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Texas & Pacific Railway Company, 1873, Softcover (Saddle-stitched), Book Condition: Fair Condition, First Edition

Includes a fold-out 23" x 18" color "Map of the State of Texas showing the Line and Lands of the Texas Pacific Railway, Reserved and Donated by the State of Texas". This map is dated 1873, and also shows the population of each Texas county. At that time, Washington County was the most populous Texas county with 23,104! There is also a Table of Distances on the map. The ... More Text...

Robert Thurston, 1829, Half-Leather Cloth Boards, Book Condition: Very Good Faded 'Bits', Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, First of This, No, Illustrated By: One Hundred and Fifteen Engravings

Full Book Title: The Operative Mechanic and British Machinist : a Practical Display of the Manufactories and Mechanical Arts of the United Kingdom : With a Supplement Relating to British Public Works and National Improvements Translated from Baron Charles Dupin , Etc

Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Thick Wide, A LOVELY volume numerous illustrations including large pullout, the second edition published 1829 (First was in 1825) 900pp E-mail for further details, Large Hardback

Camden Miniature Steam Services, 2000, 2nd French

General description of the development of the Steam Locomotive by the famous French designer. 631 glossy pages. Large format. English translation. With 475 illustrations and 13 plates. Inscriptions on fep, o/w contents Fine. Green cloth. Title gilt spine

T.S. Fernon, 1877, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

The Road, A Review of Railways, Iron Arts and the Coal Trade, 48 issues bound in one volume, New York and Philadelphia: T.S. Fernon, 1875-76. Quarto, pp. 384; 384, maroon cloth covers with gilt lettering and a library sticker to spine, blind-stamped devices on front and back, ex-library markings on front pastedown and title page. Complete run for two years. Although this biweekly was oriented to investors ... More Text...

G. A. Williams, J. Lee, etc, 1836, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: not applicable, First

A rare pamphlet that puts the case for a line as per the title ( above ) which the promoters thought would be an improvement on, or possibly complement, the Great Western route via Didcot. As history has proved the scheme did not materialise. The notion of an east-west route, outlined here as Norwich to Gloucester via Cambridge and Tring, would certainly appeal, even today. However, the ... More Text...

C J Wyss, 1886, hardback, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

hardback, folio, French language publication, 13 1/2" x 8 3/4", red cloth binding, lettered gilt to spine, This volume seems to be an amalgamation of the Final Report (not numbered) and a series of Quarterly Reports issued between 1875 and 1882 by The Conseil Federal Suisse... de Ligne du St. Gothard to the regional Governments. The Memoire proper consists of 290 pages, not illustrated, although we believe fifteen plates were ... More Text...

South Manchuria Railway Company, 1935, Softcover, Book Condition: Near Fine

23cm x 15.5cm. 54 pages, black and white illustrations, map. Pictorial saddle-stapled wrappers. Traces the history, development, and administration of The South Manchuria Railway Company as it expanded its enterprises to influence almost all areas of economic, political and social life in the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo. This copy with the company's New York office stamp to the title page and with the 1936 Statistical Abstract laid in. Very minor soiling and tanning. Shipped Weight: .14 kilos.

John Jennings, 1904, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: not applicable, First

A delightful pictorial souvenir of the opening of the city's new electric tramway. Fold out plan showing the routes, stages, railways, some major buildings etc. First 24 pages devoted to photographs of city dignitaries and tramway officials plus a potted history and description of 'Gloucester Today'. Followed by 28 pages of description of the building and launching of the new tram system, with many superb ... More Text...

Black Cat Press, 1966, Hardcover (Full Leather), Book Condition: Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

ROBERT W. WHITE. A History of the Cadiz Short Line Railroad, Chicago: Black Cat Press, 1966. Miniature (about 3x2.25 inches or 5.5x7.5cm), pp. 77, 1 (colophon), red morocco covers with gilt lettering spine, metal locomotive on front, halftone photo plates, Norman Forgue design and typography. Tells the story of a rail line in Trigg County, Ky., written by a descendant of the railway founder, W.C. White. ... More Text...

Voyageur Press, 2011, Hardcover, Book Condition: Collectable - Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, First

VG/VG 1st ed 2011 hardback, unclipped DJ, profusely illustrated. Light surface wear along jacket edges, corners a little pushed, bright and unmarked. Size: 9.5 x 0.5 x 11.25 inches. 160 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Railways; Trains & Railways; ISBN: 0760340072. ISBN/EAN: 9780760340073. Dewey Code: 625.26/620973. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 087808.

