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Locomotive ManufacturersThe Baldwin Locomotive Works - Record No. 76 - Logging Locomotives 1913 - A Historic

Softbound reprint Publisher: Specialty Press, Ocean, NJ 1973 Scarce, slender oblong soft

cover booklet. No writing or markings in text. Light wear to cover. A clean, solid Fine copy. 60

ppg.

Fine $30.00

The Baldwin Locomotive Works - Record No. 72 - Mallet Articulated Locomotives 1912 -

A Historic Softbound reprint Publisher: H.P. Albrecht, Clifton Hts., PA 1962 Rare, slender

oblong soft cover booklet. Clear interior. Light wear to cover. A very nice Fine copy. 44 ppg.Fine $50.00

No Photo

The Baldwin Locomotive Works - Record No. 98 - Locomotives for Heavy Passenger

Service 1920 - This is NOT a reprint, it is an original marketing pamphlet published by BLM,

Philadelphia 1920 Slender oblong soft cover. No writing or markings in text. Light wear to

cover. This clean 32 page booklet offers up 29 different descriptions and pictures of

locomotives and salient facts about each. It is in near Fine condition. The cover and pages

are crisp and easy to read ~ like new. There are three tiny little tears at the top of the last

page. This is a great piece of railroad history. About Fine 32 ppg.

AF $295.00

Cab In Front: The Half Century Story of an Unconventional Locomotive by John

Hungerford Published by Hungerford Press, Reseda, CA 1959 First Edition Description: The

story of the Cab-forward, Cab-ahead, Stack-in-back, Cab-first, Back-up, of Cab-fronter

locomotive as conceived by Southern Pacific and born out of necessity by long tunnels. 36 ppg

VERY RARE! VG with sunned cover ... and a stunning.$100 Black Friday price drop! Also

see The Slim Princess

Good $95.00

Cadillac's Shay Locomotive, Titan of the Timber: Historical Preservation Project by Earl

T Huckle Published by Save Our Shay Committee 1984 Soft Cover Description: Covers show

minor shelf wear. Pencil marks inside back cover, otherwise an unblemished copy. Fine 12 ppg.

Fine $45.00

Catalog of the Climax Patent Geared Locomotive (as originally published by the

Manufacturer - Reprinted by the Builder's Compendium, Cossayuna, NY 1968 (First Printing

Aug. 1968) Spiral bound blue soft cover. Very Good, some minor sunning of covers. 48 ppg.

Then again, an original catalog will set you back $700 or more.VG $95.00

Catalog of the Climax Patent Geared Locomotive (as originally published by the

Manufacturer - Reprinted by the Builder's Compendium, Cossayuna, NY 1968 (Third Printing

March 1975) Stapled tan soft cover. Good, paper pulls at front and rear. 52 ppg. GD $75.00

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The Climax Locomotive by Thompson, Dunn & Hauff Published by Oso Publishing,

Hamilton, MT 2002. Description: This is a NUMBERED AND SIGNED first edition, hardcover,

first edition. Number 26 of an edition limited to 750 copies. A complete, comprehensive story

of one of America's venerable industrial locomotives. Only about 1035 Climax locomotives

were produced between 1888 and 1928. The Climax was well suited for work on steep grades

and sharp curves running on light rail, or tram roads on wooden rail. Filled with photographs,

locomotive rosters, employee roster, and diagrams. (In unbroken publisher's cellophane wrap)

MINT 497 ppg Rare and desirable.

NEW $395.00

The Climax Locomotive by Thompson, Dunn & Hauff Published by Oso Publishing,

Hamilton, MT 2002. Description: This is a NUMBERED AND SIGNED, hardcover. Number

376 of a limited edition of 750 copies. A complete, comprehensive story of one of America's

venerable industrial locomotives. Only about 1035 Climax locomotives were produced between

1888 and 1928. The Climax was well suited for work on steep grades and sharp curves

running on light rail, or tram roads on wooden rail. Filled with photographs, locomotive rosters,

employee roster, and diagrams. New (in torn publisher's cellophane wraps). 497 ppg. Very

rare. This is a brand new signed book at a used unsigned price!

NEW $295.00

Climax - An Unusual Steam Locomotive by Thomas T. Taber III and Walter Casler

Description: This is a NUMBERED first edition published was by Railroadians of America Inc.

Morristown, NJ in 1960. Hardcover. First edition, second binding. This is the preferred issue

with four pages of additional information. Number 1429 of an edition limited to 2000 copies.

The history and development of this unique steam engine with diagrams, photographs and

pages of rosters and locomotive records. Very thorough documentation on Dunkirk as well as

other geared locomotive manufacturers is included in the text. Fine/near New condition,

without dust jacket. 102 ppg. Very rare and desirable.

Fine $495.00

Climax - An Unusual Steam Locomotive by Thomas T. Taber III and Walter Casler

Published by Railroadians of America Inc. 1960 Softbound Description: This was likely Mr.

Taber's personal galley proof. It is described as "Author's Copy, First Edition, This is book

number 1 of an Edition limited to Two-Thousand Copies." SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Repaginated, with poor quality images, typical of such pre-publishing copies. Crisp Fine

condition. 88 ppg.

Fine $195.00

Climax Patent Geared Locomotive Catalogue "L" - Copyright 1924 - 1963 REPRINT by

Starrucca Valley Publications. Softbound Description: Climax Manufacturing Company, 1924

catalogue. Fine with very minor edge wear, internally pristine, binding tight. 32ppg Fine $145.00

Geared Locomotives - Locomotive and Railroad Preservation by Dan Ranger and Ben

Kline Where are they and how are they doing? Includes Shays, Willamettes, Climaxes, and

Heislers located in the US, Canada, and foreign countries. Includes C/N, date, built,

disposition, location and owner. Exact date of publication unknown. 8 ppg. VG $50.00

Lima Locomotives Catalog Number 16 (1911), Published by Pacific Railway Journal, San

Marino, CA 1961 Softbound. Description: The 1961 REPRINT of the 1911 Lima Locomotive

Catalog (Number 16). First published by PRJ as Volume 2, Number 10 May 1960 of the Pacific

Railway Journal. This is the Second Printing - January 1961. An incredible reference source.

Illustrating all available Lima Locomotives, with specifications and photos of each. In clean

About Fine condition. Very difficult to obtain facsimile. 47 ppg.

AF $60.00

Lima Locomotives Catalog Number 16 (1911), a 1964 REPRINT of the 1911 Lima

Locomotive Catalog. First published by Pacific Railway Journal as Volume 2, Number 10 May

1960. This is an incredible reference source. Soft cover, illustrating all available Lima

Locomotives, with specifications and photos of each. In clean VG+ condition. Very difficult to

obtain facsimile. 47 ppg.VG $75.00

Lima Locomotives Catalog Number 16 (1911), Published by Golden West Books, San

Marino, CA 1964 Softbound. Description: The 1964 REPRINT of the 1911 Lima Locomotive

Catalog (Number 16). First published by Pacific Railway Journal as Volume 2, Number 10 May

1960 of the PRJ. This is the Third Printing - March 1964. An incredible reference source.

Illustrating all available Lima Locomotives, with specifications and photos of each. In clean VG.

47 ppg.

VG $50.00




Lima, the History by Eric Hirsimaki Published by Hundman Publishing, 1986. Hard cover with

dust jacket. Second Edition. 8.5 x 11 in. Description: Leather-like binding with silver title on

spine. Given its humble beginnings as the small-town machine shop putting together a weird

geared curiosity for a Michigan lumberman named Ephraim Shay, Lima's record of steam

success is unprecedented. From the strange-looking but incredibly useful Shays to the

"Cadillacs" of steam locomotives, the Lima Locomotive Works produced the third largest

number of steam locomotives in the United States (after Baldwin and Alco). Its diesel

production was something else, as the reader will discover in this book. This book is the

ultimate in the history of Lima; none ever needs to be written again. Roster of Locomotives

Built by Lima pp. 322-352. Text, b&w photographs and illustrations. 352 ppg.

NEW $140.00

Narrow Gauge Locomotives, issued by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, Burnham, Parry

and Williams & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Publisher: Specialty Press, Ocean, NJ 1973 Softbound.

Description: This is a 1973 REPRINT of the 1876 issue. It is a catalogue of locomotives

manufactured by the Baldwin Company, loaded with full page photos of each engine.

Measures about 8 by 5.5 inches. Complete and intact. Very Good condition. Much, much rarer

than the 1877 catalogue reprinted in 1976 by University of Oklahoma Press or the more recent

paperbacks. 46 ppg.

VG $40.00

Narrow Gauge Locomotives, issued by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, Burnham, Parry and

Williams & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Publisher: Specialty Press, Ocean, NJ 1973 Hardbound.

Description: Brown leatherette cover with gilt and black imprint, no dust jacket (as issued).

This is a 1973 REPRINT of the 1876 and 1872 catalogs. It is a catalogue of locomotives

manufactured by the Baldwin Company, loaded with full page photos of each engine. Includes

six engine photos from the 1872 edition that were absent in the 1876 catalog. Measures about

8 by 5.5 inches. Nice Fine (appears near New). 64 ppg.

Fine $55.00

Narrow Gauge Locomotives, issued by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, Burnham, Parry

and Williams & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press. Hardbound.

Description: First published in 1877 under the title: "Dimensions, weights, and tractive power of

narrow-gauge locomotives, manufactured by the Baldwin Locomotive Works". This is a 1976

REPRINT of the 1877 issue. It is a catalogue of locomotives manufactured by the Baldwin

Company, loaded with full page photos of each engine. Measures about 8 by 5.5 inches. 54

ppg.

VG+ $40.00

Pacific Coast Shay - Strong Man of the Woods by Dan Ranger Jr. Golden West Books,

1974. Hard Cover. The famous Pacific Coast type was first introduced in 1927 as a last ditch

effort to induce the western lumber industry to continue to log using Shay locomotives. Many

photographs, some are builder's photos, plus data, and roster. Very Good in Very Good dust

jacket. 112 ppg. VG/VG $55.00

The Electric Railway Snow Plows Made by the Taunton Locomotive Manufacturing Co.-

Reprint of 1901/1902 Taunton snowplow catalog. Unknown publisher, circa 1990. A

fascinating account from original factory specifications, plus historical notes. Very Good. 10

ppg.VG $55.00

The Geared Locomotives of Dunkirk by David M Hoffman. Published by the Southern

Lithography Company, 1979. First Edition. Soft bound. Description: Detailed compilation of

data and specifications of the Dunkirk geared steam locomotive. Print of locomotive laid in. 31

ppg. This publication is as rare as the engines discussed in its text!F $90.00

The Heisler Locomotive 1891-1941 by Benjamin F. G. Kline, Jr. Self-published, 1982 First

Edition. Hard bound. Description: The actual author of the book asked to remain anonymous.

It is the story of the development of the Heisler locomotive. There are over 200 black and white

photographs illustrating the book, plus six scale drawings. Burgundy cloth with gilt titling on

front cover and spine. The book grades Fine in an About Fine dust jacket (minor shelf wear,

small closed tear at spine). 199 ppg.

F/AF $295.00




The Heisler Locomotive 1891-1941 by Benjamin F. G. Kline, Jr. Self-published. Hard bound.

Description: This is a first edition book published Benjamin F. G. Kline, Jr in 1982. The

actual author of the book asked to remain anonymous. It is the story of the development of the

Heisler locomotive. There are numerous black and white photographs illustrating the book. The

book grades New in a Fine dust jacket (minor shelf wear). 199 ppg. This copy includes the

1983 supplement (laid in).

New $395.00

The Shay Locomotive: Titan of the Timber by Michael Koch Published by World Press Inc.,

Denver, CO 1971. Hardbound Description: The definitive book on the Shay locomotive, the

preponderant locomotive of choice of the logging industry, consisting of detailed text, many

photographs, color artwork, and builder's construction list of every Shay built. A perceptive

biography of the inventor, the exciting story of the colorful logging industry in its heyday, a

corporate history of the Lima Locomotive Works and the Shay locomotives it built. Bound in

maroon cloth with lettering and illustration stamped in gilt. SIGNED BY MICHAEL KOCH AND

NUMBERED 1315. Owner plate "Ferro Equinologist, James G. Johnstone, 20th Century

Limited" inside first page, otherwise free of marks. Clean Fine in bright VG dust jacket with

small closed tear. 486 ppg.

F/VG $495.00

Shay Geared Locomotives for Industrial Service, No. S3, by Lima Locomotive Works.

String-bound soft cover. Description: This is an original 1921 Lima factory catalog.

Measures 8‖ x 10¾‖, Memorandum of Conditions page bound in. Beautifully illustrated with

many photographs. Includes information on general design, specifications, material,

resistance, shipment, and much more. Some of the locomotives pictured are Class 50-2; 60-2;

42-2; 150-3 and others. Some light chipping on the bottom of the cover otherwise a vivid About

Fine condition. String bound 24 ppg. VERY elusive and VERY cool!

AF $695.00

Shay Geared Locomotives - 1921 catalog reprint published by Periscope Film LLC, 2008

Perfect softbound Description: This book consists of a replica of two vintage catalogs

published by the Lima Locomotive Works. The first shows Lima's line of Shay locomotives

circa 1921, and the second is a spare parts catalog with maintenance information. In 1877,

Ephraim Shay came up with a radical design for a logging locomotive. This "geared

locomotive" offered a distinct advantage over conventional steam locomotives. Similar to 1921

original catalog below … only much newer and a whole lot cheaper. Includes parts catalog.

New condition. 80 ppg.

NEW $25.00

Shay Geared Locomotives, 1919 Locomotive Catalog Reprint by Pacific Fast Mail,

Edmonds, WA 1979 Soft bound. Description: Lima Locomotive Works produced the first Shay

locomotive in 1880. Soon after, the company was producing five different classes of Shays.

Fresh and crisp Strong Fine. 30 ppg.Fine $55.00

Shay Geared Locomotives for Industrial Service, No. S3, Historic reprint of Lima

Locomotive Works 1921 catalog. Measures 8‖ x 10¾‖, Beautifully illustrated with many

photographs. Includes information on general design, specifications, material, resistance,

shipment, and much more. Some light edge wear on cover otherwise a vivid Fine. For those

who cannot afford the rare original shown above.Fine $55.00

Shay Geared Locomotive Catalog No. S-4, reprint by Old Line Publishers, Milwaukee, WI

(1970) Soft bound. Description: This is a reprint of the 1925 Lima factory catalog. measuring

8‖ x 10¾‖. Memorandum of Conditions page bound in. Beautifully illustrated with many

photographs. Includes information on general design, specifications, material, resistance,

shipment, and much more. Some of the locomotives pictured are Class 50-2; 60-2; 42-2; 150-3

and others. Some light creases across the lower portion of most pages, otherwise a very nice

VG+ condition. 30 ppg.

VG+ $95.00

Shay, The Lima Catalog No. S-4 1925 (Modeler's Handbook reprint) Published by Single

Shot Gallery, Reseda, CA 1983 Softbound. Description: Reprint of 1925 Shay catalog S-4

Slight wear at extremities, diagonal crease at lower front corner. VG 30 ppg.

VG $75.00




Shay Logging Locomotives at Cass WV, 1900-1960 by Philip V. Bagdon Published by: TLC

Publishing 2001. Hardbound Description: The complete history of each geared steam

locomotive used by the lumber companies which operated the logging railroad out of Cass,

WV, one of the largest lumbering operations in West Virginia and the Eastern U.S., including:

West Virginia Spruce Lumber Co. (Greenbrier & Elk River RR), West Virginia Pulp and Paper

Co. (Greenbrier, Cheat & Elk RR), and The Mower Lumber Company. Detailed data on each of

the Shays and one Climax used by these companies in lumbering the great forests of

Pocahontas county, including some of the biggest (4-truck) examples of geared steam

locomotives. Accounts of wrecks, battles against snow, and other encounters with the often

wild-and-wooly nature of early rail-logging experience. New in Fine dust jacket. 104 ppg.

New $125.00

Shay Patent and Direct Locomotives - catalogue reprint published by Periscope Films LLC,

2008. Soft bound. Description: Lima Locomotive Works produced the first Shay locomotive in

1880. When this catalog was initially published two decades later, the company was producing

three different classes of Shays. 66 ppg. Only $100 less than Amazon.com wants for the

same book! (I am fairly certain that theirs is a typo, however.)

NEW $30.00

Shay Patent and Direct Locomotives - catalogue reprint published by McClain Printing Co.,

Parsons, WV, 1971. 62 ppg. Printed for the Cass Civil War Museum, Cass, WV About Fine.

Three in stock, so we priced them cheaply.AF $90.00

Union Pacific Locomotive Photographs 0-6-0 Switcher Volume 1 - Publisher: Union Pacific

Historical Society, 2005. 0-6-0 Switcher, UP 4431 through UP 4480. This is the first of an on

going series of about 40 books covering all classes of Steam Locomotives of the UPRR and its

subsidiaries. 11 x 8.5" horizontal format, printed on 100 lb. enamel stock and a soft cover.

Each volume contains 77 quality photographs. Supporting technical data is included for the

time the photo was taken. The books show a wide variety of photographic views that show

locomotives during various eras. (other Volumes may be special ordered) 80 ppg. (as a pair

$50)

NEW $35.00

Union Pacific Locomotive Photographs 0-6-0 Switcher Volume 2 - Publisher: Union Pacific

Historical Society, 2005. 0-6-0 Switcher, UP 4431 through UP 4480. This is the first of an on

going series of about 40 books covering all classes of Steam Locomotives of the UPRR and its

subsidiaries. 11 x 8.5" horizontal format, printed on 100 lb. enamel stock and a soft cover.

Each volume contains 77 quality photographs. Supporting technical data is included for the

time the photo was taken. The books show a wide variety of photographic views that show

locomotives during various eras. (other Volumes may be special ordered) 80 ppg. (as a pair

$50)

NEW $35.00

Why You Can Haul At Least 30% More per ton of locomotive with the modern Heisler

Publisher: Pacific Fast Mail, Edmonds, WA, 1973 Thirty two pages of Heisler locomotive

photographs, Heisler owner testimonials, product information, and locomotive data. Bound in

pictorial stiff card covers. Faded along spine and lower corner of the front cover. A solid Fine

copy of a prized collectable. 32 ppg. (Not to be confused with the current Periscope Films

reprint worth about $15)

Fine $35.00

Willamette Locomotive by Steve Hauff and Jim Gertz Published by Binford & Mort Publishing,

Portland, Oregon, 1977. SIGNED BY HAUFF & GERTZ Description: Hard Cover. Revised

Edition with dustcover Chapters include: the other geared locomotives (e.g., Shay, Climax,

Dunkirk, Heisler, Baldwin, and others), Willamette Iron and Steel Works, The Willamette

Locomotive, the Willamette vs. the Shay, the Rosters (construction roster, owner's roster,

geographical roster), appendix, glossary, bibliography, index. Illustrated throughout with black

& white historical photographs, scale drawings, and engine schematics. 8 3/4" x 11 1/4". 187

ppg. New (in publisher's cellophane wraps) Greatly undervalued when compared to "Titan of

the Timber".

NEW $295.00

Willamette Locomotive by Steve Hauff and Jim Gertz Published by Binford & Mort Publishing,

Portland, Oregon, 1977 First Edition. Hard bound Description: Chapters include: the other

geared locomotives (e.g., Shay, Climax, Dunkirk, Heisler, Baldwin, and others), Willamette Iron

and Steel Works, The Willamette Locomotive, the Willamette vs. the Shay, the Rosters

(construction roster, owner's roster, geographical roster), appendix, glossary, bibliography,

index. Willamette Iron and Steel Works of Portland, Oregon built 33 "Shay-type" locomotives

for use in the Northwest forests, each of which is documented herein. 8 3/4" x 11 1/4". 187

ppg. VG or better, no dust jacket (same as the above signed copy, just not as desirable)

VG+ $80.00




General Interest Railroad BooksA Century of Pullman Cars Volume II: The Palace Cars by Ralph Barger. Promotional

flyer. If you can't afford the book (ISBN 0897781406 - typically $150-$300), this double-sided

one page color flyer may better fit your budget. Features a full-color rendition of Chris Tepe's

painting of the heavyweight "Spokane" Vestibule Sleeping Car rolling out onto the transfer

table Feb. 11, 1890. Suitable for framing. (Six for the price of five...$15 including shipping)

Fine $3.00

No Photo

A Century of Railroading in Crawford Notch by Edwin Robinson & Benjamin W English Jr.

Self-published 1981 Revised Edition Soft bound Includes foreword, map, brief history, &

timetables. Profusely illustrated with vintage b/w photos. "The purpose of our writing this book

is to present a pictorial coverage of the first hundred years of railroading through Crawford

Notch in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. " "Crawford Notch" written in pencil on

spine, otherwise Fine. 86 ppg. (also see Building the Railroad Through Crawford Notch by

Robinson)

AF $35.00

A Locomotive Engineer's Album' by George B. Abdill, Publisher: Superior, 1965 First

Edition. Hardcover Description: Multiple photos on every page, wonderful book detailing

Railroading and Locomotives. In excellent VG condition, with slight aging to dust cover, and a

previous owner has neatly written his name on the inside front page. Fifth in Abdill's series.

Orange cloth with black titles. Clean VG in VG dust jacket. 190 ppg. Please add $20 to GD

price for nice About Fine.

