Union Hill, NJ: Hudson Printing Company, 1922.. 1922.. Fair. - Quarto [12-1/4 inches high by 9-1/8 inches wide], softcover bound in printed brown wrappers. The binding is lightly rubbed & creased with pieces out of the edges of the wraps & with staining to the inner edge of the rear wrap. The wraps are partially detached with a long tear to the lower half of the spine, a piece out of its tail & a large piece out of its head. 95 pages. Illustrated in black & white with a frontispiece, 6 plates [5 of them folding], 2 folding charts and 19 full-page illustrations. There is some staining to the p... View More...
Washington, DC: The United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, [1920].. [1920].. Good. - Small quarto, 10-3/8 inches high by 8 inches wide. Softcover, bound in dark green wraps printed & decorated in tan. The wraps are rubbed & lightly soiled & chipped around the edges with pieces out. [41] pages. Profuse full-page illustrations in brown & white. There is some light soiling & creasing to the contents. Good. Scarce.A wonderful pictorial book issued in the years following the First World War depicting the amenities on ships flying the American flag. These include ships of The Uni... View More...
Oldsmobile Division, General Motors Corporation, 1962.. 1962.. Very good. - Quarto, 10-1/2 inches high by 10-1/2 inches wide. Softcover, bound in pictorial white wrappers. The covers are slightly soiled with minor faint creasing to the edges. 32 pages, with color illustrations throughout. Very good. View More...
Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1891.. 1891.. Very good. - Octavo, tan cloth titled in black on the front cover & spine. The covers are bumped & lightly rubbed. xvi & 319 pages plus a 1-page list of publications by Lewis M. Haupt. There are some pencil notations & markings in the first prize essay. Very good. First edition.In his introduction, William Rhawn comments that there have been no improvements in the common roads to match the spectacular growth and improvement of the railroads. The University of Pennsylvania's competition aimed to remedy this situation. First Edit... View More...
(Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1985).. 1985).. Very good. - Small quarto, cloth, in a pictorial dust wrapper. A price-sticker has been removed from the front panel of the dust jacket & there is a small crease to its top edge. The rear panel is very lightly rubbed & soiled. 143 pages. Profuse color illustrations from photographs by Steve McCurry. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper.
First edition. Dust jacket present. First Edition. View More...
London: Bracken Books, (1981).. (1981).. Fine. - Quarto, black cloth titled in gilt on spine in color pictorial dust wrapper. 96 pages profusely illustrated in color and black & white. Near fine.
A later printing. A superb reference on collecting Railroad ephemera. Dust jacket present. View More...
New York: Bonanza Books, [circa 1980's].. [circa 1980's].. Fine. - Quarto, yellow cloth-backed black boards in pictorial dust wrapper. 223 & [i] pages with profuse black & white illustrations throughout. Near fine.
London: Michael Joseph, (1983).. (1983).. Fine. - Quarto, brown cloth titled in gilt on the spine, in a dust wrapper. The covers are lightly bumped. The dust jacket is rubbed & a price sticker has been removed from the front flap. 270 pages. The fore-edge is lightly foxed. Profusely illustrated in color & black & white. Near fine.
First edition. Dust jacket present. First Edition. View More...
(Red Oak, IA): published by the authors, (1960).. (1960).. Good. - 4to, black cloth titled in gilt, in dw (lightly chipped; crease & light scoremarks to lower half of front panel). 304 pp. (hinges reinforced with tape; ink name on front endpaper). 1 full-page color illustration & profuse B&W illustrations, charts & diagrams. Good. First edition."It is felt that the following photographs, plans, and data on the locomotives of the Burlington Route will add to the enjoyment and knowledge of those who wish to study an era in railroading now past....To make a well-rounded story, a section on th... View More...
