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Pasadena: Whistle Stop Publication [1977], 3rd edition. (4to) 656pp. Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. Volume 1. Illustrated cover. Photograph endpapers, frontispiece, photographs, maps, diagrams, tables, chronology, index. Jacket illustration by Harlan Hiney. Locale: California; United States. (Transportation, Boxcars, Freight Cars, Passenger Cars, Railroads, Rolling Stock, Southern Pacific Daylight, Southern Pacific Railway Company, Trains).

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada [0-7705-1285-2] [1976]. (Hardcover) 543pp. Very good, no dust jacket. Maps, tables, photographs, appendix, bibliography, index. The covers are lightly worn and there are institution stamps on the half-title and the fore-edges. Locale: Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. (Transportation, Canadian Northern Railway, Railroad Companies--Canada, Railways--Canada).

1921. Trade Paperback. Used - Very Good. Bobbs-Merrill Co, 1921. Very Good. USA ORDERS ONLY, LARGE AND HEAVY BOOK. 6 volumes complete, (2375 total pages plus volume 3 is index) 3rd edition. Each book is 9.25x6.5x2 brown cloth covered boards with a red and a black spine label. Owners bookplate on ffep. Light wear on edges. Very rare. Digital photo available upon request.

Tacoma, Washington:: Anagram Press / Goat Back Press,, 2015.. Edition of 50. 7 x 9" closed, extends to 15 feet; 20 pages including pastedowns. Accordion structure. Digitally printed from watercolor illustrations on archival, 100% cotton paper. Handbound paper over boards. In paper slipcase. Signed by both artists and numbered. Empire Builder is a collaboration between artists Carol Inderieden and Chandler O'Leary; both contributed text and illustrations. The two artists lament the changes they have seen in the American West, changes driven by the thirst for oil and natural gas, changes spawned by fracking in North Dakota and ending in oil refineries of Washington. It is the story of tunnel vision and the attendant environmental consequences. The book "reads like a map - tracing both the route of the Empire Builder train and the path of industry and destruction, in one long, unbroken line." Colophon excerpts: "Seeing the Elephant was a figure of speech that came to… Leer más

1868. Stockholm., 1868-(72). Atlas alene. Tvær-folio. 3 orig.helshirtmapper. Med 63+28+15 litograferede plancher. (15 plancher med lokomotiver og vogne). Ialt 106 plancher litograferede af Generalstaben, C.G.Höglind,Schlechter & Seedorff. Planchernes størrelse: 44 x 55 cm. A very rare and fine set of 106 lithographed plates depicting the Swedish trailway buildings and trains. Sweden started building railways comparatively late. Sweden hesitated under heavy debate for several years because of the costs and other issues. Following the parliament's decision in 1854 a colonel of the Navy Mechanical Corps, Nils Ericson, was chosen as the leader for the project of building the main lines (stambanorna). His proposal was that the line between Gothenburg and Stockholm (Västra Stambanan) should run south of Lake Mälaren to avoid competition with shipping. This was completed in 1862.He also proposed that the line between Malmö and Stockholm (Södra stamabanan) should go to Nässjö and then on to… Leer más

This is a scarce, early copy of "Taintor's Route and City Guides" - this particular issue is for the "NORWICH LINE - New York to Boston and the White Mountains, Via New London, Norwich, Worcester, Lake Winnipiseogee (now "Winnipesaukee"), Plymouth, or Littleton." Published in 1868 by Taintor Brothers in New York. With attached large (8-panel) fold-out "Map of The Route to the White Mountains" in color. The guide contains illustrated advertisements at both the front and back. The guide includes "descriptive sketches of the cities, villages, stations, and scenes and objects of interest along the route."Condition:Stain spots to the covers (the stain at the top-left corner of the back cover also has a hole through it); the back cover has some light pencil writing; paper cover missing from the top and bottom edges of the spine; the front cover has a 1.5" tear at the bottom near spine. No loose pages. The map is securely attached at the spine and folds nicely in and out. The map had torn vertically (and was… Leer más

1st ed near Fine in VG+ dw Large format 28x22cm, 384 pages, very well illustrated with b&w and colour photos, technical drawings of the locomotives and rolling stock, and maps. Volume Two is the famous 'missing volume' and is very hard to find in any condition. Please note that this is a large, heavy book and thus postage may be a little more than that shown as standard. Please contact me for more photos of the book inside and out.

This is a scarce, early copy of "Taintor's Route and City Guides" - this particular guide is for "New York to Saratoga, Buffalo, and Niagara Falls, via Hudson River and New York Central Railroads." Published in 1867 by Taintor Brothers in New York. The guide features 20 color maps in all. "With descriptive sketches of the cities, villages, stations, and scenes and objects of interest along the route." There are illustrated advertisements at both the front and back. The guide is divided into 2 sections, as follows:* Hudson River Railway Route - New York, Albany, Troy, Saratoga (with 7 color maps)* The New York Central Railway and its Branches (with 13 color maps)ConditionThe top-right corner of the front cover is torn; surface paper tear at the bottom-right edge of the back cover. The front cover is separated 1.5" down from the top and 1" up from the bottom of the spine (though holding fine at the center) - similar with the back cover. No loose text pages. The pages are in very good condition - mostly… Leer más

This is a scarce, antique copy of "Taintor's Route and City Guides" - this particular guide is for the "Pennsylvania Coal Regions via Morris & Essex R.R." Published in 1867 by Taintor Brothers in New York. The guide features 4 color maps; the "Map of the Anthracite Coal Regions of Pennsylvania with Connecting Railways" is larger and folds out. "With sketches of the cities, villages, stations, scenery, and objects of interest along the route." There are illustrated advertisements at both the front and back. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.Condition:The pages are in great condition - mostly clean and white with no writing and only some very sparse light foxing; tiny tear at the outer edge of page 29. The fold-out map is clean and firmly attached. The covers are present, but have detached from the spine and are separated along the right edge of the spine; creases at the left-hand corners of the front cover; there are a few tiny stain spots on the back cover.

