
glossy card covers and containing 71 wonderful color-coded maps and over 160 both color
No Photo and black & white (now and then) photographs. A complete field guide of old Colorado railroad VG $45.00
grades. Internally this is a near fine copy however the covers have some scuffing and evidence
of a price label at some time. 164 ppg. VG
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Trails Among the Columbine – 1988 - A Colorado High Country Anthology Published by
Sundance Publications. Description: Fourth in a (nearly) annual issue. This is the story of the
Creede Branch of the Denver & Rio Grande is covered in this volume, starting with building
into the fascinating gold camp of Creede. Beginning with narrow-gauge trackage, the span of
time covered concludes with standard-gauge times. Back-country adventures are related about
Jeeping in the high country around Silverton, Creede, Ouray and Lake City. One story reveals NEW $40.00
the life and times of the mining town of Lake city during the 1870s until the present. Pictures
compliment the Lake City Branch saga, which extends through the mountains into the
Gunnison Valley, to the north of Lake City. This volume contains 200 photographs, 45 in full
color. 192 ppg.
Trails Among the Columbine – 1989 - Black Canyon and the Gunnison Country
Anthology Published by Sundance Publications Description: The Black Cañon of the
Gunnison is traveled by narrow gauge, with pictures and history combined. The town of
Gunnison is presented in 1881 pictures, with recent color views, including D&RG depot scenes
and the Denver, South Park & Pacific connection. The coal-mine branch to Castleton and NEW $40.00
Baldwin is explored. Featured is an unforgettable visit to Crested Butte via the D&RGW's
narrow-gauge line. Includes a side trip over the Floresta Branch west of Crested Butte and
Kebler Pass, to the camp of Floresta. Contains 219 black-and-white views and 58 scenes in
full color. 192 ppg.
Trails Among the Columbine – 1991/1992 - Salida, Colorado, A D&RG Railroad Town by
Wase Hall Published by Sundance Publications Description: This story begins with Salida
setting up business across the Arkansas River from the D&RG in 1880. Photographic coverage
concentrates on the railroad yards and station, the hub of Salida's economy for many years.
Many of the earliest engines, cars and cabooses appear in these pictures, along with giant Fine $170.00
standard-gauge steam locomotives. You can see the town from Tenderfoot Hill, as it expanded
in all directions. Contains 250 photographs, many of the are scenes in full color. 320 ppg.
(Publisher's currently suggested retail $200) Out-of-print
Trails Among the Columbine – 1993/1994 - D&RG's Salida to Monarch Branch Published
by Sundance Publications Description: Beginning at Salida, D&RGW trains of empty narrow-
gauge gondolas were made up for the climb through Poncha Springs, Maysville, Silver Creek,
and Garfield to ultimately reach Monarch. Limestone was being quarried in this district where
once gold prospectors had roamed. En route, the unusual Garfield switchbacks are covered, NEW $40.00
where the trains went up 4.5-percent grades in sections. This volume concludes as the narrow-
gauge operation was standard-gauged, and diesel road-switchers brought down the loads of
limestone in general service gondolas. Contains 219 black-and-white views and 52 full-color
scenes. 224 ppg.
Trails Among the Columbine – 1995/1996 - D&RG's Calumet Branch / Turret Mining Area
by Dick Dixon Published by Sundance Publications Description: The Calumet Mine produced
iron ore, and the D&RG carried it down the steep 7.0-percent grade to Salida, where it was
picked up by regular trains to go to the steel mill at Pueblo. This branch was built in 1881, and
the Colorado Fuel & Iron's mine at Calumet is featured. The gold camp of Turret attracted a lot
of attention in this beautiful landscape during the 1880s; however, no rich strikes were ever
NEW $40.00
made. A detailed text tells the newspaper accounts of this region, where the editor always
wrote glowing tales of its ―great potential.‖ Contains 300 black-and-white views and 17 full-color
pictures. 320 ppg.
Trains of the Old West by Brian Solomon Published by Metro Books, New York, NY 1998
Hard bound First Edition Description: Pictorial endpapers. The railroad coming to the American
West forever changed the character of the frontier, marking the end of one era and the
beginning of another. Railroad lines were built across the west, towns sprung up, the economy
VG/VG $18.00
was transformed, acres of farmland were hewn from the earth, etc. VG/VG 144 ppg.
Train Watcher's Guide to Chicago by John Szwajkart Self Published, Brookfield, IL 1969
First Edition SIGNED BY JOHN SZWAJKART Softbound Description: Extremely rare, signed
first edition! Many historic photographs. Very scarce first edition, and hard-to-find wonderfully AF $65.00
enhanced by black and white photographs! Cover loose, but book is otherwise Fine. "Can you
identify this crossing?" ephemera laid in. 183 ppg.
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Train Wrecks, A Pictorial History of Accidents on The Main Line by Robert C. Reed,
Superior Publishing Company, Seattle, WA 1968 Description: Heavily photo illustrated.
History of the aftermath of early railroad accidents. About Fine condition. 183 ppg.
AF $45.00
Truckee, an illustrated history of the town and its surroundings. By Joanne Meschery.
Soft cover in like new condition. Description: Rocking Stone Pr., 1978. 1st ptg. Illustrated by
Photos. (illustrator). 5x8" White heavy paper covers 114pg. As New with minor shelf wear.
New $25.00
Twilight on the Narrow Gauge (Quadrant Press Review 5 - Rio Grande Scenes of the
Fifties) by Frederick A. Kramer Published by Quadrant Press, New York, NY 1976 First
Edition Soft bound Description: photographic album of narrow gauge steam during the 1950s.
Old price tag on cover. 64 ppg. VG VG $20.00
Uintah Railway - The Gilsonite Route by Henry E. Bender, Jr. Published by Heimburger
House Pub Co, Forest Park, IL, 1995. Hard Cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket As New.
4to. preface, acknowledgments, 10 chapters, notes, roster of equipment, index with 290 b&w
illustrations. Clean, tight and strong binding with no highlighting or marginalia. Black boards
with embossed gilt lettering. Great illustrated history on how the Uintah Railway merged with New $75.00
other Colorado narrow gauge railroads. 240 ppg.
Virginia & Truckee - A Story of Virginia City and Comstock Times by Lucius Beebe &
Charles Clegg Published by Howell-North Books, San Diego, CA 1980 Softbound Description:
The history of the V & T, the railroad that carried hopeful prospectors West in the Big
No Photo Bonanza. Black-and-white photographs Bright color cover and content. VG+. 68 ppg.
VG+ $18.00
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Welcome Aboard The Disneyland Railroad: the Complete Disneyland Railroad Reference
Manual by Steve DeGaetano Published by Steam Passages Publications, 2004 Description:
SIGNED BY STEVE DE GAETANO This book documents, in elaborate and intricate detail, the
history and operation of the Disneyland steam trains. Over 100 never-before-published photos,
as well as intricate line drawings of locomotives, equipment and structures, document
No photo completely what may be the most recognized trains in the world--the trains of the Disneyland
New $135.00
Railroad. The book discusses the wide variety of collectibles available for the Disneyland
Railroad, including both common and rare items of interest. Approx. 11" x 8.75". 318 ppg. New
in Pristine dustjacket.
The Art of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms by Christopher Finch
Published by Abrams, New York 1983 Very good in very good dust jacket. A great companion
piece to the above book. Folio, lavishly illustrated with 763 classic Walt Disney illustrations,
color and black & white sketches, and photographs of Walt Disney himself. Includes dozens of
interviews with past and present Disney employees and hundreds of previously unpublished
No photo drawings, paintings, and photographs. Full with white cloth binding with heavy dust jacket. Gilt
VG/VG $45.00
lettering on spine and front cover. $60 cover price.Folio Approx. 11" x 13.5". Over-sized and
over-weight volume, additional shipping charges will apply. 468 ppg. (please pardon the
intrusion)
The Musical World of Walt Disney by David Tietyen Published by Hal Leonard Publishing
Corp., Milwaukee, WI 1990 First Edition Hard bound Not to get too far afield, we offer yet
another book of Disneyana. The colorful illustrations and photographs of classic Disney
No photo characters included in the book take on new meaning as the evolution of the music is traced New $25.00
throughout the years of Disney film production. 136 illustrations, including many in full color.
Clean and crisp. Folio 158 ppg. New (excuse us again please, but we wish to keep the
Disneyana together in one place)
Western Steam Pictorial … and not a diesel in sight! Guy L Dunscomb & Donald K
Dunscomb Published by Guy L Dunscomb & Son Railroad Books, Modesto, CA 1988 First
Edition Softbound Description: A superb representation of various steam locomotives, along
with a detailed list of manufacturers. Difficult to find, and nearly as rare as the signed & GD $35.00
numbered hardbound copies -- but much cheaper. Oblong 8vo (8-3/4 x 11-1/4"). 112ppg.
West Side Lumber Company - Narrow Gauge in the Sierra by Mallory Hope Farrell
Published by Pacific Fast Mail/PFM, Edmonds, WA, 1992. Hardcover. First edition. With it's
transcontinental aspirations, its unusual equipment, the narrowness of its track and a long
productive life, the West Side had a character all its own. West Side was unique among
western narrow gauges. 319 pages of text, photographs, diagrams, rosters and bibliography. NEW $135.00
New in fine dust jacket. (F/F copy only $90)
West Side Pictorial by Mallory Hope Ferrell Description: Heimburger House Publishing
Company, 2001. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. 11.25x8.75x1.00 inches. A glorious
pictorial tribute to West Side Lumber Company by a preeminent railroad historian. 312 ppg.
Fine $120.00
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West Virginia Narrow Gauge - Mann's Creek Railway by Ron Lane and Ted Schnepf
Published by TLC Publishing 1999 First Edition Description: As a tiny narrow-gauge railroad
with a mere 40 miles of track, Mann's Creek gained a considerable reputation in the 1950s for
its adherence to steam power. With a connection to the Chesapeake & Ohio's mainline deep in
the West Virginia mountains, Mann's Creek operated from 1873 to 1956, and carried large
amounts of coal and timber for shipment over the C&O. Today, Mann's Creek appeals to
modern enthusiasts for several reasons: it was a narrow gauge line, its tiny Shay locomotives
hauled both coal and timber in a remote and mountainous region, and shared dual-gauge F $155.00
tracks with some of the largest locomotives ever built. The authors spent more than 30 years
researching Mann's Creek, coming up with one of the most cogently written and detailed
studies ever published on the life, work, and culture of a mountain railroad. Ideal for narrow-
gauge modelers, rail fans, and historians alike. Illustrations include more than 300 rare
photographs, maps, and detailed drawings of cars and structures. Fine (About New with
shelfwear). Pictorial boards, issued without dust jacket. 202 ppg. RARE!
When Beauty Rode the Rails - an Album of Railroad Yesterdays by Lucius Beebe and
Charles Clegg Published by Doubleday & Company, Garden City, NY 1962 First Edition
Hardbound Description: One of Beebe's finest works. A marvelous and exotic picture of early
railroading. 223 pages of text and photographs. Bookplate on the reverse of the front
endpaper. Fine in near fine, bright dust jacket. A very handsome copy. Black cloth boards with
VG $25.00
gold and silver imprints. No dust jacket. Pictorial endpapers. VG
Whistle Stops on the Black Hills and Fort Pierre by Irma H Klock Copyright 1982.
Softbound Description: This is the only book dedicated exclusively to this fascinating narrow
gauge railroad that ran in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Includes many photos and a system
map, as well as a description of the railroad and stops along the right of way. This railroad Fine $40.00
survived as a narrow gauge right up until 1930, and it would make an ideal prototype for a
narrow gauge model railroad. 48 ppg.
Yesterday and To=day - A History of the Chicago and North Western Railway System
published by Winship Co., Chicago, 1910 Soft bound with dust jacket. "With the Compliments
..." attached to frontis. Ex libris. Description: Early 20th century history of the Chicago & North
Western. Features a fold-out C&NW Route Map inside back cover (by Poole Bros. 11-22-01) VG/AG $85.00
Includes presentation note from WW. Sawyer, Agent to J.D. Caldwell laid in. 202 ppg. (NOT
the modern reprint!) Nice VG with AG dust jacket.
Zephyr - Tracking A Dream Across America by Henry Kisor published by Adams Publishing,
NJ 1994 Soft bound Description: 8vo The Zephyr is a land bound cruise ship bearing 500
souls, each with a story to tell. Within its 18 cars one hears tales of trysts in showers,
serendipities in dining cars, of smuggling drugs and pets, and of a small child's tragic death on New $25.00
the tracks. The author climbs aboard this train to introduce us to a splendid cast of characters
who ride the silver streak across America's heartland. New. 338 ppg.
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Colorado Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983 (about 30" x 38") Bright
No Photo About Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and green mailer with modest tanning at VG/GD $25.00
edges. Color routes and county borders. 9 different lines.
Illinois (and Western Kentucky) Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983
(about 30" x 52") Bright About Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and green mailer with VG/GD $25.00
modest tanning at edges. Color routes and county borders.
Iowa Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983 (about 25" x 35") Bright About
Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and green mailer with modest tanning at edges. VG/GD $25.00
Color routes and county borders.
Mississippi Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983 (about 29" x 47") Bright
About Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and green mailer (for Washington-Idaho) with
modest tanning at edges. Color routes and county borders. Corner fold. 16 different lines.
VG/GD $25.00
(Typical) Missouri Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983 (about 33" x 37") Bright
About Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and green mailer with modest tanning at VG/GD $25.00
edges. Color routes and county borders. 13 different lines.
Montana Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983 (about 23" x 37") Bright
No Photo About Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and green mailer with modest tanning at VG/GD $25.00
edges. Color routes and county borders.
Nebraska-Kansas Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983 (about 28" x 48")
No Photo Bright About Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and green mailer with modest tanning at VG/GD $25.00
edges. Color routes and county borders.
Nebraska Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983 (about 22" x 44") Bright
No Photo About Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and green mailer with modest tanning at VG/GD $25.00
edges. Color routes and county borders.
Oklahoma Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983 (about 32.5" x 54") Bright
No Photo About Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and green mailer with modest tanning at VG/GD $25.00
edges. Color routes and county borders. 14 different lines.
Oregon (Northern) California Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983
No Photo (about 34.5" x 40") Bright About Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and green mailer VG/GD $25.00
with modest tanning at edges. Color routes and county borders. 15 different lines.
South Dakota Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983 (about 26" x 36")
No Photo Bright About Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and green mailer with modest tanning at VG/GD $25.00
edges. Color routes and county borders. Soft unoriginal fold.
Texas (and Northeastern New Mexico) Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August
No Photo 1983 (about 30" x 36") Bright About Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and green VG/GD $25.00
mailer with modest tanning at edges. Color routes and county borders. Minor split at one fold.
Wisconsin Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983 (about 33" x 33") Bright
No Photo About Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and green mailer with modest tanning at VG/GD $25.00
edges. Color routes and county borders.
Wyoming Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983 (about 30" x 36") Bright
No Photo About Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and green mailer with modest tanning at VG/GD $25.00
edges. Color routes and county borders.
Colorado (Map) by Way of the Burlington Route - Published by CB&Q (not attributed, no
date) Description: black cardstock cover with gold print & wildlife scene. Contains a fold out
map entitled "Bird's-eye Map of Colorado Showing Tourists' Resorts. (Ties into other Colorado
Railroads.) Other ephemera laid in. VG VG $75.00
Map of the Denver & Rio Grande Western System (corrected to January 1st 1904)
Indicates Standard Gauge, Narrow Gauge, Three-rail, and Connecting Lines in Red, yellow,
and black ink. Approx. 14-1/2" x 20" Small tear at one fold, otherwise clean near Fine
condition. AF $125.00
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The Denver South Park and Pacific Railway predecessor of the Denver, Leadville, and
Gunnison Railway and the Colorado and Southern Railway map compiled and drawn by E.J.
Haley (undated) Approx. 17" x 13" Bright Good to VG with a few edge tears, only one of which
breaks into the map border by 1/4" Good+ $75.00
The Ohio Creek Extension of the Denver South Park and Pacific map with legend compiled
and drawn by E.J. Haley (undated) Approx. 14" x 24.5" Good with several edge tears and chips
into the design (see image).
Good $65.00
The Railroads of the Cripple Creek District in 1905 the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek
District Ry., the Cripple Creek District Railway (Electric), the Florence & Cripple Creek
Railroad, the Golden Circle Railroad, the Midland Terminal Railway map with legend compiled
and drawn by E.J. Haley Approx. 12" x 17" Bright VG with a couple of minor edge tears and
some sunning. VG $65.00
Train Watcher's Map of Chicago, Supplement to the GUIDE by John Szwajkart Self
published 1976 Approx. 25" x 40" double sided. Bright VG with minor toning. Printed in red,
No Photo black, & blue. If purchased with The Trainwatcher's Guide to Chicago, please deduct $15
VG $75.00
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100 Shares Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Company / State of Illinois punch
cancelled ABNCO mounted, single matted and framed. Circa 1900. A vivid Fine
Fine $30.00
$1000 County of Montgomery Rail Road Bond / State of Illinois issued 1874 punch
No Photo cancelled, revenue stamp pen cancelled. About Fine AF $495.00
La Plata Silver Mining Company of (Nye County) Nevada Stock Certificate Rare stock
certificate for five shares, issued March 20th 1867. Seal indicates that the firm was
No Photo incorporated in 1866. Nice revenue stamp. Approx. 7.5" x 11". Printed by John Alexander, VG $995.00
Philadelphia, PA 1867 VG+
The A.L. 282 Gold Mining Company of Ontario, Limited stock certificate Printed by
Christie & Collier Lithographers, Duluth, MN (1905) AU ephemera A significant early 20th
No Photo century stock certificate, printed in Minnesota for use by a Canadian gold mining company. AU $25.00
Approx. 5.75" x 10" printed on both sides, unissued by imprinted with the company seal. Also
available as five for the price of four ($100).