GD/GD $20.00

Along an Open Track by Ed and Sally Kochanek Published by Northshore Publishers<

Prospect Hts., IL 1972 Hard bound First Edition Black cloth hard cover with silver imprint at

spine. A superb pictorial history featuring more than 325 black and white photographs,

including 4 in full color, that "captures the variety of railroading" from steam to electric to diesel

across the whole of North America. An exquisite about fine (near new), but missing dust jacket.

4to 207 ppg.

AF $30.00

A Tale of Two Cities and a Train: History of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad,

1874-1942 by Juanita Kennedy Browne Published by: Nevada County Historical Society,

Nevada City, CA 1987 First Edition. Hard bound. Description: SIGNED BY JUANITA

KENNEDY BROWNE. Number 1463 of 2000 Oversize hardbound 4to (11 inches tall) with

index. Description: Well illustrated in b&w with 239 historic photographs and other pictures. A

chronological history of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad from 1874 to 1942, with

short stops at the Bear River Bridge Bending and Cable Snapping Caper in 1963 and the

return of Engine No 5 in 1986. Much information from contemporary newspaper accounts.

Hardbound illustrated boards No dust jacket (as issued) New. 216 ppg.

New $80.00

American Locomotives, A Pictorial Record of Steam Power 1900-1950 by Edwin P.

Alexander Published by Bonanza Books 1950 First Edition Hardbound Description: A review of

modern steam before it was replaced by diesel locomotives. Illustrated with photographs and

drawings. Companion piece to "Iron Horses, American Locomotives 1829-1900". Nearly fine

with bright Good dust jacket (clipped price and closed tear). 256 ppg AF/GD $17.00

American Narrow Gauge by John Krause (with Donald Duke) Published by Golden West

Books, 1978 Description: Beautiful book featuring East Broad Top, Tweetsie, East Coast

Industrials, Rio Grande Western, Southern Pacific, Rio Grande Southern, West Side Lumber,

Sumpter Valley, US Gypsum, White Pass, and Hawaiian Railroads. New in Fine dust jacket.

238 ppg. New $95.00




American Narrow Gauge Railroads, by George W. Hilton Stanford University Press, 1990.

Hardcover in like new condition with original VF dust cover jacket. Description: This is the first

comprehensive, extensively illustrated account of the growth and decline of American narrow

gauge railroading, a singular and still not fully understood episode in the history of American

transportation. Part 1 of this book starts from the origins of the narrow gauge movement in

Great Britain and gives a masterly account of the economic organization of American railroads.

There are individual chapters on narrow gauge locomotives, rolling stock, and the railroads'

physical plant. Part 2 contains a state-by-state survey of the individual narrow gauge railroads.

The history of each of the 356 known narrow gauge common carriers is traced from inception

to either abandonment or conversion to standard gauge and finally to present state of the

trackage. Illustrated throughout with 56 maps and 382 halftones and line drawings, many from

archival collections not previously reproduced. 580 ppg. As New

New $95.00

American Narrow Gauge Railroads, by George W. Hilton Stanford University Press, 1990.

Soft cover in New condition. Description: This is the first comprehensive, extensively

illustrated account of the growth and decline of American narrow gauge railroading, a singular

and still not fully understood episode in the history of American transportation. Part 1 of this

book starts from the origins of the narrow gauge movement in Great Britain and gives a

masterly account of the economic organization of American railroads. There are individual

chapters on narrow gauge locomotives, rolling stock, and the railroads' physical plant. Part 2

contains a state-by-state survey of the individual narrow gauge railroads. The history of each

of the 356 known narrow gauge common carriers is traced from inception to either

abandonment or conversion to standard gauge and finally to present state of the trackage.

Illustrated throughout with 56 maps and 382 halftones and line drawings, many from archival

collections not previously reproduced. 580 ppg. As New

New $95.00

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American Steam (Volume 1) by Robert A. Le Massena Published by Sundance Publications,

Denver, CO 1987 First Edition, Number 735 of a limited Printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

Gilt cloth spine on pictorial paper covered boards. Traditional Sundance clear acetate dust

jacket. Profusely illustrated with photographs by Ben F. Cutler. This book is not denominated

"Volume 1" except on the half title page. Volume 2 was published in 1989 that focuses on

locomotives in the northeast. Bright and crisp as the day it came off the press. 256 ppg. New

(Buy both Vol 1 & 2 for only $160)

New $95.00

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American Steam - Volume 2 by Robert A. Le Massena Published by Sundance Publications,

Denver, CO 1989 First Edition, Number 318 of a limited Printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

Gilt cloth spine on pictorial paper covered boards. Traditional Sundance clear acetate dust

jacket. Profusely illustrated with photographs by Ben F. Cutler. This book focuses on

locomotives of the northeastern roads. Bright and crisp as the day it came off the press.

Several pictures in color. 256 ppg. New (Buy both Vol 1 & 2 for only $160)

New $85.00

An American Classic - the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Author: Robert

T. Royem Description: Limelight Press,, Durango, Colorado:, 1995. Soft cover. First Edition.

152 pp. A photographic documentation of the Durango & Silverton Railroad along with

interviews of those whom come in contact with this railroad. New with corners very lightly

bumped. New $45.00

An Empire of Silver by Robert L. Brown published by Sundance Publications Set in the

spectacular San Juan Region of southwestern Colorado, this book covers the colorful history

of hard-rock mining in the Centennial State. This volume includes early exploration in Indian

country among twelve of Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks. Covers the Gold Rush and life of

miners in Lake City, Silverton, Red Mountain Town, Telluride, and Creede. Rare old views and

contemporary pictures are featured, including 220 views, and featuring 32 color scenes. 224

ppg.

New $95.00

Argent - Last of the Swamp Rats by Mallory Hope Ferrell Published by Pacific Fast Mail,

Edmons, WA 1994. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. The Argent Lumber Company

railroad was everything a narrow gauge buff could hope for - tiny locomotives, beat-up

equipment, weather-worn shops and rickety track in a primeval Deep South setting. 144 pages

of photographs, maps, diagrams, roster, bibliography, and index. New in Fine dust jacket.

RARE! (Exceptionally so in this grade)

NEW $265.00




Arkansas Valley Interurban by M D. Isley Publisher: Interurbans Publications, California,

1977, Special #19 Softbound. Heavily photo illustrated. Very good condition with fading near

spine. Illustrated history of the Arkansas Valley Interurban with great period photos. Revised

edition, first printing. Revised from the 1956 original edition. 67 pages with rare photographs,

maps, schedules and descriptive roster.VG $45.00

Bonanza Railroads, by Gilbert H. Kneiss. Description: Stanford University Press, Stanford,

California, (c) 1941. Third printing Hardcover. Description: Photographs, with numerous textual

drawings. History of the short-lived rail lines that were constructed in Nevada and Northern

California during the gold and silver booms, including the Sacramento Valley Railroad, San

Francisco and San Jose Railroad, the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, the Eureka and Palisade

lines, and the Nevada Central Railroad. Some general shelf wear, with a bit of yellowing at the

extremities; otherwise an About Fine copy WITHOUT the dust jacket shown at left. 144 ppg.

AF $30.00

Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad "Meet You At The Station", by Peter

McCauley, published by Peter McCauley and the Revere Cultural and Historical Society, 2001.

The book is a soft cover containing 32 reproduction Real Photo Postcards. The book is in fine

condition. Peter McCauley is the author of "Greetings From Revere Beach", "Memories of

Revere Beach", and "Revere Beach chips" -- all of which are rare books. Fine $85.00

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Building the Railroad Through Crawford Notch by Edwin Robertson Self published in

Westbrook, ME 1996 First edition Soft bound. Signed by Edwin Robinson Illustrated glossy

white wrappers. Great history for the New Hampshire railroad buff. Fine 64 ppg. (also see A

Century of Railroading in Crawford Notch by Robinson)

Fine $65.00

Burlington Northern Adventures - Railroading in the Days of the Caboose by William J.

Brotherton Published by South Platte Press, David City, NE 2004 First Edition Softbound

Description: The author's personal experiences as a conductor, brakeman, and trainmaster

while working for BN during the 1979-1982 period. Contains many interesting short stories. F+

160 ppg.Fine $25.00

Burlington Route, A History of the Burlington Lines by Richard C. Overton Published by

University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE 1965/ First Bison Book Printing 1976 Softbound

Description: A fresh account of an original 2375 manuscript that details the history of the

Burlington Route. Good 663 ppg. Good $20.00

California and Nevada Railroad, Narrow Gauge in the East Bay by Erle C. Hanson

Published by R&S Printers, Northampton, PA 1988 First Edition SIGNED BY ERLE C.

HANSON Description: Stories of the C&N, a 23-mile short line in the San Francisco Bay area,

that express the spirit of competition and high hopes. New with dust jacket in Bodart.

Carefully imprinted "Ex Libris J.J. Kennedy" on Title page. 65 ppg. RARENew $175.00

California Railroads: An Encyclopedia of Cable Car, Common Carrier, Horsecar,

Industrial Interurban, Logging, Monorail, Motor Road, Short Lines, Streetcar, Switching

& Terminal Railroads (1851-1992) by Alvin A Fickewirth Published by Golden West Books,

San Marino, CA 1992 First Edition Description: The definitive encyclopedia of California rail

transportation, including Cable Car, Common Carrier, Horsecar, Industrial Interurban, Logging,

Monorail, Motor Road, Short Lines, Streetcar, Switching & Terminal Railroads up to the present

day era. Near New in Fine dust jacket. 194 ppg.

F+/F $125.00

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California Railway Museum, Rio Vista Junction by Will Tenney & Richard Reynolds Self-

published No date (ca. 1970s) Soft bound The fascinating history of the California Railway

Museum and each of its cars and engines. It is profusely illustrated, including a detailed map

of the proposed facilities. 25 ppg. VG+VG+ $30.00




Car & Locomotive Builder's Cyclopedia of American Practice - 5th Edition (1984) Edited

by Kenneth G. Ellsworth Published by Simmons-Boardman Publishing, Omaha, NE.

Description: Definitions and typical illustrations of railroad cars and locomotives, parts and

equipment; cars built in America for export to foreign countries; descriptions and illustrations of

shops and equipment employed in construction and repair. Fine, appears as New overall 775

ppg..F+ $135.00

CERA's Early Bulletins - Bulletins 1-19 (1938-1940) -- Reprinted 1976 by Central Electric

Railfans' Association, Chicago. Description: Paperback. First Edition. Condition: Very Fine.

Bright Fresh Edges, price sticker on front cover, otherwise near new solid copy. ; "Therefore,

as a means of preserving mementos of CERA's history in this Bicentennial year we have

rephotographed copies of the original Bulletins just as they were issued in the period 1938-

1940. Bulletin 17, the original Bulletin on the Indiana Railroad System, has been omitted. The

information contained therein is incorporated in Bulletin 91 which has been reprinted

separately." Filled with historic photographs, maps, car diagrams, and rosters. 80 ppg. As new

New $30.00

Chasing Trains: the Lifetime Story of the Founder of the Colorado Railroad Museum by

Robert Richardson SIGNED BY BOB RICHARDSON Description: Sundance Publications,

Denver, CO, 1995. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Illustrated with numerous Colorado

railroad photographs, some in color, taken by Richardson. Near New in clear vinyl dust

protector (as generally issued by Sundance). 432 ppg. Out-of-print. New $95.00

Chama / Cumbres with a Little Chili by Richard Dorman Published by R D Publications,

Santa Fe, NM 1988 First Edition Hardcover, Description: Silver embossed black cloth. Volume

3 of 5. The dustcover features a J. Finnell illustration of Rio Grande 493 pulling a freight

eastbound below Windy Point approaching Coxco. It describes, mostly in B&W photos, the

DRGW Railroad out of Chama, to Cumbres and beyond. An excellent reference in Fine;

includes Good dust jacket (with closed tear and chip on back). 209 ppg.

F/VG $90.00

Chicago Great Western - Iowa in the Merger Decade by Phillip R. Hastings Second Printing

Softbound Published by Carstens Publications, Newton, NJ 1986 Description: Exquisite

pictorial of the CGW with C&NW postscripts. Fine 80 ppg.

Fine $30.00

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Chicago Great Western In Minnesota by Gary Brown & Roger Bee Published by Blue River

Publishing CO., 1984

New $195.00

Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad - How The Medal Was Won - CERA Bulletin

124 Published by Central Electric Railfans Association, 1985 Hard bound Leatherette .

Description: During the heyday of the interurban, the Charles A. Coffin medal was awarded to

innovative electric railways. This coveted award was won by the ―new‖ Chicago South Shore &

South Bend Railroad in the late 1920's. Text, photos and company documents recall the earlier

―wood car‖ days, the conversion from AC to DC electric propulsion, arrival of the orange steel

cars and other improvements continuing into the 1930's. This book celebrates the landmark

modernization of this famous, and still operating, electric railroad. New with no dust jacket (as

issued) 160 ppg

New $40.00

Chili Line, the Narrow Rail Trail to Santa Fe by John A. Gjevre Published by Rio Grande

Sun Press, Espanola, NM 1969 First Edition Soft bound SIGNED BY JOHN GJEVRE on title

page. Description: Light orange cardstock wraps with red & black lettering, illustrated on both

covers, 82 pages, maps, timetables, diagrams, b/w illustrations, 21 pages (2 fold-outs) of

vintage b/w photos on quality paper. 82 ppg. Nice Fine Fine $95.00




Chili Line, the Narrow Rail Trail to Santa Fe by John A. Gjevre Published by Las Trampas

Press 1984 Third Revised Edition Hard bound Expanded from the first and second editions,

with photographs, locomotive and car diagrams, and maps. Yellow cloth with red imprint. No

dust jacket (as issued) New in cellophane wraps. 100 ppg.New $95.00

Colorado Central Railroad - Golden, Central City, Georgetown by Dan Abbott, Dell A.

McCoy, and Robert W. McLeod; published by Sundance Publications Description:

COMPANION TO GILPIN RAILROAD ERA. A pictorial of one of Colorado’s first railroads

along with an analysis describing its continuous changes. A selection of 454 photographs and

46 maps represent the years the Colorado Central was under control of Union Pacific

management and its final years be coming the Colorado & Southern Railroad. Newspaper

accounts are quoted as track reached Black Hawk, Central City, Idaho Springs, Georgetown

and Silver Plume. Constructing the railhead to Idaho Springs and Georgetown resumed in

1878 and is illustrated with a multitude of never-before published pho photographs along the

line. Finally, in 1884, under the name Georgetown, Breckenridge & Leadville Railway, the awe

inspiring Georgetown Loop was completed to reach Silver Plume and Graymont with

expectations of tunneling through the Great Divide in order to reach Leadville and other gold

and silver camps beyond. 416 ppg.

NEW $95.00

Colorado Memories of the Narrow Gauge Circle by John Krause & Ross Grenard

Description: Carstens Publications, Inc. ND, Newton, NJ. First Edition. An oblong 8.5 x 11 inch

soft cover book. Narrow gauge railroading in the Rio Grande Southern region. A Very Good

soft bound copy with bookplates. 130 ppg. VG $19.00

Colorado Mountain Railroads by Robert A. LeMassena Hardbound Description: This is a

SIGNED first edition, first printing book published by Sundance Publications in 1984. It is a

synopsis of all known railroads in Colorado with a description of the type of service and

location of each railroad. Many of the lines were short lived and are included in this book.

Bob made a series of soft cover books (five volumes) that were the forerunners of this

publication (drawing from the previous five volumes). This book is in an excellent condition, as

New, including the protective plastic sleeve found on most Sundance books. 384 ppg. Out-of-

print.

New $135.00

Colorado's Mountain Railroads - Volume II by R.A. LeMassena Published by Smoke Stack

Press, Golden, CO 1965 First Edition Softbound Description: The second and possibly most

colorful volume (in a B&W sort of way) in the paperback series which preceded the above

Sundance publication. About Fine with some light aging Several fold-out pages. Unpaginated.

All of the volumes are long out-of-print and very scarce.

VG $25.00

Colorado's Mountain Railroads - Volume V by R.A. LeMassena Published by Smoke Stack

Press, Golden, CO 1966 First Edition Softbound Description: The final volume in the

paperback series that preceded the above Sundance publication. Fine ("New" but lightly damp

stained and lightly yellowed overall) 188 ppg. All of the volumes are very scare, but volume

five is truly RARE! (Yet we have TWO copies available.)

VG $25.00

Colorado Rail Annual 1964 - Published- by the Colorado Rail Museum, Golden, CO 1964

Description: Articles on Colorado railroading: To Silverton in Snow, They're Still Building

Narrow Gauge in Colorado, The 498 and 497 In Action, Across the San Juan to Jaroso, and

Goodbye 106.. Bound in stiff paper covers. Very Good soft bound book. 16 ppg. VG $30.00

Colorado Rail Annual 1970 (Number 8) - Published by the Colorado Rail Museum, Golden,

CO 1970 Description: Two articles on Colorado railroading: Narrow Gauge Transcontinental -

Scenic Line of the World, by Gordon Chappell, and Narrow Gauge Transcontinental II; Black

Canyon Revisited, by Cornelius W. Hauck. With photographs, maps and diagrams. Bound in

stiff paper covers. A fine and bright copy. This text is reprinted in the 1977 book "Scenic Line

of the World" by Chappell and Hauck. VG soft bound book. 131 ppg.

VG $20.00




Colorado Rail Annual Number 9 - Galloping Goose - Published by the Colorado Rail

Museum, Golden, CO 1971 First edition Hard bound Description: Tin Feathers and Gasoline

Fumes; Ruminations on the Origin and Evolution of the Galloping Goose; Prospector; The

Judge's Train on the D&RGW; A Tribute to Fred Jukes (railroad photographer); Track of the

CATS (Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad). A fine and bright copy in VG dust jacket with

small closed tear. 126 ppg.

F/VG $35.00

Colorado Rail Annual Number 10 - Narrow Gauge to Central and Silver Plume Published

by the Colorado Rail Museum, Golden, CO 1972 First Edition Hard bound Description: The

story of the Clear Creek Lines by Cornelius W. Hauck. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 224 ppg.

F/VG $35.00

Colorado Rail Annual Number 12 - The South Park Line, A Concise History Published by

the Colorado Rail Museum 1974 First Edition Hard bound Description: Quarto in green cloth.

illustrated by photographs, color frontis jacket art by Robert E. Jensen. The authors cover a lot

of territory with articles on John Evans and the building of the South Park, activities during the

operation by the Union Pacific and the period of receivership, operations of the Colorado &

Southern, and a great collection of photographs from the line's official photographer. New in

original publisher's cellophane wrap. 280 ppg.

New $85.00

Colorado Rail Annual Number 13 - Florence & Cripple Creek and Golden Circle

Railroads by Tivis E. Wilkins Published by the Colorado Rail Museum 1976 First Edition

Description: The Cripple Creek District covering thousands of acres of gulches and hills west of

Pike's Peak was the last of the great gold-mining boom towns. This is the history of The

Florence & Cripple Creek narrow gauge railroad which was one of three railroads constructed

to transport the mined ore. Map and schedule in rear pocket. Numerous photographs,

diagrams and a roster. Fine in fair dust jacket (missing large piece, see image at left). 207 ppg.

F/Fair $35.00

Colorado's Loneliest Railroad, the San Luis Southern by P.R. "Bob" Griswold Published by

Pruett Publ. Co., Boulder, CO1980 First Edition Description: Hardcover. Only 31 miles long

and built on practically level ground, the San Luis Southern Railway was simple yet

remarkable. It never owned more than 4 locomotives and 20 cars at any one time, yet it

managed to survive financial crisis after financial crisis to reach the age of 67 in a solvent

condition. Complete history with 250 photographs, maps, bibliography, index, and dimensional

diagrams of water tanks and other railroad structures. Fine/near New with dust jacket in Bodart

sleeve. 190 ppg. (Second copy in VG+/VG is available at $60)

F/VG $90.00

"Come on in Dearie" -or- Prostitutes and Institutes of Early Durango by Marion Jarvis

Published by The Durango Herald, Durango, CO 1976 First Edition Softbound Description:

Houses of ill repute were part and parcel of practically every town in the West. More often than

not the "soiled doves," "fallen angels," "erring sisters" or "ladies of the lamplight" were the first

and often the only women in town. This history is often glossed over or left out, but in Durango,

as in many other towns, it was an important part of history, as documented here. VG+ 95 ppg.

VG $25.00

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Crossroads of Commerce; The Pennsylvania Railroad Calendar Art of Grif Teller by Dan

Cupper Published by Stackpole Books Mechanicsburg, PA 2003 First Edition Soft bound

Description: This rectangular format book is a superbly illustrated volume on the railroad art of

Grif Teller for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Near Fine condition with minor shelf wear. This is a

first edition from this publisher, although a similar volume was first published in 1992. 184 ppg.

AF

AF $95.00

Denver & Salt Lake Railroad 1913-1926 by P.R. "Bob" Griswold Published by Rocky

Mountain Railroad Club, Denver, CO 1996 First Edition Hard bound Description: A stand alone

continuation of the author's "Denver, Northwestern & Pacific: 'The Moffat Road'", published a

year earlier. This covers the Road during its time in receivership after the death of David Moffat

and prior to the building of the tunnel under the Divide. A pictorial, but as is usual with this

author, plenty of historical text accompanies a good selection of period photos. New. 242 ppg.

Out-of-print

NEW $125.00

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Denver's Railroads by Kenton Forrest & Charles Albi Published by Colorado Railroad

Museum, Golden, CO 1981 First Edition Hard bound Description: A detailed history of the

many railroads that liked to call Denver "home". Route planes enclosed in an envelope inside

front cover. 20 maps. 7 color plates, including frontis. 300+ b/w photos. Pictorial end papers.