This is a scarce, antique copy of "Taintor's Route and City Guides" - this particular guide is for "The Erie Railway and its Branches." Published in 1867 by Taintor Brothers in New York. The guide features 20 color maps in all. "With descriptive sketches of the cities, villages, stations, and of scenery and objects of interest along the route" by H.F. Walling. There are illustrated advertisements at both the front and back. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.Condition:The pages are in great condition - mostly clean and white with no writing and only some trace foxing at the top margin of pages 11-16, a light stain at the lower-outer edge of pages 6 & 7, and a 1/2" tear at the outer edge of the advertisement page between pages 4 & 5. The covers have detached from the spine; the top and bottom pieces of the spine (about 1" and 1/2" respectively) are missing; light stains at the top-right corner of the front cover; a dime-sized layer of paper has peeled off at the bottom-right corner… Leer más

1864 Civil War RAILROAD Locomotive Engineer Norris Steam Engine Illustrated
A rare 1864 printing of 'Norris's Hand-book for Locomotive Engineers and Machinists' by Septimus Norris with help from his brother William Norris who was the first to build a locomotive in America and the first engineer to attempt to surmount the Inclined Plane across the Schuylkill. Norris wrote this work as a teaching manual to all those who would be interested in the science of mechanics. He discusses:
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Areas of Circles, Diameters, and Circumferences
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Boiler Locomotive
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Elasticity of Cast Iron and Wrought
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Conic Sections
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Rods, Cylinders, and Valves of Locomotives
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Feed Pumps of Locomotives
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Fractional Parts of an Inch
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Friction
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Levers
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Railways
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Safety Valves
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Steam Engine
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And more!
This 1864 edition includes two full page engraved illustrations of a locomotive bullt by the Amoskeac Manufacturing Company… Leer más

1879 Catechism of the Locomotive Steam Engine TRAINS Railroad Matthias Forney

A rare, late 19th-century work on trains and locomotives! This book, by Matthias Forney, includes six fascinating folding illustrations depicting locomotives. Forney was an American locomotive designer and builder and was most known for this book, in which he is recognized as the utmost authority on the construction of the steam locomotive.
Item number: #9656
Price: $499
FORNEY, Matthias N
Catechism of the locomotive
New York: The Railroad Gazette, 1879.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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xvi, 709 [1]
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488 illustrated figures
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6 folding plates
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Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
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Size: ~8in X 6in (20cm x 15cm)
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1864 Civil War 1st ed 60th New York Infantry Union Gettysburg SLAVERY Railroads
The 60th-New York Volunteer Infantry was a famous Civil War Union regiment known for playing an important role in various battles including the Battle of Gettysburg. Author Richard Eddy wrote an account of the regiment and its involvement in the war; however, according to Nevins, this work is much more a "damnation of the South and slavery than a regimental history." Other notable contents include reports on railroads and railroad lines, description of Union barracks, and of course descriptions of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.
Item number: #17765
Price: $499
EDDY, Richard
History of the Sixtieth Regiment New York State Volunteers, from the commencement of its organization in July, 1861, to its public reception at Ogdensburgh as a veteran command, January 7th, 1864.
Philadelphia: Pub. by the author, 1864. First edition.

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· References: Nevins I… Leer más

Chicago: Rand McNally & Co./ Matthews, Northrup & Company Engravers & Printers , Buffalo, NY, 1887. Corrected up to Apr. 1, 1887 [inset at upper left]. Single Sheet, Folded, 33 3/4" x 27 1/2" , entire verso contains - "Map showing land grant of the Northern Pacific Railroad Co. in eastern Washington and northern Idaho", with inset map showing "Northern Pacific Railroad System" . Sheet folded to 17 3/8" x 13 3/4", with additional folds making it 8 7/8" x 4 3/4" to fit in a pocket. Recto, titled - "Sectional Map Showing the Lands of Northern Pacific Railroad Co. In Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho, with Condensed Information Relating to the Northern Pacific Country" - contains printed information on the Pacific Northwest, company advertising, and a smaller map ( 10 3/4" x 8 1/2") of "Washington, Oregon & Northern Idaho" by Rand, McNally. Very Good, small tears and a few small holes at creases. RARE,… Leer más

Press of J. B. Lippincott. Philadelphia. USA. circa 1872. FIRST EDITION. 4to. (11 X 7.9 inches). 134pp. Illustrated with 16 fine albumen photographic prints of Locomotives, each mounted onto a card page with the technical details for that engine printed on the pages following each image, plus an engraved frontis of the Locomotive works building and several smaller wood engraved illustrations throughout the text. All pages with a printed red ruled border. Original brown pebble grained cloth on bevelled edges boards with gilt lettering to the front cover and spine. Blind stamped rule and decorative corner borders on both boards. There is a split to the cloth on about a third of the lower outer hinge, but the book is still tight and intact. Original dark brown coated endpapers. A crease to the front free endpaper and one page bumped to the outer corner of one mount page, not affecting the image and some minor rubbing and marking to the binding but overall a very good copy of this uncommon catalogue. ---… Leer más