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Railroad Magazines
Along The Line Published By and For The Employees of The New Haven System Vol. 6 No. 4
November 1929. Special Thanksgiving Issue Opens with a historic Presidential Proclamation
No Photo by Herbert Hoover which reaffirms the Thanksgiving holiday. Published concurrently with VG $35.00
the Wall Street Stock Market Crash of October 29, 1929 ... just in time for the Financial
Panic of 2011! VG 35 ppg.
Baldwin Locomotives, (magazine) February 1940 by Baldwin Locomotive Company
Fine $25.00
Burlington Bulletin No. 14 - the AEOLUS - Keeper of the Winds by Hol Wagner Publisher:
Burlington Route Historical Society 1990 First Edition Softbound Description: Color and b&w
photos, line drawings, and descriptive text regarding the CB&Q 2-10-2 and 2-10-4 steam
engines. Fine plus copy (appears new) 63 ppg.
Fine $35.00
Burlington Bulletin No. 17 - Office Cars by F. Hol Wagner, Jr. Publisher: Burlington Route
Historical Society 1990 First Edition Softbound Description: b&w photos, drawings, and
descriptive text regarding various office and inspection cars. Fine 55 ppg.
Fine $35.00
Burlington Bulletin No. 22 - Trains of the Gods and Goddesses by J.W. Schultz Publisher:
Burlington Route Historical Society 1990 First Edition Softbound Description: b&w photos,
schedules, and descriptive text regarding the CB&Q's famous Zephyrs. Fine 55 ppg.
Fine $30.00
Burlington Bulletin No. 23 - Burlington, Iowa by David E. Lotz Publisher: Burlington Route
Historical Society 1990 First Edition Softbound Description: Color and b&w photos, line
drawings, and descriptive text regarding Burlington, Iowa -- Heart of the CB&Q. Fine plus
(appears new) Copy 123 ppg. Fine $35.00
No Photo Diesel Era - various early issues, priced at $6 each when in stock Fine $6.00
Extra 2200 South - The Locomotive Newsletter / Newsmagazine - January 1968 (Vol 6 No.
8) through November-December 1969 (Vol. 8 No. 2) In binder with index. Some damp-
staining. Two complete years of original magazines, over 40 years old. Out-of-print Good $95.00
Extra 2200 South - The Locomotive Newsmagazine - Jan. 1970 (Vol 8 No. 3) through Oct.-
Nov.-Dec. 1971 (Vol. 9 No. 2) In binder with index. Minor damp-staining. Two complete years
of original magazines, nearly forty years old. Out-of-print Good $95.00
Extra 2200 South - The Locomotive Newsmagazine - Jan.-Feb. 1972 (Vol 9 No. 3) through
November-December 1973 (Vol. 10 No. 2 aka Issue #43) In binder with index. Two complete
years of original magazines. Out-of-print Good $95.00
Extra 2200 South - The Locomotive Newsmagazine - Jan. 1968 through Nov.-Dec. 1973
(the above three bound volumes) Filled with locomotive rosters, a wealth of information,
SPECIAL drawings, and countless historic photographs. Very difficult to assemble early collection of Good $240.00
original magazines no longer available from their publisher. Save 15% on the lot.
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Finescale Railroader 2005 Narrow Gauge Annual September 2004 Published by Westlake
No Photo Publishing, Westlake Village, CA 2004 114 ppg. (others want as much as $75 for this issue)
Fine $35.00
Light Iron Digest -- in-stock issues currently available from LID are $5.50 each, and all in-
No Photo stock issues that are out-of-print are $12.50 each We are buyers of Light Iron Digest Fine $5.50
Model Builder Vol 3 No 15 (June 1939), Vol 4 No 20 (April 1940), and seven other issues
from 1942 and 1943 (numbers 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 38, & 39) Published by The Lionel
No Photo Corp. That's nine issues for only $75 (less than $9 each)! Good with minor creases and edge
Good+ $75.00
wear.
Model Engineer Vol. 1 No. 1 (1936) Published by Lionel Corp. 27 pages, none missing or
damaged. Curiously, this was the only issue with this name , Volume 1 Number 2 was
renamed as The Model Builder (see above). This change may have been at the behest of the
popular publication of the same name published by Percival Marshall of London. Nonetheless, Good+ $65.00
this is an exceptional opportunity for the ardent Lionel collector. Good condition with typical
wear and creases. No marks or significant damage.
Model Builder Vol 1 No 2 (Mar.-Apr. 1937) through Vol 1 No. 6 (Mar.-Apr. 1938) Published by
The Lionel Corp. If you purchase these five issues along with Vol 1 No. 1 of Model Engineer
No Photo (above) That is a total of all six issues -- the entire first volume -- for only $160! Either way, all Good+ $95.00
grade Good or better with minor creases and edge wear typical of many 70 year old magazines.
Model Railroad Craftsman Nine issues from 1950 and 1951! Special purchase of Jan, Oct.,
Nov. and Dec. 1950 plus Jan, Feb., May, July, and Oct. 1951 (Oct. 1951 issue is missing large
No Photo pieces of last two pages, otherwise all are nice Good or better issues) Buy them all for $9 each Good+ $18.00
or purchase individual issues for $18 each. The choice is yours.
Model Railroad Craftsman In-stock issues from the 1980s and newer are available for as
No Photo little as $1.50 each (your choice), or as little as $1.00 each in bulk lots of our choosing -- no Fine $1.50
mail order please. Most issues will grade as Fine or better.
Model Railroader - August 1954 Other pre-1973 issues available on request. Note: In-stock
issues from the 1980s and newer are available for as little as $1.50 each (your choice), or as
little as $1.00 each in bulk lots of our choosing -- no mail order please. Most issues are Fine+.
VG $10.00
Model Railroader In-stock issues from the 1980s and newer are available for as little as
No Photo $1.50 each (your choice), or as little as $1.00 each in bulk lots of our choosing -- no mail order Fine $1.50
please. Most issues will grade as Fine or better.
Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette - in-stock issues available from NG&SLG are $6.00
No Photo each, and all in-stock issues that are out-of-print are priced from $8.00 each. We are buyers Fine $6.00
of NG&SL Gazette (also see Finelines and Slim Rails for early issues)
NMRA Bulletin / Scale Rails -- in stock issues are available from $6.00 each. In-stock issues
No Photo that are out-of-print are priced from $12.50 each. Fine $6.00
North Western Lines - Fall 1994 - Vol. 21 No. 4 Publisher Chicago & North Western
Historical Society 1994 Softbound Galena House - Roundhouse Recollections by George E.
King. Fine 80 ppg.
Fine $12.50
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North Western Lines - Winter 1997 - Vol. 24 No. 1 Publisher Chicago & North Western
Historical Society 1997 Softbound C&NW in Black Hills Country by Rick Mills and a DM&E
Locomotive Roster by Jason Korth . Fine 81 ppg.
Fine $12.50
Ore Extra - Volume 15 Number 4 - Spring 2003 - by the Missaba Railroad Historical Society
2003
Fine $15.00
Ore Extra - Volume 16 Number 4 - Spring 2004 - by the Missaba Railroad Historical Society
2004
Fine $15.00
Ore Extra - Volume 3 Number 2 by the Missaba Railroad Historical Society 1983
Fine $15.00
Remember the Rock Magazine - Inaugural Issue - Volume 1 Number 1 Articles by Scott
Muskopf, William White, Steve Hile, George Stombeck Publisher: Andover Junction
Publications, Mendota, IL 2004 Softbound Description: Color photos, maps, and interesting
articles regarding the Rock Island line. Fine (soft corner, otherwise new) 37 ppg. Fine $40.00
Remember the Rock Magazine - Golden State - Vol. 2 No. 1 Articles by Greg Stout, Joe
Sindelar, Pete Hedgpeth, Lou Marre Publisher: Andover Junction Publications, Mendota, IL
2004 Softbound Description: Color photos, maps, and interesting articles regarding the Rock
Island line. Fine (minor shelf wear, otherwise new) 37 ppg. Only $15 if purchased with Vol 1 Fine $20.00
No1.
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Short and Narrow Rails No. 17 1985 published by Railhead Publications, Canton, OH This
issue features Climax and Heisler Album among other topics. 46 ppg. Fine
Fine $20.00
Short and Narrow Rails No. 23, 1998 published by Railhead Publications, Canton, OH Fine $10.00
Short and Narrow Rails No. 34, 1998 published by Railhead Publications, Canton, OH Fine $10.00
Short and Narrow Rails - 50 Issues as a lot This includes the following: Vol 1 nos.1,2,3; Vol
No Photo 2 nos.1, 4. and Nos. 6-34, 36-44, 46-52. Sold only as a Lot. No, you may NOT purchase Vol 1 VG+ $350.00
No1 separately.
Slim Gauge News Vol. 4 No. 3 Fall 1974, Slim Gauge Publications, Denver, CO (precursor of
NG&SL Gazette - 1970 to 1974 - second to last issue of SGN)
Fine $20.00
Slim Gauge News Vol. 4 No. 4 Winter 1974, Slim Gauge Publications, Denver, CO (precursor
of NG&SL Gazette - final issue of SGN)
Fine $20.00
Tall Timber Short Lines No. 72 Sum/Fall 2003, Oso Publishing, Hamilton, MT - Horse-
powered Stump Puller, Weyerhaeuser's 500 Transfer, 2-spot (Willamette) on the Move, Fine $10.00
Dolbeer Donkey, etc. 66 ppg. F+
Tall Timber Short Lines No. 74 Spring 2004, Oso Publishing, Hamilton, MT - Empire in the
Shadows (History of Northern Coast Timber Co.), One Odd Climax, Push Pull & Jerky RR
Fine $10.00
Tall Timber Short Lines No. 76 Fall 2004, Oso Publishing, Hamilton, MT - Yahk Mill Lumber
Company, Getting a Grip: the Story of the Cableway Locomotive, Pile Drivers for Fun and Fine $10.00
Profit, Fredson Bros. Logging Company
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Tall Timber Short Lines Vol. 1 No. 12 Nov-Dec 1984, Original WMS-II Mktg., Tacoma, WA
Note: Vol 1 No 1 through 9 were published as "Plan Finder" and are now available only as Fine $20.00
photocopies, as are most early TTSL issues. This is NOT a photocopy.
Tall Timber Short Lines Vol. 2 No. 4 Jul-Aug 1985, Original WMS-II Mktg., Tacoma, WA
Note: Vol 1 No 1 through 9 were published as "Plan Finder" and are now available only as Fine $15.00
photocopies, as are most early TTSL issues. This is NOT a photocopy.
Tall Timber Short Lines Vol. 2 No. 5 Sep-Oct 1985, Original WMS-II Mktg., Tacoma, WA
Note: Vol 1 No 1 through 9 were published as "Plan Finder" and are now available only as Fine $15.00
photocopies, as are most early TTSL issues. This is NOT a photocopy.
Tall Timber Short Lines No. 30 Dec 1988, Original WMS-II Mktg., Tacoma, WA - purported
"next-to-the-last-issue" (Right!) Note: This is NOT a photocopy.
Fine $20.00
The Mainstreeter, Vol. 12 No. 2 Spring 1993 published by Northern Pacific Railway Hist. Assn. VG $15.00
The Mainstreeter, Vol. 14 No. 3 Sum. 1995 published by Northern Pacific Railway Hist. Assn.
Old price tag on front cover. VG
VG $12.50
The Mainstreeter, Vol. 14 No. 4 Fall 1995 published by Northern Pacific Railway Hist. Assn.
Old price tag on front cover. VG
VG $12.50
The Mainstreeter, Vol. 17 No. 2 Spring 1998 published by Northern Pacific Railway Hist. Assn. VG $12.50
The Milwaukee Railroader, Milwaukee Road in the Twin Cities Vol. 34 No. 1, First Qtr.
2004 Published by the Milwaukee Road Historical Assn. Milwaukee Road in the Twin Cities of Fine $12.50
Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Articles by Steve Glischinski, et al. F+ 47 ppg.
The Milwaukee Railroader, Milwaukee Road in the Twin Cities Vol. 34 No. 2, Second Qtr.
2004 Published by the Milwaukee Road Historical Assn. More Milwaukee Road in the Twin Fine $12.50
Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. F+ 47 ppg.
The Short Line - The Journal of Shortline and Industrial Railroads. Published by TSL,
Greensboro, NC 1976-1990 Another interesting collection of 76 out of the first 102 issues
No Photo beginning with Vol 4 No 1 (whole number 19) Jan-Feb 1976. Very difficult to obtain chronicle of
VG+ $350.00
shortline, industrial, and tourist railroads. Sold only as a lot.
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The Short Line #175 - Nov 2004 - The Journal of Shortline, Industrial, and Tourist Railroads.
Includes casual hand-written letter of presentation that mentions Ross Davidson who wrote the Fine $15.00
main article in this issue (laid in). 20 ppg.
The Soo by the Soo Line Historical & Technical Society (includes Wisconsin Central Ltd.)
No Photo Spring 2003 (Volume 25 No 2) Great stuff for Minnesota and Wisconsin railfans and Fine $10.00
modelers.47 ppg
The Soo by the Soo Line Historical & Technical Society (includes Wisconsin Central Ltd.)
No Photo Winter 2005 (Volume 27 No 1) Great stuff for Minnesota and Wisconsin railfans and Fine $10.00
modelers.47 ppg
The Western Railroader - For the Western Railfan - Fiftieth Issue Vol 5 No 6 - April 1942
VG $30.00
The Western Railroader - For the Western Railfan Various issues from the 1946 through
No Photo 1973 from $12.50 each, as available.
Fine $12.50
TimberBeast (published sporadically between 1982 and 1996) In-stock issues are available
No Photo from $10 each We are buyers of Timberbeast and Timberperson (early issues)
Fine $10.00
Timber Times Issue 18 Jan 1998 Original, Timber Times, Hillboro, OR - Cascade Lumber
Company, Logging with Linns, Holt 75 - Custom Loggers Special, Logger Ballast Car is Put
Back to Work, Phoenix Log Haulers in Wisconsin (Early issues of TT are available from the Fine $20.00
publisher as photocopies at $7 each -- this is NOT a photocopy!) We are buyers of Timber
Times.
Traction Heritage - Volume 1, Number 1 Another Inaugural issue for your collecting
pleasure (January 1968) Reprinted selections from the Street Railway Journals of 1905:
New Interurban Freight Houses at Indianapolis, Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railway, TPC&LS
Railway, Reconstruction of the Topeka Railway, New Standard Cars for the Chicago City
Railway, New Reinforced Concrete Shops and Car Houses of the Central Pennsylvania Good+ $40.00
Traction Co., Transportation Facilities at the Portland Fair, Serious Accident on the New York
Elevated, Changing Gauge of Tracks at East St. Louis, and much more. Minor folds at page
corners, some accumulation of dirt. Good + 52 ppg.
Traction Prototype and Models - Lot from Volume 1 No 2 through Volume 3 Number 3 (Issue
15) - Ten issues out of the first 15 issues published by Railhead Publications, Canton, OH
1987-1992. Missing Vol 1 No 1, Vol 1 No 5, Vol 2 No 2, Vol 2 No 4, and Vol 2 No 5. Great
No Photo periodical devoted to electric railways, and very difficult to locate. Sold only as a lot. A copy of
AF $150.00
Vol. 1 No. 1 has been purchased and is available for extra cost. All are about Fine (they
appear new at first glance).
TRAINS, Vol 9 No. 10 August 1949 published by Kalmbach Publishing. Other early issues are
available on request.
VG $15.00
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HO Cutout City, for Road & Rail - Carstens Publication PC-11 Published by RMC Ramsey,
NJ 1963 Cardstock composition. Bright, clean VG+ with no pieces cutout or missing. 15 ppg.
VG+ $65.00
HO Narrow Gauge Railroad You Can Build - San Juan Central (MR Project Railroad) by
Malcolm Furlow Published by Kalmbach Publishing Co., Milwaukee, WI 1984 A classic!
Fine $25.00
HO Primer - Model Railroading for All by Linn Westcott Published by Kalmbach Publishing,
Milwaukee, WI eighth printing 1975, corner damage, but acceptable reading copy
AG $5.00
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Scratchbuilding & Kitbashing Model Railroad Stations - Materials and techniques for all
scales Published by Kalmbach Publishing, Milwaukee, WI 1978 A classic!