Approx. 11.5" x 8.5" 244ppg. FIne

Fine/Fine $100.00




Dreams, Disaster, and Demise: the Milwaukee Road in Minnesota by John C. Luecke

Published by Grenadier Publications, Eagan, MN 1988 First Edition Description: The

culmination of ten years research, interviews, photography, etc. Black cover with gold imprint.

Map end papers. Near New in Very Good dust jacket with small closed tear. 227 ppg. F/VG $115.00

Durango to Silverton by Narrow Gauge Rails by Spencer Crump Published By: Zeta

Publishers Company, Corona del Mar, CA Copyright: 1990, 1992 Description: This book is

an entertaining and informative book about America's most famous narrow gauge railroad.

Inside you will find an informative text, historic and current photographs, and maps. Illustrated

soft cover, 8½" x 11", 80 ppg.NEW $25.00

Early American Steam Locomotives by Reed Kinert Published by Bonanza Books, New

York, NY 1962 First Edition Description: Relive train travel's earliest days with this splendidly

illustrated story of steam locomotion, from "teakettles" to "titans." Working from builders'

specifications, old engravings, and written contemporaneous accounts, author Reed Kinert re-

creates in accurate renderings, the earliest locomotives - many of which were built and used

before the advent of photography. VG in a GD dust jacket. 158 ppg.

VG/G $20.00

East Broad Top - to the Mines and Back by Ross Shepard & Frederick A. Grenard

Published by Carstens, Newton, New Jersey 1980 First Edition Soft bound Description:

Profusely illustrated with black and white photos of the legendary coal railroad. About Fine 80

ppg. AF $40.00

Epic of the Overland: An Account of the Building of the Central & Union Pacific Railroad

authored by Robert Lardin Fulton, illustrated by Dr. Herbert Wynford Hill, and. printed by A. M.

Robertson in 1924, but bound by N.A. Kovach, Los Angeles, CA in 1954 First Edition, Second

binding. Description: This rare classic includes eyewitness accounts, but more importantly, it

has an even more interesting story behind its publication. This work was privately printed for

the author in 1924. Only a handful of books were bound in 1924. Due to the untimely deaths

of both the author and the printer, the majority of the books were never bound for another 30

years! The original printed text and illustrations were stored in the California State Library until

1954, when a limited number of books were produced from the original printing, and all

remainder pages were destroyed. Number 105 of 275 produced. The frontis shows the

joining of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads in 1869. The book is illustrated with

16 plates and fold-out maps. 5-3/4 x 8-1/4", blue cloth Near New in Fine dust jacket, amongst

the finest extant. 109 ppg. MORE HIGH GRADE COPIES WANTED!

F/F $125.00

Everywhere West, the Burlington Route by Patrick C. Dorin Published by Superior

Publishing, Seattle, WA 1976 First Edition Hardbound Description: History of the "Q" from its

beginnings as a small Illinois railroad in the mid nineteenth century to its merger with Great

Northern and Northern Pacific in 1970. The book covers the standard era of passenger

service, gas-electric motor cars, the Zephyrs, Streamliners, commuter trains, freight and mixed

trains, and includes much information concerning the C&S branch. VG in VG dust jacket. 174

ppg.

VG/VG $20.00

Fiddletown & Copperopolis - the Life and Times of an Uncommon Carrier by Carl Fallberg

Published by Hungerford Press, Reseda, CA 1960 First Edition Hardbound Description: This

delightful collection of Railroad Magazine cartoons by Fallberg (of Walt Disney fame) illustrates

the trials and tribulations of a narrow gauge 'uncommon' carrier. To anyone familiar with the

lore of America's three-foot railroad lines, the feeling persists that within these pages lies a

disguised pictorial history of prototype narrow gauge railroads. Maroon faux leather embossed

with gilt lettering, in pictorial cream & brown dust jacket (rubbed, chipped & torn) illustrated

endpapers, Very good in fair dust jacket. Unpaginated.

VG/Fair $35.00

Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad - Forty Miles to Fortune by Allan C. Lewis Published by

Sundance Publications. This is the story of Bob Womack, who discovered gold along Cripple

Creek, and the evolution that took place in the rich mining district that developed. Prospectors

by the thousands created the greatest ―gold rush‖ in Colorado's history. As a result, gold ore

needed to be hauled to mills and smelters, and the construction of the narrow-gauge Florence

& Cripple Creek Railroad was the answer—paid for by the ore shipments and passengers

riding on the line. This volume is an illustrated history and well-researched document covering

Cripple Creek and the many mining camps. Contains 472 photos, 44 maps, and many color

scenes. 416 ppg. (publisher's current suggested retail $200) Fine

Fine $120.00




From Small Town to Downtown / History of the Jewett Car Company 1893-1919 by

Lawrence A. Brough & James H. Graebner Publisher: Indiana University Press 2004

Description: The Jewett Car Company was born in the heyday of the electric railway boom in

the 1890s. The company gained an excellent reputation for its elegant, well-built wooden cars

for street railway companies, interurban lines, and rapid transit service. Many Jewett cars

found their way to Indiana and many of the interurban lines employed the graceful, arch-

windowed wood interurban that Jewett was famous for. Automobile competition and the

problems of competing with much larger car builders, such as J.G. Brill and the St. Louis Car

Company, signaled the beginning of the end. The company was offered the opportunity to

produce munitions for World War I, but refused. The reason: the major source of finance for

Jewett was a German nationalist banker from Wheeling, WV, who refused to have the

company do anything to harm Germany. As a direct result, the Jewett Car Company failed.

Name inside front cover, otherwise as New 208 ppg.

New $85.00

George L Beam and the Denver & Rio Grande - Volume 1 by Jackson C. Thode Published

by Sundance Publications, Denver, CO 1987 Hardbound Description: A spectacular photo

history produced by the author's own cumbersome 8x10 view camera from 1892 to 1934 with

text by another longtime employee of the railroad. Pictorial boards and clear acetate dust

jacket. Long out-of-print F+ (Near New) 280 ppg.Fine $80.00

Georgetown and the Loop by P.R. "Bob" Griswold, Richard H. Kindig, and Cynthia Trombly

Published by Rocky Mountain Railroad Club, 1988 First Edition Hard bound Description: A

pictorial history of the building of the Georgetown Loop, and its service from 1884 through the

removal of the tracks in 1939. The right-of-way survived, and in the 1970s a new loop was

rebuilt from Silver Plume to the outskirts of Georgetown, enabling the trains to run again. In

1984, a century after the first trains ran, a new train went over the Devil's Gate Bridge marking

the opening of a fantastic new tourist line. 254 ppg. Fine in fine dust jacket.

F/F $60.00

Ghost Railroads of Kentucky by Elmer G. Sulzer Published by Indiana University Press,

Bloomington, IN 1998 Hardbound Description: Illustrated with black-and-white and color

photographs, maps, and facsimiles of railroad tickets and timetables. No remainder marks or

clips. 4to. New in About Fine dust jacket (New with mishandled DJ). 248 ppg.New $69.00

Ghost Railroads of Tennessee by Elmer G. Sulzer Published by Indiana University Press,

Bloomington, IN 1998 Hardbound Description: Illustrated with black-and-white and color

photographs, maps, and facsimiles of railroad tickets and timetables. No remainder marks or

clips. 4to. New in About Fine dust jacket (New in mishandled DJ). 328 ppg.New $145.00

Glory Days of Logging - Action in the Big Woods - British Columbia to California by

Ralph W. Andrews Published by Bonanza Books, New York, NY 1956 First Edition Hardbound

Description: Describes logging in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and

Northern California. Heavy illustrated with photographs. Bound in orange cloth with black

lettering. Strong Fine except that dust jacket has heavy shelf wear. 176 ppg.F/VG $65.00

Gold Rush Narrow Gauge by Cy Martin Description: Trans Anglo Books, Los Angeles, CA,

1969. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. The story of how the White Pass and Yukon Route

was built during the Klondike gold rush from Skagway, Alaska, through British Columbia, and

to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Text, photographs, bibliography, index, and roster. Good in

Good dust jacket. Please add $25 for Abt Fine in Abt Fine dust jacket.GD/GD $25.00

Grass Between The Rails - The Waukon Iowa branch of the Milwaukee Road by Denny

Rehder and Cecil Cook Published by Waukon and Mississippi Press, Des Moines, IA 1972

First Edition. Description: Soft bound in white, grey & red pictorial wraps. The fascinating

history of this Milwaukee Road branch line, with many great old b&w photos. Very good

condition. 208 ppg.

VG $105.00




Guide to North American Steam Locomotives - History and Development of Steam

Power Since 1900 by George H. Drury Published by Kalmbach, Waukesha, WI 2002 Soft

bound Description: Trains Guide to North American Steam Locomotives: History and

development of steam power since 1900. The fascinating history and development of steam

locomotives in North America. Tells the stories behind the locomotives, includes rosters, and

explains wheel arrangements, streamlining, and more with photographs, summaries, and

specifications for hundreds of locomotives. Historical summaries of more than 77 railroads;

Profiles of locomotive makers and equipment. 448 ppg. F+ (New with shelf wear)

Fine $65.00

Hail and Farewell - The WW&F Two Footer by Clinton F. Thurlow Published by Weeks Mills

1965 Soft cover Description: Dedicated to the two-foot Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington

Railroad. Illustrations in text, folding route profile at end, very good+ in pictorial paper

wrappers. Good with minor marks to covers. 116 ppg. Good $40.00

Hear The Train Blow - A Pictorial Epic of America in the Railroad Age by Lucius Beebe

and Charles Clegg Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, MY 1952 First Edition

Hardbound Description: Quarto, full cloth. missing dust jacket, illustrated. A pictorial

documentary on the growth and expansion of the railroad in America. Illustrated with 860

vintage photographs, engravings, and documents. 416 ppg. VGVG $20.00

Highball - A Pageant of Trains by Lucius Beebe, 1945. Published by Bonanza Books. First

Edition Hardcover with dust Jacket. Hard-to-find edition with original dust jacket. The original

owner has neatly written his name on the inside first page. About Fine with VG dust jacket. 225

ppg. Common classic in uncommon condition. AF/VG $45.00

Highball - A Pageant of Trains by Lucius Beebe, 1945. Published by Bonanza Books.

Hardcover with dust Jacket. Good+ in Good dust jacket. 225 ppg. Please add $10 for nice

Fine.

GD+/GD $20.00

High Iron: A Book of Trains by Lucius Beebe Published by Appleton & Co, NY 1938

First Edition, profusely illustrated. Description: Orange boards with gilt lettering on black.

Covers lightly soiled, spine lightly sunned. Chapters include: O Pioneers, Speed, Power, De

Luxe, Car heralds, and a glossary of railroad terms. Better than Good condition (with some

sunning). 226 ppg. GD+/GD $20.00

Highliners: A Railroad Album by Lucius Beebe Published by Bonanza Books, New York

(undated) 1936. First Edition. Hard cover, oblong quarto, 103 b&w full page plates with

explanatory text on facing page of each plate. Dust wrapper worn with small tear on rear and

some small chips at edges. Some browning to page edges otherwise internally very good. 206

ppg. Please add $20 for nice About Fine 1940 edition.

GD+/GD $20.00

SPECIALClassic Lucius Beebe trilogy of Highliners, High Iron, and Highball in Good or better

condition (when available). Save 20% from individual prices. GD+ $48.00

High Line to Leadville - a Mile-by-Mile Guide for the Leadville, Colorado & Southern

Railroad by Doris A. Osterwald Published by Western Guideways, Lakewood, CO 1991 First

Edition Softbound Description: 8vo; Illustrated, photographs, many in color, bibliography, etc.

Book received 1991 Award for Excellence by VG 160 ppg. VG $15.00

History of the Evansville, Indianapolis, and Terre Haute Railroad by Kenneth L. Reed Self-

published 2006 First Edition Softbound. Fine Unpaginated

Fine $30.00




History of Fulton County Narrow Gauge Railway - Spoon River "Peavine" by E. W.

Mureen Published by the Chicago Chapter of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society as

Bulletin 61A Revised in 1988. Scarcer than most people realize. Fine 120 ppg.

Fine $55.00

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Interurban Interlude by Cdr. E J Quinby Published by Model Craftsman Publishing 1968 First

Edition The account of a commuter line as seen from the eyes of one of its employees. New in

about Fine dust jacket. 92 ppg.

New $60.00

Iowa's Last Narrow-gauge Railroad by James Shaffer, John Tigges Description: Arcadia

Publishing (SC), 2006. Paperback. When talk began circulating in 1848 about the importance

of railroads, the people of Cascade grew anxious. Without direct access to navigable rivers

other than the Mississippi over 36 miles away, their community could very well fade from

existence. They needed a railroad as soon as possible. The idea raced forward, with the

backing of the Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque and Minnesota Railroad Company, which ran along

the western bank of the Mississippi River and passed through Bellevue. Their hopes and

dreams became reality in a three-foot-gauge line 31 years later, in 1879. In 1880, the Chicago,

Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway purchased the River Road, which included the narrow-gauge

branch line to Cascade. 128 ppg.

NEW $20.00

Iron Mine Railroads of Northern New Jersey by Larry Lowenthal Published by Tri-State

Historical Society NJ 1981 First Edition Hard bound Description: This book contains scores of

great historic photographs and information about railroading in northern New Jersey. Great

information on the Chester Railroad (including the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Chester

Branch), the Central Railroad of New Jersey High Bridge Branch, the Middle Valley Railroad,

the Hibernia Mine Railroad, the Ogden Mine Railroad (including the CNJ Lake Hopatcong

Branch), the Mount Hope Mineral Railroad, the Wharton & Northern Railroad, the Ferromonte

Railroad and several others. Rare ... but rarer still as a hardbound copy in high grade. New

with handling evident on dust jacket. New/AF 146 ppg.

New $175.00

John Norwood's Railroads by John B. Norwood Published by Heimberger House 1995 First

Edition Hardbound Description: Fourth in a series by one of the leading Rio Grande Narrow

Gauge experts. New condition in new dust jacket with minor shelf wear.192 ppg.

New $65.00

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John Norwood's American Railroads by John B. Norwood Published by Heimberger House

1995 First Edition Softbound Description: Great color and black & white photographs set off by

Norwood's inimitable style.. Fine condition (near new) with minor shelf wear. 195 ppg.

Fine $30.00

Kinsey Photographer: The Locomotive Portraits Description: Various Printings [first

published in 1982. Endpaper maps, fully illustrated in duotone; hardcover in dust jacket; large

format. 41 photographs of the logging industry's steam locomotives in the northwest Pacific

Coast accompanied by historical essays by John Labbe on each locomotive and the logging

operations it served in the northwest of Washington State, splendid full page reproductions on

heavy art paper. Glossy boards. 143 ppg. (Two copies available)

New $25.00

Lake Shore Electric Interurban Days 1893-1938 by Harry Christiansen. Self-published 1963

First Edition. Softbound Description: This is the complete history of the triumphs, trials, and

troubles of the Orange Trolleys and the towns they were once part of. This is a history of the

Cleveland-Toledo-Detroit-Lima interurbans that traveled along the lakeshore providing fast

Interurban Service via Lorain, Sandusky, Fremont, Vermillion, Huron, Norwalk, Bellevue and

Intermediate Stations. This scarce book is in great condition and is filled with pictures. 83 ppg.

Fine $40.00




Lake Superior Iron Ore Railroads - The World's Heaviest Trains by Patrick C. Dorin

Published by Superior 1969 First Edition Description: If it can't be slim or narrow, let it be

standard gauge and extra large locomotives! That is my motto ... and that of the DM&IR. This

is a great book on the massive articulated locomotives that hauled seemingly endless trains of

iron ore out of Minnesota's Iron Range. Tiny owner plate inside front cover. Fine in About Fine

dust jacket -- a fraction of the price of a first edition in new condition. 144 ppg.

F/AF $65.00

Last of the 3 Foot Loggers, Tuolumne County's Own Narrow Gauge Railroad by Allan

Krieg. 1962, First Edition. Publisher: Golden West Books Book about the West Side Lumber

Co. In Fine condition with About Fine dust jacket. Embossed stamp on page 3. 96 ppg.

F/AF $65.00

Life and Times of a Locomotive Engineer by Charles F. Steffes Published by Carstens Publ.

Soft bound Description: Charles Steffes was born in 1916 with a natural curiosity and zest for

life that fills the pages of this book. The autobiography of his life while working for the Southern

Pacific Railroad in California from 1937 until his retirement in 1976 provides insight and an

often humorous look into the railroad transition period from small steam locomotives to the

giant, powerful articulates, and the early diesel engines. Fine 312 ppg.

Fine $15.00

Light Rail and Short Ties through the Notch: The Stony Clove & Catskill Mountain

Railroad and Her Steam Legacy by John M. Ham and Robert K. Bucenec Published by

Hunter, New York. Stony Clove & Catskill Press Hunter NY in 2002., Description: First Edition.

NEW hardcover with pictorial covers (no dust jacket, as issued). Illustrated throughout; Catskill

mountains fold-out map. SIGNED BY HAM & BUCENEC on the title page above their names.

First edition. Hardcover. 8.75" x 11". 271 ppg.

New $195.00

Lines West : a Pictorial History of the Great Northern Railway Operations and Motive

Power from 1887 to 1967 by Charles R Wood Published by Bonanza Books, New York 1967

First Edition Second State A pictorial history of the Great Northern beginning with the

purchase of the Saint Paul and Pacific by James J Hill and associates -- with emphasis on the

diverse and unusual motive power and the geographical settings in which it operated. 192 ppg.Fine/F $30.00

Locomotive 69 From Alaska to Nebraska by James J Reisdorff Published by South Platte

Press, David City, NE 1984 First Edition Soft bound The history of a locomotive built by

Baldwin in 1908 for the White Pass and Youkon, where it served proudly for 46 years. Then its

fascinating history is traced to the Nebraska Midland Railroad, where it now graces the "Platte

Valley Route". 28 ppg.Fine $20.00

Locomotive Advertising in America 1850-1900, Illustrated Advertisements include

Locomotives, Cars, Machinery, and Railroad Equipment Published by Americana Review,

Scotia, NY 1960 Soft bound. Description:8vo-over 7 3/4 "-9 3/4 " tall. Illustrated with many

engravings. Features advertisements for locomotives and appurtenances from the second half

of the nineteenth century. Crisp and bright Fine with minor paper pull on front cover. 30 ppg.Fine $25.00

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Log and Lumber Railroads of New England by Douglas M. Rice Published in Granville, MA

1982 Third Edition Soft bound Clean and tight with minor soil and shelf wear. 4to 22 ppg.

Very Scarce. Bright, clean Very Good Plus.VG+ $65.00

Logging Railroads of the West by Kramer Adams Published by Bonanza Books, NYC 1961

First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket . The author shows the evolution from animal to

steam power at a time when human life was worth less than a log. High praise is heaped upon

the author for his remarkable efforts. Featured are many unique photos of many geared steam

engines and early diesels by Heisler and Plymouth. Included are the achievements of such

historically famous firms as the Sierra Lumber Co., Twin Falls Logging Co., Yosemite Valley

Railway, Mountain Timber Co., Southwest Lumber Mills, Forks Logging Co., Union Lumber

Co., and others. There is a complete roster of western logging railroads. 144 ppg. (Ask about

serial numbered and soft-bound editions)

VG/VG $25.00




Logging Railroads of the West by Kramer Adams Published by Bonanza Books, NYC 1961

First Edition. NUMBERED 122 of a limited edition Blue Leatherette Hardcover with dust jacket

(price clipped) . The author shows the evolution from animal to steam power at a time when

human life was worth less than a log. High praise is heaped upon the author for his

remarkable efforts. Featured are many unique photos of many geared steam engines and early

diesels by Heisler and Plymouth. Included are the achievements of such historically famous

firms as the Sierra Lumber Co., Twin Falls Logging Co., Yosemite Valley Railway, Mountain

Timber Co., Southwest Lumber Mills, Forks Logging Co., Union Lumber Co., and others. There

is a complete roster of western logging railroads. 144 ppg.

VG+/VG+ $60.00

Logging Railroad Era of Lumbering in Pennsylvania - Series Introduction A History of the

Lumber, Chemical, Wood, and Tanning Companies which used Railroads in Pennsylvania by

Walter Casler, Benjamin F.G. Kline Jr., and Thomas T. Taber III Printed by Lycoming Printing

Company, Williamsport, PA 1978 Soft cover. Description: This book is the Table of Contents

and Introduction to the "Logging Railroad Era" series. Order Blank for Additional Booklets laid

in. About Fine 8 ppg. (also available as reprint for only $20)

AF $40.00

Logging Railroad Era of Lumbering in Pennsylvania - Book No. 1 in the Series - Pitch,

Pine, and Prop Timber, the Logging Railroads of South Central Pennsylvania by

Benjamin F.G. Kline Jr. First Edition 1971 Soft cover. Description: This book discusses the

Kulp family enterprises, the Relchley Brothers (Poe Valley to Fulton County), Wm. P. Zartman

and Thaddeus Vincent, the McNitt-Huyett Lumber Company, the splinter merchants, and

others. Fine with bumped corner and minor sunning to spine. 100 ppg.