P. Weissenbruch, 1897, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

A very thorough guide to electric railway technology by the Chief Engineer for Traction and Materials, Belgian State Railway. French text. Good, presentable example, clean, tight and sound - the paper slightly browned as usual. Contemporary red morocco half binding with marbled paper covered boards, raised bands, gilt lettered and decorated. Binding is rubbed and worn at edges but attractive and without rips or cracks ... More Text...

Disney Editions, 2013, Hardcover, Book Condition: Near Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: Fine, First

Near Fine/Fine 1st edition 2013 Disney hardback, unclipped DJ, profusely illustrated. Corners and spine ends of boards rubbed with corners a little pushed, else fine and unmarked. Immediate dispatch Quantity Available: 1. Category: Railways; ISBN: 142311714X. ISBN/EAN: 9781423117148. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 076917.

National Publishing Company, 1901, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dark green (or black?) pebbled cloth over boards with elaborate gilt stamped printing and decoration on front, opens up to reveal a linen backed paper color map that is 41 3/4 " x 46"; includes a List of All Steam Railroads in New ... More Text...

The Boston Mills Press, 1997, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First, Illustrated By: Matthews, Geoffrey [Cartography]

Size: Folio. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact but boards sprung/bowed. Black cloth over boards with black-and-white photographic paste down on front cover, 12 1/2" x 16 1/2", 238 oversize pages (ix, [1], 228 pages), thirty-nine full-page color maps, 560 ... More Text...

M M Books, 1989, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Size: 10"-12" Tall. Minor wear to jacket edges. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Railways; ISBN: 0961236620. ISBN/EAN: 9780961236625. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 37547.

Jane's Information Group, 2004, 46th , Jane's World Railways

927 pages. Folio. Bw photos, maps and tables. Ex reference library. 2 neat labels, o/w contents fine. Illustrated green laminated boards. Nick near top spine, o/w fine, almost as new. Heavy item will require extra postage.

Jane's Information Group, 2003, 45th , Jane's World Railways

900 pages. Folio. Bw photos, maps and tables. Ex reference library. 2 neat labels, o/w contents fine. Illustrated green laminated boards. Fine. Almost as new. Heavy item will require extra postage.

Jane's Information Group, 2007, 49th , Jane's World Railways

1006 pages. Folio. Bw photos, maps and tables. Ex reference library. 2 neat labels, o/w contents fine. Illustrated black laminated boards. Fine Heavy item will require extra postage.

Weed, Parsons, & Company, 1876, Softcover, Book Condition: Good, Fifth

Size: 16mo - over 5 3/4" - 6 3/4" tall. 104 pp. Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean. Light shelfwear to the cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 pound. Category: Railways; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001752.

Chandler Brothers, 1905, Softcover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, Unstated

ANONYMOUS. The Electric Railways of Indiana, Philadelphia: Chandler Brothers, 1905. Octavo, pp. 48, folding map, wraps, halftone photos, former owner's name stamped on title page. Published by a financial firm to advertise the railways as investments; map shows the electric rail lines. Worldcat locates five copies; scarce in the marketplace. Condition of this book: Spine perished, binding sound; a few minor pencil ... More Text...

Interborough Rapid Transit Company, 1904, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

Size: 14" x 10 1/2". Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Gilt-stamped green cloth over boards, 154 pages, extensively illustrated in black and white. Corners and spine ends worn, a 1 1/2" piece of spine cloth missing near head of spine, some staining and rubbing on boards. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 4 lbs 13 oz. Category: Railways; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 015588.

David & Charles, 1970, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, Facsimile

Arguably the high water mark of the publisher's inspired catalogue of facsimile reprints.This edition features all the railway related parts of the original 1846 publication but omits the general sections re topography, geology, local antiquities etc. The reproductions of Bourne's delightful lithographs are of very good quality. A distinctly above average copy, clean, tight and sound. Original ... More Text...

RailRomances, 2000, Hardcover, Book Condition: Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: Fine, Limited

1632 of 2000 copies. Size: 4to (11 to 13 inches). Item Type: Book. A very tiny orange blemish on bottom edge. ISBN: 1900622033. ISBN/EAN: 9781900622035.

Jane's Information Group, 2008, 56th year, Jane's World Railways

1016 pages. Folio. Bw photos, maps and tables. Ex reference library. 2 neat labels, o/w contents fine. Illustrated black laminated boards with shelf label on spine. Virtually as new. Heavy item will require extra postage.

Jane's Information Group, 2005, 53rd year, Jane's World Railways

1028 pages. Folio. Bw photos, maps and tables. Ex reference library. 2 neat labels, o/w contents fine. Illustrated black laminated boards with shelf label on spine. Virtually as new. Heavy item will require extra postage.