AF $25.00
The Model Railroading Handbook - All you need to know about Planning, Building,
Operating by Robert Schleicher Published by Chilton, Radnor, PA 1975 227 ppg soft cover VG $25.00
book
Track Planning for Realistic Operation by John Armstrong Published by Kalmbach
Publishing, Milwaukee, WI Fifth through Seventh printings 1973-1976
VG $7.50
Track Planning Ideas from Model Railroader 58 Track Plans From Past Issues Published
by Kalmbach Publishing Fourth printing 1988
Fine $15.00
Track Plans for Sectional Track - 144 Track Plans by Linn Westcott Published by Kalmbach
Publishing, Milwaukee, WI Seventh printing 1975
VG $20.00
Trackside Scenes You Can Model by Jim Kelly Published by Kalmbach Publishing,
Waukesha, WI 2003
Fine $15.00
Trackwork and Lineside Detail for your Model Railroad Published by Kalmbach Publishing,
Waukesha, WI 2000
Fine $15.00
Walkaround Model Railroad Track Plans (MR Handbook #29) by Don Mitchell Published by
Kalmbach Publishing, Waukesha, WI 1991 A classic!
Fine $50.00
Wiring Your HO Layout Simply, Quickly, Efficiently by Paul Mallery Associates Published by
Atlas Tool CO., Hillside, NJ 1958
Good $10.00
Alexander Scale Models - Catalog E-2 - (no publication date) Soft bound, B&W with yellow
internally clean, no marks. B&W images throughout. 8 ppg. AF
VG+ $5.00
Aristo-Craft 1965-66 Catalog - Distinctive Miniatures - Catalog E-2 Soft bound, B&W
internally clean, no marks. 60 ppg. AF
VG+ $10.00
Bachmann Trains - 1998 Soft bound, full color, internally clean, tiny marks on cover. 118 ppg. VG+ $10.00
Bachmann Trains - 1999 Soft bound, full color, internally clean, no marks. 94 ppg. VG+ VG+ $10.00
Spectrum 1999 from Bachmann Soft bound, full color, internally clean, no marks. 54 ppg F Fine $15.00
Campbell Scale Models Catalog #4 Soft bound, B&W, internally clean, no marks. 16 ppg VG+ VG+ $40.00
Campbell Scale Models Catalog #5 Soft bound, B&W, internally clean, no marks. 16 ppg
plus three pages laid-in, including June 10, 1968 price list. VG+
VG+ $35.00
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Kemtron 6th Master Catalog for Craftsman - O, On3, S Soft bound, B&W, internally clean,
cover stamped "Counter Copy". Paginated as 49-104 plus 22 page insert laid in. VG+
VG+ $35.00
Mantua Precision HO Scale - Fine Craftsmanship Since 1926 ©1981 color throughout,
internally clean, cover heavily shelf-worn. 16 ppg. GD+
Good $10.00
Pacific Fast Mail - Eleventh Edition (1966) Soft bound, illustrated in color, internally clean,
some evidence of moisture exposure but not damp stained or musty. Price list laid in. Price Good $40.00
sticker on face. 35 ppg. GD+
Pacific Fast Mail… 25 years of Fine Models by Phil & Ruth Kohl (1979) Soft bound, B&W
with some color, internally clean, cover heavily shelf-worn. Dedicated to the memory of William Good $55.00
McKinley Ryan, founder of PFM 100 ppg. GD+
Precision Scale Co., Inc. - O and On3 Steam Locomotive Super-detailing Parts and Kits
Brass & Plastic - Catalog 3.1 (2003) Softbound, B&W (color cover), internally clean, no VG+ $40.00
marks. 470 ppg. AF
Precision Scale Co., Inc. - O and On3 Passenger & Freight Car Super-detailing Parts and
Kits Brass & Plastic - Catalog 4 (2003) Softbound, B&W (color cover), internally clean, no VG+ $30.00
marks. 188 ppg. AF
Revell / Rapido N Gauge MicroTrains - the biggest little thing that ever happened to
Model Railroading ©1967 color throughout, internally clean, cover heavily shelf-worn. 16 ppg.
Good $7.00
Robert Sloan's Narrow Gauge Catalog & Lettering Guide soft bound Additional drawings of
4-6-0 and 2-8-0 engines laid in. 24 ppg.
Good $20.00
Robert Sloan's Nn3 Manual - 2nd Edition soft bound Scale drawings include dozens of
engines, dozens more D&RG/C&S freight and passenger cars, and 9 structures 44 ppg.
Good $35.00
Robert Sloan's Nn3 Manual - 3nd Edition soft bound Scale drawings include dozens of
engines, dozens more D&RG/C&S freight and passenger cars, and 8 structures 44 ppg.
Good $35.00
(Robert Sloan's) Narrow Gauge Information and Lettering Guide - 4th Edition soft bound
Cover only, missing 44 pages of content (never stapled inside) FREE with purchase of above 3
Good FREE*
Walthers HO Scale Miniature Railroading Catalog & Reference Manual for 1966 (34th
Annual) Softbound, B&W, internally clean, no marks. F
Fine $35.00
Walthers HO & O Scale Miniature Railroading 1966 Decal Catalog Softbound, B&W,
internally clean, no marks. 57 ppg. AF
VG+ $25.00
Walthers N & Z Scale Catalog & Reference Manual - 50th Anniversary Edition ©1982
Softbound, B&W and color, internally clean, no marks. 256 ppg. AF
VG+ $20.00
Westside Model Company 1980 Catalog Softbound, B&W, internally clean, no marks. 34
ppg. AF
VG+ $9.00
Woodland Scenics - Ultimate Realism and Affordable Prices © 1990 Brochure B&W,
clean, no marks AF
VG+ $5.00
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Cass & Mower Logging Trains - American Steam, A Vanishing Era by Madacy Entertainment 60 minutes $12.50
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Passenger Train by Pentrex (1991) 75 minutes $12.50
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad by Pentrex (1996) 60 minutes $12.50
Geared Double Header - Climax & Heislers by Greg Scholl Video Productions (1992) 45 minutes $12.50
Gold Rush Railroad - an Alaska/Yukon Adventure - by Mountain Automation Corp. (1997) 50 minutes $12.50
Logging Railroads of the Sierras - West Side & Pickering Lumber Co. by Pentrex (1991) 20 minutes $12.50
Mt. Rainer Scenic's Geared Locomotives - Heisler, Shay & Climax by Pentrex (1996) 69 minutes $15.00
Narrow Rails Still Shine - Colorado-New Mexico Steamfest by Interurban Videos (1988) 56 minutes $12.50
Otto Perry's Rio Grande Southern by Sunday River Productions 120 minutes $18.00
Pickering's Sugar Pine Railroad by Tuolumne Film Productions (1992) 62 minutes $15.00
Rio Grande Southern AND Denver & Rio Grande Western by Green Frog Productions 60 minutes $15.00
Rio Grande Steam '92 Parts 1 & 2 by Video Rails (1992) - Two tapes) 120 minutes $20.00
SPNG Narrow Gauge East of the Sierra - Carson & Colorado by Sunday River Productions 32 minutes $12.50
V&T - Virginia & Truckee - the Final Years by Sunday River Productions 20 minutes $12.50
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Railroadiana
22nd Annual Report to the Interstate Commerce Commission published by the
Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 1909 Hard bound This antique government
publication has a dark brown cover with bright gilt spine imprint. Some edgewear; cover loose.
No Photo inner pages toned with age but clean. Includes detailed reports made to the U.S. Congress AG $25.00
regarding commerce and transportation for the year 1909. 290 ppg, including an extensive
index; ~6"x9"
25nd Annual Report to the Interstate Commerce Commission published by the
Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 1912 Hard bound This antique government
publication has a dark brown cover with bright gilt spine imprint. Some edgewear; cover loose.
No Photo inner pages toned with age but clean. Includes detailed reports made to the U.S. Congress Good $30.00
regarding commerce and transportation for the year 1909. 300 ppg, including an extensive
index; ~6"x9"
Agent H.A. Campbell's TARIFF No. 9 publishing Interstate Commerce Commission
Regulations for Transportation of Explosives and Other Dangerous Articles by Land and
Water in Rail Freight Service and by Motor Vehicle (Highway) and Water including
Specifications for Shipping Containers Issued April 12, 1954 Effective May 12, 1954. Soft
bound 8-1/2" x 11" 381 ppg Good with paper pull on front cover an minor damp staining. Good $50.00
(Similar to above) RED BOOK - Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad
Company Rules and specification governing the location, construction, and operation of
No Photo loading apparatus, unloading apparatus, storage tanks, and handling of flammable liquids, Good $45.00
liquids emitting flammable vapors, compressed gases, and other hazardous liquids transported
in tank cars or other containers. Revised January 1, 1948 20 ppg.
Alton and Southern #12, 0-8-0, 3-cylinder, built 1928, Alco, National Museum of Transport -
No Photo Deck of Remembrance Playing Cards, Bridge, germ-proofed by Corobex (circa-1970) AF $35.00
Unopened cellophane package. About Fine
Association of American Railroads - Teacher's Kit Railroad Transportation - ©1959
Softbound, B&W with color covers. Includes Teacher's Manual - Volume 1 eighth edition, The
Stories Behind the Pictures for Teachers - Volume 2 eighth edition, and 41 images for
overhead projection. Packaged in original heavy envelope. AF $55.00
AF $20.00
BNSF South Dakota Division Timetable No. 1 In effect at 0001 Central Continental Time
Thursday August 1, 1996 About Fine with minor corner folds.42 ppg.
AF $20.00
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Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Company's Lake Tahoe Narrow Gauge Railroad
Locomotive No. 2 "Glenbrook" Restoration Feasibility Investigation. Prepared for the
Nevada State Museum by Short Line Enterprises, Inc.. Edited by Stephen E. Drew, 1982.
Soft cover with plastic spiral binding. This feasibility study was prepared by short Line
Enterprises, Inc. under contract to the Nevada State museum. The objective was a thorough
restoration feasibility investigation regarding the Museum's narrow gauge locomotive
"Glenbrook." This rare artifact was constructed in 1875 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of
Philadelphia for the Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Company's Lake Tahoe Narrow Fine $595.00
Gauge Railroad. Included in the report are a chronology, detailed historical perspective,
original specifications and detail finish schedule, photographs, current condition evaluation,
component analysis, the results of physical research and restoration recommendations. Many
individuals and institutions also generously made available first hand accounts, photographs,
and documentary materials regarding the locomotive. 125 ppg. Believed to be only one of
three extant!
Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul & Pacific The Consolidated Code Of Operating Rules and
General Instructions. 1945. Near fine (Very good plus) condition, hardbound green cover
rule book. Measures 4 1/4" X 6 1/2". 213 ppg.
VG+ $40.00
Chicago and North Western System - Rules for the Government of the Operating
Department - Effective date: January 1, 1953 Hardbound with green leatherette cover. Fine
190 ppg.
Fine $55.00
Cinders & Smoke - A Mile-by-mile Guide for the Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge Trip
by Doris B Osterwald Published by Union Printing & Publishing, Denver CO 1965 First Edition
Softbound 6" x 9" Description: Black & White photos throughout. Blue photo cover of Denver
& Rio Grande. Engine #473 in motion. Scarce piece. VG 96 ppg. VG $30.00
Cinders & Smoke - A Mile-by-mile Guide for the Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge by
Doris B Osterwald Published by Western Guideways, Denver CO 1985 18th Edition Softbound
6" x 9" Description: The book to have when you take this train ride, and you MUST take this
train ride. Illustrated by Photographs/maps. VG+ 142 ppg. VG+ $12.00
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VG $15.00
Forty-Fourth Annual Report for the Board of Directors of the Chicago, Burlington, &
Quincy Railroad Company, to the Stockholders, for the year ended June 30, 1898 Published
by University Press, Cambridge, MA 1898 Softbound Description: Printed brown wraps, about
Good with damage to cover and splits at folds of large folding map (inside back cover) 60 ppg AG $95.00
(Other 19th century Annual Reports are available .)
Sixty-Sixth Annual Report for the Board of Directors of the Chicago, Burlington, &
Quincy Railroad Company, to the Stockholders, for the year ended December 31, 1922
Published by Faithorn Company, Chicago, IL 1922 Softbound. Description: Printed green
wraps, Very Good with chip in cover and splits at folds of large folding map (inside back cover) VG $75.00
48 ppg
Report No. 3482, CB&Q Railroad Company in RE; Accident Near Oriva, Wyo. on
September 4, 1952 by the Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington "Cause: It is found
that this accident was caused by a broken rail, as a result of a crosshead wrist pin on engine
6108 working loose and being struck by the side rod." (2 deaths, 3 injuries) Contemporary
VG $175.00
stapled copy. 9 ppg
Report No. 3515, CB&Q Railroad Company in RE; Accident Near Woodburn, Iowa on
April 18, 1953 by the Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington "Cause: It is found that
this accident was caused by excessive speed (of engine 9920A) on a curve." (3 deaths, 20
injuries) Contemporary stapled copy. 10 ppg
VG $195.00
Report No. 3560, Chicago Union Station Company in RE; Accident At Chicago, Ill. on
March 10, 1954 by the Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington "Cause: It is found that
this accident was caused by failure to operate the CB&Q passenger-equipment train in
accordance with signal indication." (72 injuries) Contemporary stapled copy. 14 ppg
VG $125.00
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Long Island This is an interesting promotional piece produced for the United States
Railroad Association. It was published by Rand McNalley (~1920 - although no year
specified). This booklet features 43 pages of highlights of Long Island, New York. It was
issued as a promotional piece by the United States Railroad Administration. Its age is VG $35.00
revealed by the fact that watercraft depicted in the booklet are all steam powered. The
photography is great and the book reflects a very grand era. The condition is very good, and
the booklet reflects a warm patina. 43 ppg.
New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Co. 1942 Summer Schedule, dated May 24,
1942. Twenty four pages in length, it is both comprehensive and informative. The booklet
reflects a warm patina of more than 65 years. Condition: very good. 24 ppg.
VG $5.00
Official List of Open and Prepay Stations 91 - Supplement 13 - A Complete List of Freight
Stations on carriers named in the United States, Canada, and Mexico showing geographical
location of stations. Stations having agents in charge, stations to which freight charges must
be prepaid, notes and special conditions. (Cancels Supplements 6, 9, 11, and 12.
Supplement 13 contains all changes.) Published by Station List Publishing Company, St. AF $65.00
Louis, MO Issued March 15, 1977 effective April 1, 1977 - 210 ppg About Fine
Official List of Open and Prepay Stations 93 - Supplements 2 through 28 (to OPSL 6000 /
CTC [F] A-58) - A Complete List of Freight Stations on carriers named in the United States,
Canada, and Mexico showing geographical location of stations. Stations having agents in
charge, stations to which freight charges must be prepaid, notes and special conditions. by
Station List Publishing Company, St. Louis, MO Supplement 1 was discarded early in this long AF $95.00
chain of changes. Effective dates November 2, 1978 through November 1, 1979 About an
inch and a quarter thick! About Fine
Pamphlet No. MD-2 - Rules Governing the Loading of Machinery on Open Top Cars by
Association of American Railroads, Chicago, IL 1951 Softbound Effective February 1, 1951
VG+ Very scarce booklet.
VG+ $85.00
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company Time Book (1905) Includes instructions on how
to complete daily timesheets. This appears to be the records of a superintendent (W.J.
Cagney from McKeesport, PA), working ten hour days thirty days a months and earning one
VG+ $20.00
hundred dollars a month (44-cents per hour). A fascinating piece of railroadiana.
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Rocky MountainViews on the Rio Grande, the Scenic Line of the World Published by the
Smith-Brooks Printing Co., Denver, CO 1943 Soft cover Printed from an earlier design
No Photo common to the early part of the century. We collect these sorts of "View Books" / "Souvenir Good $25.00
Books" by various railroads and expositions. This is a great one to start your own collection.
Good or better. 40 ppg.
Rules and Regulations of the Operating Department, the Denver & Rio Grande Western
Railroad Co., 1948 Description: Very Fine, bound in black leatherette cover. References
standard and narrow gauge operations. Includes General Rules and Rules Governing the Use
of Interlocking Signals and Automatic Block Systems. Last three pages are blank end sheets.
No photo Binding and hinge is strong. No wear or torn pages. No writing on any pages. 16mo, 158 ppg, Fine $325.00
It is difficult to locate a similar item from a large eastern road (without narrow gauge
operations) in this condition ... this one is virtually "impossible" to find.
Santa Fe Railroad Instructions Description and Operation Covering Air Brake Equipment
(form 2501 standard) 1952 - Description: Green cover has minor edge wear and a few rubs.
Pages inside are lightly toned and have a few bumped corners, but are clean and tight. A few
of the fold-outs have minor wrinkles. Fine.