AF $45.00

Logging Railroad Era of Lumbering in Pennsylvania - Book No. 2 in the Series - "Wild

Catting" on the Mountain, the History of the Whitmer and Steele Lumber Companies by

Benjamin F.G. Kline Jr. First Edition 1970 Soft cover. Description: This book discusses the

William Whitmer & Sons company, the Witmer-Stele Company, operations in Cambria, Centre,

Clearfield, and Union Counties in Pennsylvania and Cornwall and Rockbridge Counties in

Virginia. About Fine with minor crease and some sunning to cover. 62 ppg.

AF $55.00

Logging Railroad Era of Lumbering in Pennsylvania - Book No. 3 in the Series - Ghost

Lumber Towns of Central Pennsylvania by Thomas T. Taber III First Edition 1970 Soft

cover. Description: This book discusses the towns of Laquin, Masten, Ricketts, Gray's Run,

and the companies located therein. About Fine with sunning to edges. 80 ppg. AF $45.00

Logging Railroad Era of Lumbering in Pennsylvania - Book No. 4 in the Series - Sunset

Along Susquehanna Waters by Thomas T. Taber III First Edition 1971 Soft cover.

Description: This book discusses Williamsport, Leetonia, Slate Run, Cammal, Glen Union, and

Gleasonton ... and the Companies and Railroads in these areas. Fine Plus minor sunning to

spine, otherwise near new. 100 ppg. Fine $50.00

Logging Railroad Era of Lumbering in Pennsylvania - Book No. 5 in the Series - The

Goodyears, and Empire in the Hemlocks by Thomas T. Taber III First Edition 1971 Soft

cover. Description: This book discusses the extensive Goodyear operations and the cities of

Austin, Galeton, Medix Run, Norwich, and Bogalusa. About Fine pencil marks to cover. 88

ppg. VG+ $45.00

Logging Railroad Era of Lumbering in Pennsylvania - Book No. 6 in the Series - Whining

Saws and Squealing Flanges by Thomas T. Taber III First Edition 1972 Soft cover.

Description: This book discusses the towns of Cross Fork, Emporium, Austin, Hick's Run, and

Galeton, as well as Potter County Lumbering, the Emporium Lumber Company, Lackawanna

Lumber Company, Cameron County Lumbering, etc. Very Good + crease to cover (appears

new otherwise) 100 ppg.

VG+ $55.00

Logging Railroad Era of Lumbering in Pennsylvania - Book No. 7 in the Series -

Sawmills Among the Derricks by Thomas T. Taber III First Edition 1975 Soft cover.

Description: This book discusses the Kane family, the town of Kushequa, railroads of the

Kinzua Creek watershed, S. S. Bullis and the Allegheny & Kinzua Railroad, the wood chemical

industry, chemical plants and their railroads, McKean County, and more. Crisp Fine (nearly as

fresh as new) 120 ppg.

Fine $65.00





Tanbark, Alcohol, and Lumber by Thomas T. Taber III First Edition 1974 Soft cover.

Description: This book discusses tanbark, alcohol, and lumber (e.g., the forest industries of

Saint Marys, Hallton, Wilcox, Portland Mills, Straight, and Johnsburg. Fine (near new) 100 ppg. Fine $65.00


Dinkies, Dams, and Sawdust by Benjamin Kline Jr. Published by Friends of the Railroad

Museum of Pennsylvania Second Edition 1975/1999 Soft cover. Description: This book

discusses the logging railroads of West Central Pennsylvania (e.g., DuBois, Clearfield,

Brookville, Brockway, Penfield, Ebendberg, Punxsutawney). New 108 ppg.

New $45.00


"Stemwinders" in the Laurel Highlands by Thomas T. Taber III Published by Friends of the

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania Second Edition 1973/1999 Soft cover. Description: This

book discusses The Logging Railroads of Southwestern Pennsylvania (e.g., Somerset,

Fayette, Westmoreland, Cambria, Bedford, and Blain Counties) New 116 ppg.

New $45.00

SPECIAL

The above set of nine volumes plus the Intro/Index volume - nearly a thousand pages of

unparalleled research by three of the preeminent authorities in logging railroads and its diverse

motive power (Taber, Kline, & Casler). We know of at least two collectors who have

aggressively pursued these elusive publications for much of the past 15 years in order to

assemble partial sets comparable to this one! Conditions range from VG+ to New. Save $60

from individual prices. We will pay top dollar for the four remaining volumes (#8, #9, #11,

Addenda/Index) to complete this set.

VG+ $475.00

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Full set of all fourteen volumes (incl. Addenda & Index) - This incredibly difficult-to-assemble

set includes all fourteen volumes (thirteen books plus the elusive 72-page Addenda/Index

with Additions & Corrections and bibliography). Conditions range from VG to About Fine. The

set features more than 1470 pages of unparalleled research by three of the preeminent

authorities in logging railroads and its diverse motive power (Taber, Kline, & Casler). This

project began in 1959 and was not completed until 1978. The full set comprises 700,000

words, 82 maps, 1800 photographs, and more than 1470 pages. No comparable effort has

ever been attempted before or since. Autographed by Ben Kline Jr. in books One and

Twelve. Conditions average VG+. Colors are bright and the quality is exceptional All are First

Editions (with no 1999 reissues). Most volumes have the Book Number penned on their

spines. What other bookseller has a full set in stock, let alone nearly TWO complete

sets?

VG $750.00

Logging the Redwoods by Lynnwood Carranco and John T. Labbe Description: Caxton

Printers, Caldwell, ID, (c) 1975. Hardcover. First edition, third printing 1989. The story of the

California redwood lumber industry. 145 pages with photographs. Map endpapers. A Fine

book in a Fine dust jacket (minor shelf wear) which many would pass as "Mint". 145 ppg. F/F $65.00

McTaggart's Red Keg: Eighteen Sixty-Seven to Eighteen Sixty-Eight: Logging from A-Z

on the Tittabawassee in Michigan by Irene M. Hargreaves and Harold M. Foehl Published

by Red Keg Press 1988 First Edition Hard bound Description: Scarce book not generally

available in new condition. Mint in distributor's shrink wrap. Rare thus. NEW $185.00

Marble, A Town Built on Dreams – Volume I by Oscar McCollum, Jr. Published by

Sundance Publications Description: The first chronicle includes the Crystal River Railroad and

the Carbondale – Redstone – Coal basin region, as well as the story of the Colorado-Yule

Marble Company's struggles in Marble, Colorado. A special feature of Volume I is the selection

of photographs that detail the events of Marble, as the town grew through the years–only to be

reduced by snow slides, fires, two world wars and the shutdown of the Colorado-Yule Marble

Company. Contains 380 black & white pictures and 50 full-color views. 352 ppg. (current

suggested retail is $180) F (New with shelf wear) Out-of-print.

Fine $140.00




Marble, A Town Built on Dreams – Volume II by Oscar McCollum, Jr. Published by

Sundance Publications Description: Volume II of this epic publication tells about Colonel

Meek's management of the marble company. Coverage of the Crystal River & San Juan

Railroad's trackage is included, as well as quarrying marble and hauling it down to the mill on

the Colorado-Yule tramway. Volume II is a beautifully illustrated presentation of the structures

and memorials built of white Colorado-Yule marble, including the magnificent Lincoln Memorial

in Washington, D.C., and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.

Contains 352 pages, with 367 black & white views and 33 full-color photographs. 352 ppg.

New $75.00

Men and Iron: the History of the New York Central by Edward Hungerford Publisher:

Thomas Y. Crowell Company, NYC 1938. First Edition. Description: Plates, portraits, map, etc.

of the New York Central Railroad Company. About Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth.

Slightest suggestion of dulling/sunning. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight,

bright, clean and strong. 424 ppg. Among the finest extant. This is a rare First Edition book

in high grade, which must not be confused with modern reprints which sell for $100 to

$200.

AF $195.00

Milwaukee Road Narrow Gauge (Chicago, Bellevue, Cascade & Western, Iowa's Slim

Princess) by Tiggs and Jacobson Pruett Publishing 1985 First Edition Description: When we

think of American narrow gauge the Rio Grande, RGS, and EBT first come to mind. Very few

think of the minority lines like the Milwaukee Road's little line in Iowa. This book covers this line

with excellent photos obviously all b&w. There are some great engine photos at the terminals.

There are maps , diagrams and history. It has rolling stock plans from the little 2-6-0s, through

the freight and passenger cars and even little diesel critters. 257 ppg.

New $195.00

Milwaukee Road Narrow Gauge (Chicago, Bellevue, Cascade & Western, Iowa's Slim

Princess) by Tiggs and Jacobson Pruett Publishing 1985 First Edition Description: When we

think of American narrow gauge, the Rio Grande, RGS, and EBT first come to mind. Very few

think of the minority lines like the Milwaukee Road's little line in Iowa. This book covers this line

with excellent photos obviously all b&w. There are some great engine photos at the terminals.

There are maps , diagrams and history. It has rolling stock plans from the little 2-6-0s, through

the freight and passenger cars and even little diesel critters. 257 ppg. New with Fine dust

jacket that has a small closed tear.

F/F $125.00

Minnesota Logging Railroads: A Pictorial History of the Era When White Pine and the

Logging Railroad Reigned Supreme by Frank A. King Published by Golden West Books,

San Marino, California, 1981. First Edition. Description: During the heyday of lumberjacks and

sawmills, railroads such as the Duluth and Northern Minnesota enabled logging companies to

break away from floating logs downriver, with its shortfalls (logjams and winter freezes). Frank

King traces this rich history from its beginnings in 1886 to the railroads' disappearance around

1937 when the last of the giant sawmills closed down. King profiles every logging railroad in

Minnesota and examines all aspects of their operations, including locomotives such as the

geared Shays and Heislers, McGiffert log loaders, Russell log cars, dump trestles, hot ponds,

logging camp life, railroad finances, and the impact on communities as timber supplies ran out

and lumbering and sawmill operations shut down, causing thousands to lose their jobs. Heavily

illustrated throughout, Minnesota Logging Railroads contains maps, photographs, postcards,

engineering drawings, and railroad memorabilia such as timetables, passes, fare receipts, and

freight tariffs. The appendixes comprehensively list the state's logging railroads, locomotive

rosters, and railroad and lumber company names.. Book is VG in Good dust jacket with large

chip in back. 206 ppg.

VG/GD $85.00

Minnesota Railroad Guide by Steve Glischinski Self-Published, spiral bound and tabulated.

Definitive resource for all modern railroads in Minnesota, circa 2001 Includes tables, rosters,

and other details. 165 ppg. Seldom seen in any condition, let alone this nice. VG

VG $95.00

Mixed Train Daily, A Book of Short Line Railroads by Lucius Beebe. Hardcover with

original dust cover jacket in very good condition. Mixed Train Daily is one of the most

distinguished and comprehensive volumes ever to be compiled on railroading in the United

States. An authentic collector's item, it combines in luxurious book form the work of America's

foremost railroad historian and the photographs of Charles M. Clegg, Jr., famous expert in this

specialized field, supplemented by color plates from original oil paintings by Howard Fog, a

railroad artist of recognized standing and authority. This book is mainly concerned with the

little railroads of homely destinies, the trains of yesterday which survived the longest. 368 ppg.

VG/VG $40.00




Model Railroader Cyclopedia Volume I, Steam Locomotives edited by Lynn Westcott

Published by Kalmbach Publishing Co, Waukesha, WI, 1971 Hardcover Sixth Printing

Description: Large oblong blue cloth boards, decorated endpapers. Extraordinary pictures and

schematics of major steam locomotives. Very Good 272 ppg. (A second copy in VG with GD

dust jacket, but slightly loose binding is available at $75)

VG $65.00

Monon Route by George W. Hilton. Published in 1978 by Howell-North Books, Berkeley, CA

First Edition . "The Monon was Indiana's home railroad, the shortest line between Indianapolis

and Chicago, and connection to Chicago for the state's fine universities." This book details the

history of the railroad from its conception and foundation in 1847 to its merger with the

Louisville & Nashville in 1971. Illustrated throughout with 463 photographs, maps and drawings

and two full-page color illustrations. Maps on front paste-down and endpaper, time schedule

facsimile on rear paste-down and endpaper. Green cloth with black lettering. George A. Gloff

illustration on cover. Some small dust jacket tears have been carefully repaired. Boards and

pages in Fine condition. Tightly bound. 323 ppg.

F/VG $45.00

Muncie Valley Lifeline - The Life and Times of the Williamsport and North Branch and

Eagles Mere Railroads by Thomas T. Taber III Published by T.T. Taber III, Muncie, PA 1972

Soft bound Description: The Second Edition has been expanded and twelve more photographs

have been added. Physically located in both valleys and mountainous terrain, its standard and

narrow gauge lines operated both rod and geared locomotives. Complete with photographs

and rosters. Bound in tan stiff paper covers. Fine. 64 ppg. Rare

Fine $55.00

Narrow Gauge in Ohio: The Cincinnati, Lebanon & Northern Railway by John W. Hauck

First edition published by Pruett Publishing Co. in 1986 Hard bound Description: clean and

bright pages with author’s preface, introduction, roster and timetables, and index.―During the

last quarter of the nineteenth century, enthusiasm for narrow gauge railroading flourished in

the Midwest. The arguments put forth by promoters of the philosophy were very persuasive.

Particularly receptive to these arguments were residents of small rural communities not served

by any rail line, who feared isolation and economic stagnation by not having a rail link with the

outside world. Ex libris. 309 ppg. VG in VG dust jacket

VG/VG $65.00

Narrow Gauge in the Rockies By Lucius Beebe & Charles Clegg. Published by Howell-North,

Berkeley CA 1970. 6th printing. Hundreds of illustrations & photos, one folding illustration.

Measures 11" x 8.5". VG with Good dust jacket. No damage, stains, writing or foxing. Hinges

intact, minor wear to binding. 224 ppg. VG/G $30.00

Narrow Gauge in the Rockies By Lucius Beebe & Charles Clegg. Published by Howell-North,

Berkeley CA 1958 / 1985. Softbound. Description: Hundreds of illustrations & photos, one

folding illustration. Measures about 8 1/2 by 11 1/4 inches. Fine - no damage, stains, writing

or foxing. Only minor shelf wear. 224 ppg. Fine $45.00

Narrow Gauge Nostalgia by George Turner. Published by J-H Publications, Harbor City, CA

1965 Description: First edition, Gilt stamped in white faux leather. This book is SIGNED BY

GEORGE TURNER AND NUMBERED 100. of a limited edition. Individual chapters are

devoted to: Bodie & Benton Railway, Brookings Lumber & Box Company, Carson & Colorado

Pictorial, Diamond & Caldor Railway, Merced Gold Mine Railroad, Mt. Lowe Pictorial, Nevada

County Narrow Gauge Railroad, Nevada County Traction Company, and Plaster City Narrow

Gauge Railroad. Book, binding, and dust jacket are in better than fine condition. 139 ppg

F/F $195.00

Vol 1

Narrow Gauge Pictorial Vol. I - Motive Power of the RGS and D&RGW R/Robb Limited,

Oakland, CA, 1999. 11" x 8.5" oblong soft cover. Book Condition: NEW. 4th Edition.

Description: This pictorial contains photographs of the various engines of the Rio Grande

Southern as well as the Denver and Rio Grande Western narrow gauge lines. This book

details the various configurations of their engines. It provides details and dimensions for both

modelers and historians alike. This volume contains photographs of major variations. 176 ppg.

VG+ only $50

NEW $75.00

Vol 2

Narrow Gauge Pictorial Vol. II - Passenger Cars of the D&RGW R/Robb Limited, Oakland,

CA, 1999. 11" x 8.5" oblong soft cover. 4th Edition. Description: This pictorial contains

photographs of the various equipment listed in the sub-title for the Rio Grande narrow gauge

lines. This book details the various configurations of passenger cars. It provides details and

dimensions for both modelers and historians alike. While this volume is not an extensive study

of every last car, it does contain photographs of all major variations. New. 191 ppg. VG+ only

$50

NEW $75.00




Vol 3

Narrow Gauge Pictorial Vol. III - Gondolas, Boxcars, and Flatcars of the D&RGW R/Robb

Limited, Oakland, CA, 1999. 11" x 8.5" oblong soft cover. Book Condition: NEW. 4th Edition.

Description: This pictorial contains photographs of the various equipment listed in the sub-title

for the Rio Grande narrow gauge lines. This book begins the freight car series with drawings

for various boxcars, flat cars, and gondolas. It provides details and dimensions for modelers

and historians. While this volume is not an exhaustive study of the entire series of these cars,

it does contain photographs of their major lettering and detail variations. 208 ppg. VG+ only

$65

NEW $95.00

Vol 4

Narrow Gauge Pictorial Vol. IV - Refrigerator Cars, Stock Cars, and Tank Cars of the

D&RGW R/Robb Ltd., 2005. 11" x 8.5" soft cover. Book Condition: NEW . Description: This

pictorial contains photographs of reefers, stock cars, and tank cars of the Rio Grande narrow

gauge lines. This book completes the freight car series begun in Volume 3. Drawings for the 30

ft. and 40 ft. reefers, 30 ft. and 34 ft. stock cars, and two types of tank cars are included to

provide details and dimensions for modelers and historians. While this volume is not an

exhaustive study of these cars it does contain photographs of their major lettering and detail

variations. Also included is a reprint of an article from a 1925 railroad trade magazine that

describes the construction details of the D&RGW 40 ft. reefers. 176 ppg. VG+ only $55 each

NEW $75.00

Vol 5

Narrow Gauge Pictorial Vol. V - Cabooses of the D&RGW R/Robb Ltd., 1987. 11" x 8.5"

oblong soft cover. Book Condition: NEW. Description: This book covers the entire history of

the D&RGW narrow gauge cabooses from the beginning to 1987. The caboose that evolved

on the Rio Grande owed much to developments on other roads and were unique in being the

largest group of narrow gauge cabooses in the United States. Includes a few drawings and a

roster. Contents: Preface and short history of the D&RGW cabooses, pg. 3; The Long

Cabooses of the D&RGW, pg. 4; Notes on D&RG cabooses, pg. 5; Standard Lettering

Diagram for D&RG 4-wheel cabooses, pg. 48; photographs of the Cabooses, pp. 6-155;

Drawings and Roster, pp. 156-160. Retired and out of print. 160 ppg. VG+ only $85

NEW $125.00

Vol 6

Narrow Gauge Pictorial Vol. VI - Motive Power of the C&S R/Robb Limited, Oakland, CA,

1999. 11" x 8.5" oblong soft cover. Book Condition: NEW. 4th Edition. Description: This

pictorial contains photographs of the various engines of the Colorado & Southern narrow

gauge line. This volume details the various configurations of its engines. It provides details

and dimensions for both modelers and historians alike; and contains photographs of major

variations. Retired and out of print. 225 ppg. VG+ only $45

NEW $75.00

Vol 7

Narrow Gauge Pictorial Vol. VII - D&RGW Work Equipment OA to OZ R/Robb Ltd., 1989.

11" x 8.5" soft cover. Book Condition: NEW. Second Printing, 1989. 11 x 8.5 x .5 in.

Description: a book filled with black and white photographs of maintenance cars with captions

plus some technical data on the Rio Grande's narrow gauge work equipment taken between

1899 and 1942. B&w photographs with text. Out of print and retired. 224 ppg. VG+ only $45 NEW $75.00

Vol 8

Narrow Gauge Pictorial Vol. VIII - Colorado & Southern Freight and Passenger Cars by

Robert Grandt Editor Published by R/Robb Ltd. 11" x 8.5" oblong soft cover. . Description:

This pictorial contains photographs of the various equipment listed in the sub-title for the

Colorado & Southern narrow gauge line. This volume details the freight cars and passenger

cars of all types, including dimensions for modelers and historians. While this volume is not an

exhaustive study of these cars it does contain photographs of their major lettering and detail

variations. 176 ppg. New in publisher's wraps. VG+ only $65

NEW $95.00

Vol 9

Narrow Gauge Pictorial Vol. IX - Rio Grande Southern Right-of-Way and Structures, Rico

to Durango by Robert Grandt Editor Published by R/Robb Ltd. 11" x 8.5" oblong soft cover.

Description: NEW. Entirely pictorial, the photographs show details of the right-of way of the

Rio Grande Southern. This volume is beneficial to the modeler and to the historian with a

selection of photographs from the later years of the RGS. 224 ppg. New in publisher's wraps.

VG+ only $55

NEW $75.00

Vol 10

Narrow Gauge Pictorial Vol. X - Numbered Work Cars of the D&RGW by Robert Grandt

Editor Published by R/Robb Ltd. 11" x 8.5" oblong soft cover. Description: This volume

illustrates the numbered maintenance of way cars of the Denver and Rio Grande Western

narrow gauge and their variations. This volume is designed to be a reference for the modeler

and historian interested in Colorado narrow gauge railroads. 240 ppg. Retired and out-of-print.

New in publisher's wraps. VG+ only $45

NEW $75.00




Vol 11

Narrow Gauge Pictorial Vol. XI - Locomotives of the D&RGW by Robert Grandt Editor

Published by R/Robb Ltd. 11" x 8.5" oblong soft cover. Description: This volume is a

continuation from Volume 1, Locomotives of the D&RGW and RGS. It contains all new

photographs of D&RGW narrow gauge locomotives of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. As in Vol.