Jane's Information Group, 2002, 50th year, Jane's World Railways

863 pages. Folio. Bw photos, maps and tables. Ex reference library. 2 neat labels, o/w contents fine. Illustrated turquoise laminated boards. Virtually as new. Heavy item will require extra postage.

Oakwood Press, 1972

An index to the location of drawings for Locomotives, Coaches, Wagons, Liveries, Private Owner Wagons, Station layouts, lineside structures, Trams & Tramway equipment, minor railways. 126 pages. Ex library. Illustrated boards. VG

Grand Trunk Railway Co, 1904, Softcover, Book Condition: Good, 1904

A lightly used copy, affected overall with a vertical crease, lightly thumbed from previous use but otherwise good. Fold-out map is complete, again a little roughly folded but still clear and well-presented. Why on Amazon do most sellers not describe their actual book? Buy with confidence and support a genuine Independent Bricks & Mortar Real Bookshop. We are Maynard & Bradley CAMBO & PBFA(now lapsed) members here in Leicester City Centre. Size: 135 x 205 mm. 20. Item Type: Book. History, Records, Canadian, Transport, Export, Trade Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Railways; Britain/UK; 1970s; Inventory No: 40225.

New Cavendish Books, 1984, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, First, Inscribed by Illustrator

Very presentable, clean, tight and sound copy. Gift inscriptions on the front free endpaper, including one from the artist himself 'To Peter and Margot, Terence Cuneo'. He has included a tiny version of his signature mouse as part of his inscription. Dust jacket lightly rubbed. 128 pages, glossary of paintings, indexed. Approx. size 11" by 8.5". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Railways; Art & Design; Inscribed by Illustrator. ISBN: 0904568431. ISBN/EAN: 9780904568431. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 27177.

Grand Trunk Railway Co, 1901, Softcover, Book Condition: Good, 1901

A lightly used copy, affected overall with a vertical crease, and some small brown marks from rusted staples along the spine and sides. Internally, lightly thumbed from previous use but otherwise good, clean with no major marks or wear. Map at rear is a little folded, but otherwise excellent. Why on Amazon do most sellers not describe their actual book? Buy with confidence and support a genuine Independent Bricks & Mortar Real Bookshop. We ... More Text...

House of Commons, 1854, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

Complete copy of the Govt. report which lead to the introduction of 'mail only' trains during the following year ( on the GWR system ). British Parliamentary Paper HC411. Ex Home Office Library and bound in their drab cloth boards, leather labels to spine. Front joint cracked but firm, binding rubbed and frayed at edges. Text block sound and clean. xl + 606 pages bound with Index vi + 85 pages. Approx. size 13" by 8.5". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Railways; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 27145.

Norton, 1987, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: Fine, First

PLOWDEN, DAVID. A time of trains, New York and London: Norton, 1987. Quarto, first edition, pp. 160, gray cloth boards, duotones, 16-page essay by Plowden. These photos are so superior to typical railroadiana that I am reluctant to use that term in describing this work. Size: Quarto. 160. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and ... More Text...

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, 1935, Softcover, Book Condition: Near Fine

82cm x 69cm (sheet size) 23cm x 21cm (folded size). Monotone illustrations, maps. Folded sheet. Includes descriptions of places to holiday, directories of resorts, hotels and children's camps, and fares for rail excursions by the Milwaukee Road. Large map of the Northern Wisconsin Lake Region with a directory of lakes. Minor closed tears to a couple of fold points. Shipped Weight: .06 kilos.

Jane's Information Group, 2001, 49th year, Jane's World Railways

853 pages. Folio. Bw photos, maps and tables. Ex reference library. 2 neat labels and stamp, o/w contents fine. Illustrated turquoise boards. Virtually as new. Heavy item will require extra postage.

Jane's Information Group, 2006, 54th year, Jane's World Railways

1051 pages. Folio. Bw photos, maps and tables. Ex reference library. 2 neat labels, o/w contents fine. Unsticking from inner spine at top. Illustrated black laminated boards with shelf label on spine Heavy item will require extra postage.

Irish Railway Clearing House, 1889, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

All the agreed regulations for passenger, goods and parcels traffic plus many more sections. Publisher's printed card wrappers. A well worn copy of a scarce item. Binding is worn and shaken, some loose pages, some staining. No inscriptions. Not ex library. xxiv + 116 pages + 2 loosely inserted IRCH appendices/updates at rear. Approx. size 8" by 6". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Railways; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 26961.

Malaga Books (Ian Allan), 1986, 1st

Covering railways in Britain and Ireland from the days of early independent railway companies, to British Railways. 208 pages. Bw illustrations, with a few in colour. Blue boards, title gilt spine. Fine in near fine dust jacket.

R Allen & Son Ltd, 1881, Softcover, Book Condition: Very Good, First

Generally toned but in otherwise very good condition (for its age) apart from rusted staples and rear cover detached Intro of xviii of long distance timetables + 46pp of timetables more local trains + 32pp of adverts some illustrated mainly for Shops, Hotels & manufacturers around Nottingham. Covers the Great Northern Railway and The Midland Railway predominantly Why do many sellers not describe their actual item? Buy with confidence, ... More Text...

LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT ASSOCIATION, 1985

A Century of Secondary Rail Transport in Belgium. 224 pp. Large format. Bw plates, Maps, Appendices. Illustrated green laminated boards. Scarce. Nick to rear of spine ow Fine

Interurban Press, 1991, Hardcover, Book Condition: Near Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine, First

Size: Rectangular 4to. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Vol. 2 of the Feather River Route. Dark green paper over boards, photos on end papers, 304 pages, Index to both volumes, Bibliography, Addendum to train symbols, Errata, locomotion distribution roster, system map; extensively illustrated with b & w ... More Text...

Lightmoor Press, 2004, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, First

VG 1st ed 2004 Lightmoor hardback, laminated boards without jacket as issued. Corners and spine ends mildly bumped, a little fading to spine, VG and unmarked. More in this series available. Size: 21.5 x 1 x 27.5 cm. 128 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Railways; Trains & Railways; ISBN: 1899889140. ISBN/EAN: 9781899889143. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 081903.

Ian Allan, 2016, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First

VG- 1st ed 2016 Ian Allan hardback, corners a little bumped with bump to base of spine. Wordery shop sticker to corner of fly-leaf, bright and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Railways; ISBN: 0711038244. ISBN/EAN: 9780711038240. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 090615.

The NSW South Wales Rail Transport museum, 1996, Hardcover, Book Condition: Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Size: 4to (11 to 13 inches). Item Type: Book. Edges slightly spotted or marked. ISBN: 0909862370. ISBN/EAN: 9780909862374.

New South Wales Rail Transport Museum, 1994, Hardcover, Book Condition: Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Size: 4to (11 to 13 inches). Item Type: Book. Text body is clean and unmarked. Binding tight, spine fine. ISBN: 0909862338. ISBN/EAN: 9780909862336.

Blandford Press, 1971, hardback, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Good, 1st

hardback, octavo, likely ex-library but with labels removed and no sign of stamps, dust wrapper a little rubbed, colour plates, 194pp 192 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Railways. ISBN: 0713700815. ISBN/EAN: 9780713700817. Inventory No: 254987.

WILD SWAN, 992, 1st

2 volumes. 500 pages. Large format. Bw plates and Coach drawings. Maroon cloth. Title gilt spines. Near Fine in slighlty rubbed/nicked illustrated dust jackets. Counts as two books for postage purposes and may incur extra charges for weight

N.S.W. Rail Transport Museum, 1985, Hardcover, Book Condition: Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Good, First

For the state of N.S.W. , the last two decades of the 19th century were periods of great construction & development, especially in the rural areas..... This book sets out to examine the various workings of the S, later 30 class tanks, and their tender conversions, the 30T class 4-6-0's, which modification put the tanks to further use after much of their original traffic passed to other power. There is a ... More Text...

Kline, 1982, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Book Condition: Near Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: Good, Unstated

Anonymous. The Heisler Locomotive 1891-1941, Lancaster: Benjamin F.G. Kline Jr., 1982. Quarto, priority unknown, pp. 199, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, halftone photos, schematics, 4 pages of addenda and errata laid in. History of an iron workhorse. Condition of this book: Jacket spotted with short tears at edges, book near fine. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from ... More Text...

N J International Inc, 1992, Trade Paperback, Book Condition: Near Fine, First

80 pages, color photographs. Book in excellent condition--lightest shelf wear, no interior marks. Sequel to "Rail Transit Philadelphia, Twenty Golden Years" whose success prompted the authors to look at the immediately preceeding decades of street railway transportation in Philadelphia. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Railways; ISBN: 0934088284. ISBN/EAN: 9780934088282. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 603699.

Railway & Canal Historical Society, 2009, Hardcover, Book Condition: As New, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, 2009

An excellent copy, clean and unmarked throughout, seemingly barely read with page edges crisp and contents free from any notable signs of wear. Dust jacket also complete and well-presented, with just some very minor rippling around the outer corners from ordinary handling and shelving. This item is heavy, and additional fees for overseas delivery are likely. Why on Amazon do most sellers not ... More Text...