Fine $30.00
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Schedule of Rates, Rules & Regulations for Yardmen On The Above Lines Outside of
Chicago Terminals - AT&SF Published 1956 The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Company, Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway Company. Schedule of Rates Rules and
Regulations for Yardmen in the Chicago Terminals. Supplement to Schedule of rates rules and
regulations for the yardmen on the above lines outside of Chicago Terminals. Effective July 1, Good $25.00
1956 as to rates & rules. Revision & reprint of schedule effective April 1, 1924 as to rates
Sept. 15, 1924 to rules. Measures 4" X 6" Outside cover has some water staining, inside book
good condition, has a few sentences underlined on a couple of pages. 72 ppg.
Southern Pacific Company - San Joaquin & Los Angeles Divisions Timetable No. 1 -
Effective Sunday June 4, 1967 at 12:01 AM PST Never folded. Paper is toned. Grades Fine+
Fine $17.50
Southern Pacific Company - San Joaquin & Los Angeles Divisions Timetable No. 2 -
Effective Sunday October 1, 1967 at 12:01 AM PST Never folded. Paper is toned. Grades
Fine+
Fine $17.50
Southern Pacific Company - Oregon Division Timetable No. 3 - Effective Sunday October
31, 1965 at 12:01 AM PST Never folded. Paper is toned. Grades Fine+
Fine $17.50
Southern Pacific Company - Tucson Division Timetable No. 6 - Effective Sunday October
1, 1967 at 12:01 AM PST Never folded. Paper is toned. Grades Fine+
Fine $17.50
Southern Pacific Company - Western Division Timetable No. 8 - Effective Sunday June 4,
1967 at 12:01 AM PST Never folded. Paper is toned. Grades Fine+
Fine $17.50
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Fine $17.50
Southern Pacific Company - Los Angeles Division Timetable No. 231 - Effective Sunday
October 30, 1966 at 12:01 AM PST Never folded. Paper is toned. Grades Fine+
Fine $17.50
The Burlington … and A Century of Progress (Souvenir of the CB&Q and Associated Lines
Published for the Occasion of A Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, IL 1933 Soft bound
booklet, pictorial paper wrappers, illustrated in black and white, map, unpaginated (32 pp), 8
1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. This is a history of the Burlington railroad, published in conjunction with the
Good $30.00
Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. There is a centerfold black and white bird's eye
view illustration of the Exposition with dirigible hovering above it. Illustrations of the interiors of
the trains, map of the Burlington route etc. Lots of Art Deco architecture. GD 32 ppg
The Colorado and Southern Railway Company - Time Table of the Denver Terminal
Division - No. 60 - Effective at 12:012 AM Mountain Standard Time Sunday, February 14,
1943 Bright Fine+ folded at center.
Fine $50.00
The Consolidated Code Of Operating Rules and General Instructions - Edition of 1945.
Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul and Pacific Railroad Company. 1945 Rule Book. Has diagrams,
etc. For age in very good condition, hardbound green cover color book. Measures 4 1/4" X 6
1/2" 213 ppg.
VG $50.00
The Diesel That Did It - the story of the 83,764 mile test that doomed steam by David P
Morgan Published by Kalmbach, Milwaukee, WI (c)1960 8-1/2" x 11" reprint from February
1960 Trains magazine. This 9-page booklet describes the story of how EMD's No. 103 eased
out of the LaGrange, IL plant in November of 1939 and began a test that ultimately lead to the
demise of steam locomotives everywhere. Twenty railroads and thirty-five states later what AF $30.00
was once merely a theory was proven to be the future of rail locomotion. 8 ppg. About Fine
The Electric Railway in Theory and Practice by Crosby and Bell published by W.J.Johnston
Company Limited, New York & London, 1892 First Edition! Illustrated Hard bound An
incredible opportunity to own a condition census grade of this incredibly rare and very desirable
No Photo piece of transportation history. Contains several illustrations & diagrams. "Line Material and VG+ $185.00
Labor for One Mile Single Track" table laid in. Clean, tight burgundy cloth cover with gilt
impression to spine and black end papers. 400 ppg. Very Good plus with no dust jacket (as
issued).
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The Original 1879 Car Builder's Dictionary by Mathias Forney Published by Simmons-
Boardman NYC, NY 1949 Hard bound Description: 1949 facsimile reprint of the original 1879
edition. "Illustrations, car plans, and advertisements; an illustrated vocabulary of terms which
designate American railroad cars, their parts, and attachments. Compiled for the Master Car- Fine $145.00
Builders’ Association". Heavily illustrated. Includes additional period advertising. oblong 5 x
7.5", Pages indicated: 90-491 plus 84 pages of advertising. Fine No dust jacket (as published)
Virginia & Truckee (Queen of the Short Lines) Shipping Receipts circa 1910-1915. A
fascinating piece of history from this famous Nevada Railroad. Guaranteed genuine and
suitable for framing. (six for $15)
VG+ $3.00
Wells Fargo & Company Freight Receipts (circa 1860-1910) Rare treasures form the Wild
West that are suitable for framing. Prices will vary by condition, location (Territorial issues are
most desirable) , and material being transported (Gold Dust receipts being the most expensive)
Okay ... so these items are not exactly Railroad-related. These are, however, transportation- VG+ Varies
related and highly collectable. Moreover, they tie into our inventory of rare horse-drawn model
kits.
William Henry Jackson, the Venerable Art of - Pageant of the Pioneers by Clarence S
Jackson published by Harold Warp Pioneer Village, Minden, NE 1958 Hard bound First Edition
Signed by the author Serial Number 192 of 1000. Description: Bound in dark green cloth
No Photo with titles and decorations in gilt. Pages uncut from page 5 on. Faint hint of wear at the heel F/AF $95.00
and dust jacket (in Bodart). Clean, tight and unmarked. Rare book and rare error. Fine in
About Fine dust jacket. 90 ppg.
William Henry Jackson - Framing the Frontier by Douglas Waitley Published by Mountain
Press, Missoula, MT 1999 Soft bound Waitley brings to life the engaging story of one of
America's most famous photographers. In recounting Jackson's life and contributions, Waitley
No Photo skillfully interweaves Jackson's own words from his diaries with commentary on westward New $20.00
expansion, the excitement of the discoveries made in the new American West, and the
development of photography as a documentary and commercial enterprise. 218 ppg. New
William Henry Jackson and the Transformation of the American Landscape by Peter B
Hayles Published by Temple University Press, Philadelphia, PA 1988 Hardbound First Edition
A study of William Henry Jackson (1843-1942), known in the 19th century as the world's
foremost landscape photographer, and the recorder of the settling of the American West, his
No Photo career spanned much of photography's first century. A catalogue rich in contrast of a nation New $75.00
flexing its industrial muscles against a backdrop of decidedly American canyons and plains.
As new in a pristine dust jacket. Quarto. Includes index, bibliographic essay, and nearly 200
Jackson photographs. This book features a chronology of Jackson's life and his work. 356 ppg.
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Letters from a Surgeon of the Civil War by Martha Derby Perry Description: Little
Brown & Co, Boston, 1906. Hard Cover. Book Condition: about very good First edition. Blue
cloth with gilt lettering to cover and spine. Ex libris markings to spine. Part of an acquisition of
an estate that held portions of the David O. Selznick Research Department (discretely
rubber stamped as such). This is a very important contribution to history in more ways than AVG P.O.R.
one. 225 ppg.
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America's War For Humanity Related in Story and Picture … intro by Hon. John J Ingalls
published by N D Thompson, New York 1898 First Edition Re-bound in red cloth Description:
Outstanding history of the Spanish-American War (or War of 1898). The tile continues "...
Embracing A Complete History of Cuba's Struggle for Liberty and the Glorious Heroism of
No Photo America's Soldiers and Sailors. Compiled from the Letters and Personal Experience of Noted VG $45.00
Writers and Correspondence. A Thrilling and Wonderful Record of Human Heroism and
Patriotic Devotion." Illustrated with over 200 original engravings, photographs, sketches and
cartoons representing Battles by Sea and Land, Thrilling Incidents of Personal Daring, Famous
Machete Charges, Etc. Etc. Cover is Fine, as is much of the content. VG overall. 624 ppg.
Art Galleries of Europe (in 12 volumes) by Potter, Addison, Preyer, Ricketts, Singleton,
Ansell, & Fraprie Published by the Saint Botolph Society 1902-1912 First Edition, red cloth
bound Description: 12 volumes complete, with over 500 full-page plates in duogravure, plus
floorplans of the various galleries (several are foldouts). Nice tight clean copies, bindings and
hinges are undamaged. Gilt top edge of pages. Dark red cloth with gold spine decoration and
gilt at top of pages. Pages are lightly toned with widely scattered foxing in places. Twelve
frontispieces. Volume 1 - The Louvre, Volume 2 - The Vatican, Volume 3 - The Venice
No Photo Academy, Volume 4 - The Dresden Gallery, Volume 5 - The National Gallery (London), Volume VG $450.00
6 - The Pitti Palace (Florence), Volume 7 - The Berlin Galleries, Volume 8 - The Netherland
Galleries, Volume 9 - The Vienna Galleries, Volume 10 - The Prado (Madrid), Volume 11 - The
Belgian Galleries, and Volume 12 - The Munich Galleries. A truly magnificent set that other
booksellers value MUCH higher. You are expected to pay $35 per volume for modern reprints
of lesser quality, and $40 per volume for partial sets of this vintage. Approx. 8.5" x 5.75"
4000+ ppg. VG
Atala by Chateaubriand translated by James Spence Harry from Firmin Didot's Edition of the
Viscount's Works. Illustrated by Gustave Doré. Published by Belford, Clarke & Company, New
York & Chicago, ND (ca 1887). Leather bound First Edition with this publisher. Description:
This is an unusual book by a very important figure at the time of the French Revolution. It is a
fictional account of the American Indians portrayed as Rosseau's "Noble Savages".
Chateaubriand traveled extensively in America and his writing is authoritative if not a bit
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imaginative. The Doré illustrations are absolutely superb. The interior of the book is About VG,
although the title page is detatched and laid-in. The gilt on all page edges is very nice. The
leather boards are heavily worn at the edges, and the rear board has separated. The spine is
fragmentary, but intact. Spine condition downgrades this book to Fair ... but no less rare. A
great candidate for restoration. 48 ppg. + 30 plates with descriptive page protectors.
Frank Leslie's Scenes and Portraits of the Civil War / Frank Leslie's Illustrated
History of the Civil War Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York, 1894. Hardcover. First
Edition. Elephant Folio , 11 3/4" x 16 1/2". Burgundy cloth bound first edition. Profusely
illustrated with wood engravings and other print images, some double spread, some single
page, and some multiple images per page. The title page continues: "Most Important Events of
the Conflict Between the States graphically pictured. Stirring Battle Scenes and Grand Naval
Engagements, drawn by special artists on the spot. Portraits of Principal Participants, Military AG $295.00
and Civil; Famous Forts; Pathetic Episodes, etc., etc. the whole forming An Authentic Pictorial
History of the War, by well-known artists of the era with a signed introduction by Joseph B.
Carr, Major. Engraved frontis of Abraham Lincoln with facsimile autograph. About Good with
some problems (e.g., soft corners and a few torn internal pages), otherwise bright and clean.
Elephant Folio 480 ppg.
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Historical Registry of the United States Centennial Exposition,
1876 Published by Frank Leslie Publishing House, New York 1876 First Edition Hard cover
elephant folio 11 3/4" x 16 1/2". Hundreds of engraved images "To furnish a permanent,
truthful and beautiful Chronicle of the Congress of Nations assembled in friendly competition in
No Photo Philadelphia in 1876 and to afford a complete history of exhibitive effort in the past and an Fair $140.00
artistic and discriminating Record of the Great Centennial." 324 ppg. Binding loose and some
pages tattered, although most are about Good condition. Nicer copies will cost FAR more
money.
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Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine Volume III (January to June 1878) conducted by Charles F
Deems, DD, LLD Published by Leslie's Publishing House, New York 1878 Hard bound First
No Photo edition bound weekly magazine that was first published in January of 1877. Very difficult to VG $95.00
find early volume, ready for careful restoration or disbounding.
Harper's Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion published by McDonnell Bros., Chicago, IL
1866 and 1868. Elephant Folio Hard Cover approx. 11.5" x 16.5". The two volumes are in very
good condition overall. The interiors are solid and clean. The brown covers are embossed with
gilt titles on the front covers and spines. Vol. I was published in 1866 (380 ppg.) and Vol.II was
published in 1868 (505 ppg.). Each volume has a handsome pictorial title page and a great
No Photo many illustrations, portraits, and maps. Vol. I has 249 illustrations of scenes and incidents, 32 GD+ $395.00
maps and plans, and 224 portraits. The full page portrait of General Grant is a stand out, but
king of the illustrations is the giant color fold out map of the Southern States that opens to 22 x
32". The map is in very good condition with 2" breaks on the center fold lines. Vol. II is similarly
lavishly appointed with more than 400 illustrations and another 50 maps. Please add $20 for
shipping these two oversized (elephant folio) volumes. 886 ppg. total
Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War - Volume II only by Star Publishing, Chicago, IL
1896 (reprint of Harper's 1868 edition). Elephant Folio Hard Cover approx. 11.5" x 16.5". We
are grading this one as "About Good" only because of the excessive wear to the extremities of
No Photo its boards and some (repairable) damage to the burgundy leather spine and corners. Interior AG $245.00
pages (numbered 398 to 836) grade Very Good. The volume is profusely illustrated with ~400
illustrations from wood cuts (50 full-page and 4 double-page), along with approximately fifty
maps. Please add $15 for shipping this oversized (elephant folio) volume. 438 ppg.
Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Modern reprint of the 1866-1868 work) by The
Fairfax Press, New York, New York, 1977. Elephant Folio Hard Cover 11" x 17" . Later
Printing. Light edge and shelf wear to dust jacket. Bumping to spine. Former owner's name on
front end page. Interior pages are Fine or better. VG/GD 836 ppg. Please add $15 for
shipping this oversized (elephant folio) book. We have another copy without dust jacket for $40
VG/GD $45.00
A History of the Civil War 1861-1865 and the Causes That Led Up to the Great Conflict by
Benson J. Lossing LLD Illustrated with Reproductions of the Brady War Photographs by
Permission of the War Department, Washington, DC Published in Sixteen Sections by the
War Memorial Association, New York, NY 1912. Elephant Folio. All sixteen book sections
grade Good or better, damp staining in Books one and two. Missing color frontis scenes,
otherwise complete and VERY presentable (most content approaches Fine). Your choice of AVG $160.00
each of the sixteen signatures (books) for $18, or you may purchase them all for $160 ($10
each)
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List of Books Published by Cassell, Petter, and Galpin - circa 1869 Early catalog with
prices for books published by Cassell, Petter, and Galpin circa 1865 to 1869. Titles include
Cassell's Doré Volumes: The Holy Bible, Milton's Paradise Lost, Dante's Inferno, Dante's
Purgatory and Paradise, Don Quixote, La Fontain's Fables, Atala by Chateaubriand, The
History of Croquemitaine and the Times of Charlemagne, Fairy Realm, The Adventures of
Munchausen, The Legend of the Wandering Jew, Travels in Spain, and The Doré Gallery
Catalogue. Other books listed include Cassell's Gift Books for Young People (some of which
were also illustrated by Dore), Cassell's Primary Series, Cassell's Educational Works, and
No Photo Drawing Materials (e.g., Mathematical Instruments), etc. Printed in red and black ink. A Good+ $195.00
fascinating addition to any collection which prominently features books from Cassell or those
illustrated by Doré. Unfoxed Approx. 8.25" x 10.75" Good with small separation at fold,
otherwise VG. Small margin mark in ink on page 8. Quite rare. NOTE: Cassell, Petter &
Galpin purchased the English copyright to Doré's Holy Bible in 1865. Although undated, this
publication was most likely printed between 1867 and 1869, based on content and
corroborating historical references. Cassell Petter & Gilpin was a publisher that existed only
between 1858 and 1878. The company changed its name in 1878 to Cassell, Petter, Gilpin &
Company.
Lossing's New History of the United States by Benson J Lossing LLD Publsihed by Gay
Bros. & Co. 1884 Leather bound -SALESMAN'S SAMPLE- Description: The title continues
"… From the Earliest Discoveries to the Present Time. Containing valuable supplementary
matter, and illustrated with over four hundred choice engravings, on steel and wood, together
No Photo with state, national ,naval, and military flags of the United States". Features substantial text, AF $245.00
many engraved plates, advertisement and examples of spines in different leathers inside rear
cover. An exceedingly rare and desirable Salesman's Sample that puts most other "dummy"
books to shame. Approx. 7.25" x 10.25" Interior foxed but leather covers have aspiartions of
being Fine with unblemished gilt embossed designs. About Fine
Official History of the United States By the Presidents; With Historical Reviews of Each
Administration published by The New England Company 1899 soft bound Description: The
title continues … "ILLUSTRATED WITH OVER 100 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, POLITICAL
CARTOONS, AND HALFTONE PORTRAITS OF THE PRESIDENTS, THEIR HOMES,
No Photo Fair $40.00
MONUMENTS, ETC." Texts are written by prominent Statesmen who worked with the various
Presidential administrations (through McKinley). Interior of book in VG, but the spine is badly
repaired with tape. A great candidate for restoration or disbounding. 649 ppg. Fair
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Pictorial History of the Second World War - Complete Ten Volume Set Published by Wm.