1, this volume is designed to be a reference for the modeler and historian interested in

Colorado narrow gauge locomotives. In addition to the photographs this volume contains

additional information from D&RGW sources on the roster and disposition of the narrow gauge

locomotives. 192 ppg. New in publisher's wraps VG+ only $65

NEW $95.00

Narrow Gauge Portrait South Pacific Coast Author: Bruce A. MacGregor Description:

Felton Glenwood Publishers 1975. First Edition. One of only 1000 copies. Over 250

photographs. Illustrated endpapers. Black boards. Upper corners lightly bumped but otherwise

a very clean, tight copy with some minor rubbing to spine ends and corners. Dust jacket has

only minor rubbing and very light wear along with a couple of tiny edge tears. ; 4to; 187 pages.

SIGNED BY BRUCE A. MacGREGOR.

NEW $165.00

Narrow Gauge Portrait South Pacific Coast Author: Bruce A. MacGregor Description:

Felton Glenwood Publishers 1975. VG+/VG. First Edition, one of only 1000 copies. Over 250

photographs. Illustrated endpapers. Black boards. Upper corners lightly bumped but otherwise

a very clean, tight copy with some minor rubbing to spine ends and corners. Dust jacket has

only minor rubbing and very light wear along with a couple of tiny edge tears. ; 4to; 187 ppg.F/F $95.00

Narrow Gauge Railway Scenes' by Adolf Hungry Wolf, soft cover. Canadian Caboose

Press, First Edition 1992. In excellent condition. Full of multiple photos on every page.

Colorado Southern, Durango, West Side Lumber, Rio Grande, Tweetsie, Nevada County

among those lines covered in detail. 224 ppg.Fine $25.00

Narrow Gauge Railways in America Including a List of Narrow Gauge Railways - 1871 to

1949 Compiled by Brian Thompson Originally by H Fleming Published by El Camino Press

First Edition 1949 NUMBER 78 of 950 copies. Description: This book is from an extensive

collection of railroad and trolley memorabilia. 101 pages with numerous black and white

illustrations, photographs, maps and a directory of Narrow Gauge Railways. Edited by

Grahame Hardy and Paul Darrell. Foreword by Lucius Beebe. Includes a list of narrow gauge

railways in America, 1871 to 1949, compiled by Brian Thompson. Originally published in 1875.

SIGNED BY COMPILERS Rare this nice.

F/F $95.00

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Narrow Gauge Railways in America Including a List of Narrow Gauge Railways - 1871 to

1949 Compiled by Brian Thompson originally by H Fleming Daring Press, Canton, OH 1981

Description: Published with numerous black and white illustrations, photographs, maps and a

directory of Narrow Gauge Railways. Edited by Grahame Hardy and Paul Darrell. Foreword by

Lucius Beebe. Includes a list of narrow gauge railways in America, 1871 to 1949, compiled by

Brian Thompson. NEW updated list through 1980 of Narrow Gauge Railways in Canada,

Alaska, Montana, Hawaii, and Washington compiled by James Eakin. Features

contemporary advertising from Baldwin, Rogers, Porter, National Locomotive Works, and York

Car Works. Fine w/dust jacket in Bodart - owner signature inside cover. 142 ppg.

F/F $45.00

Narrow Gauge to Jerome - United Verde & Pacific Railway by Russell Wahmann Pruett

Publishing. First Edition (c) 1988 Soft cover book in NEW condition, 80 pages. The United

Verde and Pacific Railway was a twenty-six-mile-long-narrow-gauge line that steamed up a

broad valley slope, it twisted and squirmed around a landmass called the Black Hills and came

to rest next to a sulphur-belching smelter high on the mountainside in Jerome. This is a story

of that noble little railway. Full of great nostalgic pictures of this delightful road. Exquisite New.

88 ppg.

New $95.00

Narrow Gauge to the Redwoods by A. Bray Dickinson. The story of the North Pacific Coast

Railroad and San Francisco Bay Paddle wheel Ferries. This is a hardcover book in New

condition with a dust cover in Fine. This book, filled with rare nostalgic photos and informative

prose, covers the lifetime of California's railroad and it's paddle-wheel ferry line which once

upon a time carried thousands of San Franciscans north across the bay to marin and Sonoma

counties. The rail line liked Sausalito, San Rafael, Mill Valley, and ultimately reached the

glorious Russian River "vacationland" country so famous for its redwoods. (Dust Jacket variety)

F/F $75.00




Narrow Gauge to the Redwoods by A. Bray Dickinson. The story of the North Pacific Coast

Railroad and San Francisco Bay Paddle wheel Ferries. This is a hardcover book with it's

original dust cover - book and binding are in fine condition. This book, filled with rare nostalgic

photos and informative prose, covers the lifetime of California's railroad and it's paddle-wheel

ferry line which once upon a time carried thousands of San Franciscans north across the bay

to marin and Sonoma counties. The rail line liked Sausalito, San Rafael, Mill Valley, and

ultimately reached the glorious Russian River "vacationland" country so famous for its

redwoods. (two available)

F/F $95.00

Narrow Gauge Transcontinental Through Gunnison Country and Black Canyon

Revisited by Chappell and Hauck Publisher: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation,

Golden, CO, 1971 First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Description: Excerpt from The Denver & Rio

Grande Railroad Scenic Line of The World. Fine copy with bookplate. 63 ppg. Fine $40.00

Nevada County Narrow Gauge by Gerald Best Description: Heimburger House, Forest Park,

IL, 1998. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The "Never Come Never Go" was a short line

which served California's northern mines. It had the highest bridges, most spectacular trestles,

and the most dedicated supporters that any line could want. This is the story of this unique

railroad. 214 pages of text, photographs, rosters and maps, with one foldout dimensional

diagram of a locomotive. "New" in bright dust jacket. 214 ppg.

NEW $75.00

Northwestern Pacific Railroad - Redwood Empire Route (aka History and Rosters of the

Northwestern Pacific Railroad and Predecessor Lines) by Stanley Borden Published by The

Western Railroader, San Mateo, CA 1949 Soft Bound First Edition Description: Published as

Issue 115 of the Western Railroader. It features historic details on the San Francisco and

North Pacific, the North Shore railroad, California Northwestern Railroad, Eel River & Eureka

Railroad, San Francisco & Northwestern Railroad, Fort Bragg & Southeastern Railroad, the

San Rafael & San Quentin Railroad. the North Pacific Coast, the San Francisco &

Northwestern, and the Ferry Boats (Contra Costa Steam Navigation Company et al.). Rosters,

photographs, and a small map are included. Very scarce! 32 ppg. About fine overall with

some toning to the cover.

AF $95.00

Northwestern Pacific Narrow Gauge - Second Section, Locomotives by Fred A. Stindt

Published by the Western Railroader, San Mateo, CA 1969 Soft bound First Edition

Description: Published as issue 349 (March 1969) of the Western Railroader. A detailed

accounting of the locomotive rosters of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad.15 ppg. Fine

condition. Fine $45.00

Nothing Like it In The World - The Men Who Built The Transcontinental Railroad 1863-

1869 by Stephen E. Ambrose Published by Simon & Schuster Ltd. Hard Cover. First Edition

Description: SIGNED BY STEPHEN E. AMBROSE. This is the story of the men who built the

transcontinental railroad, those who risked their businesses and money, the engineers and

surveyors who risked, and often lost, their lives, and the men who did the dangerous and

backbreaking work on the tracks that joined the continent as a nation. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.

AUTHOR NOTES: Ambrose published his first book, the biography of General Henry Halleck,

in 1962. Fewer than 1, 000 copies were printed, however the book found its way into the hands

of Dwight Eisenhower. The former president so enjoyed the book that he phoned Ambrose to

tell him. That call led to Ambrose becoming Ike's official biographer, as well as the editor of his

papers (15 volumes). Much like Eisenhower, Professor Ambrose has embraced both military

and political worlds in his writing career. His titles include: Band of Brothers, Custer & Crazy

Horse, Lewis & Clark, The Victors, Americans at War, Rise to Globalism, Undaunted Courage,

The Wild Blue, The Good Fight, Ike's Spys, Eisenhower, Nixon - Triumph of a Politician,

History of West Point, and Citizen Soldiers. 431 ppg. As New in As New dust jacket. A great

addition to any library of first editions. Others offer this Signed First Edition at over $300!

NEW $175.00

Oil Lamps & Iron Ponies by Frederic Shaw Description: Bay Books, Limited, San Francisco.,

1949. Limited edition. Original brown cloth covered with sticky back plastic. SIGNED BY

FREDERIC SHAW. Frontis, 9 plates and illustrated throughout. Boards very slightly soiled,

spine slightly sunned. VG+. 187 ppg. VG/G $75.00




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Otto Perry's Railroad Pilgrimage by Dell A McCoy Published by Sundance Publications First

Edition hardbound First Edition Decorated Boards Typical clear dust jacket as with most

Sundance books. Oblong elephant folio (approx. 11" X 16"). Profusely illustrated with

selections from Otto Perry's own collection, as well as examples from other private collections.

A stunning portfolio of historic trains, engines, "critters", and old forgotten western (and

eastern) railways. Green cloth spine and large illustrated boards. Traditional Sundance clear

dust jacket (slightly wrinkled) You could pay up to $300 and not buy a better copy. 164 ppg.

Long out-of-print New

NEW $175.00

Over The Range to the Golden Gate by Stanley Wood Published by R.R. Donnelley /

Lakeside Press, Chicago, IL 1903 (originally Copyrighted in 1894 by S.K. Hooper) 8vo. Early

edition. Description: Subtitled, "A Complete Tourist's Guide to Colorado, New Mexico, Utah,

Nevada, California, Oregon, Puget Sound and the Great North-West". Original blue cloth

boards with black rules and cover illustration with bright gilt embossed lettering, faint sunning.

About Fine copy Profusely illustrated, Faint stamp inside front cover "Dan (?) Noy News Co..,

Denver, Colo. May 19, 1903" Probably the original bookseller. 283 ppg.

AF $125.00

Pacific Slope Railroads, From 1854 to 1900. By George B Abdill. Description: Bonanza

Books, New York, New York, U.S.A., [1959]. Description: Second in Abdill's trilogy "Pageant of

Railroad History" (the others being This Was Railroading and Rails West). A collection of

stories gathered in cabs, cabooses, and along the iron pike by a working locomotive engineer.

Lots of photographs and period illustrations. Steam railroads from Mexico to Canada, "A rare

collection of photos taken from the private archives of historic western railroads" Fine in VG

dust jacket. 182 ppg. (Please add $10 for nice Fine.)

VG/GD $30.00

Phil Weyerhaeuser, Lumberman by Charles Twining. First Edition Hardcover. Description:

The personal and business biography of the main figure in the third generation of

Weyerhaeusers, who led Weyerhaeuser Timber Company through difficult years from 1933 to

1956. Clean text. Nice black boards. Plenty of glossy photographs. Dust jacket has some

minor shelf wear, a small tear, and a few folds. SIGNED BY CHARLES TWINING.

F/F $40.00

Pictorial Supplement to Denver South Park & Pacific by the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club,

Lakewood, CO 1986. Soft bound. This book was written and published by railroad historians

for the use and enjoyment of all those who are interested in the Denver South Park & Pacific

and its allied railroads. Wonderful pages of photos, maps, and some history to boot. Very

good condition. 416 ppg.VG $150.00

Pino Grande Logging Railroads of the Michigan - California Lumber Company by R.S.

Polkington Published by Howell North Books 1966 Description: First Edition. Hardbound with

fold-out map. More than 180 historical photographs give a most detailed record of the

Michigan-California Lumber Co. operations, both standard and narrow gauge, near California's

Mother Lode. An exceptional copy of this scarce book. 11 1/4" x 8 3/4" 144 ppg.F/VG $95.00

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Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California Volume I by David F. Myrick, published by

Howell-North Books, 1963. Hard bound Second printing, First Edition. Description: In Volume

One, the history begins with the sprawling network of the northern railroads, including the

Austin City Railway, Mid-Pacific Railroad, Nevada -California -Oregon Railway, and Sierra

Nevada Wood and Lumber Company. Myrick"s monumental histories have become essential

reference works for railfans, historians, and modelers. His books on the railroads of Nevada

and Eastern California provide a rich record of rail transport in the region, including

independent roads, short lines, and narrow-gauge roads, as well as many ephemeral roads

built to serve mines or construction projects. The books are lavishly illustrated with period

photographs and maps, and rich historical detail. They are a major contribution to the

transportation history of the West. 443 ppg About Fine in VG dustjacket.

AF/VG $75.00

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Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California Volume II by David F. Myrick, published by

Howell-North Books, 1963. Hard bound First printing, First Edition. Description: Volume Two

covers the southern Nevada, Eastern California area, from Death Valley and the Mojave

Desert to the hard rock tunnels of Goldfield and the isolated communities of Rhyolite and

Pioche. Myrick"s monumental histories have become essential reference works for railfans,

historians, and modelers. His books on the railroads of Nevada and Eastern California provide

a rich record of rail transport in the region, including independent roads, short lines, and

narrow-gauge roads, as well as many ephemeral roads built to serve mines or construction

projects. The books are lavishly illustrated with period photographs and maps, and rich

historical detail. They are a major contribution to the transportation history of the West. 496

ppg About Fine in VG dustjacket with small closed tears.

AF/VG $95.00




Rails Across the Tundra, A Historical Album of the Alaska Railroad by Stan Cohen

Published by Pictorial Histories Publishing, Missoula, MT 1984 Third Printing 1988 Softbound

Description: The most comprehensive photo history of the Alaska Railroad now in print. 254

photos New with shelf wear (call it Fine). 144 ppg. Fine $12.00

Rails Along the Foothills by Richard F. Lind Published by the author 1966 Softbound, b&w

photo illustrated, grey wraps, stapled at spine. Documents the Colorado & Southern, under

CB&Q control. Fine with minor shelf wear to spine and edges of book. 110 ppg.

Fine $50.00

Rails in the Shadow of Mt Shasta: 100 Years of Railroading Along Southern Pacific's

Shasta Division by John R. Signor Published by Howell-North Books, Burbank, CA, 1982

Hard bound First Edition Description: Brown cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Chapter

headings include; Origins of the Shasta Route (Siskiyou Line), The Years of Expansion,

Twentieth Century Construction, Late Steam Operations and The Diesel Age with an Epilogue,

two appendices, a glossary, bibliography, and index. Fully illustrated. Fine plus in fine dust

jacket. 262 ppg.

F+/F $150.00

Rails, Sagebrush, and Pine - A Garland of Railroad and Logging Days in Oregon's

Sumpter Valley by Mallory Hope Farrell Published by Golden West Books, San Marino, CA

1967 First Edition Hardbound Description: b/w plates to d/w, frontis & throughout, sepia plates

to eps. Acknowledgements, dedication, foreword, index. The complete story of the Sumpter

Valley Railway and the logging carriers who were born and thrived there in its heyday. Bright

Fine in fine dust jacket (with minor tape repair) Very rare this nice. 128 ppg.

F/F $95.00

Rails West by George Abdill Published by Bonanza Books, New York, NY 1960 Hardbound.

Description: The third book of the Abdill's "Pageant of Railroad History" trilogy (along with

THIS WAS RAILROADING and PACIFIC SLOPE RAILROADS). Very good Plus and well

preserved copy in a fair pictorial dust jacket. Fully bound in turquoise buckram imprinted in

black. 192 ppg.VG/Fair $19.00

SPECIAL

George Abdill "Pageant of Railroad History" trilogy … This Was Railroading in Fine, Pacific

Slope Railroads in Fine and Rails West in VG, all with Fair to VG dust jackets. An ideal starter

library for new railroad fanciers. Save 20% from individual prices. VG $55.00

Railroads in the Woods by John Labbe and Vernon Goe Published by Howell-North, Berkley,

CA 1960 First Edition Description: Classic reference for logging railroad information. Book is

VG+. Dust jacket has some damage, although bright. Previous owner's name inside front

cover. Text is nice and clean, many photos. VG in fair dust jacket. 269 ppg. VG/Fair $45.00

Railroads in the Woods by John Labbe and Vernon Goe Published by Oso Publishing,

Arlington, WA 1995 Hardbound Description: Classic reference for logging railroad information.

Black cloth with gilt lettering. New with shelf wear to dust jacket. 258 ppg.

New $95.00

Railroads of Northern Colorado by Kenneth Christian Jessen Description: Pruett Publishing

Co., Boulder CO:, 1982. First edition Hardbound quarto in burgundy cloth. Illustrated by

photographs; jacket art by Howard Fogg. A study of the influence of the railroads on the

development of the area, with chapters on each of the railroads, big and small, that operated in

the area. The most minimal extremity wear to the book. The jacket has a bit of rubbing to the

front panel. Otherwise a crisp and bright copy. New in Fine dust jacket. 287 ppg.

New $85.00




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Railroads of the Black Hills by Mildred Fielder Published by Bonanza Books, Description:

illustrations and maps; South Dakota history; contains: 1) The Black Hills and Fort Pierre

Railroad, 1881-1930 2) The Deadwood Central Railroad, 1888-1930 3) The Burlington lines

in the Black Hills, 1888-1964 4) The Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad, 1886-

1903 5) The Rapid Canyon Line, 1890-1947; minor damp staining that does not affect reading

or images. Good in about good dust jacket with piece missing. 176 ppg.

GD/AG $40.00

Railroads of the Black Hills by Mildred Fielder Published by Dakota Graphics 1985

Softbound Description: illustrations and maps; South Dakota history; contains: 1) The Black

Hills and Fort Pierre Railroad, 1881-1930 2) The Deadwood Central Railroad, 1888-1930 3)

The Burlington lines in the Black Hills, 1888-1964 4) The Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri

Valley Railroad, 1886-1903 5) The Rapid Canyon Line, 1890-1947; very good condition. 176

ppg.

VG $35.00

Rails That Climb, The Story of The Moffat Road by Edward T. Bollinger. Drawings by Wilfred

Stedman. Rydal Press, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 1950 First Edition Hard bound. NUMBER 341

of limited edition of 350. SIGNED BY EDWARD T. BOLLINGER. This book describes building

and operation of the Moffat Road, the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific, Denver and Salt Lake

railroad, later part of the Denver and Rio Grande -- now part of the Union Pacific railroad.

Inside front cover has a map, D&SL RR, Tolland and Tabernash, Colorado. Inside back cover

has a map of the Denver Northwestern and Pacific Railway "Moffat Road" and Projected Lines

dated 1911. Book pages are in good condition. However, the front cover and spine are pulling

away near front of book. Hardcover is lightly creased near the spine. The dust cover has been

laminated with film that has yellowed. In spite of these faults, it is still a great treasure. 402

ppg.

GD/GD $70.00

Railways of the West Kootenay (Railways of Western Canada) Volume Two by Gerry

Doeksen Published by Western Audio Visual Educational Services, Montrose, BC 1983 First

Edition Soft Bound Description: Curiously, Volume Two is the first of two volumes depicting

early and present day railroads in the West Kootenay (B.C.).Many lines remain as vital links to

the mining, smelting, and lumber industries. Volume One discusses the Kettle Valley Railway

(ISBN 0969081308) Volume Three lists engines assigned to the area (ISBN 0969081332).

37 ppg.

Fine $30.00

Redwoods, Iron Horses and the Pacific / The Story of the California Western Skunk

Railroad by Spencer Crump Publisher: Trans-Anglo Books, Corona del Mar, CA;, 1963

First edition. Stretching from the Pacific Coast at Fort Bragg through miles of redwoods to

Willits, the line was originally built to tap the abundant supply of timber. Text, photographs and

diagrams. Fine in bright Fine dust jacket with short tear along spine. 176 ppg.F/F $75.00

Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad - The Capital Cities Route, by William E

Griffin Jr. Published by: Virginia TLC Publishing, 1994, 4to, 204pp, illus. Glazed boards, New

One of the last independent (as least nominally, though mainly owned by Chessie & Seaboard)

main line companies in the USA, it finally became part of CSX in 1991. In fact spiritually it

survives as a property company exploiting the vast rail yard acreage in Washington. Basically it

comprised a 113 mile main line forming a vital link between northern and southern US lines.

Lavishly and comprehensive photo illustrated history of the 157 years history of the Richmond,

Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad. Very in-depth with great period photos. Printed boards,

issued without dust jacket. New 204 ppg.

NEW $135.00

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Ride the Sandy River - A Trip Into The Past On What Was America's Largest Two Foot

Gauge Railroad by L Peter Cornwall and Jack W Farrell published by Pacific Fast Mail, 1973

First Edition Hard bound Description: The Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad is certainly

one of the most intriguing rail systems ever built. Its gauge may have been only two feet wide,

yet they provided a unique and personalized service to the people of Franklin County Maine for

more than 50 years. More than 240 rare photographs, 3 full-color prints, numerous sketches,

maps, and rosters. Offer for art prints laid in. 248 ppg. Fine in Fine dust jacket (in Bodart)

Content appears new and unread it is that nice.

F/F $145.00

Rio Grande Glory Days by Gilbert A. Lathrop Published by Golden West Books, San Marino,

CA 1979 Hard bound Description: Gilt stamped black faux leather. Some photo illustration. The

author's reminiscences of growing up next to and working on the Denver & Rio Grande

railroad. Fine with VG dust jacket. 352 ppg. F/VG $45.00




Rio Grande In Color - Volume I - Colorado by Rodd R. Grenard Published by Morning Sun

Books, Scotch Plains, NJ 1998 Hard bound Description: This is the story of 25 epochal years

in the corporate and operational life of an American railroad, during which it evolved from a

ward of the courts into a railroad second to none in financial profitability, in its physical

property, and in the application of technology to solve operating problems. For during this

quarter century it evolved, using its own resources, from a regional carrier into a Bridge Line

whose specialties included intermodal traffic, unit coal trains, and short, fast manifest freights

covering the length of its mainline. That this was carried on in the mountains and deserts of

Colorado and Utah, against spectacular scenery and in the face of hostile nature, a profile like

nearly nothing else in mainline railroading, and intense competition seems now a miraculous

feat. Included are the near-demise of passenger service, the last years of standard gauge

steam, first and second generation diesels and such colloquialisms as 'Perlman Mallets', K-Ms,

MFT, PMX, 'Ute', SPF and ACD. New. 128 ppg.