David and Charles Reprints, (1969).. (1969).. Very good. - 12mo [6-3/4 inches high by 4-1/8 inches wide], cloth, in a price-clipped dust wrapper. The dust jacket is slightly soiled with the top & bottom edges lightly chipped. The head & tail of the jacket's spine have been repaired with scotch tape internally. Title & facsimile consisting of [ii] & 128 pages plus 36-page index. Very good.
The catalog was first published by Edward Baker in 1893. The index first appeared in the 1895 supplement to the catalog. Dust jacket present. View More...
- Large octavo, black cloth titled in gilt in a dust wrapper. The bottom corner of the rear cover is lightly creased & the top edge of the dust wrapper is slightly roughed. [viii] & 520 pages plus 12 pages of ads. Illustrated in black & white with a folding map and profuse full-page & textual illustrations, including charts & maps. Very good.
Translated into English by Miss L. Kukol-Yasnopolsky. Revised by John Marshall. The book was originally published in 1900 to encourage English tourists and businessmen to patronize the Trans-Siberian Railway. Dust jacket present. View More...
Seattle, WA: Superior Publishing Company / Saanichton, BC: Hancock House Publishers, (1974).. (1974).. Fine. - Quarto, silver paper covered boards, in a pictorial dust wrapper. The dust jacket is rubbed with some soiling to the rear panel. The head of the dust jacket spine is chipped & has been partially repaired with scotch tape internally. 175 pages. Profuse black-and-white illustrations. Near fine in a good dust wrapper.
First edition. Dust jacket present. First Edition. View More...
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, (1949).. (1949).. Good. - Octavo, red cloth titled in gilt within black rectangle on spine. The spine is faded & the covers are lightly rubbed with a small scoremark to the rear cover & a small stain to the front cover. x & 173 pp. There is an owner's ink name on the front endpaper. There is a small area of spotting to the front pastedown & slight soiling to the rear pastedown. Color frontispiece & 7 color plates from paintings by the author & B&W photographic illustrations. Good.
Boulder, CO: Pruett Publishing Company, (1980).. (1980).. Very good. - Quarto, textured maroon cloth titled in gilt on the spine, in a pictorial dust wrapper. The bottom edges of the covers & the tail of the spine are lightly rubbed. The dust jacket is rubbed & lightly chipped & soiled & the head & tail of the dust jacket spine have been reinforced with scotch tape. xvi & 444 pages. Profusely illustrated in black & white & color. There is an owner's name on the front endpaper. Very good.
First edition. Dust jacket present. First Edition. View More...
NY: The Macmillan Company, 1930.. 1930.. Good. - Octavo, black cloth titled in gilt. The binding is rubbed with a 1-inch piece out of the tail of the spine. 319 pp. Illustrated with B&W plates. Good.
Louisville, KY: L. & N. Magazine, 1959.. 1959.. Very good. - Quarto [11-1/4 inches high by 8-5/8 inches wide], black cloth titled in gilt. The binding is bumped & lightly rubbed. viii & 234 pages, with the text printed in 3 columns. Black-and-white frontispiece & profuse black- and-white textual illustrations. Very good.
Third printing, with revisions and three new chapters. View More...
- Small quarto, green boards in color pictorial dust wrapper. A price sticker is mounted at the bottom of the front panel of the dust jacket. 50 leaves, including endpapers. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Near fine. Dust jacket present. View More...
(Lincolnwood, IL): Publications International, Ltd., (1989).. (1989).. Very good. - Quarto [12-3/4 inches high by 10 inches wide], paper-covered boards, in a dust wrapper. The boards are rubbed & bumped with a few tiny dents in the rear board. There is some spotting to the spine & rear panel of the dust jacket with a price-sticker on the rear flap. Profuse color illustrations. Very good. Dust jacket present. View More...
- Octavo, light tan cloth. Lightly soiled with a sticker removed from the spine. 678 pp. Illustrated with 5 plates, including a folding plate. Very good.
Reprint of an edition published by the Carnegie Institution of Washington. View More...