H. Wise and Co., New York, NY 1944-1949 All First Editions Description: A Photographic
Record of All Theaters of Action Chronologically Arranged gratefully dedicated to the more
than three million men and women of the Armed Forces who inconspicuously rendered their
country conspicuous service during World War II. Volume 1 - First and Second Years, VG;
Volume 2 - Third and Fourth Years, GD+; Volume 3 - FIfth Year, GD+; Volume 4 - Sixth Year,
VG; Volume 5 - A Year of Victory, GD+; Volume 6 - Your Navy in Action, VG+; Volume 7 - Your
No Photo Air Force in Action, VG+; Volume 8 - Your Marine Corp in Action, VG+; Volume 9 - Your VG $245.00
Ground Forces in Action, VG; Volume 10 - Your Service Forces in Action, VG+. 4504 pages
packed with thousands of black and white illustrations and dozens of color plates. Lusterous
dark blue leatherette bindings are deeply embossed with raised gold titling and devices --
these even give the appearance of a "new-ish" set! Brightly colored end papers. No marks or
highlighting. Pages are supple but lightly toned. Bindings are all tight. No dust jackets (as
issued). This is a great find for the WWII buff. Average VG. 4504 ppg.
Picturesque America - The Land We Live In. In Two Volumes edited by William Cullen
Bryant Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York 1872 & 1874 First edition Hard
bound folio (10.5" x 12.5") Description: The full title continues ... "A Delineation by Pen and
Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-falls, Shores, Canons, Valleys, Cities,
and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country with Illustrations on Steel and Wood by
Eminent American Artists." Three quarter leather over green pebble boards. Gilt titles, volume
numbers, borders, and designs on spines. Marbled end papers. Profusely illustrated
comprising 258 full page prints with 49 being steel plate engravings from drawings by various
No Photo noteworthy artists of the day. There are also many in-text wood cut illustrations. Artists whose AVG $450.00
work appears in the steel engravings include: A C Warren, Harry Fenn, David Johnson,
Granville Perkins, J D Woodward, F O C Darley, Granville Perkins, J W Casilear, A F Bellows,
J f Kensett, J M Hart, C G Griswold, W Whitteredge, C Rosenberg, W L Sheppard, R Swain
Gifford, Homer Martin, Alfred R Waud, Thomas Moran, William Hart, James D Smillie, and A S
Hazeltine. Vol 1 - 1872 (568 ppg.) Vol 2 - 1874 (576 ppg.) Tight, solid binding with bumped
corners and a few small chips to spine. Minor foxing on frontis, other plates not foxed. Priced
hundreds of dollars less than comparable examples of this monumental example of the
engraver's art. Content is near Fine and tight, but boards are loosening. Overall VG
Picturesque America - The Land We Live In. Volume Two Only as edited by William Cullen
Bryant Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York 1874 First edition Hard bound folio
(10.5" x 12.5") Very nice dark brown 3/4 leather bound edition with matching fancy brown
boards. Gilt illustrated titles and borders on front boards, gilt titles, volume numbers, borders
No Photo and bands on spines. All page edges are gilt. Marbled end papers. Profusely illustrated with 26 VG $250.00
steel plate engravings from drawings by various noteworthy artists (see above list). There are
also many in-text wood cut illustrations. 576 ppg. Tight, solid VG example of this magnificent
work of art.
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St. Nicholas Series: A Youth's History of the Rebellion by William M. Thayer Published by
International Book Company ©1864 No date of publication, although presumed to be a reprint
circa 1908. Red pictorial cloth with illustration in yellow and black. The corners are bumped
No Photo and a little worn, pages age toned and a little brittle. Pencil scribbling on front endpapers and VG $50.00
one has a few tears. Front hinge split and repaired. This is one volume of four that were
intended to education young readers about the Civil War, its causes and its results. Front
hinge neatly repaired. Content clean, but pencil marks on FFEP. VG overall.
System of Surgery: Pathological, Diagnostic, Therapeutic, and Operative by Samuel D
Gross Published by Henry C Lea's Son & Company, Philadelphia, PA 1882 Sixth Edition
revised and improved. Nearly 1600 illustrations! From the Preface of First Volume: "The
object of this work, as set forth in the first edition, issued in 1859, is to furnish a systematic and
comprehensive treatise on the art and science of surgery, considered in the broadest sense;
one that shall serve the practitioner as a faithful and available guide in his daily routine of duty.
My aim has been to embrace the whole domain of surgery, and to allot to every subject its
legitimate claim to notice in the great family of external diseases and accidents. If a larger
space than is customary has been devoted to the consideration of inflammation and its effects,
or the great principles of surgery, it is because of my conviction, founded upon long and close
observation, that there are no subjects so little understood by the general practitioner. Special
attention has also been bestowed upon the discrimination of diseases; and an elaborate
chapter on general diagnosis has been introduced. The Work, although presented, as its title VG $795.00
indicates, as a formal and systematic treatise, is founded upon the courses of lectures which it
devolved upon me to deliver during the last forty two years; first in the University of Louisville,
for a long time the most flourishing medical school in the Southwest, and during the last twenty
six years in the Jefferson Medical College, from which, in 1828, I received my degree." Two
large, thick, and very heavy Quarto - sized hardcover books. No missing pages, no writing or
markings in the text, no ownership markings, small "Saunders Medical Books, Phila". label
inside front cover. Original full calf leather bindings, with gilt title impressions on spine. Some
scratches on the back cover of Vol. II. No dust jackets. Vol I - 1194 ppg and Vol II - 1174
ppg. Each volume approx. 10.75" tall x 7.25" deep x 2.75" thick. Very Good A solid and
stunningly attractive pair of rare and important medical books worth more than our modest
asking price.
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The Dispensatory of the United States of America by George B. Wood and Franklin Bache
Published by J B Lippincott and Co., Philadelphia, PA 1882. 14th Edition Leather bound.
Description: "Materia Medica". The comprehensive expansion of the Pharmacopeia of the
United States. This is a great addition to any pharmaceutical or medical collection for those on
No Photo a tight budget. The binding is cracked at first page, a few loose pages in the back, some deep AG $185.00
scuffs to covers, and the original calf is deteriorating at the spine (with title segment missing).
1879 ppg. plus Prefaces to the First, 12th, 13th, and 14th editions bound in. Approximate size:
10" x 7" x 3.75" thick! Heavy book requires additional shipping. AG
The Approved Holy Catholic Bible--with elegant steel plates and other appropriate
engravings (by Doré) Published by W L Richardson & Co. Boston, MA (circa 1870)
Illustrated by Gustave Doré. Leather bound First Edition thus. Description: The title continues
"The Entire Canonical Scriptures according to the decree of the Council of Trent, translated
from the Latin Vulgate...with Annotations by the Rev. Dr. Challoner, etc." Oversized folio
(approx. 9-3/4" x 12-1/2" x 3-1/2" thick)--leather bound. Over 1200 pages long and very rare! A
deeply sculptured leather design with highly detailed raised cross toward center and gold
pictorials around the borders. Very ornate gold binding, metal clasps to either side (hasps AVG $395.00
removed), gilt edges, gilt to inner cover edges, with a two page frontispiece to both old and
new testaments, spectacular full color Introduction and New Testament title page. This bible
also features a color Family Registry with some genealogy of the Morley Family. Many superb
full page plates by the famed 19th century artist/engraver Paul Gustave Doré. Also featured
are two Full Color Maps. Hinges are beginning to separate, but easily repaired. Similar bibles
often fetch hundreds more at public auction. A rare and very impressive bible indeed, grading
about VG with near Fine content. 1220 ppg.
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The Pharmaceutical Era, Trade Edition: A Trade and News Publication for Druggists
(Volume I) by A.B. Lyon AM MD Published by D.O. Haynes and Co., Detroit, MI 1890 First
edition. Hard cover. D. O. Haynes and Company, Detroit, MI (1890) Includes: illustrations,
diagrams, index, bibliography. Rare early leather-bound volume of the twice-monthly
publication "The Pharmaceutical Era, Trade Edition ", catering to drug and soda fountain
trades. All editions are virtually unavailable in ANY condition. This and its sister publication are
seldom available in bound volumes even in their later years. Pages are NOT repaginated and
No Photo no index added (common to its bound sister publication). Pages are supple, yet toned. The VG $995.00
book has a somewhat musty smell, but it is not foxed. Fascinating advertisements bound in,
several color lithographs. Boards and spine exhibit excessive edge wear, typical of most bound
sets of the era, but could be easily repaired. Gold imprint on spine (although erroneously
labeled "Volume 2" when bound). This is an antiquarian treasure that will fit quite nicely with
any pharmaceutical, medical, soda fountain, or quackery collection. Rare and possibly unique
-- no other bound volumes are available in this series to the best of our knowledge. 400 ppg.
VG
The Pharmaceutical Era (Volume 1, 3 and 4) plus The Pharmaceutical Era, Trade Edition
(Volume 1, although conveniently mislabeled as Volume 2) indicated above, offered as a
spectacular four volume set. Save a "bundle" on the bundle. You may wish to consider
SPECIAL combining this special with our other medical books. Imagine the spectacular display of rare VG $2,850.00
19th century medical and pharmaceutical books adorning your desk or bookshelf! Any such
purchase of more than $2500 will be shipped insured at no additional cost.
The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe Published by Harper & Brothers, New York 1884 Hard bound
Elephant Folio (approx. 18" x 14") First Edition Description: Beautifully illustrated edition of the
classic Poe poem. This is opportunity tap, tap, tapping at your chamber door. Only this, and
No Photo nothing more. Illustrated with 26 large steel engravings by Gustave Doré with captioned tissue VG $1,095.00
guards. Content is VG+ but with a couple of damaged tissue guards. No foxing, markings, or
other distractions. Boards are slightly loose. Still, this breathtaking work is half the price that
others are asking for a similar book. VG
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A Guide Book of United States Fractional Currency by Matt Rothert Published by Whitman
Publishing Co., Racine, WI 1963 First Edition Soft bound Description: Includes: illustrations,
index. Softcover, First Edition This volume is "an illustrated history and catalog listing with
No Photo NEW $30.00
valuations for all issues of postage and fractional currency of the United States, 1862-1876. "
Nice unused book As New with faux black leather cover with gilt lettering. New 81 ppg.
Obsolete Notes and Scrip of Rhode Island and The Providence Plantations by Roger
Durand Published by Society of Paper Money Collectors (SPMC) 1981 First Edition. Hard
Cover Description: Illustrated, with rarity ratings for each note. Large black & white illustrations.
8 3/4" x 11 1/4" maroon fabric with gilt lettering, no dust jacket (as issued) Priced below other
resellers since we have retained a small cache of these fantastic books. 276 ppg. (also
NEW $39.00
available in original publisher-wrapped bundles of three books for $99) New
Indian Territory / Oklahoma / Kansas Obsolete Notes and Scrip by Maurice Burgett and
Steven Whitfield Published by the Society of Paper Money Collectors 1980 First Edition Hard
Bound Description: Includes Illustrations. as New with soiling on front cover. Illustrated with
rarity ratings for each note. Large b/w illustrations 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" maroon fabric with gilt New $30.00
lettering, no dust jacket (as issued) Priced well below other resellers, since we have held a
small reserve for the past 30 years. 306 ppg (incidentally, Scott Secor is listed in the credits
as a contributor, as he is in Haxby and other standard reference works on obsolete currency)
US Essay, Proof, and Specimen Notes by Gene Hessler Published by BNR Press, Prtage,
OH 1979 First Edition Hard Bound Description: illustrations, diagrams, index, bibliography.
Yellow cloth covered boards with black lettering show very mild bumping to spine ends, Yellow
No Photo pictorial dust jacket, minor edgewear. "Here you will see not only the paper money used by New/AF $45.00
generations past but also the all but forgotten designs...includes a proposed $3 note that never
quite made it into circulation." 224 ppg. New in Abt. Fine dust jacket
Banking In Frontier Iowa, 1836-1865 by Dr. Erling A Erickson Published by Iowa State
University Press, Ames, IA 1971 Hard Bound Ex Libris Description: Includes Illustrations. First
No Photo Edition. Hard cover VG/VG Illustrated. Large b/w illustrations 6 x 9 ochre fabric, dust jacket in VG/VG $50.00
Bodart (ex libris) 183 ppg
Obsolete Bank Notes of North Carolina by J. Roy Pennell Jr. Published by Pennell
Publishing Company, Anderson, SC 1960 Description: Includes illustrations. First Edition. Soft
No Photo cover New with shelfwear (Fine) Illustrated with table of valuations. Reprinted from the author s Fine $50.00
articles in Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine with revisions and additions. Large b/w illustrations
5 ¼ x 7 ¾ beige soft cover, 88 ppg. Fine, no dust jacket as issued
Criswell's Currency Series Volume I Confederate and Southern States Currency by
Grover C Criswell Jr. Published by Criwell Publications, Citra, FL 1976 Hard bound Description:
No Photo illustrations, bibliography. Second Revised Edition Small quarto, fabric binding, fully illustrated AF $50.00
in black & white. This is a nice copy with no flaws other than a few notations written in the
margins. 294 ppg.About Fine with no dust jacket (as issued).
Patriotic Civil War Tokens by George Fuld & Melvin Fuld Published by Quartermen
Publications / Whitman Publishing 1965 Soft bound Description: Subtitled "A Descriptive and
Price Catalogue of the Die Varieties of Patriotic Type Tokens Used as a Substitute for Money
No Photo During the American Civil War". Early catalog of patriotic civil war token varieties by George New $50.00
and Melvin Fuld. Softbound black faux leather cover with copper imprinted title. Tight, as New
with minor shelf wear. Exceptional quality. 77 ppg. New
South Carolina Obsolete Bank Notes - The First Comprehensive Listing of State, Broken
Bank, Town, City, Railroad, and Miscellaneous Other Notes by Austin J Sheheen Jr. Self-
No Photo published 1956 First Edition Soft bound Description: Large b/w illustrations 5 ¼ x 7 ¾ beige New $55.00
soft cover, 80 ppg As New with shelfwear.
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Minnesota Obsolete Paper Money and Scrip by R.H. "Rocky" Rockholt Published by SPMC /
Krause Publications, Iola, WI 1975 First Edition Hard Bound Description: Illustrated with rarity
No Photo ratings. Large b/w illustrations 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" maroon fabric with gilt lettering, no dust jacket AF $70.00
(as issued) 76 ppg Fine without dust jacket (as issued)
Mississippi Obsolete Paper Money and Scrip by L. Chandler Leggett Published by SPMC /
Krause Publications, Iola, WI 1975 First Edition Hard bound Description: Illustrated with rarity
No Photo ratings of each note. Large b/w illustrations 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" maroon fabric with gilt lettering, no New $75.00
dust jacket (as issued) 141 ppg. New with no dust jacket (as issued)
Criswell's Currency Series Volume II - Confederate and Southern States Bonds by Grover
C Criswell Jr. Published by Criswell Publications, St. Petersburg Beach, FL 1961 Hard Cover
Fine with no dust jacket (as issued), probably unread. Laid in is the 1971-72 Price List and
No Photo Supplement. Small quarto, fabricoid binding, fully illustrated in black & white, and has ten items Fine $75.00
reproduced in a color section. This is a very nice copy with no flaws other than fading of the gilt
embossing. Features Government of Texas and Republic of Texas issues, as well as Florida
Territory, and Confederate States issues. 310 ppg.
Maine Obsolete Paper Money and Scrip by George W Wait Published by SPMC / Krause
Publications, Iola, WI 1977 First Edition Hard Bound Description: Fine with owner inscription
No Photo inside front cover. Illustrated with rarity ratings of each bank note. Large b/w illustrations 8 3/4" Fine $95.00
x 11 1/4" maroon fabric cover with gilt lettering, no dust jacket (as issued).
New Jersy Money by George W Wait Published by SPMC / Newark Museum Assn., Newark,
NJ 1976 First Edition Hard Bound Description: Former owner s name inside front cover. The
Bible of New Jersey currency by the Moses of new england obsolete currency. Includes
colonial issues and scrip. Large b/w illustrations 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" blue boards, brown fabric FIne $95.00
spine with gilt lettering, no dust jacket (as issued) 434 ppg
The Banks of New York, Their Dealers, The Clearing House, and the Panic of 1857 by J.S.
Gibbons Published by Herrick 1859 First Edition Hard Bound Description: No dust jacket as
No Photo issued. The unvarnished history surrounding the bank panic of 1857 and all of the associated Good $95.00
parties. Very presentable and very collectible. Minor pencil marks and pricing inside covers.