New $45.00

Rio Grande In Color - Volume II - Utah by Rodd R. Grenard Published by Morning Sun

Books, Scotch Plains, NJ 1998 Hard bound Description: illus w/ color photos and maps.

D&RGW from Grand Junction to the SP interchange at Ogden with more than 230 vintage

color photographs station-by-station itinerary and Maps. Also pictured are every type of diesel

from FT to SD45 with some steam power thrown in for good measure. New. 128 ppg.New $40.00

Rio Grande Narrow Gauge by John B. Norwood. Published by Heimburger House Publishing

Co, 1983. First Edition. First in the Norwood series by a former D&RG employee. An

authoritative history of the Rio Grande 3-foot narrow gauge lines in Colorado and New Mexico

as told in text, photographs, maps, charts and diagrams. Features numerous black & white

photographs and eight pages of color photographs Cover art by Mike Pearsall. Brown boards

with gilt lettering. Measures approx 8 1/2" wide X 11" Hardcover w/ dust jacket. Tightly bound

Fine condition in Fine dust jacket. 312 ppg.

F/F $95.00

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Rio Grande Narrow Gauge Recollections by John B. Norwood. Published by Heimburger

House Publishing Co,, River Forest, IL 1986. First Edition. Second in the Norwood series of

three books by a 40-year D&RG employee. An authoritative history of the Rio Grande 3-foot

narrow gauge lines in Colorado and New Mexico as told in text, photographs, maps, charts and

diagrams. Features numerous black & white photographs and several color photographs Cover

art by Mike Pearsall. Dus jacket design similar to previous volume. Measures approx 8 1/2"

wide X 11" Hardcover w/ dust jacket. Tightly bound New condition in Fine dust jacket. 312

ppg.

New $165.00

Rio Grande Narrow Gauge: The Final Years, Alamosa to Chama Description: R/Robb

Ltd., Union City, CA, 2001. 11" x 8.5" oblong soft cover. Book Condition: NEW copy w.

bookplate. this wonderful little book details portions of the Denver and Rio Grande Western

Railroad Company from Alamosa to Chama. Illustrated with photos and maps. 112 ppg. Scarce. NEW $75.00

Rio Grande … to the Pacific by Robert A. LeMassena published by Sundance Publications

Description: The complete saga of the spectacular Denver & Rio Grande Western System

graphically presented in one magnificent volume. Featuring year-by-year summaries of

locomotive acquisitions, modifications and dispositions; line construction and abandonment

proceedings; and corporate ventures—this detailed volume is profusely illustrated, including

nearly 500 photographs, and about 200 maps, sketches, timetables and old-time engravings

on 416 pages. Both narrow-gauge and standard-gauge engines are documented in this well-

done study. Rio Grande . . . to the Pacific! Is the only book to portray every class and type of

locomotive ever operated by the Denver & Rio Grande system. It includes Denver & Rio

Grande; Rio Grande Southern; Rio Grande Western; and the Western Pacific – as well as all

of the subsidiary-and-associated lines connected with the Rio Grande. This superb work

covers the first 100 years of the railroad's operations—from 1870 to 1970. 416 ppg.

NEW $75.00

Rochester and Sodus Bay Railway Company 1889 to 1929 - The Royal Blue Line by

William Gordon Self-published NY, 1952, First Edition softbound. This is the forty year history

of the Rochester and Sodus Bay Railway. The text is heavily illustrated and quite fascinating,

even to those who do not focus on interurban transportation. Condition is VG+. The spine is

sunned and the book exhibits light shelf wear. 23 ppg VG+ $45.00




Route of the Warbonnets - A Contemporary Look At The Santa Fe by Joe McMillan

Published by Terry Printing Inc., Janesville, WI 1977 First Edition First Printing Hard bound

NUMBER 177 of limited edition. Description: A photographic album of Santa Fe's diesels.

Profusely illustrated in black & white photos. Very difficult to obtain as a first edition in decent

condition. Fine in bright VG dust jacket with minor defects. 176 ppg.F/VG $60.00

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Scribner's Lumber & Log Book - Edition of 1920 by J.M. Scribner, AM Published by S.E.

Fisher, Rochester, NY 1919 Hardcover The title goes on … "For Ship and Boat Builders,

Lumber Merchants, Saw Mill Men, Farmers and Mechanics" Revised Illustrated Edition. A

pocket reference book that proved indispensible to all in the lumber and logging trades. It

even covers business law ... on the last page (much of which is blatantly obvious). All in all, a

very interesting book for the true logging enthusiast. Cover is deteriorating but boards are

sound (About Good). The content, however is tight and clean (Very Good) with a few dog-

ears. Old price inked on FFEP and 1920 date written in pencil, otherwise no marks. Cloth

spine is excellent. Good overall. 190 ppg.

GD $35.00

Scenic Line of the World by Gordon Chappell and Black Canon Revisited by Cornelius

Hauck Publisher: Colorado Railroad Museum, 1977 Edition Hardbound quarto, in yellow cloth.

Description: This is an expanded hardbound reissue of the 1970 Colorado Rail Annual.

illustrated by vintage black and white photographs, and two color plates by Otto Kuhler. . Near

Fine in Very Good Dust jacket with some chipping. 148 ppg. F/VG $35.00

Ships and Narrow Gauge Rails, by Gerald M. Best. This is hardcover edition of the story of

the Pacific Coast Company. It has the original dust cover which shows some wear, but the

book and binding are fine. SIGNED BY GERALD M. BEST.

This is the story of a fascinating rail-marine operation which blanketed the West Coast from

Alaska to San Diego. It entails narrow gauge, standard gauge, and steamships and was an

important factor in the growth of the west. The book is wonderfully illustrated from the author's

fantastic photograph collection and is meticulously researched. Abt. Fine in VG dustjacket.

AF/VG $75.00

Ships and Narrow Gauge Rails, by Gerald M. Best. Published by Howell-North 1964

Hardcover This is the story of a fascinating rail-marine operation which blanketed the West

Coast from Alaska to San Diego. It entails narrow gauge, standard gauge, and steamships

and was an important factor in the growth of the west. The book is wonderfully illustrated from

the author's fantastic photograph collection and is meticulously researched. VG/GD $25.00

Silver San Juan - The Rio Grande Southern by Mallory Hope Farrell Published by Pruett

Publishing, Boulder CO, 1973 Hardbound First Edition Quarto in red cloth with gilt stamped

titles. Profusely illustrated with photographs, maps, seven color plates (frontis and two others

by Howard Fogg, two by Mike Pearsall, and one each from Del Gerbaz, Philip Ronfor and

Richard Ward). Facsimile folded system map and employee's timetable in rear pouch. Perhaps

one of the most impressive single volumes ever produced on any railroad, and certainly the

most authoritative single book on the Rio Grande Southern. More than 500 photos grace the

pages of this work. The book is tight, bright, and clean. Nice Fine (near new) in bright Very

Good dust jacket (couple of small closed tears at spine). 643 ppg.

F/VG $195.00

Slim Gauge Cars by Hal Carstens, soft cover First Edition 1991. Soft bound. Description:

Covers over 50 Narrow Gauge Railroads, Includes multiple detail photos and scale drawings

on every page. Describes all types: Box, Baggage, Combine, Tank Cars, Stock Cars, Flat ,

Hoppers, Gondolas, and tenders. Excellent quality of scale drawings of many unique designs.

A great reference for railfan and hobbyist alike. Tough to find. A nice Fine. 113 ppg. Three in

stock.

Fine $42.50

Slim Rails Through The Sand - Southern Pacific's Narrow Gauge by George Turner

Published by Corona Del Mar, Ca Trans-Anglo Books 1989 Revised soft cover 4to Description:

A Graphic Presentation of the Carson & Colorado-Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge Railroad.

Great historic photography. Laws Railroad Museum program laid-in. VG condition. 103 pp.VG $45.00




South Pacific Coast, An Illustrated History, by Bruce A. MacGregor. Howell North 1968

Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED BY BRUCE MacGREGOR (1998). Excellent condition.

280 pages. An illustrated history of the narrow gauge South Pacific Coast Railroad. Good+

copies with or without dust jacket are available at $45 NEW $145.00

Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge by Mallory Hope Farrell 1982 PFM, Edmonds, WA First

Edition Hard bound. Description: A history of the Southern Pacific narrow gauge in eastern

California, "the loneliest and most improbable of all short lines". Many black and white and

some color photos, route maps, equipment rosters, and more. Chapters: 1. The Slim Princess

2. Bonanza in the Desert 3. Mixed Train from Mina 4. Narrow Gauge to Nowhere 5. Twilight

on the Narrow Gauge 6. Like the Lost Tribe - Rosters This book is in near new condition,

although rare in any condition. Fine with Fine dust jacket in Bodart. 272 ppg.

F/F $265.00

Stairway to the Stars - Colorado's Argentine Central Railway by Dan Abbott Published by

Centennial Publications, Fort Collins, CO 1977 Hard bound First edition Description: ;Pictorial

boards LIMITED SIGNED EDITION 1/3000 In 1908, for less than five bucks, a citizen of

Denver could ride in comfort in a narrow-gauge railroad car from Denver's mile-high altitude

through the mining districts to Mt. McClellan's 13,000+ foot heights. Credit for this unusual

opportunity of necessity must be given to the Reverend Edward J. Wilcox, a one-time

Methodist minister who built the Argentine Central Railway. Most engines used were Shays.

Very scarce. 160 ppg. Fine condition.

Fine $195.00

Stations West - The Story of the Oregon Railways by Edwin D Culp Published by Caxton,

Caldwell, ID, 1972. First Edition, hardcover Description: A graphic history of Oregon railways

from their beginnings. Complete with many photographs, illustrations and maps. Fine in Fine

dust jacket. 265 ppg. VG+/VG also available at $35 F/F $60.00

Steamcars to the Comstock by Beebe and Clegg Howell-North Books, Berkeley, CA, 1970.

Third Edition, Fourth Printing. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Text is

clean. Dust jacket shows shelf wear, light rubbing along folds and a couple of minor tears. 108

ppg.VG+/GD $30.00

Steam Locomotives of the Burlington Route by Bernard G. Corbin and William F. Kerka

Published by Corbin-Kerka 1960 Second printing Hardbound Description: Comprehensive

history, photos, line drawings, and detailed locomotive rosters of the CB&Q. Black boards with

gilt lettering. VG with Fair dust jacket (tears and damp staining) 320 ppg.VG/Fair $20.00

Steam - Wide and Narrow by Ed Wojtas, Published by Illini Railroad Club, 1959 First Edition

Soft bound Description: Photo essay of standard gauge Burlington Route and its subsidiary

narrow gauge routes. 8.5" x 5.5" 64 ppg. About Fine.

AF $35.00

Steel Trails, the Epic of the Railroads by Martin D. Stevers Published by Grosset & Dunlap,

New York, NY 1933 First Edition Hardbound Description: An account of the beginnings, the

growth and development, the battles of the railroad titans, and predictions of the future (from a

1933 perspective). Brown boards with black and blue imprint. Very good condition with

aspirations toward fine, no dust jacket. 374 ppg. (Not to be confused with modern reprints.) VG+ $55.00




STRONG, MAINE "Incorporated 1801" Authors: Brackley, Lewis & Lisherness, Charles

Description: Strong Historical Society, Strong, ME, 1992 First Edition Paperback. Book

Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: NONE. Light general wear. An historical account of a

Sandy River Settlement. Soft cover book on the village of Strong, Maine copyright 1992 by the

Strong Historical Society. The book contains many photographs and descriptions of the

structures, mills and buildings pertaining to the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Narrow

Gauge Railroad, including Forster's Toothpick factory, the Daggett & Will Store, the Starbird

Mill, Burnham & Morrill Corn Shop and the Brackley Apple Canning Factory. A must for any

serious modeler of the SR&RL. There is a map of the village indicating every street, structure

and residence with a reference list of the owners included from the early 1900s. 8.5" x 11"

211 pages

VG+ $55.00

Sugar Pine Railway by Karl R. Koenig Published by Chatham Publishing, Burlingame, CA

1971 Soft bound First Edition Description: A Pictorial History Containing Thirty-Five

Illustrations Based on a series of articles published in The Bridgton News. 36 ppg. VG

VG $45.00

Sunset Lines: The Story of the Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Railroad: Vol 1 - Trackage by

Larry Plachno Published by Transportation Trails, Polo, IL Hardcover. 1986 First Edition,

First Printing. Description: For over five decades the railroad operated its fast electric cars at

mile-a-minute speeds and became an institution in the area immediately west of Chicago.

Filled with historical photographs and maps. Map endpapers. New, except for the fact that the

dust jacket has a small closed tear. 160 ppg.

New $55.00

Take The Aspen Train by Edward Larsh and Robert Nichols Published by Future Journey

Publishing Co., Aspen, 1988. First edition Hardback quarto in off-white cloth stamped in blue.

Illustrated with black and white period photographs and many recent color photographs.

Considerably more literary than many railroad books, this details the history of the Roaring

Fork Valley, not just Aspen. As much a travelogue as it is a history book. New in Fine dust

jacket. 147 ppg.

New $45.00

The Andrews Railroad Raid - the Story of the Great Locomotive Chase, based on

Interviews with Participants (from the Editors of Civil War Times Illustrated) by Wilbur G.

Kurtz Sr. Published by Historical Times, Gettysburg, PA 1966 Softbound Description: An

objective account of, perhaps, the most mangled story ever to come out of the "War of

Northern Aggression". Illustrated with photos and map. Fine 18 ppg. Fine $30.00

No photo

The Art of the Streamliner by Bob Johnston and Joe Walsh published by MetroBooks New

York City 2001 Hard bound A color photographic tribute to the era of the streamliners. 144

ppg. Fine in VG dust jacket.

F/VG $30.00

The Birth of California Narrow Gauge, by Bruce MacGregor Published by Stanford University

Press 2003, First Edition. Hardcover in new condition with original dust cover jacket. This long-

awaited study, the magnum opus of a leading railroad historian, describes the conception,

construction, and early operation of the first narrow gauge railroads in northern California. It is

lavishly illustrated by some 600 photographs and drawings, almost three-quarters of which

have never been published. 672 ppg. NEW $95.00

The Book of Ted - or- Roosevelt and the Railroads in Scripture by F. Alistair Murray

Published by Ran, McNally & Co., Chicago, IL 1907 First Edition Softbound Description: The

Book of Ted is a satirical summary -- more or less biblical, but not bilious -- of recent (sic)

events in the financial world, especially those bearing directly on the railroad problem. This is

an original antiquarian book, and should not be confused with recent (2007 & 2009) reprints.

Good 38 ppg.

Good $75.00




The Burlington … and A Century of Progress (Souvenir of the CB&Q and Associated Lines)

Published for the Occasion of A Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, IL 1933 Soft bound

booklet, pictorial paper wrappers, illustrated in black and white, map, unpaginated (32 pp), 8

1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. This is a history of the Burlington railroad, published in conjunction with the

Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. There is a centerfold black and white bird's eye

view illustration of the Exposition with dirigible hovering above it. Illustrations of the interiors of

the trains, map of the Burlington Route, etc. Lots of Deco architecture. VG+ 32 ppg

VG+ $25.00

The Burlington in Transition by Bernard G Corbin and Joseph C. Hardy Published by Corbin

Publications, Red Oak, IA 1967 Hard cover, first edition, first printing Description: pictorial

anthology of the graphic trend from steam to motor cars to diesel. Historical text, crisp

photographs, detailed diagrams, and pages of rosters. Good in good dust jacket with chipping,

moderate edge wear and rubbing. Interior is crisp and bright about fine ... the book has been

downgraded solely due to dust jacket and cover imperfections. GD/GD Rare book. 208 ppg.

GD/GD $55.00

The Catalog of New Mexico Railway Postal Markings by Charles L. Towle 1981 (1988

reprint) Softbound Description: Culmination of a forty year scholarly study of RPO markings by

the author. The author is also the co-author of Towle-Meyer Railroad Postmarks of the United

States, 1861-1886 and other works. Profusely illustrated. Essential for anyone interested in

American postal history or in the history of New Mexico. Very good plus. 80 ppg.VG+ $25.00

The Central Pacific and The Southern Pacific Railroads by Lucius Beebe, 1963. Hardcover,

no dust jacket. In about good condition, that is, cover loose, missing dust jacket, otherwise

intact and can be easily repaired. All pages are bright and in excellent condition (about Fine).

About good. 631 ppg.AG $25.00

The Chicago & West Towns Railways, Transit Service in Chicago's Near West Suburbs

(CERA Bulletin 138) by James J. Buckley Published by Central Electric Railfans Association

2006 Hard bound. Description: A detailed history of five lines that served Oak Park, Forest

Park, Maywood, Cicero, Berwyn, LaGrange, Brookfield, and other communities. Three car

blueprints laid in. Published to honor this prolific researcher more than a decade after his

death. New 249 ppg.

New $70.00

The Chicago Great Western in Minnesota by Roger Bee, Gary Browne, and John Luecke

Published by Blue River Publications, Anoka, MN 1984 Description: Gilt stamped blue cloth.

illustrated by photographs, a few in color, maps. An interesting illustrated history of this

smallish regional carrier operating from St. Paul to Chicago and Omaha which ended its

precarious existence when swallowed in a merger with the Chicago & Northwestern. Light

extremity wear, but otherwise clean, bright and sound. Includes documentation on the Winona

& Southwestern, Duluth Red Wing & Southern, and Minnesota Central.. New with VG dust

jacket. 107 ppg.

New $135.00

The Crystal River Pictorial by Dell McCoy Published by Sundance Publications, 1972, First

Edition Hard Cover. Original clear plastic dust cover reveals pictorial boards. Description:

This is the first detailed photographic record of the Short Line Railroads that once operated in

the Crystal River district of Colorado. Filled with color and b&w photos, maps, and drawings.

Condition: New 3rd. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Oblong. 224 ppg.New $135.00

The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad - the Historic Preservation Study by Spencer

Wilson and Vernon J. Glover Published by University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM

1989 Softbound Description: Observations of the C&TSRR as historical property and as a

"living" museum. Features color & B&W illustrations. Very bright Fine. 170 ppg Fine $45.00

The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad: Rebel of the Rockies by Robert Athearn

Published by Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven & London 1962 Hard bound First

Edition Description: Nowhere better than in the history of its railroads is the growth of the Old

West revealed. For Colorado the development of the Denver and Rio Grande Western

epitomizes the changes that took place between 1870 and the present. 395 ppg. Price-clipped

VG/VG in Bodart.

VG/VG $40.00




The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad: Rebel of the Rockies by Robert Athearn

Published by Publisher: Univ of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 1977 Soft bound Description: Nowhere

better than in the history of its railroads is the growth of the Old West revealed, and for

Colorado the development of the Denver and Rio Grande Western epitomizes the changes

that took place between 1870 and the present. 395 ppg. New with fading at spine and minor

edge bumps.

New $40.00

The Dinky - C&NW Narrow Gauge in Wisconsin by Gregg Condon, Robert Felten, and

James Nickoll Published by Marsh Lake Productions 1993 First Edition Softbound with stapled

spine and illustrated cover, 11x8.5" oblong, b&w photographs and illus. Fine. 80 ppg.

Fine $45.00

The Eastern Railroad / A Historical Account of Early Railroading in Eastern New England

by Francis B.C. Bradlee Publisher: Essex Institute, Salem, MA 1917 First Edition!

Description: The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, which gave New York City direct and

cheap communication with the Great Lakes in Western states, was a great blow to Boston and

the smaller New England cities which could not be reached from the interior by navigable

streams or canals. The idea of a railroad was a response. This is the historical account of this

great advancement in transportation technology. SIGNED BY FRANCIS B.C. BRADLEE ("To

L.C. Winey Compliments of F.B.C. Bradlee Feb. 21, 1924"). About Fine without dust jacket (as

issued). 100 ppg. This makes the 1922 second edition appear downright common.

EXCEEDINGLY RARE PIECE OF TRANSPORTATION HISTORY! Approx. 6" x 9.25"

AF $295.00

The Electric Railways of Minnesota by Russell L. Olson Published by Minnesota

Transportation Museum, Hopkins, MN 1976 First Edition Hard Bound Description: Color

frontispiece after a painting "A Winter Evening on Twin City Lines Deephaven Branch Line",

painted by Gil Reid for Forrest Johnson, lavishly illustrated with hundreds of photographs, plus

numerous, maps, drawings, diagrams, plans, charts, graphs, tables, and bibliography. Very

Good in VG dust jacket. 580 ppg.

VG/GD $75.00

The Genesis & Construction of the Winona & St. Peter Railroad, 1858-1873 by Alan R.

Woolworth Published by Livewire, Jackson, MN 2000 First Edition. Softbound Description:

Includes maps, illus., facsimiles, notes, bib. Part of the Rural & Regional Essays Series of the

Society for the Study of Local & Regional History at the History Center, Southwest State Univ.,

Marshall, MN. Original Wraps. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Fine or better (passes for New) 55 ppg.

