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Steam Engines Books & Ephemera
Cheffins's Map of the Railways in Great Britain: From the Ordnance Surveys
by Cheffins, Charles F
London: Chas. F. Cheffins, 1848. Map. Good. "Published by Chas. F. Cheffins, 9 Southampton Buildings, Holborn. And W.S. Orr & Co. Paternoster Row. Also by Wareing Webb, Castle Street, Liverpool." 1 map: handcolored engraved map; dissected and mounted on linen; 126 x 96 cm., folded to 20 x 13 cm. Scale: 10 miles to 1 inch. Front cover is blind-stamped cloth board; back cover is stiffened marbled paper. Small circular label for William Lipton Ltd. on back cover. In Good Condition: linen...
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$232.00
The Best of Live Steam
by Joe D. Rice
Wildwood, 1985. Two volumes. Fine. Blue cloth, publisher's bindings. Lower corner of Vol. 2 ever so slightly bumped and rubbed; minor shelf wear to covers at edges and spine. Interiors clean, tight, and free of ownership marks. Gorgeous set! Photo is of the set here at Barbed Wire Books.
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$135.00
Cab-Forward; The Story of Southern Pacific Articulateds
by Church, Robert J
Wilton: Central Valley Railroad Publications 1982. (4to) 310pp. Very good plus, no dust jacket. Dark green leatherette with gilt lettering to the cover and spine. Illustrated photographic endpapers, plans, photographs, tables, six fold-out plans. Photocopies of 8 pages substituted where the pages left blank; a charming letter signed by the author explaining how to attach the replacements laid in. "The cab-forward, exclusive trademark of the Southern Pacific for nearly half a century, was the...
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$173.25
An Historical Sketch of Road Development in Ontario (1)
by Public Roads and Highways Ontario
[1914]. (Oversize paper covers) 45pp. Good to very good. Card covers, bound typed manuscript. Spine worn on edges, 1" chip from the bottom of the front cover, a previous owner's name and date on the front inside cover and front endpaper. (1) (with particular reference to the settlement of the older parts of the province and the public works policy of the last century). This appears to be the typed manuscript for an article printed in 'Public Roads and Highways' Ontario 1914....
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$120.75
The American Heritage History of Railroads in America
by Jensen, Oliver
New York: Bonanza Books. 1981. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Colour plates. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 320 pages. . Reprint. Hardback.
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$11.77
The Iron Sherpa: Darjeeling and its Remarkable Railway Volume 1
by Martin, Terry
1st ed near Fine in VG+ dw Large format 28x22cm, 368 pages, very well illustrated with b&w and colour photos and maps. Volume One covers the history of Darjeeling and its remarkable railway. 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.
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$188.42
The Call of Trains Railroad Photographs By Jim Shaughnessy
by Brouws, Jeff ( Shaughnessy, Jim ) ( SIGNED )
N. Y.: W. W. Norton & Company, 2008. Book. Illus. by Shaughnessy, Jim. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Photographer. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine, apparently unread copy, in jacket with a tiny spot of wear to crown at back fold. an exceptional copy of this increasingly uncommon title. Signed by Shaughnessy above the title, on the title page. Very large, overweight volume will require extra postage..
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$184.78
FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE RAILROAD COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS
by Neill, Robert
Little Rock, Ark.: Thompson Lithograph & Printing. Good+. 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth with dull edges. Spine gilt worn off, no longer legible. Text tight, clean & intact. Illustrated with fold out statements of rates which have slightly age toned edges. Interior hinges have paper tears with covers are fully attached. Rare volume. South, Southern Railroads; Fold out rate Tables; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 459 pages .
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$150.00
In Memory of Colonel D. C. Dodge
by Nannie O. Smith Dodge
Nannie O Smith Dodge, 1923. Leather cover with gilt signature and fabric end pages. Used - very good for its age. Deckle-edge pages. Book shows some shelf wear and aging. Leather cover is faded along edges and spine. Fore edge and corners are worn. Inscribed by author on 2nd front end paper. No other markings inside the book. Includes author's presentation card. Deep binding crease between p 12 & portrait on following page. Binding is coming apart between p 90-91. Photos are of the book we have at...
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$145.00
The Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway: The Scenic Line of Arizona
by Sayre, John W
Pruett Publishing, 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket. Used- Fine condition. First edition. Book is clean and tight. Book shows light shelf wear. Very slight crease on the bottom left corner on the front cover of the dust jacket. No markings on the inside of the book. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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$105.00
Railroading Along The Waterfront
by Rantanes, Eli (As Told To Laura Sebastian-Coleman)
Milwaukee, WI: Wm. K. Walthers, Inc.. Near Fine with no Dust Jacket. 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0941952533 . Small bump on front edge, a few scratches on rear board, not deep enough to go through the color ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 21808 .
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$30.00
Morphetts Enginehouse and the Cornish Bean Engine Burra Mine South Australia
by Drew, G.J
Burra: Burra Mine Management Committee. 1987. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition. Staple-bound. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Light rubbing to spine edge. Previous owner's details to insde front cover. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 51 pages. . 1st Edition. Softcover.
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$16.34
Southern Pacific Daylight Train 98-99
by Wright, Richard K. (Jacket illustration by Harlan Hiney.)
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).
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$294.00
Lure Of Steam
by Treacy, Eric
Abingdon: Fraser Stewart Books. 1995. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket - DJ now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 208 pages. . Reprint. Hardback.
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$16.34
Die anderen Nürnberger. Technisches Spielzeug aus der "Guten alten Zeit" Band 5
by Baecker, Carlernst and Dieter Haas
Frankfurt A.M., Germany: Hobby Haas , 1976. This is a very good hardcover copy with just light wear. Bound in the original publisher's purple boards printed in black and white. Completely clean outside. Very clean inside, page edges darkening a little. Slight tear (repaired) to lower edge of spine. Text in German. Preface in German and English. This is Band 5 only of this monumental multi-volume survey of old German toys reproducing many old catalogs by the Nurnberger toy manufacturers. Thousands of...
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$250.00
Rebels at Relay Depot : A Story of C&A, Mobile and Ohio, GM&N and GM&O Pullmans and Parlor Cars to St. Louis
by Larry Thomas
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Historical and Technical Society, Inc., 2007. Very Good+. Minor shelf and handling wear to cover, else Fine. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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$100.00
Die anderen Nürnberger. Technisches Spielzeug aus der "Guten alten Zeit" Band 3
by Baecker, Carlernst and Dieter Haas
Frankfurt A.M., Germany: Hobby Haas , 1974. This is a very good hardcover copy with just light wear. Bound in the original publisher's blue boards printed in black and white. Completely clean outside. Very clean inside, page edges darkening a little. Text in German. Preface in German and English. This is Band 3 only of this monumental multi-volume survey of old German toys reproducing many old catalogs by the Nurnberger toy manufacturers. Thousands of fine black & white illustrations of German...
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$250.00
The Western Maryland Railway Story: A Chronicle of the First Century, 1852-1952
by Williams, Harold A
Baltimore, Western Maryland Railway Company, 1952, hardcover, xvi-134 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Very Good condition, no dustjacket as issued, Association Copy, Signed and inscribed on the half-title page to Robert B. Murray, Undersecretary of the Department of Commerce for Transportation from 1953-1955 "in appreciation of his outstanding public service" and dated Dec. 17, 1954. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end and corner wear, spine titles worn, a...
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$100.00$85.00
The Most Powerful Idea in the World
by Rosen, William
London: Jonathan Cape. 2010. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 370 pages. A story of steam, industry, and invention. . 1st Edition, Later Printing. Hardback.
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$13.07
Steam on the Road - Self Propelled Vehicles Through Two Centuries
by David Burgess Wise
London, New York, Sydney, Toronto: Hamlyn, 1973 Richly illustrated. 96 pages including index.---------- Orders over $100.00 are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Size: Approx 8½" Wide - 12" Tall
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$35.00
Locomotive Operation: Questions and Answers Defects and Remedies Examination Questions
by Deal, Alonzo W. Sr
, 1918. Very Rare Private Press: Title Page: The Westinghouse Automatic and Straight Air-Brake Combined E.T. Equipment and Machinery Questions and Answers with Their Defects and Remedies Private Press, published by the author: Circa 1918 Small 16mo red clothbound hardcover has very thin boards with lovely rounded corners; 346 pages with some black and white illustrations. Author Alonzo Deal was an Air-Brake and Machinery Examiner for the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad. He began his railroad...
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$165.00
Fading Steam : A History
by Holdsworth, Malcolm
Hyde Park, South Australia: Cadeco. 2010. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Illustrated with Colour photographs. 176 pages. Australian rail enthusiast presents a beautifully illustrated tribute to his passion - organised geographically. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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$32.68
The Illustrated Book of Steam and Rail: The history and development of the train and an evocative guide to the world's great train jounrneys
by Garratt, Colin and Wade-Matthews, Max
London: Hermes House. 2001. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in a purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with in excess of 1,500 Colour and Black & White Photographs. This is a heavy book and will cost more to ship internationally. Please contact us for a precise quote for your part of the world. 511 pages. Previously published as 'The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Steam and Rail', and as two separate volumes ' The...
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$16.34
Light Steam Power Magazine: Vol. 2, July-Sept. 1952 No. 6
1952. Magazine: Vol. 2, July-Sept. 1952 No. 6; an 8vo size staple bound magazine, paginates from 220-262 with black and white illustrations and photographs. Contents include: The Serpollet System The Late Mr. R. H. Bolsover The Scott-Newcomb Steam System Doble Steam Cars British Light Steam Power Society Steam Launches and Their Machinery, 1909 Firing Monotube Steam Generator with Solid Fuel A 1920 Stanley Steamer wtih Modern Boiler and Burner Thermodynamics of Vapour Power-Plants for Motor...
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$110.00