Good
Descriptive Register of Genuine Bank Notes (for the Detection of Spurious and Altered
Bills, containing accurate, elaborate, and plain descriptions of the Notes Issued by
Every Bank in the United States and Canada, Conveniently Arranged for Reference) by
Gwynne and Day Published by Pennell Publishing, Anderson, SC 1977 First Edition Hard
Bound Description: Includes index. Reprinted from the library of Eric P. Newmann by (Roy)
Pennell Publishing--both dear friends. First Edition as such. Owner s inscription on inside front
No Photo cover. The full title is The Descriptive Register of Genuine Bank Notes, for the Detection of Fine $95.00
Spurious and Altered Bills, containing accurate, elaborate, and plain descriptions of the Notes
Issued by Every Bank in the United States and Canada, Conveniently Arranged for Reference
with further descriptive text Prepared under the supervision of the Publishers, who
acknowledge their indebtedness to the several firms now comprising the American Bank Note
Company for much valuable information. Large 8 ¾ x 11 ¼ green fabric cover with gold
embossed lettering, no dust jacket (as issued), 168 ppg Fine without dust jacket (as issued)
The Wildcat Bank Notes, Scrip, and Currencies of Nebraska by James L McKee Published
by James Mkee / Krause Publications, Iola, WI 1970 First Edition Hard Cover SIGNED BY
THE AUTHOR Description: New with owner s inscription on inside front cover. Illustrated with
No Photo rarity ratings for each note. Large b/w illustrations 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" green fabric with gilt
New $135.00
lettering, no dust jacket, 60 ppg New
$5 Union Bank Salesman's Sample Banknote by Toppan, Carpenter, and Co. 1856
Description: Salesman's Sample Banknote (circa 1856) printed by Toppan, Carpenter & Co.
(later absorbed by the presentday American Banknote Company). This specimen grades About
Uncirculated with no major flaws to detract from its value. It is a masterpiece of the engraver's AU $195.00
art. Other Salesman's Sample and Specimen banknotes from the mid-nineteenth century on
request. Bright, crisp about uncirculated. Ephemerally yours.
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National Bank Notes of the United States 1863-1935 by Robert Ramsey & Robert Polito
published by Steinmetz, Lancaster, PA 1977 First Edition Hard Bound Description:
illustrations, index. Breakdown of the specific types and denominations of notes issued and the
amount outstanding used to assist in determining relative scarcity of collectible Nationals. Long
out-of-print and very difficult to obtain in ANY grade, let alone this nice. Owner mark inside Abt. New $245.00
cover. About New
VG $55.00
The Obsolete Paper Money of Virginia - Volumes I and II by Charles J Affleck Published by
Virginia Numismatic Assn., Hampton, VA 1968 Description: Previous owner's mark in FFEP.
Two volume set. 237 and 265 ppg. : illus.; 28 cm. Includes Illustrations. Volume I is First
Edition, Third Printing, 237 ppg. New condition with Fine DJ. The third printing consists of 200
numbered copies beginning at 801, this is serial number 820. Illustrated with rarity ratings for
each note. Large b/w illustrations 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" maroon fabric with gilt lettering, illustrated
dust jacket. Volume II is First Edition, First Printing--serial number 641 of 1000. Illustrated with
rarity ratings for each note. Large b/w illustrations 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" maroon fabric with gilt
lettering, illustrated dust jacket. 265 ppg. New with minor shelf wear to dust jackets.
New $395.00
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Art And Lifestyle by LeRoy Neiman published by Felicie Publishers, New York 1974 Hard
bound. First Edition Folio (approx. 9¾" X 13") White Linen covered boards. dust jacket
exhibiting some shelfwear. Description: Neiman's art transcends all class distinctions to
No Photo capture the kaleidoscopic social scene. Includes a chronology of his life and biography and F/AF $225.00
references. Features 350 illustrations, 300 of them in full color. Playboy Magazine's favorite
artist, and certainly one of ours as well. 285 ppg. F/AF (VG/VG copy only $135)
Artists of the Italian Renaissance (from the Chroniclers) translated and arranged by E. L.
Seeley Published by Duffield & Co. New York 1908 First Edition thus Hard bound Description:
NOT a modern reprint! Often improperly described as published by Chatto & Windus, London
(also listed on title page). This historical publication features 8 colored plates (including
Raffaello's "Theology" frontis) and 21 half-tone plates of other religious icons. The design on
No Photo the title-page was drawn by Mrs. Harding Andrews. Red cloth covered boards with ornate gilt AF $95.00
decoration taken from a 15th century example of the book in the Laurentian Library, Florence.
Light sunning to spine. No markings or damage. A spectacular near fine example of this
extraordinary book. Approx. 6" x 8.5" 422 ppg. A must-have for any art historian or student of
religion - also see the matching book "Stories of the Italian Artists from Vasari".
Art Treasures of the World - Complete 30 Volume Set - Published by Harry N. Abrams, New
York, 1952-1957 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over card boards with
color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued. Exceptionally nice
overall quality, including the most elusive of folios. Some extremities are bumped and worn,
No Photo otherwise VG condition. Each folio contains sixteen gorgeous full color tipped-in reproductions VG $2,995.00
that are suitable for framing, plus six pages of descriptive text, for a total of 480 plates.
Condition of folios will average VG with minor imprefactions. Plates will average Fine without
distractions. Save hundreds of dollars over individual folio prices.
Auguste Renior - A Dream of Harmony by Peter H Feist Published by Taschen, Koln,
Germany 1991 Soft bound First Edition Description:A superb Taschen effort filled with glorious
No Photo color plates. Old price sticker on rear cover very minor handling, with New appearance at first AF $25.00
blush. 96 ppg. Otherwise, a problem-free About Fine
Auguste Rodin text by Robert Descharnes & Jean-Francois Chabrun published by Chartwell
Books, NJ 1967. Profusely illustrated in b/w and color. Original brown cloth with gilt title on
front cover, in pictorial dust jacket. New in Fine dust jacket (minor shelf wear). 283 ppg. A
No Photo magnificent testament to our favorite near-sighted sculptor, François-Auguste-René Rodin New/F $95.00
(1840 – 1917). This book is often offered by others in lesser grades for significantly more
money.
Bosch - Art Treasures of the World with text by Lotte Brand Philip Published by Harry N.
Abrams, New York, 1955 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over card boards
with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued. Extremities
No Photo are bumped and worn, otherwise VG plus. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped VG+ $195.00
reproductions of paintings by early Netherlandish painter Renaissance painter Heironymous
Bosch (1450 - 1516). 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+ Rare.
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Bruegel - Art Treasures of the World with text by Wolfgang Stechow Published by Harry N.
Abrams, New York, 1954 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over card boards
with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued. Extremities
No Photo are bumped and worn, otherwise VG plus. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped VG+ $150.00
reproductions of paintings by Dutch-Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder
(1525 -1569). 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+
Cézanne - Art Treasures of the World with text by Julius S. Held Published by Harry N.
Abrams, New York, 1952 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over card boards
No Photo with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued. Extremities VG $195.00
are bumped and worn, otherwise VG plus. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped
reproductions of paintings by post-impressionist painter Paul Cézanne (1839 - 1906). 6ppg. +
16 plates. VG
Cézanne (Discovering the 19th Century) by Lionello Venturi Published by Skira Rizzoli, New
York, 1978, First Edition Hard bound. 13.25" x 12.5" Description: Preface by Giulio Carlo
Argan, includes biographical chronology, bibliography, and index. 47 color plates, 141 black
No Photo and white illustrations. Sage green cloth boards clean and bright. This book is noteworthy for AF/VG $95.00
its selection of gorgeous color plates by post-impressionist Paul Cézanne (1839 - 1906).
Original owner's name in FFEP. 175 ppg. About Fine in loose-fitting Very Good dust jacket
Chagall by Ramond Cogniat Published by Crown Publishing, New York 1978 First Edition
Translated from French by Anne Ross Quarto Description: Includes 53 reproductions in full
color and many more in black and white. Red boards, spine and front cover lettered in white.
No dust jacket. After many other books, some of which may have seemed to say all that can
be said about the life and art of Chagall, Raymond Cogniat approaches his subject in a new,
No Photo personal light, analyzing him from several points of view: technique, body of work, and the
VG+ $25.00
great periods of his life. The author's analysis leads to a full understanding of Chagall's
luminous art, which, though somewhat melancholy, is saturated with love and poetry. The
choice of illustrations presents a complete panorama of the work of Russian-French artist
Марк Заха́рович Шага́л (Marc Chagall - 1887 – 1985), many of which are here reproduced in
color for the first time. 96 ppg. VG+
Chagall by Chagall edited by Charles Sorlier published by Harry N Abrams, New York 1979
First Edition Hardcover Folio (approx. 11.25" x 12.25") Description: 285 illustrations, 83 of
which are in color. Very popular book documenting the works of Russian-French artist Марк
No Photo Заха́рович Шага́л (Marc Chagall - 1887 – 1985). Fine cloth copy in As New condition, NEW $195.00
surprisingly well-preserved, tight, bright, clean, and sharp-cornered. Dust jacket exhibits minor
shelf wear. Previous owner's name in FFEP. As New and quite rare. 262 ppg.
Chagall: The Land of My Heart, Russia by Mikhail Guerman Published by Parkstone Press,
London 1995 First Edition.Hardcover 9.5" x 12.5" An eloquent documentation of famed artist
No Photo Марк Заха́рович Шага́л (Marc Chagall - 1887 – 1985). NOT the 1997 reprint. Rare thus. 167 Fine/AF $65.00
ppg. New in About Fine Dustjacket
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Salvadore Dali, the Early Years edited by Michael Raeburn Published by South Bank Center,
London 1994 First Edition Hard bound Description: This book was issued to coincide with the
Exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, South Bank Centre which was held in the Spring of 1994..
No Photo The soft illustrated covers are near fine, bright and clean, with minimal shelf wear. The content New $35.00
is also near fine. There are 260 illustrations, with 100 plates in color. Features a selection of
texts by Dali and a background by the eminent Hispanic scholar, Ian Gibson. 248 ppg. New in
Abt. Fine dustjacket.
Dali by Ignacio Gomez de Liano Published by Rizzoli, New York, 1984 First edition
Hardcover. Description: This publication is a delight and a revelation for aficionados of Dali
and offers new insights into his art and life. For those approaching Dali's work for the first time,
No Photo it provides a perfect introduction to the cosmos as it is seen and interpreted by this self- New $45.00
proclaimed master of the Paranoic-Critical. Contains 33 pages of text followed by an
unpaginated array of 139 color plates. New
Dali In Manhatten by Brana Fine Art staff Published by Brana Fine Art, Pacific Palisades, CA
2002 First Edition Hard cover Description: Catalogue of the exhibition at the Metropolitan
No Photo Pavilion (125 West 18th Street, New York on April 18 through May 1, 2002. White binding with New $65.00
black and silver lettering on spjne and litho of Manhattan Skyline on front cover. Uncommon.
234 ppg. New
Degas by Ian Dunlop Published by Harper & Row, New York 1979 Hard bound First edition
Description: Profusely illustrated in color and black and white -- 207 illustrations. Binding is
beige cloth with dark brown titles. Tight, clean, one bumped corner. Dust jacket with
No Photo reproduction of Degas painting is complete with only slight shelfwear, but has several AF/VG $65.00
scratches on lower front; they don't penetrate the jacket; looks like somone used the book for a
writing tablet. 200 ppg. About Fine in tear-free VG dust jacket.
Degas - Art Treasures of the World with text by Daniel Catton Rich Published by Harry N.
Abrams, New York, 1952 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over card boards
with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued. Extremities
No Photo are bumped and worn, otherwise VG-. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped reproductions of VG $95.00
paintings by French impressionist painter/sculptor Edgar Hilaire Germaine Degas (1834 -
1917). Previous owners name and address handwritten inside front cover. 6ppg. + 16 plates.
VG
Degas, Women as Seen By - Art Treasures of the World with text by Daniel Catton Rich
Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1957 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French
wraps over card boards with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane
No Photo as issued. Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise Good Plus. Contains 16 gorgeous full GD+ $95.00
color tipped reproductions of paintings by French impressionist Edgar Hilaire Germaine Degas
(1834 - 1917). 6ppg. + 16 plates. Good Plus.
Dufy - Art Treasures of the World with text by Sam Hunter Published by Harry N. Abrams,
New York, 1954 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over card boards with
No Photo color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued. Extremities are
VG+ $95.00
bumped and worn, otherwise VG+. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped reproductions of
paintings by French Fauvist painter/illustrator Raoul Dufy (1877 - 1953). 6ppg. + 16 plates.
VG+
Edvard Munch by Ulrich Bischoff Published by Benedikt Taschen, Koln, West Germany 1988
Hard bound First Edition Description: Yet another exquisite Taschen presentation that will
make you "Scream" with delight (sorry, I couldn't help myself). Very collectible book with
No Photo limited availability. Near Fine in near Fine dust jacket Old price sticket ar rear of dust jacket. AF/AF $75.00
Previous owner's plate on FFEP and a few Munch-related clippings laid in at rear. 96 ppg.
About Fine in About Fine dust jacket.
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Gauguin - Art Treasures of the World with text by John Rewald Published by Harry N.
Abrams, New York, 1954 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over card boards
with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued. Extremities
No Photo are bumped and worn, otherwise VG+. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped reproductions of VG $95.00
paintings by post-impressionist painter/scuplot/ceramiist/writer Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin
(1848 -1903). 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG
P. Gauguin (Gauguin Le Peintre Et Son Oeuvre par Maurice Malingue) Published by
Crown Publishers, New York 1948 First French Edition. An excellent compilation of the works
No Photo of Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin 1848 – 1903). The covers are not in great condition, but the VG/GD $150.00
content is Very Good. A very scarce publication.
Goya - Art Treasures of the World with text by Frederick S. Wight Published by Harry N.
Abrams, New York, 1954 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over card boards
with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued. Extremities
No Photo are bumped and worn, otherwise VG+. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped reproductions of VG+ $95.00
paintings by Spanish romantic master painter Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746 -
1828). 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+
Great Landscapes - Art Treasures of the World with text by Seymour Slive Published by
Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1956 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over
card boards with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued.
No Photo Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise VG+. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped VG+ $125.00
reproductions of paintings by Hobbema, Giorgione, Bruegel, Rubens, Lorrain, Rembrandt,
Poussin, Van Ruisdael, Guardi, Constable, and others. 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+
Great Masterpieces - Art Treasures of the World with text by Milton S Fox Published by
Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1957 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over
No Photo card boards with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued. VG+ $125.00
Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise VG+. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped
reproductions of paintings by various masters. 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+
Great Paintings of Children - Art Treasures of the World with text by Margaretta Salinger
Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1956 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French
No Photo wraps over card boards with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane VG+ $150.00
as issued. Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise VG+. Contains 16 gorgeous full color
tipped reproductions of paintings by various masters. 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+
Great Paintings of the Nude - Art Treasures of the World with text by S. Lane Faison, Jr.
Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1955 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French
No Photo wraps over card boards with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane VG+ $125.00
as issued. Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise VG+. Contains 16 gorgeous full color
tipped reproductions of paintings by various masters. 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+
Harper's Encyclopedia of Art based on the work of Louis Hourticq Published by Harper &
Brothers Publishers, New York 1937 First Edition Hard bound in two volumes. Description:
The purpose of this encyclopedia is to bring together in compact and accessible form the
pertinent facts of the whole history of art. This encyclopedia is based upon the French work by
Louis Hourticq, translated under the direction of Tancred Borenius PhD. Beige cloth covers
No Photo with titles and design to spine. Thick, large, heavy, 4to format, Volume I (A-K) 203 ppg., 60 VG $150.00
plates, hundreds B/W illustrations and pictures in text: Volume II (L-Z), 173 ppg, 65 plates,
hundreds of B/W illustrations and pictures in text. Previous owners name inside front covers of
both volumes. No slipcase. Often priced to $100 for a single volume in lower grade. Strong
VG.
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Manet - Art Treasures of the World with text by S. Lane Faison, Jr. Published by Harry N.
Abrams, New York, 1953 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over card boards
with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued. Extremities
No Photo are bumped and worn, otherwise VG+. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped reproductions of VG+ $95.00
paintings by French painter Édouard Manet (1832-1883), who was a pivotal figure in the
transition from Realism to Impressionism. 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+
Manet introduction de Francois Mathey published by Les Editions Du Chene, Paris 1949 First
edition folio (approx. 10" x 13"). Fine in Abt. Fine dust jacket (minor shelf wear). A spectacular
No Photo tribute to the talents of pivotal realist-impressionist painter Édouard Manet. Limited edition of F/AF $145.00
500. Fine
Masterpieces of Dutch Painting - Art Treasures of the World with text by Seymour Slive
Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1954 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French
wraps over card boards with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane
No Photo as issued. Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise VG+. Contains 16 gorgeous full color VG+ $95.00
tipped reproductions of paintings by various fifteenth through seventeenth century masters.
6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+
Masterpieces of Flemish Painting - Art Treasures of the World with text by Julius S Held
Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1956 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French
wraps over card boards with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane
No Photo as issued. Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise VG+. Contains 16 gorgeous full color VG+ $95.00
tipped reproductions of paintings by various sixteenth century artists such as Rubens, Van
Dyck, Van Eyck, and others. 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+
Masterpieces of French Painting - Art Treasures of the World with text by Seymour Slive
Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1955 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French
wraps over card boards with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane
No Photo as issued. Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise VG+. Contains 16 gorgeous full color VG+ $95.00
tipped reproductions of paintings by various fifteenth through mid-ninteenth century artists.
6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+
Masterpieces of Italian Painting - Art Treasures of the World with text by James Thompson
Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1953 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French
wraps over card boards with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane
No Photo as issued. Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise VG+. Contains 16 gorgeous full color VG+ $125.00
tipped reproductions of works by Pesellino, Giotto, Fra Angelico, Fra Filippo Lippi, Crivelli,
Botticelli, Giovanni Bellini, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian, Correggio,
Bronzino, Tintoretto, and Veronese. 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+
Masterpieces of Spanish Painting - Art Treasures of the World with text by James
Thompson Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1955 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x
15") French wraps over card boards with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in
No Photo cellophane as issued. Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise VG+. Contains 16 VG+ $125.00
gorgeous full color tipped reproductions of works by Murillo, El Greco, De Ribera, Zurbaran,
Goya, Velazquez, and others. 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+
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Michelangelo the Painter text by Valerio Mariani published by Harry N Abrams, New York
1964 First edition folio (approx. 10.75" x 14.25" x 2.25" thick) 109 illustrations, 95 in full color.
This magnificent volume has been published under the auspices of the Italian National
Committee honoring Michaelangelo in commemoration of the fourth centennial of his death.
No Photo Library of Great Painters. A spectacular tribute to the talents of Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475- F/F $85.00
1564). A great book about one of the world's greatests artists. Expect to pay much more from
others who would sell this particular book as New. Fine in Fine dust jacket (minor shelf wear)
151 ppg. descriptive text plus 86 color plates. Oversized volume requires additional shipping
and handling.
Monet, Claude 1840-1926 A Feast For The Eyes text by Karin Sagner-Duchting Published by
Taschen 1998 First English Edition Hardbound Description: Monet was both the most typical
and the most individual painter associated with the Impressionist movement. His long life and
No Photo extraordinary work were dedicated to a pictorial exploration of the sensations which reality, and New $85.00
in particular landscape, offer the human eye. Grain stacks, Rouen Cathedral, and waterlily
paintings are among the most beloved works of the Impressionist period. This book traces the
life's work of one of art history's most beloved painters. Profusely illustrated. 220 ppg. New
Monet: Nature Into Art by John House Published by Guild Publishing/Yale University Press
1989 Hard bound Description: House's introduction to Monet's life and work presents a
sequence of dazzling illustrations that chart the artist's progress as he became increasingly
No Photo preoccupied with color and atmospheric effect, and the direct studies of nature gave way to VG $45.00
paintings of greater richness and harmony, in which the play of varied colors replaced the
conventional drawing and modeling of forms. 281 illustrations, many in full color. 256 pages.
Internally Fine in VG boards without dust jacket.
Monet, A Retrospective by Charles Stuckey Published by Beaux Arts Editions 1985 First
Edition Oversized hard bound Descreption: Richly illustrated with colour plates. More than just
another Monet coffee-table book, this impressive compilation includes writings on Monet from
No Photo the Salon criticism of 1865 to the American critic Clement Greenberg. Editor Stuckey is Curator AF/VG $60.00
at the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. 132 color plates and 119 black & white
illustrations, some are fold-outs. 387 ppg. About Fine in VG dust jacket.
Monet by by Robert Gordon and Andrew Forge Published by Harry N Abrams, New York 1985
First Edition Hard bound Description: Yellow cloth boards with red title to spine. Pristine interior
with many full color illustrations, some of which fold out. Illustrated color dust jacket with beige
No Photo spine panel and red title to spine. Bottom of the boards show a little dirt accumulation. AF/VG $65.00
Dustjacket shows handling typical of such a large book. 365 illustrations, including 125 plates
in full color. 304 ppg About Fine in VG dust jacket.
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Peintres du XVIIIe Les Tresors de la Peinture Françoise text by Jean Louis Vaudoyer, et al.
edited by Albert Skira published in Paris France (no date, circa 1950s). First edition. 40
tipped-in color plates. Depicts works by Watteau, Chardin, Boucher, Fragonard, Perronneau,
No Photo VG $95.00
Quentin de la Tour. and several others. Unpaginated (about 90 pages). Leaves detached
from covers. Original French wrap has large chips and a few tears. Otherwise VG.
Persian Art 249 BC - AD 651 by Roman Ghirshman Published by Golden Press, New York
1962 First Edition Hard bound Description: Red cloth with embossed gilt symbol to front plate
No Photo and gilt lettering to spine. The Parthian and Sassanian Dynasties 249 B.C-A.D. 651. Fine $150.00
Translated by Stuart Gilbert and James Emmons. Edited by Andre Malraux and Georges
Salles. (Approx. 8.75" x 11.25" ) 344 ppg. Fine
Picasso by Hans L C Jaffe Published by Abradale/Abrams New York, NY Hard bound approx.
10" x 13" Description: This book is an introduction to the life and artistic mastery of Pablo
Picasso (1881 - 1973), arguably the most notorious artist of the 20th Century. All Picasso's
No Photo major periods are represented, cubism, Blue Period, Rose Period, etc. Here is a painter who New $25.00
defies categorisation. Features 133 illustrations and 49 fully annotated color plates. (Price
originally $49.50.) 162 ppg. New with bumped corners and price tag on dust jacket (at rear).
Picasso - Art Treasures of the World with text by William S Lieberman Published by Harry N.
Abrams, New York, 1953 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over card boards
with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued. Extremities
No Photo are bumped and worn, otherwise VG+. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped reproductions of VG+ $95.00
paintings by Spanish-born cubist painter/scultor/draftsman Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881 - 1973).
6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+
Picasso, a Retrospective edited by William Rubin published by The Museum of Modern Art,
New York 1980 First Edition. Hardbound Description: Bound in the publisher's original black
cloth with the front cover and spine stamped in gilt. Published on the occasion of the exhibition
"Pablo Picasso: a retrospective" May 22 - September 16, 1980 organized by The Museum of
No Photo Modern Art, New York, with the collaboration of the Réunion des Musées Nationaux de France F/F $95.00
and directed by William Rubin, director of department of painting and sculpture, The museum
of modern art, and Dominique Bozo, curator-in-charge, Musée Picasso, Paris. numerous plates
and illustrations in color and black and white. Approx. 11.25‖ X 9.5‖. 466 ppg.
Picasso, Artist of the Century by Jean Leymarie Published by MacMillan, London, 1976 First
Edition Hardbound 13.5" x 11" Description: A massive work with 108 full color reproductions
and 510 black and white illustrations. Includes numerous tipped-in plates (all of which are
included and in very nice clean, bright condition. The book is broken down in to sections,
including: The Mystery of Life, The Revolution of Form, The World of Woman, Drama and
No Photo History, Myths and Mediterranean, The Human Comedy or the Caprices, The Permanent Fine/VG $95.00
Studio, and also: Guidelines: Biographical Notes by Jean-Luc Daval, A select Bibliography. List
of Illustrations, Source List of Quotations, Acknowledgements, and an Index of Names and
Places. Overall, a wonderful, clean bright copy. 310 ppg. Near mint condition book in VG dust
jacket (fold / damage near top of front)..
Picasso and Jacqueline photos and text by David Douglas Duncan published by W. W. &
Norton, New York 1988. First edition, first state (error on page 23). Hardcover small folio
(approx. 9.75" x 12.5") In marine blue cloth, gilt title on spine and front cover. Noted
photographer Duncan's photographic record of the love life and work that Picasso and
Jacqueline shared in their villa La California. Images cover the period from Duncan's first visit
in 1956 until Picasso's death in 1973. Originally intended to be entitled "FORGOTTEN
No Photo PICASSOS", he changed the title after Jacqueline shot herself in 1986 -- thirteen years after F/VG $125.00
Picasso died. Duncan recalled that "the three of us enjoyed a life so close and casual and
natural that I was able to use my cameras as though neither they nor I existed." A gorgeous
book whose lush photos "humanize a genius at work, while exposing the sometimes fearsome
price exacted of one who dares to love in such an environment".. 239 ppg. Fine in VG dust
jacket. Rare.
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Rouault text by Pierre Courthion published by Harry N Abrams, New York 1962 First edition
elephant folio (approx. 13" x 18" x 3" thick) Cloth boards and pictorial dust jacket. biblio.,
index. Including a catalogue of works prepared with the collaboration of Isabelle Rouault. 832
No Photo illustrations including 49 gorgeous hand-tipped plates in full-color gravure. Tight binding, F/AF $250.00
clean copy inside and out. Minor foxing and small closed tear in DJ. 489 ppg. Oversized book
requires additional shipping charge. Rare, and often priced hundreds of dollars more than our
modest price.
Rubens - Art Treasures of the World with text by Julius S Held Published by Harry N.
Abrams, New York, 1954 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over card boards
No Photo with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued. Extremities VG $135.00
are worn, otherwise near fine. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped-in reproductions of
paintings by French baroque painter Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640). 6ppg. + 16 plates.
Very Good
Stories of the Italian Artists From Vasari translated by E. L. Seeley Published by Duffield &
Co. New York 1908 First Edition thus Hard bound Description: NOT a modern reprint! Often
improperly described as published by Chatto & Windus, London (also listed on title page) or
E.P. Dutton & CO. (imprinted on spine) . This historical publication features 8 colored plates
(including "The Crusifixion" frontis) and 24 half-tone plates of other religious icons. The design
on the title-page was drawn by Mrs. Harding Andrews. Red cloth covered boards with ornate
No Photo gilt decoration taken from a 15th century example of the book in the Laurentian Library, AF $115.00
Florence. The title is adapted from the middle 13th Century example. Light sunning to spine.
Small adhesive label inside rear cover, otherwise no markings or damage. A spectacular near
fine example of this extraordinary book. Approx. 6" x 8.5" 326 ppg. A must-have for any art
historian, specifically those students of Christian religious art - also see the matching book
"Artists of the Italian Renaissance from the Chroniclers".
The Brothers DuChamp text by Pierre Cabanne Published by the New York Graphic Society,
Boston, MA 1976 First Edition Hard bound Description: Large clothbound edition with the
original illustrated dustjacket. Perhaps not since the Italian family-artists of the Renaissance
have we found such a concentration of artistic genius in a single generation of one family.
No Photo THis is a biography of the three Duchamp brothers. NOT ex libris, NOT price-clipped. F/F $115.00
Impressions of former owner on FEP. A valuable and scarce book on the Duchamp's varied
and groundbreaking work. Book in very-good+ condition with no ownership marks or writing
present. Very small price sticker on the ffep. 267 ppg. with 180 plates, 50 in full-color. Fine in
FIne dust jacket.
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"The Original Water-color Paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds of America"
Published by American Heritage Publishing, New York 1966 First Edition thus Two hardbound
elephant folio volumes in slip case. Description: 431 single-sided plates reproduced in dazzling
color from the collection of watercolors held at the New York Historical Society. Introduction by
No Photo F/VG $295.00
Marshall B. Davidson. (Approx. 11.25"" x 14" x 3.25") Volume I contains 223 plates and
Volume II contains 208 plates. Several plates in each volume foldout to approx. 20" x 14".
Sunning to spines, otherwise Fine in VG Slipcase. Often seen for much more than our asking
price.
"The Passing Show - The Drawings of A.B. Wenzell" Published by Collier & Son, New York
No Photo 1903 First Edition hard bound Elephant folio Description: Fashion portfolio of the era with GD $95.00
several color prints (Approx. 11" x 14") Content is AVG in Good bindings with worn corners.
Titian - Art Treasures of the World with text by Theodore Rousseau Jr. Published by Harry N.
Abrams, New York, 1955 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over card boards
with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued. Nice VG+ with
No Photo content near Fine. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped-in reproductions of paintings by VG $125.00
Italian high renaissance artist Tiziano Vecellio Titian (1485-1576). 6ppg. + 16 plates. Very
Good+ with content near Fine
Toulouse-Lautrec - Art Treasures of the World with text by Douglas Cooper Published by
Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1952 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over
card boards with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued.
No Photo Extremities are worn, otherwise near fine. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped-in VG $125.00
reproductions of paintings by French post-impressionist/art nouveau painter/draftsman Henri
de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901). 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+ with content near Fine.
Twenty-four Masterpieces from the National Gallery by Staff and published by Order of the
Trustees of the National Gallery, London 1958 Featuring 24 colored plates of the gallery's
No Photo VG $55.00
treasures. 19 ppg.+ 24 full-colored plates. Very Good.
Utrillo - Art Treasures of the World with text by Alfred Werner Published by Harry N. Abrams,
New York, 1952 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over card boards with
color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued. Binding lose.
No Photo Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise Very Good+. Contains 16 gorgeous full color VG $95.00
tipped-in reproductions of paintings by Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955). 6ppg. + 16 plates. Very
Good
Van Gogh - Art Treasures of the World with text by Meyer Schapiro Published by Harry N.
Abrams, New York, 1952 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over card boards
with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued. Binding lose.
No Photo Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise nice VG. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped-in VG $95.00
reproductions of paintings by Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent Willem van Gogh (1853 -
1890). Previous owners name and address handwritten inside front cover. Small gash with
paper loss on back cover. 6ppg. + 16 plates. Very Good
Velázquez - Art Treasures of the World with text by Margaretta Salinger Published by Harry
N. Abrams, New York, 1954 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over card
boards with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued.
No Photo Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise nice VG. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped-in VG $95.00
reproductions of paintings by Spanish baroque painter Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez
(1599 - 1660). 6ppg. + 16 plates. Very Good
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Individual Botanical Color Plates carefully removed from classic books published in the mid-
to late 19th century. Page sizes will vary, as will subject matter, but all are perfect for framing.
We also have a few exceptions that will cost $15 each or more, and some 16th and 17th
No Photo century examples that cost MUCH more. Others sell these gorgeous artworks for much more VG+ $10.00
than our budget-minded prices. Professional matting and custom framing is available for an
additional fee. Limited to available stock.
Individual Steel Engraved Book Plates carefully removed from Picturesque Europe;
Picturesque America; the works of Doré, Cruckshank, Nast, Homer, et al.; and other classic
books published in the 19th century (or even earlier). Page sizes will vary, as will subject
No Photo matter, but all are suitable for framing. Others sell these beautiful works of art for much more Good+ $20.00
than our modest price. We do have a few exceptions that will cost $25 to $35. Professional
matting and custom framing services are available for an additional fee. Limited to available
stock.
Individual Tipped-in Color Plates carefully removed from The White House Gallery of
Official Portraits of the Presidents published by The Gravure Company of America circa
1901 Each elephant folio page measures 16" x 20". These magnificent images are those on
permanent display in the White House. Washngton, Jefferson, and Lincoln are priced at $95
No Photo each. Adams, Madison, Monroe, Adams, Jackson, and Grant are priced at $75 each. Van VG+ $55.00
Buren, Harrison, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchannan, Johnson, Hayes, Garfield,
Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison, and McKinley are priced at $55 each (or $40 each for three or
more). Professional hand tinting, professional matting, and custom framing available at
modest additional cost. Limited to available stock and subject to prior sale.
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A Charlie Chan Mystery: The Black Camel by Earl Derr Biggers Published by Curtis
Publishing Co., 1929 First Edition hard cover black cloth cover with gilt design. Nice VG. #4
No Photo VG $35.00
in the series. 312 ppg.
A Charlie Chan Mystery: Carries On by Earl Derr Biggers Published by Curtis Publishing
Co., 1930 First Edition hard cover black cloth cover with gilt design. Nice VG. #5 in the
No Photo VG $35.00
series. 312 ppg.
A Series of Unfortunate Events - Books 1 through 12 (aka "The Horrendous Heap") This
is the collection of all twelve hardbound books. Book the Ninth exhibits some use, but the
others are all new. The set retails for $150 … our cash price is only $90, so that you can
No Photo experience Snicket in the worst way possible: from the very beginning. But, if you purchase AF $90.00
the 12 volume set for $90, we will provide a thirteenth book (just for luck) at no additional cost.
―The Blank Book: A Series of Unfortunate Events Journal‖ is worth another $12 but will not
cost you a single dime. All 13 books for only $90.
Atala by Francoise-Rene, viscounte de Chateaubriand Translated By James Spence Harry.
Illustrated By Gustave Dore Published by Chicago: Belford, Clarke & Co, 1887.Hard bound
Description: Translated by James Spense Harry from Firmin Didiot's edition of Chateaubriand's
works. This is an unusual book by an important French figure at the time of the French
Revolution. It is fiction about the American Indians portrayed as Rosseau's "Noble Savages".
No Photo Chateaubriand traveled extensively in America and his writing is authoritative if imaginative. Fair $145.00
The Dore illustrations are superb. Contents Good or better. Thirty illustrations on leaves and
30 numbers and captions on leaves. A Fair to About Good copy, the spine ends and the
forecorners of theboards are moderately worn and the covers are slightly soiled. The spine is
fragmentary with portions of the title missing. However, the binding is reasonably sound and
the pages clean. 48 ppgs + 30 plates. Fair to About Good.
Black Beauty, His Grooms and Companions by A. Sewell Published by Rodgers Company,
No Photo Philadelphia (no date ~1910) Second printing hard cover Tan with ornate silver embossed VG $35.00
designs. Several spots to spine, otherwise VG. Content appears as fine.
Bugs Bunny: Fifty Years And Only One Grey Hare by Joe Adamson Published by Sammis
Publishing, New York 1990 First edition, first printing. Hard bound Description: Preface by Friz
No Photo Freleng and Chuck Jones. Color cartoon stills throughout and pictorial end papers. 192 ppg. F/F $50.00
Fine in Fine dustjacket
Critical and Miscellaneous Essays Collected and Republished by Thomas Carlyle
(Volumes One through Three) Published by Chapman & Hall, London 1869 Second printing
hard cover (6-7/8" x 5-1/4") Great books that were initially printed in 1839. Brown cloth covers
No Photo with fancy black and gold imprints. Very nice VG+ Content appears as fine. Three volumes VG+ $85.00
complete this title. Volumes four through seven in this series are also available, also although
they are nowhere near as nice as these three.
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Mrs. Stowe's Religious Poems by Harriet Beecher Stowe Publsihed by Tickner & Fields,
Boston, MA 1867 First Edition hard bound Description: A collection of inspirational poetry in
superb condition by the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, Dred (the sequel), and her many other
No Photo great works. This is an ex libis copy from the US Soldier's Home that was retired in 1911! GOOD $40.00
Spine is tight, although a small piece of its cover is missing. Boards are solid, gilt impression
are clear and clean. Content VG, overall Good. 107 ppg. Also review our other fabulous
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St. Nicholas Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks Vol VIII edited by Mary Mapes Dodge
Published by Scribners, New York 1881 Hard bound First Edition These profusely illustrated
bound volumes of Saint Nicholas are becoming more and more scarce and commanding ever
No Photo increasing prices for the finer copies extant -- some ranging to $900. VG content in GD red Good+ $39.00
cloth binding with ornate black and gold imprint. 496 ppg. (please see our other bound St.
Nicholas books elsewhere in this list)
Poetry Elegant Extracts or Useful Entertaining Passages In Verse - Book Third & Fourth
Printed by S. Hamilton, Weybridge and Published by C. Dilly, London (1790) Fully tree calf
leather bound (contemporary) Description: "Elegant Extracts Poetical Book the Third" features
dramatic poetical selections, chiefly from Shakespeare. "Elegant Extracts in Poetry Book the
Fourth" is primarily sentimental, lyrical, and ludicrous selections. The front and rear boards
exhibit average wear, but are detatched. The Tree calf leather is supple, whole, and quite
attractive. The gilt designs on the boards is relatively complete. The spine is missing its lower
No Photo six inches. Very nice marbled end papers, although the inside front end paper is missing. A Fair/AG $195.00
prior owner's signature in ink graces the upper right corner of the title page. Another owner's
name and the date 1833 is wirtten in the FFEP in pencil. There are pencil notes on the rear
end papers as well, although the rest of the book is otherwise free of any such marks.
Engraved vignette on title page offset to adjacent page. The content pages are AVG and have
yellowed over the centuries, exhibiting some scattered light foxxing. This is an excellent book
to restore, seeing as the first volume on prose (Book the First & Second) has been valued at
$450 in VG. Approx. 6" x 9.5" 462 ppg (577-1039) About Good overall, but will will call it Fair
... to beMemories
Sunny fair. of Foreign Lands by Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe (of Uncle Tom's Cabin
fame) Published by Phillips, Sampson & Company, Boston 1854 Re-bound in black leather.
This is only Volume II of two volumes, describing Mrs. Stowe's joy-filled travels abroad. The
No Photo book is illustrated. Book size is 8" X 5". Age must have taken its toll on the original covers of Good+ $45.00
this book, while the interior pages are in Good to very good condition. The book and been
recently recovered (50-60 years ago) in black leather, although unprofessionally done.
Condition Good+ 432 ppg. Also review our other great Harriet Beecher Stowe offerings.
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The Minister's Wooing by Harriet Beecher Stowe Published by Derby and Jackson / Brown,
Taggard, and Chase; New York City 1859. Original brown blind stamped cloth binding.
Description: Set in Newport, Rhode Island in the 18th century, Stowe's historical novel is both
the story of a love triangle and a satire of Calvinism. The story deals with the wooing of a girl
by a minister after the girl’s true love is apparently lost at sea. This novel was written a few
years after Stowe's landmark Uncle Tom’s Cabin while (UTC) she was living in Andover,
No Photo Massachusetts where her husband was a professor of theology. Moderate wear to edges, Good $135.00
lightly rubbed but clean with bright gilt stampings. Well bound, firmly attached covers. Former
owner's name ("G.G' Benedict") on FFEP, otherwise it is unmarked. Some age toning and
minimal foxing. Some signatures are extended, but all are firmly bound, no loose pages. The
First American edition. Conforms to the requirements of BAL 19407 Approximately 5" x 7
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The Pearl of Orr's Island: A Story of the Coast of Maine by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Published by Ticknor & Fields, Boston 1862 Fourth Edition This book inspired Sarah Orne
Jewett and other writers when it first appeared under the Ticknor & Field imprint in 1862. It
immediately won a delighted audience. John Greenleaf Whittier declared it "The most
No Photo charming New England idyll ever written". For the next forty years the publisher issued a new GOOD $55.00
edition practically every year, and somewhat less frequently into the 20th Century. Blind
decorated coarse grained publisher's cloth, heavily sunned. Conservatively graded as Good.
437 ppg. plus 16 page book list. Also review our other fabulous Harriet Beecher Stowe
classics.
The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holms by Arthur Conan Doyle Published by Doubleday,
No Photo New York 1930 First Edition Hard cover Nice VG with Good dustjacket 636 ppg. VG/GD $50.00
The Wandering Jew by Eugene Sue Illustrated by Gustave Dore Published by Peter Penelon
Collier, New York ND (ca 1890) Hardbound in Five Volumes Description: "The Wandering
Jew" is a figure from medieval Christian folklore that began to spread in Europe in the
thirteenth century, which became a fixture of Christian mythology concerning a Jew who,
according to legend, taunted Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion and was then cursed to walk
the earth until the Second Coming. Some interpreters see the "Wandering Jew" as a
No Photo personification of the Jewish diaspora, and the story's theme has influenced anti-Semitism. AG $125.00
Each volume has edgewear and some spotting. A couple of the illustrations are loose from the
binding, but all are present. Bindings are loose or slightly cocked. Titles on spine are missing
on three volumes and fragmentary on the remaining two volumes. Complete five-volume work,
illustrated by the illustrious Gustave Dore, one of our favorite 19th century engravers. Vol I -
491 ppg., Vol II - 498 ppg., Vol III - 631 ppg., Vol IV - 528 ppg., Vol V - 538 ppg. (2686 ppg
total) Fair to About Good
Tom Swift in the City of Gold by Victor Appleton Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York
1912 First edition Hard cover Nice VG without dustjacket Pictorial brown boards with red and
No Photo black designs. Minor staining to spine and cover, and brief gift inscription on FFEP otherwise VG $35.00
clean and tight. Approx. 7.5" x 5". 216 ppg.
Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat by Victor Appleton Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New
No Photo York 1910 Hard cover Nice VG without dustjacket Pictorial brown boards with read and black VG $35.00
designs. Number four in the series. 216 ppg.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin or Life Among the Lowly by Harriet Beecher Stowe Published by
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Chicago, IL 1888 Hard bound in one volume. New edition, with an
introductory account of the work by the author to this 1852 book that rocked the entire world.
Brown cloth covers with pictorial black imprint. Upon meeting Stowe at a White House VG $95.00
reception, Abraham Lincoln was said to have exclaimed, "So this is the little lady who started
this big war." 500 pages Solid VG with aspirations of being a Fine.
Uncle Tom's Cabin or Life Among the Lowly - Riverside Paper Series by Harriet Beecher
Stowe Published by Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Chicago, IL 1892 Cardboard pictorial covers,
No Photo bound in a single volume. Old repair to spine, some chipping of covers. Solid Good with toned Good $45.00
interior pages.
Uncle Tom's Cabin Young Folks' Edition by Harriet Beecher Stowe Published by M A
Donohue & Co., Chicago, IL ~1905 Cardboard pictorial covers with gilt trim, bound in a single
No Photo volume. Very bright (some Fines don't look as good!), solid Good with toned interior pages. Good+ $60.00
Chips to boards and spine keep this from a much higher grade. Undated, but published in
1905.
Uncle Tom's Cabin Little Folks' Edition by Harriet Beecher Stowe Published by Charles E
Graham & Company, New York ~1910 Cardboard pictorial covers with gilt trim, single volume.
No Photo Solid Good with toned interior pages. Chips to boards and spine keep this from VG. Undated, Good $50.00
but published in 1910.
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Quick Reference Guide to Grading Books: The grading of books is a very imprecise science. This can be attributed to the limited number of grades and
the subjective and arbitrary standards applied. We would like to see a system that has a much broader scale with strict definitions of each. A scale such
as that adopted by professional numismatists (coin dealers / collectors), where grading runs a 70-point gambit, ten of which (MS-60 to MS-70) define
uncirculated coins alone! Despite the limited and archaic grading system used by booksellers, abuses are still a problem and disputes will continue to be a
problem until the system is changed. Nonetheless, within the general descriptions below there is legitimate latitude for individual differences in grading
standards.
Very Fine (VF) - Very Fine is the highest possible grade to be given to precious few books. Much like a Mint State 70 (MS-70) uncirculated coin, it
indicates a condition that is perfect in every respect, admitting to no flaws whatsoever. Books which exhibit a single blemish can never be graded as "VF"!
VF examples are exceedingly rare in even the most common of books.
New (New) - Many booksellers use the terms ―Mint‖ or ―New‖ interchangeably with ―Very Fine‖. They are NOT the same! However, there is nothing
improper in the use of "New" and "Mint". These grades may include undisclosed minor flaws to which all new books may be subject. All New books are
inherently inferior to a Very Fine specimen for this reason.
Fine (F) - A copy that is without significant disclosed or undisclosed flaws, but lacks the pristine freshness of a New book. Most antiquarian booksellers
never award a grade higher than Fine. This is quite proper. Unfortunately, this leaves only four paltry grades with which to work. A book that is graded
―Fine‖ has had excellent and loving care for its entire life, and may appear ―new-ish‖. On closer inspection, however, flaws or blemishes in either the book
or its dust jacket must be disclosed in its description. Amazon's equivalent grade is "Used - Like New".
Very Good (VG) - This is the most common grade given to a collectable book. It means exactly what it says, it is ―Very Good‖, but is no longer fresh. The
book has been handled and shows visible signs of wear, although it is still sound and appealing to the collector. Most flaws such as ownership marks,
bookplates, remainder marks, bumped corners, price clipping, chips, and tears must be disclosed in the description of a Very Good book.
Good (G) – We contend that ―Good" seldom is! Good is essentially the lowest collectible grade, save for rare antiquarian books. The book has been used
and abused, but remains whole. There may be one major flaw, such as light damp staining or a cracked hinge, that keeps it from a higher grade.
Otherwise, a couple of minor problems, each of which are fully described, should be disclosed in the book’s description. Furthermore, a dust jacket may
have lost some design elements, but it must never be partial or fragmentary.
Fair (Fr) - Fair is the term used for a rare book hovering at the doorstep of collectability, sometimes referred to as "acceptable". For purposes of
readability, it is a very weak ―good‖, and will exhibit more than one major flaw or an accumulation of minor problems. The dust jacket, if there was one, may
be missing or in tatters, although this really must be disclosed.
NOTE: Due to the dreadful paucity of grades, many booksellers resort to using steps between grades to better describe a book's condition. These will be
expressed as: ―near fine,‖ "about fine", ―very good plus‖, ―very good minus‖, "about good", etc. Books and dust jackets are generally graded separately, so
as not to unnecessarily devalue a ―new‖ book that has been mishanded prior to sale. This is a widely accepted practice, and we use this method at
OpenBook to better define the ―in between‖ grades, particularly scarcer and rare editions.
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SIGNED BY AUTHOR – This will elevate the value, often significantly, based upon the relative rarity of the signature. When personalized to a particular
individual it may vary even more. If the individual happens to be a recognizable personality, the value may escalate further. Conversely, when directed to
a ―Bob‖ or ―Mary‖, it becomes less important to collectors named Joe or Jane.
SERIALIZED – Whenever a book is produced in a limited edition bearing serial numbers, the value is generally elevated over an unnumbered edition. This
shall vary according to the relative rarity or desirability of the limited edition.
FIRST EDITION – This is the generally the preferred edition of many collectors. An exception may be whenever the second printing corrects significant
omissions or inaccuracies that appeared in the first printing. See "States or Issues" below for further clarification.
PRICE CLIPPING (PC) - This indicates that the price (most often located at the top front inside flap of the dust jacket) has been cut off. Some book
publishers will resort to drawing a mark across the edge of some books to indicate their remainders (sold at deep discounts). Either is an important
condition to disclose, especially when determining the value of a First Edition. Many collectors place little importance on a price clipped book. However,
booksellers vary enormously in adjusting for price clipping. In fact, some may not even bother to disclose PCs in their dust jacket descriptions. In our
estimation, a price clipped remainder should be marked down by 20% to 25% -- perhaps the same as if it had no dust jacket at all.
DAMP STAINING – This is the most important major flaw in grading a book’s condition. Moisture is deadly to paper! Evidence that a book has been
exposed to water will significantly diminish the book’s value and must be disclosed in the description. In many cases, however, it will simply leave a small
stain that does not affect the readability of the tex one iota.
SUNNING – This is the second most important major flaw in grading a book’s condition. It is caused by sunlight, which causes the dust jacket or book
binding to fade or discolor, most often limited to the spine. This should be disclosed in the description, even though it does not impact readability.
FOXING – Foxing is caused by paper acidification. This is the light brown spotting that is frequently seen in 19th century books and some early 20th
century books. It must be disclosed, but does not significantly impact value unless the foxing is excessive.
TIGHT – The binding is tight, the hinges are tight, and there are no loose pages or separation of pages from the spine, regardless of your ability or inability
to hold your liquor. Sorry. We could not resist the temptation.
LAID-IN – This describes ancillary documentation or ephemera that is lying loose in the front or back of the book. It may be a letter, a note, printed
literature, a photograph, autograph, etc.
TIPPED-IN – This describes ancillary documentation or ephemera that has been pasted or glued into the book, such as illustrated plates or maps. Neither
is this to be confused with being "tipsy".
COCKED – A book whose spine and boards are no longer in alignment. This condition is most often caused by a book being placed in a bookshelf at an
extreme angle to the horizontal, or by laying the book horizontally with other books piled atop. Some books are more prone to cocking than others because
they were produced with weak hinges. Cassell and Heinemann books from the 1920s to 1940s are among those prone to this problem -- common to their
Shute's and Rand's.
SPRUNG – This refers to a book that is bowed. This may be the result of a book being exposed to sudden temperature or humidity extremes. Again,
some books are more prone to this than others.
OFFSETTING – This refers to the condition of discoloration often caused by lithographs or newspaper clippings laid into a book. Offsetting really should be
disclosed in a book’s description.
EX-LIBRIS – This is a former library copy, and may be considered uncollectible by some, whenever the library markings are distracting or pervasive. Often
this means that a pocket has been glued inside the cover or the content is excessively stamped "discard". Relative scarcity or rarity will be the final
determining factor as to how much or how little this will alter the book’s valuation. You may find several ex libris titles in our inventory. These books are
priced lower than if they had been unmarked. Although rare, from time to time, we may even handle a book from a noteworthy library that may even have
an enhancing impact on the value of a book. Our offerings from the David O. Selznick Research Library are prime examples of this exception to the rule.
STATES or ISSUES - There are many instances where a book has more than one variation of the ―First Edition‖. The Ayn Rand Collection is a good
example. The Fountainhead has two states or issues of the first edition, both of which are identified by the publisher on the copyright page as "First
Edition". The red cloth copy with Bobbs-Merrill's Spring List of books on the dust jacket is the first state. The green cloth with Any Rand's picture and
reviews on the back is the second state. Both proclaim "First Edition" on the copyright page, although later printings may be similar in appearance. Our
fascination with Harriet Beecher Stowe is another good example in which First States are more desirable than a simple First Edition connotation.
If you managed to reach the terminus of our periodic catalog of unusual stuff without having an irrepressable urge to empty your wallet and/or your bank
accounts, then we feel as though we must have somehow failed in our mission to achieve this elevated state of euphoria. Please check back with us again
at a future date when you can ramble through our second-class prose intended to tease and tantilize the prospective customer of a second-class (gently
used) book ... or even a new one. Take care, please.
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