(C&NW related)

Fine $25.00

The Giant's Ladder - David H. Moffat and His Railroad by Harold A. Boner Published by

Kalmbach, Milwaukee, 1962 First Edition Description: Faux tan leather with stamped spine title

and blind stamped facsimile signature on front cover. Illustrated by nice period photographs

and an excellent historical view of the development of the Denver, Northwest & Pacific, and the

method of crossing the divide at Rollins Pass. About Fine in Very Good dust jacket with minor

chips and pulls. 224 ppg.F/VG $50.00

The Gilpin Gold Train: Colorado's Unique Narrow-Gauge by Mallory Hope Farrell Published

by Pruett, Boulder, 1970 Hard cover First Edition Description: Two-foot narrow gauge railroad

from the mines above Central City to Blackhawk in Colorado. 108 black & white photos, maps,

folded map in rear pocket. Fine in Fine dust jacket 112 ppg.

F/F $85.00




The Gilpin Railroad Era by Black Hawk, Central City, Nevagaville Russell Gulch by Dan

Abbott & Dell A. McCoy Published by Sundance Publishing Description: A COMPANION TO

COLORADO CENTRAL RAIL ROAD, this pictorial presents the Gilpin Tramway two-foot-

gauge Shay steam locomotives running out of Black Hawk, Colorado, to gold mines

surrounding the communities of Central City, Nevadaville and Russell Gulch. The route is

covered mile-by-mile with detailed in-depth captions and eyewitness newspaper articles of the

day. Drop-bottom ore cars, flat cars, excursion cars and cabooses made up the roster of rolling

stock traversing the 4%+ grades. Maps are profusely augmented with gleanings from

numerous research trips, and provide knowledge of tracks to shaft houses on the upper slopes

and mills within Black Hawk. Some 280 mines and mills were served by the Gilpin's network of

trackage. A detailed station listing, measured from the Engine House, supplements information

provided in photograph captions. Also included are roster charts of the locomotives and other

equipment, details of the Gilpin Tramway purchase by the Colorado & Southern Railway, plus a

listing of employees and associates. Over 438 period photos are featured. 416 ppg. SIGNED

BY ABBOTT & McCOY

New $85.00

The Great Northern in Minnesota - Foundations of an Empire by John C Luecke Published

by Grenadier Publications, Saint Paul, MN 1997 Hardcover First Edition Description:

SIGNED BY JOHN C. LUECKE Black boards with gilt titles on spine and front cover. Nice

Fine condition, no writing or marks, with Fine dust jacket. 300ppg. A superb reference book

that some would call "New". QUITE RARE. (half of what others would like you to pay!) F/F $235.00

The Historical Guide to North American Railroads - Histories, Figures, and Features of

More Than 160 Railroads Abandoned or Merged Since 1930 by George H. Drury Published

by Kalmbach, WI 1995 Soft Bound Description: The title says it all. This is the definitive

reference text for more than 160 merged and abandoned American railroads. 376 ppg. VG VG $25.00

The History of the Western Railroads by Jane Eliot Published by Bison Books, 1985

Hardcover 12.5" x 9.5" Description: The railroads were a crucial element in the development

of the Wild West, as they snaked their way across vast prairies, deserts and cavernous

canyons, over rushing rivers and the formidable Rocky and Sierra Mountains, and through

virgin forests. Once chilled steel rails spanned the continent the transportation of resources,

goods, mail and settlers - drawn by the lure of the land, gold and adventure - began changing

the face of the West. Another great coffee table book. Near Fine in a VG dust jacket with

minor chipping.192 ppg

VG/VG $18.00

The Lucius Beebe Reader by Charles Clegg and Duncan Emrich Published by Doubleday &

Co., Garden City, NY 1967 First Edition Hardbound Description: A celebration of the life of

Lucius Beebe … the very best from the entertaining pen of the late author, bon vivant,

gourmet, individualist, railroad buff, oenophile, acidulous critic, and truculent advocate. About

VG in Fair dust jacket (tears and damp staining). 398 ppg.VG/Fair $20.00

The Ma & Pa - A History of the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad by George W. Hilton

Published by Howell-North Books, Berkley, CA 1963 Hardbound First Edition, Third Printing

Description: The Ma & Pa was a model railroad at the scale of 12 inches to the foot. The

definitive history of a picturesque railroad. VG in Good dust jacket. 183 ppg. VG/G $18.00

The Missabe Road by Frank A. King Published by Golden West 1972 First Edition Another of

King's great works! Nature endowed Minnesota with America's largest deposits of iron ore,

with 1884 seeing the first shipments from the Vermilion Range moving over the newly-formed

Duluth and Iron Range Rail Road to Lake Superior. This fascinating story of the Duluth,

Missabe and Iron Range Railway, whose name is synonymous with the handling of ore, is to a

large extent the history of the iron ore industry in Minnesota. Very nice VG in VG dust jacket.

224 ppg. (Also available: About Fine missing dust jacket and small section of spine for $50)

VG/VG $65.00




The Mudhens - A Photographic History Description: R/Robb Ltd., 1995. soft cover. Book

Condition: This book is a pictorial essay of one of the many types of engines used on the

Denver & Rio Grande. This locomotive, the K-27 class (known as Class 125 when introduced)

was considered monstrous at the time of purchase. Included with the b&w photographs are

captions, drawings with general dimensions and grade profiles of the narrow-gauge lines of the

D&RGW. R/Robb Ltd., 160 pp., soft cover, 11 x 8.5 in., black and white photographs (one per

page).

NEW $65.00

The Narrow Gauge Silverton Train by Jack Douglas Published by Douglas Models 1972.

First Edition, 1st Printing Softbound 4to-over 9 3/4 "-12" tall. This book is a color picture album

of the Denver & Rio Grande Western narrow gauge, useful for the modeler. The book is New

with some shelf wear to covers. 48 ppg. VG/F copies are available at $15 each New $25.00

No Photo

The Official Pullman Standard Library, Vol 15: Western Railroads (MILW, D&RGW, SLSF,

MKT, MP, KCS) by W David Randall & William G Anderson Published by RPC Publications

1994 First Edition Spiral Bound Description: Serial Number 724 Red Faux leather with gilt

titleB&W photos line drawings - Shows the passenger cars manufactured by Pullman used on

the Milwaukee Road, Denver & Rio Grande, St. Louis - San Francisco, Missouri-Kansas-

Texas, Missouri Pacific, Kansas City Southern and Soo Line. Detailed black and white

photographs of both interiors and exteriors, fold-out engineering drawings. Approx. 12.5" x 9"

oblong 204 ppg. Fine

Fine $195.00

The Old "Main Line" by J.W. Townsend Published in 1922. First Hard Cover Edition (Second

Printing). Description: Early account of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 12mo. First

hardbound edition, second printing corrected and extended. Contents clean and bright. Fine

with no dust jacket. SIGNED BY J.W. TOWNSEND. 113 ppg. Fine $245.00

The Omaha Road - Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha by Stan Mailer Published by

Hundman Publishing, Mukilteo, WA 2004 First Edition Hardbound Description: The detailed

account of the Omaha Road from its roots in early Wisconsin logging to its incorporation into

the C&NW. It is a fascinating story of a very colorful railroad. Issued at $60 and now

impossible to find. New with some shelf wear to dust jacket. 312 ppg. New $125.00

The Pacific Coast Railway by Kenneth E. Westcott and Curtiss H. Johnson Published by

Benchmark Publications, Los Altos, CA 1998 First Edition Hardbound Description: The Pacific

Coast Railway was Central California's Premier Narrow Gauge This book tells the entire story

of the 3-foot-gauge Pacific Coast Railway. For some 66 years this line ran from the deep water

harbor at Port Harford (later Port San Luis) on the Central California coast, north through San

Luis Obispo, and then South to the sleepy little town of Los Olivos. This book is an excellent

reference work about this railway. It is complete with station track plans, structure, and

equipment plans. New in Fine dust jacket (in Bodart) 296 ppg. RARE THUS

New $195.00

The Phantom Canyon - the Gold Belt Line to Cripple Creek and Victor by Doris Wolfe and

E.M. McFarland Published by LT Litho, Colorado Springs, CO 1990 First Edition Softbound

Description: A pictorial guide to the area, featuring 200 pictures. VG+ Quarto, 56 ppg.

VG+ $45.00

The R.G.S. Story - Volume I - Over the Bridges to Telluride, by Dell A. McCoy and Russ

Coleman. Published by Sundance Publications. Volume 1 of 12. Description: Otto Mears'

narrow-gauge Rio Grande Southern Railroad began at Ridgway in 1890 where this amazing

story starts. The line eventually covered a distance of 162 miles to reach Durango. The

Ridgway roundhouse and station grounds begin this volume which continues with trains

climbing to Dallas Divide over to Placerville and Vance Junction. From Vance Junction, the

mile-by-mile coverage is continued over the Telluride Branch. Structure drawings are included,

such as at Vance Junction, with pictures. Featured are views of engines and Galloping Geese,

as well as passenger and freight trains. Contains 446 black & white views and 103 color

scenes. 496 ppg.

New $75.00




The R.G.S. Story - Volume II - Telluride, Pandora and the Mines, by Dell A. McCoy, Russ

Coleman, and William A Graves. Published by Sundance Publications. Volume 2 of 12.

Description: Telluride was reached by rail in 1890, and the mining town is covered block-by-

block as it grew and prospered. Ore mined in the high peaks above Marshal, Savage, Ingram

and Bear Creek basins was carried out by the RGS to Ridgway. The Pandora Branch had

numerous ore-loading sites where carload shipments were made up. Maps illustrate the growth

of Telluride, the rich mining district and railroad facilities. this volume includes 50 maps, 80 full-

color views and 416 black-and-white photographs. 496 ppg.

New $75.00

The R.G.S. Story - Volume III - Over the Bridges: Vance Junction to Ophir, by Dell A.

McCoy, Russ Coleman, and William A Graves. Published by Sundance Publications. Volume

3 of 12. Description: Featured are views of the high trestles of the RGS, such as Bridge 43-A

at Ames Gulch, Bridge 44-A over the South Fork of the San Miguel and Bridge 45-A, with its

changing configurations, spanning Howard Fork. A detailed description of Ophir Loop is

included, featuring the mining town of old Ophir, with the mining industries of Alta and

Matterhorn. Contained in this volume are 32 detailed maps, structure drawings by Mike Blazek,

including 354 black-and-white scents and 77 full-color views. 496 ppg.(current suggested retail

from the publisher is $200!)

New $160.00

The R.G.S. Story - Volume IV - Over the Bridges – Ophir Loop to Rico, by Dell A. McCoy,

Russ Coleman, and William A Graves. Published by Sundance Publications. Volume 4 of 12..

The RGS Story allows you to cover the entire route of the legendary Rio Grande Southern

Railroad, beginning at Ridgeway, Colorado, the lonely northern terminal of this little narrow-

gauge line. This volume details the route from the Ophir Loop over the bridges to Rico. The

multitude of high bridges on the 3.0-percent grade above Ophir are covered in detailed

drawings, photographs and maps all the way to Lizard Head Pass. The snowshed, wye and

structures at Lizard Head are shown at the summit, and the route is covered downgrade to the

mining town of Rico. Also included are mile-by-mile 1919 Right-of-Way Track Maps – featured

as the story progresses. The scenic wonders at Matterhorn, Trout Lake and Gallagher trestles

are portrayed, as well as rocky Burns Cañon. 356 striking black-and-white pictures and 94 full-

color pictures. 496 ppg. (current suggested retail from the publisher is $200!)

Fine $95.00

The RGS Story - Volume V - Rico and the Mines, by Russ Collman, Dell A. McCoy & William

A. Graves Published by Sundance Publications Description: Volume 5 of 12 begins with the

Ute Indians and early prospectors near the mining town of Rico and its subsequent

development. Newspaper accounts tell the story, as mining paid off, and the RGS was built to

Rico. The story continues with the meeting of rails below Rico in 1890, near Red Rock siding.

The mining branch to Black Hawk and Enterprise is covered in maps and pictures, along with

early RGS yard scenes at Rico. The Rico coal chute is featured, as well as downtown Rico and

residential buildings. Contains 350 black-and-white views and 50 full-color pictures. 496 ppg.

New $85.00

The RGS Story - Volume VI - Rico to Dolores by W. George Cook, Russ Collman, and Dell

A. McCoy Published by Sundance Publications Description: Volume 6 of 12 begins with the

story of Elizabeth Eyre Pellet and her involvement in going to Washington, D.C. to convince

the government to save the RGS from abandonment. The saga continues regarding Rico and

the district's mining involvement during World War II. A mile-by-mile description follows,

covering the RGS as it headed for Dolores, from Milepost 66 to Milepost 102. Features

drawings of bridges and lineside structures at Priest Gulch, Bear Creek, Red Rock, Muldoon,

Stoner and Dolores, and an historical account of the Rust logging line. Contains 354 black-and-

white views and 65 full-color scenes, taken along the scenic Rio Dolores. 480 ppg.

New $75.00

The RGS Story - Volume VII - Dolores and McPhee by W. George Cook, Russ Collman, and

Dell A. McCoy Published by Sundance Publications Volume 7 of 12 Description: Mile by mile,

station by station, a collection of articles and photographs cover the section of railway between

Dolores and McPhee and the line in southwestern Colorado and its lumber and mining

operations. Over 400 photos, some in color, plus numerous maps, station layouts, bridge

profiles and structure diagrams. 496 ppg. (out-of-print)

Fine $200.00

The RGS Story - Volume VIII - Over the Bridges – Dolores to Mancos by W. George Cook,

Russ Collman, and Dell A. McCoy Published by Sundance Publications Volume 8 of 12

Description: RGS pictures taken in Dolores complete the story begun in Volume VII, from

World War II, until the abandonment. Leaving Dolores, you are taken through Lost Cañon to

Mancos, with a stop at the lumber camp at Glencoe. At Mancos, the history unfolds, with

town's demand for a proper depot. Station facilities are documented on maps and drawings,

with accompanying photographs. After Mancos, the RGS proceeded up the 2.5-percent grade

toward Cima summit, halting at Grady, 132.9 miles from Ridgway. Contains 280 black-and-

white pictures and 55 full-color views. 418 ppg. (current suggested retail from the publisher is

$200!)

Fine $160.00




The RGS Story - Volume IX - Over the Bridges – Grady to Durango by W. George Cook,

Russ Collman, and Dell A. McCoy Published by Sundance Publications Description: Volume

9 of 12 presents a colorful region in southwestern Colorado, where the Ute Indians have a

reservation. This volume follows the RGS to Durango. Action views portray Cima and the May

Day Branch, where gold ore was mined – while the coal mining towns of Hesperus, Ute

Junction, and Porter are covered in a pictorial revue. Action pictures of the RGS include Pine

Ridge through Wild Cat Cañon, and on to Durango, where additional coal camps existed.

Contains 350 black-and-white pictures and 54 full-color views. 416 ppg. (current suggested

retail from the publisher is $200!)

Fine $150.00

The RGS Story - Volume X - Over the Bridges – Ridgway to Durango by Russ Collman and

Dell A. McCoy Published by Sundance Publications Volume 10 of 12 Description: This

gathering of photographs is presented from the late arrivals not included in the previous nine

volumes. the story begins at Ridgway, where Otto Mears struggled to finish the RGS before

winter, and his reasons for building nine wooden trestles at Ophir Loop. An RGS Train Register

from 1897 reveals untold stories of the railroad's operating procedures. All 162 miles of the

railroad are covered in this pictorial, featuring 374 black-and-white views and 31 color scenes,

including right-of-way maps that previously arrived too late. 416 ppg.

New $75.00

The RGS Story - Volume XI - Over the Bridges by W. George Cook, Russ Collman, and Dell

A. McCoy Published by Sundance Publications Description: Volume 9 of 12 presents a

colorful region in southwestern Colorado, where the Ute Indians have a reservation. This

volume follows the RGS to Durango. Action views portray Cima and the May Day Branch,

where gold ore was mined – while the coal mining towns of Hesperus, Ute Junction, and Porter

are covered in a pictorial revue. Action pictures of the RGS include Pine Ridge through Wild

Cat Cañon, and on to Durango, where additional coal camps existed. Contains 350 black-and-

white pictures and 54 full-color views. 416 ppg. (current suggested retail from the publisher is

$200!)

Fine $150.00

The RGS Story - Volume XII - Locomotives and Rolling Stock by Russ Collman, Dell A.

McCoy, James L. Ehernberger, and Gabriel Bradford Published by Sundance Publications

Description: Volume 12 of 12 concentrates on the locomotives and rolling stock purchased or

leased to keep RGS trains running. Hand-written ledgers provided notations about maintaining

this equipment through breakdowns, wrecks, and safety modifications. Photographs illustrate a

large quantity of the various changes from 1890-1951. A chapter on Motors and Galloping

Geese contains revealing details as changes were made updating the Pierce-Arrow bodies.

Victor Miller's former C&S cars are extensively illustrated. Volume 12 includes rosters of all

equipment, along with 17 color photographs, 490 black-and-white images and 47 detailed

drawings. 416 ppg.

NEW $95.00

The Rainbow Route: An Illustrated History by Robert E. Sloan and Carl A. Skowronski.

Published by Sundance Publications. Description: this is a first edition, first printing book

published was by Sundance Publications in 1975. It is SIGNED BY AUTHORS AND

NUMBERED limited edition (3000 total). It is the story of Otto Mears Silverton Northern

Railroad. There are numerous black and white photographs illustrating the book as well as

some colored photos. The book is in near New condition with only minor rubbing on the cover.

The book does not have the protective plastic sleeve as with most Sundance books. There is

also a previous owners nameplate inside the book and hint of creasing on the first few pages.

416 ppg. (current suggested retail from the publisher is $250)

Fine $150.00

The Remarkable Railroad Passes of Otto Mears by William K. Strong Published by San

Juan County Book Co., Silverton 1988. Soft bound. Description: Otto Mears formed the

Silverton Railroad (1887) and Rio Grande Southern (1890) in Colorado. This is a brief but

interesting look at the man and his railroads. More fascinating is the background on his

unusual use of buckskin, silver, and gold railroad travel passes. Contains black and white

photographs and information pertaining to whom these were issued, when and in what

numbers. New 36 ppg.

New $50.00

The Rio Grande Pictorial - one hundred years of railroading through the Rockies - 1871-

1971 by Dell McCoy and Russ Collman Published by Sundance Publications, Denver, CO

1971 Limited Numbered Edition Hardbound SIGNED BY McCOY & COLLMAN serial number

527 Description: Heavily illustrated in B&W and color. Centennial volume includes photo of

Teddy Roosevelt in 1910 arriving for hunting expedition in the Rockies. Pictorial boards, blue

cloth spine with gold lettering; missing distinctive Sundance clear dust jacket. 216 ppg. Fine

Fine $95.00

The Slim Princess - The Story of Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge by John B. Hungerford

Published by Hungerford Press 1956 First Edition. Soft bound Description: Officially known as

'The Keeler Branch' by SP personnel. 8-1/2" x 5.1/2" booklet. VG+ 36 ppg. VERY SCARCE

(not to be confused with 1961 printing being promoted as "first edition") -- also see Cab-In-

FrontVG+ $125.00




The Skunk Railroad - Fort Bragg to Willits by Spencer Crump Published by Trans-Anglo

Books, Corona Del Mar, 1975 Softbound Description: The Story of the California Western,

Early Trains includes many b/w photos, map, table. Slight sunning and wear to covers

otherwise a VG+. 65 ppg VG $18.00

The Southern ~ A Narrow Gauge Odyssey, compiled by Richard L Dorman. Published by

R.D. Publications, Inc, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1986. First Edition Hardbound. SIGNED BY

RICHARD L. DORMAN AND NUMBERED 225 Volume 1 of 5 Description: A pictorial odyssey

of the narrow gauge Rio Grande Southern Railroad of Southwestern Colorado depicting the

activities of this 'stepchild' railroad in wonderful daily life detail. The author spent almost fifteen

years searching for photographs and information. Included are many previously unpublished

photos illustrating the views of the working crews and the brass hat inspection tours. A fine

look into this fascinating little Railroad on which so many depended for mining, timber, farming,

livestock and passenger service until 1951 -- and the wonderful people and little towns along

the line. Fine in Very Good dust jacket (small closed tear). 153 ppg.

F/VG $140.00

The Southern ~ A Narrow Gauge Odyssey, compiled by Richard L Dorman. Published by

R.D. Publications, Inc, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1988. Second Printing Hardbound. Volume 1 of

5 Description: A pictorial odyssey of the narrow gauge Rio Grande Southern Railroad of

Southwestern Colorado depicting the activities of this 'stepchild' railroad in wonderful daily life

detail. The author spent almost fifteen years searching for photographs and information.

Included are many previously unpublished photos illustrating the views of the working crews

and the brass hat inspection tours. Fine in Very Good dust jacket (small closed tear). 153 ppg.

F/VG $90.00

The Steam Locomotive in America: Its Development in the Twentieth Century by Alfred W

Bruce Published by WW Norton Co., New York, NY 1952 First Edition Hardcover Nice VG in

VG dust jacket (in Bodart) No writing or underlining. All text bright and tight! Profusely

illustrated. 443 ppg.

VG/VG $35.00

The Story of the California Skunk Railroad: Redwoods, Iron Horses and the Pacific by

Spencer Crump Published by Trans-Angelo Books 1965 Description: Revised Second Edition.

