Mallets on the Mendocino Coast: Caspar Lumber Company Railroads and Steamships by Wurm, Ted - 1986-01-01

Trans-Anglo Books, 1986-01-01. Hardcover. Good. .

Trans-Anglo Books. Near fine hardcover, dust jacket edge worn, else very good+. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1986.

Trans-Anglo Books, 1986. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Glendale: Trans-Anglo Books, 1986. First edition . Hardcover. Very good/very good. 4to. pp.134

Glendale, California, USA: Trans-Anglo Books, 1986. First U.S. Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 134pp w appendix. Historical bw photos, drawings, folded map. Textured dark grey boards w gold lettering to spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Illustrated DJ is clean, however previous owner has neatly trimmed top and bottom edges w masking tape (3/8") to guard against edgewear and reinforced backside of the spine and fore edges the same (not visible). Quarto.

Glendale, CA: Trans-Anglo Books / TAB, 1986. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Operating from 1861 until 1955, the Caspar Lumber Company's mill at Caspar was supplied with timber for 75 of those years by the company's own private standard gauge railroad. It operated with a fascinating array of motive power over the lightest of rail, crossing streams on tall timber trestles, bringing huge redwood logs to the mill. The company also operated a fleet of coastal schooners, both sail and steam. 134 pages with rare photographs, foldout map, dimentional diagrams, rosters, bibliography and index. Owner's signature on the front endpaper, else fine in near fine, bright dust jacket with one tiny edge tear.

Hillsboro, Ore.: TimberTimes. NF/VG+. 1986. 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0870460757 . Small chips and closed tears to dustjacket, slight spine lean; Otherwise solid copy; B&W Photographs; 8.75x11.25"; 134 p. .

Glendale, CA: Trans-Anglo Books / TAB, 1986. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Inscribed by Wurm to fellow logging author, Hank Johnston, "For Hank Johnston, fellow researcher in the fascinating redwood forests. With all Good wishes, Ted Wurm, 1 Oct. 1986." Operating from 1861 until 1955, the Caspar Lumber Company's mill at Caspar was supplied with timber for 75 of those years by the company's own private standard gauge railroad. It operated with a fascinating array of motive power over the lightest of rail, crossing streams on tall timber trestles, bringing huge redwood logs to the mill. The company also operated a fleet of coastal schooners, both sail and steam. 134 pages with rare photographs, foldout map, dimensional diagrams, rosters, bibliography and index. Fine in near fine, bright dust jacket with light wear at the spine panel ends.

Glendale, CA: Trans-Anglo Books / TAB, 1986. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed on the title page by Wurm to Bob Searles, "For Bob Searle with very good wish. Ted Wurm, Sept. 10, 1986." Also laid in is a hand written, signed letter from Wurm to Searle. Bob Searle was a rail fan and railroad photographer since his youth. Many of his photographs have been used and credited in numerous railroad books. Operating from 1861 until 1955, the Caspar Lumber Company's mill at Caspar was supplied with timber for 75 of those years by the company's own private standard gauge railroad. It operated with a fascinating array of motive power over the lightest of rail, crossing streams on tall timber trestles, bringing huge redwood logs to the mill. The company also operated a fleet of coastal schooners, both sail and steam. 134 pages with rare photographs, foldout map, dimentional diagrams, rosters, bibliography and index. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket.