1879. manuscript. A group of three handwritten letters on official company letterhead concerning railroad in central New Jersey. All written rectos only. #1) on letterhead of the Freehold & Jamesburg Ag. R.R. Co., Jamesburg, N.J. DatedJune 6th, 1879 to "James J. Conover, Esq. Chairman, Commissioners, Freehold" One paragraph concerning applicarions.....
London: Hamilton, Adams & Co, 1887. Second. Hardcover. Royal blue cloth with spine lettering gilt. 296 pps. The second edition. Collection of stories, facts, anecdotes, etc about British railroads of the 19th century. A tight copy, offsetting to the title page, gilt spine lettering bright and with spine strip a......
Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1924. presumed first edition. Softcover. Presumed first edition. Softcover with gray blue textured covers lettered in gilt. 263 pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs. In very good condition with some glue stains on spine.
1893. Manuscript. Snall archive of material concerning injuries allegedly sustained in a railway accident near Buttsville, New Jersey, March 3rd, 1893. There are three sest of documents: 1) three-page typescript legal complaint filed in U.S. Circuit Court for the Southern Distirct of New York by Charles F. Lothrop against the.....
Allentown, PA: National Railway Historical Societ, Inc., 1961. First edition. Spiral_bound. First edition. Spiral bount in bright yellow illustrated covers. 116 pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs. In near fine condition with some toning to edges.
NY: Hurd and Houghton, 1870. First. Hard Cover. Firts edition. Three-quarter vellum over marbeled paper-covered boards, red leather spine label stamped in gilt and with spine decorated in gilt. (xv) 201 pps. 10 plates of engraved diagrams. Frontis portrait of Read is lacking though tissue guard is present. Extremely scarce.....
Phila: Reading Company, 1941. First. Soft Cover. First printing. Oblong in illustrated still wrappers; 108 pps. Illustrated with drawings and vintage photographs of historic locomotives on virtually every page. A pictorial and textual record of locomotives operated by the Reading Railroad for more than 100 years. Very good, some soiling.....
Privately Printed. Softcover. N.d. (circa 1965), n.pl. 48 pp. Illustrated with vintage photographs. Monograph on interurban trolleys, particularly in Ohio and western New York. The photographic section contains some 70 vintage photos of rolling stock. Near fine. Laid in is a short article "How To Be A MotorMan (Pre-PCC Cars)".....
New York: Crescent, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. First edition copy in fine condition with fine dustjacket. Hardcover.Illustrated throughout with vintage black and white photographs as well as a few color photos. 128 pp. with index.
Voyageur Pr, 2008. Hardcover. (NO EXPEDITED SHIPING THROUGH MAZON, ALIBRIS , B&N. These order will ONLY ship domestic media mail.) New, unused copy. Oversized hardcover. 256 pp. with index. lavishly illustrated throughout in color. Toy train fans are whisked though a century of legendary Lionel history. More than 400 photo's.....
New York: Privately Printed, 1962. First edition. Softcover. First impression (stated). Oversized in illustrated stiff wrappers. 64 pp. Illustrated with 67 vintage photos, reproductions and two maps. Very good, covered embrowned and with a small ink mark top corner. The story of a short-lived short line railroad, the New York.....
Dover Publications, 2005. Paperback. As new. Oversized in color illustrated card wrappers. 24 detachable postcards featuring full color vintage advertising 1917-1936 for Lionel, Ives, Dorfan, American Flyer trains and train sets.
Kalmbach Pub Co, 1989. Paperback. Oversized in glossy color illustrated softcovers. Fine. Illustrated with color and black and white photographs and with various track diagrams.
Dover Publications, 1993. Paperback. Oversized in glossy illustrated softcovers. xi+129 pp. With 126 photographs. Rare collection of images of "Builder portraits' of American locomotives that chronicle the age of steam power transportation from just before the Civil War through the post World War II period. Near fine.
Illustrated London News Group, 1997. Paperback. AS NEW. Oblong oversized in color illustrated softcovers. 96 pp. with index, bibliography. chronology. Illustrated with vintage photographs, color reproductions and color photos; map. A loving look at the luxurious Pullman cars used by The Orient Express for over 120 years.
Hicksville, NY: N J Intl, 1982. First edition. Paperback. First edition. Softcover. In fine condition with ownership stamp on first page. Illustrated with color photos. Unpaginated (32 pps.).
NY: Lyon, 1908. Hardcover. Very good hardcover. Volume 2 only. Oversized volume in maroon cloth with spine lettered in gilt. 267 pp. Few light abrasions to the cloth and a small dark spot front cover, gilt lettering bright. Internally clean and unmarked.
NY: Lyon, 1908. Hardcover. Oversized hardcover in maroon cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Laid in are two large folding color maps, the first a map of steam railroads in New York State and the seond an even larger map of electric railroads in the state. Fine, as are both.....
NY: Lyon, 1909. Hardcover. Oversized hardcover in maroon cloth with spine lettered in gilt. 318 pp. . Volume 3 only. Text clean. Near fine.
Phila: E.C. And J. Biddle, 1848. First. Three-Quarter Leather. Three quarter dark brown leather lined and lettered in gilt over dark brown pebbled cloth. Contains Voluime I No. I May, 1848 and Volume II No. II September, 1848. 608 pps. with index. No. I consists of the historical register and.....
(Hamburg, Pa): Privately Printed, (1991). Softcover. Color illustrated softcovers. As new except for a tiny obscured ownership stamp corner of first page. 36 pp. Illustrated with vintage photos and reproductions, double page color centerfold color painting, route map. A look at the history of Pennsylvania's Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad.....
Muncy, PA: Privately Printed, 1977. Limited ed. Hardcover. Fine in fine dust jacket. One of an unspecified number of numbered copies signed by the author on the copyright page, this being No. 493. Large, thick oversized volumed in navy blue cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Map endpapers, 407 pp.....
East Syracuse, New York: Rainy Day Books, 1992. First Printing. Paperback. First Printing. Softcover. In fine condition except for small obscured ownership stamp on first page. Illustrated with black-and-white and color photographs. 96 pgs.
West Vancouver, BC: Steamscenes, 1993. First edition. Paperback. Oblong oversized in color illustrated glossy softcovers. 48 pp. with bibliography. Illustrated with color photographs; map inside front cover of the Denver & Rio Grande Western routes. Fine.
Milwaukee, WI: Kalmback, Publishing, 1971. Softcover. Softcover. In fine condition except for small obscured ownership stamp and unobscured ownership stamp on first page. Illustrated with black-and-white sketches and photgraphs. 147 pgs.