Originally a logging line operating out of Fort Ord through the Golden State's scenic redwood

country, the California Western attained greater popularity as a tourist line, actually increasing

ridership in an era when most railroads were losing passengers or folding altogether. Brown

buckram binding, with white lettering. Profusely illustrated. Fine in VG dust jacket. 168 ppg.

F/VG $50.00

The Swayne Lumber Company, Narrow Gauge Logging in the Merrimac Forest. By Paul

Beckstrom & David W. Braun. Hardcover. While this book includes many rare and

unpublished photographs, none are rarer than the photos from the Swayne family album taken

by Lloyd Swayne, last president of the company and son of the founder Robert Swayne.

Swayne was a camera buff who enjoyed taking pictures of his lumber business. These

included not only the mill site, box factory, mill machinery, building interiors and equipment, but

the various camps and logging "shows" worked by Swayne in the 1930's. These "snapshots"

are an indelible record of the Swayne Lumber during it's heyday. 175 ppg. Others may charge

as much as $600 for this book in New condition with shelf wear. Ours are unread and in the

original publisher's shrink wrap

New $395.00

The Trolley and Interurban Directory by Joseph Gross Self Published, New York, 1987 First

Edition. Hardbound. Condition: Fine, Dust jacket Good (wrinkled with tears) Description:

Extensive alphabetical listing of every states' trolley and interurban lines including train length

and naming conventions. Great information for the hard core interurban enthusiast or ardent

railroad historian. 212 ppg.F/GD $50.00

The Whistle Blows No More - Railroad Logging in the Sierra Nevada 1874-1942 by Hank

Johnston Published by Trans-Anglo Books, Glendale, CA 1984 First Edition First Printing Hard

bound Description: Pictorial account of the glory days of flume in the Sierra Nevada Mountains,

from the beginnings of the California Lumber Co. to its end in the 1942. Historical photos

throughout capture the time and impact of this railway. Outstanding photographs, rosters, and

index, plus two page map bound in. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. 160 ppg

F/F $75.00




The Vista-Dome North Coast Limited: the Story of the Northern Pacific Railway's

Famous Domeliner by Wilson R. Kuebler Jr. Description: The North Coast Limited was the

premier passenger train of the Northern Pacific Railway from 1954 to 1970. Dressed in

Raymond Loewy's two-tone green paint scheme, deemed by many to be the most attractive

ever applied to a passenger train, the Vista-Dome North Coast Limited featured glass-topped

dome cars, which allowed passengers a sweeping view of the scenic territory between Chicago

and Seattle. It also featured a unique lounge car with a Lewis and Clark theme. Fine in Fine

dust jacket. 353 ppg.

F/F $135.00

Thirty Pound Rails by Kelly Choda Published by Filter Press, Palmer Lake, CO 1967 Soft

bound Description: This work is the story of the railroad as it pushed toward the West,

contributing to the growth of the Rocky Mountain Empire. The story is told through the use of

copies of wood engravings. The book contains illustrations and maps. This copy is clean and

solid and in original wrap. 46 ppg.

New $45.00

This Was Railroading (An Historical Collection of Rare Photos and True Stories about the

Tracks, Trains, and Trainmen of the Pacific Northwest...including Northern California) by

George B. Abdill Published by Bonanza Books, NY 1958 Hard bound, first edition.

Description: The first in Abdill's trilogy "Pageant of Railroad History" (along with "Pacific Slope

Railroads" and "Rails West"). This book examines railroading in the Pacific Northwest region.

Many early photos of trestles, engines, and logging operations there. Bright clean pages; solid

copy; tight pages; clean grey cloth; straight, firm and tight binding. VG in VG dust jacket. 192

ppg. For a nice Fine, please add $10 to the price.

VG/VG $20.00

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Through Covered Bridges to Concord by Edgar T. Mead Published by Stephen Greene

Press, 1970 Old maps and records claim that there really was an independent railroad

between Claremont and Concord in New Hampshire, and there are a few old-timers who

maintain to this day that steam-producing machines and wooden carriages full of country

neighbors connected Newport, Bradford, and Warner with far-away places like Boston.

Previous owner's name in pen inside front cover, marked out in ink. VG 56 ppg.

VG $20.00

Thunder in the Mountains: The Life and Times of the Madera Sugar Pine Company by

Hank Johnston Description: This is a revised edition of the second printing published by

Stauffer Publishing in 1998. 9"X11 1/4". This is the story of the life and times of a fascinating

California lumber operation last known as the Madera Sugar Pine Company." Illustrated,

charts, maps, photos, black & white, tables. Includes a 1-page bibliography and a 3-page

index. New condition, including dust jacket. 128 ppg.

New $75.00

Thunder Lake Narrow Gauge '93-'41 Description: Harvey Huston, Winnetka, IL, 1961.

Hardcover. First Edition Description:: Blue cloth hardback is tightly bound with illustrated end

papers. Contains numerous black and white illustrations as well as Bibliography. SIGNED BY

HARVEY HUSTON on Title Page. Binding has bright silver to spine and cover with no wear.

Unclipped DJ is sunned with a few chips and splits. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 145 ppg. (Unsigned copy in

similar condition also available for $30)

VG/AG $45.00

"Tickets, Please..." All about California Railroads by Dolan Eargle, Jr. California Living

1979. Soft cover. Description: A listing and guide of Railroads of California Past and Present.

A brief history, location & rail line maps, fares, and descriptions of all California Railroads. 146

ppg.VG+ $15.00

To Santa Fe by Narrow Gauge: the D&RG's "Chili Line" Reprinted from Colorado Rail

Annual 1969 special chili line issue. Soft cover. Description: This now-vanished line of narrow

gauge railroad was the inspiration of a man who organized a Colorado company in 1870 called

the Denver and Rio Grande Railway. It was the first railroad in the nation to adopt the narrow

track gauge of three feet, in imitation of the Festiniog Railway of Wales. This is the story of the

rail line that connected Santa Fe to the City of Mexico. Great photos abound! 56 ppg. VG

VG $30.00

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Tracking Ghost Railroads in Colorado by Robert Ormes Published by Green Light Graphics

1991 Soft bound 10th Printing of the classic 1976 book Description: Contained in large format

glossy card covers and containing 71 wonderful color-coded maps and over 160 both color

and black & white (now and then) photographs. A complete field guide of old Colorado railroad

grades. Internally this is a near fine copy however the covers have some scuffing and evidence

of a price label at some time. 164 ppg. VG

VG $45.00




Trails Among the Columbine – 1985 - A Colorado High Country Anthology Published by

Sundance Publications. First Edition Serial numbered Hardbound Description: First in a

(nearly) annual issue. This is the book that started this legendary series. This volume

contains approximately 200 photographs with many in full color. As will become customary,

there is a nice mix of chapters dealing with Colorado Mountain history, with emphasis on the

narrow gauge railways that run through them. 160ppg. New, but with excessive shelfwear.

Long out-of-print

Fine $95.00

Trails Among the Columbine – 1988 - A Colorado High Country Anthology Published by

Sundance Publications. Description: Fourth in a (nearly) annual issue. This is the story of the

Creede Branch of the Denver & Rio Grande is covered in this volume, starting with building

into the fascinating gold camp of Creede. Beginning with narrow-gauge trackage, the span of

time covered concludes with standard-gauge times. Back-country adventures are related about

Jeeping in the high country around Silverton, Creede, Ouray and Lake City. One story reveals

the life and times of the mining town of Lake city during the 1870s until the present. Pictures

compliment the Lake City Branch saga, which extends through the mountains into the

Gunnison Valley, to the north of Lake City. This volume contains 200 photographs, 45 in full

color. 192 ppg.

NEW $40.00

Trails Among the Columbine – 1989 - Black Canyon and the Gunnison Country

Anthology Published by Sundance Publications Description: The Black Cañon of the

Gunnison is traveled by narrow gauge, with pictures and history combined. The town of

Gunnison is presented in 1881 pictures, with recent color views, including D&RG depot scenes

and the Denver, South Park & Pacific connection. The coal-mine branch to Castleton and

Baldwin is explored. Featured is an unforgettable visit to Crested Butte via the D&RGW's

narrow-gauge line. Includes a side trip over the Floresta Branch west of Crested Butte and

Kebler Pass, to the camp of Floresta. Contains 219 black-and-white views and 58 scenes in

full color. 192 ppg.

NEW $40.00

Trails Among the Columbine – 1991/1992 - Salida, Colorado, A D&RG Railroad Town by

Wase Hall Published by Sundance Publications Description: This story begins with Salida

setting up business across the Arkansas River from the D&RG in 1880. Photographic coverage

concentrates on the railroad yards and station, the hub of Salida's economy for many years.

Many of the earliest engines, cars and cabooses appear in these pictures, along with giant

standard-gauge steam locomotives. You can see the town from Tenderfoot Hill, as it expanded

in all directions. Contains 250 photographs, many of the are scenes in full color. 320 ppg.

(Publisher's currently suggested retail $200) Out-of-print

Fine $170.00

Trails Among the Columbine – 1993/1994 - D&RG's Salida to Monarch Branch Published

by Sundance Publications Description: Beginning at Salida, D&RGW trains of empty narrow-

gauge gondolas were made up for the climb through Poncha Springs, Maysville, Silver Creek,

and Garfield to ultimately reach Monarch. Limestone was being quarried in this district where

once gold prospectors had roamed. En route, the unusual Garfield switchbacks are covered,

where the trains went up 4.5-percent grades in sections. This volume concludes as the narrow-

gauge operation was standard-gauged, and diesel road-switchers brought down the loads of

limestone in general service gondolas. Contains 219 black-and-white views and 52 full-color

scenes. 224 ppg.

NEW $40.00

Trails Among the Columbine – 1995/1996 - D&RG's Calumet Branch / Turret Mining Area

by Dick Dixon Published by Sundance Publications Description: The Calumet Mine produced

iron ore, and the D&RG carried it down the steep 7.0-percent grade to Salida, where it was

picked up by regular trains to go to the steel mill at Pueblo. This branch was built in 1881, and

the Colorado Fuel & Iron's mine at Calumet is featured. The gold camp of Turret attracted a lot

of attention in this beautiful landscape during the 1880s; however, no rich strikes were ever

made. A detailed text tells the newspaper accounts of this region, where the editor always

wrote glowing tales of its ―great potential.‖ Contains 300 black-and-white views and 17 full-color

pictures. 320 ppg.

NEW $40.00

Trains of the Old West by Brian Solomon Published by Metro Books, New York, NY 1998

Hard bound First Edition Description: Pictorial endpapers. The railroad coming to the American

West forever changed the character of the frontier, marking the end of one era and the

beginning of another. Railroad lines were built across the west, towns sprung up, the economy

was transformed, acres of farmland were hewn from the earth, etc. VG/VG 144 ppg.VG/VG $18.00

Train Watcher's Guide to Chicago by John Szwajkart Self Published, Brookfield, IL 1969

First Edition SIGNED BY JOHN SZWAJKART Softbound Description: Extremely rare, signed

first edition! Many historic photographs. Very scarce first edition, and hard-to-find wonderfully

enhanced by black and white photographs! Cover loose, but book is otherwise Fine. "Can you

identify this crossing?" ephemera laid in. 183 ppg.

AF $65.00




Train Watcher's Guide to Chicago by John Szwajkart Self Published, Brookfield, IL 1976

Second Edition SIGNED BY JOHN SZWAJKART (5/84) Softbound Description: Many historic

photographs. Wonderfully enhanced by black and white photographs! Cover loose, but book

is otherwise Fine. "Train Watcher's Guide to Chicago Update - Oct. 1982" laid in. 186 ppg.

(see Maps for Train Watcher's Map of Chicago, Supplement to the Guide)

AF $60.00

Train Wrecks, A Pictorial History of Accidents on The Main Line by Robert C. Reed,

Superior Publishing Company, Seattle, WA 1968 Description: Heavily photo illustrated.

History of the aftermath of early railroad accidents. About Fine condition. 183 ppg.

AF $45.00

Truckee, an illustrated history of the town and its surroundings. By Joanne Meschery.

Soft cover in like new condition. Description: Rocking Stone Pr., 1978. 1st ptg. Illustrated by

Photos. (illustrator). 5x8" White heavy paper covers 114pg. As New with minor shelf wear.

New $25.00

Twilight on the Narrow Gauge (Quadrant Press Review 5 - Rio Grande Scenes of the

Fifties) by Frederick A. Kramer Published by Quadrant Press, New York, NY 1976 First

Edition Soft bound Description: photographic album of narrow gauge steam during the 1950s.

Old price tag on cover. 64 ppg. VG VG $20.00

Uintah Railway Pictorial - Mack to Atchee - Volume I by Rodger Polley published by

Sundance Publications The Uintah Railway began at Mack, Colorado, in 1903, at a connection

with the D&RGW just west of Grand Junction. The Mack interchange yard was dual-gauge, as

the URY was a narrow-gauge carrier of gilsonite ore from mines in Utah. All the line's engines,

freight and passenger cars are included. After passing Carbonera, the division point of Atchee

is reached–the location of a wye, coal dock, water tank, section house, engine house, machine

shop, car shop and bunkhouse. The town included company houses, a store and an ice house.

From Atchee, you are taken up the line to Baxter Pass on the 7.5-percent grade leading to the

top. Contains 414 black & white scenes and 7 full-color views, with detailed maps of Mack and

Atchee. 320 ppg. New

New $60.00

Uintah Railway - The Gilsonite Route by Henry E. Bender, Jr. Published by Heimburger

House Pub Co, Forest Park, IL, 1995. Hard Cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket As New.

4to. preface, acknowledgments, 10 chapters, notes, roster of equipment, index with 290 b&w

illustrations. Clean, tight and strong binding with no highlighting or marginalia. Black boards

with embossed gilt lettering. Great illustrated history on how the Uintah Railway merged with

other Colorado narrow gauge railroads. 240 ppg.New $75.00

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Vanishing Varnish by Gregory LePak Published by Alpine Publishing, Littleton, CO 1978

First Edition Hardbound Publisher: Alpine Publishing Ltd., 1978 SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Serialized limited edition - number 1484 of 2000. Red cloth binding with gold imprints.

Contains four hundred rare, previously unpublished photographs. This is a spectacular Rio

Grande passenger presentation covering 100 years of railroading in the Rockies. Also featured

are many passenger car drawings for the modeler, four finely detailed full page station layouts,

five full color photos, endpaper illustrations from an original 1887 D&RG Timetable. End paper

feature period advertising. Price marked inside front cover in margin (in red ink that matches

the serial number and author's signature). NEW without dust jacket, 256 ppg. Rare!

New $235.00

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Virginia & Truckee - A Story of Virginia City and Comstock Times by Lucius Beebe &

Charles Clegg Published by Howell-North Books, San Diego, CA 1980 Softbound Description:

The history of the V & T, the railroad that carried hopeful prospectors West in the Big

Bonanza. Black-and-white photographs Bright color cover and content. VG+. 68 ppg. VG+ $18.00




Walt Disney's Railroad Story - the small-scale fascination that led to a full-scale kingdom

by Michael Broggie Published by the Donner Company 1998 Folio Description: Best

biography. 300+ color and black & white pictures -- lots of never-before published photos.

This is the complete history of Walt Disney's entrepreneurial background beginning with his

passion trains through the inception of Disneyland and Walt Disney World, plus Tokyo

Disneyland and Disneyland Paris. The book is in great, like new condition! Winner of the

Benjamin Franklin Award's Best Biography! Oversized and overweight volume, additional

shipping costs apply. 431 ppg. New

NEW $95.00

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Welcome Aboard The Disneyland Railroad: the Complete Disneyland Railroad Reference

Manual by Steve DeGaetano Published by Steam Passages Publications, 2004 Description:

SIGNED BY STEVE DE GAETANO This book documents, in elaborate and intricate detail, the

history and operation of the Disneyland steam trains. Over 100 never-before-published photos,

as well as intricate line drawings of locomotives, equipment and structures, document

completely what may be the most recognized trains in the world--the trains of the Disneyland

Railroad. The book discusses the wide variety of collectibles available for the Disneyland

Railroad, including both common and rare items of interest. Approx. 11" x 8.75". 318 ppg. New

in Pristine dustjacket.

New $135.00

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The Art of Walt Disney: From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms by Christopher Finch

Published by Abrams, New York 1983 Very good in very good dust jacket. A great companion

piece to the above book. Folio, lavishly illustrated with 763 classic Walt Disney illustrations,

color and black & white sketches, and photographs of Walt Disney himself. Includes dozens of

interviews with past and present Disney employees and hundreds of previously unpublished

drawings, paintings, and photographs. Full with white cloth binding with heavy dust jacket. Gilt

lettering on spine and front cover. $60 cover price.Folio Approx. 11" x 13.5". Over-sized and

over-weight volume, additional shipping charges will apply. 468 ppg. (please pardon the

intrusion)

VG/VG $45.00

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The Musical World of Walt Disney by David Tietyen Published by Hal Leonard Publishing

Corp., Milwaukee, WI 1990 First Edition Hard bound Not to get too far afield, we offer yet

another book of Disneyana. The colorful illustrations and photographs of classic Disney

characters included in the book take on new meaning as the evolution of the music is traced

throughout the years of Disney film production. 136 illustrations, including many in full color.

Clean and crisp. Folio 158 ppg. New (excuse us again please, but we wish to keep the

Disneyana together in one place)

New $25.00

Western Steam Pictorial … and not a diesel in sight! Guy L Dunscomb & Donald K

Dunscomb Published by Guy L Dunscomb & Son Railroad Books, Modesto, CA 1988 First

Edition Softbound Description: A superb representation of various steam locomotives, along

with a detailed list of manufacturers. Difficult to find, and nearly as rare as the signed &

numbered hardbound copies -- but much cheaper. Oblong 8vo (8-3/4 x 11-1/4"). 112ppg. GD $35.00

West Side Lumber Company - Narrow Gauge in the Sierra by Mallory Hope Farrell

Published by Pacific Fast Mail/PFM, Edmonds, WA, 1992. Hardcover. First edition. With it's

transcontinental aspirations, its unusual equipment, the narrowness of its track and a long

productive life, the West Side had a character all its own. West Side was unique among

western narrow gauges. 319 pages of text, photographs, diagrams, rosters and bibliography.

New in fine dust jacket. (F/F copy only $90)

NEW $135.00

West Side Pictorial by Mallory Hope Ferrell Description: Heimburger House Publishing

Company, 2001. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. 11.25x8.75x1.00 inches. A glorious

pictorial tribute to West Side Lumber Company by a preeminent railroad historian. 312 ppg.

Fine $120.00




West Virginia Logging Railroads by William E. Warden Published by TLC Publishing,

Lynchburg, VA 1995 Second Printing Hard bound Description: Chronicles the waning years of

the logging industry and the equipment and operations of the railroads that served it. From the

late 1800s through the 1950s, West Virginia was one of the nation's largest producers of

lumber. This book covers the unique geared locomotives that moved that lumber including the

Shay, Climax and Heisler, designed to traverse the sharp curves and uneven track of mountain

railways. Includes information on special logging cars, cranes and other equipment. Color

illustrated boards. 108 ppg. Fine (New with shelfwear)

Fine $95.00

West Virginia's Last Logging Railroad - Meadow River Lumber Company by Philip V.

Bagdon Published by TLC Publishing, Lynchburg, VA 2002 First Edition Soft bound

Description: The complete history of West Virginias largest logging railroad which was also its

last, operating 1912-1972. It operated Shay, Heisler, and Climax geared steam locomotives

and in the last 15 years also had diesels. The book covers the locomotives in detail, the cars

and the operations as well as background on the company and its owners, the Raine family.

photographs show all aspects of the operation and the people involved. Meadow River was at

one time the largest producer of hardwood lumber in the world. Some of its equipment has

survived to operate on tourist lines. 8.5 x 11. 110 b&w photographs. 80 ppg.

NEW $60.00

West Virginia Narrow Gauge - Mann's Creek Railway by Ron Lane and Ted Schnepf

Published by TLC Publishing 1999 First Edition Description: As a tiny narrow-gauge railroad

with a mere 40 miles of track, Mann's Creek gained a considerable reputation in the 1950s for

its adherence to steam power. With a connection to the Chesapeake & Ohio's mainline deep in

the West Virginia mountains, Mann's Creek operated from 1873 to 1956, and carried large

amounts of coal and timber for shipment over the C&O. Today, Mann's Creek appeals to

modern enthusiasts for several reasons: it was a narrow gauge line, its tiny Shay locomotives

hauled both coal and timber in a remote and mountainous region, and shared dual-gauge

tracks with some of the largest locomotives ever built. The authors spent more than 30 years

researching Mann's Creek, coming up with one of the most cogently written and detailed

studies ever published on the life, work, and culture of a mountain railroad. Ideal for narrow-

gauge modelers, rail fans, and historians alike. Illustrations include more than 300 rare

photographs, maps, and detailed drawings of cars and structures. Fine (About New with

shelfwear). Pictorial boards, issued without dust jacket. 202 ppg. RARE!

F $155.00

When Beauty Rode the Rails - an Album of Railroad Yesterdays by Lucius Beebe and

Charles Clegg Published by Doubleday & Company, Garden City, NY 1962 First Edition

Hardbound Description: One of Beebe's finest works. A marvelous and exotic picture of early

railroading. 223 pages of text and photographs. Bookplate on the reverse of the front

endpaper. Fine in near fine, bright dust jacket. A very handsome copy. Black cloth boards with

gold and silver imprints. No dust jacket. Pictorial endpapers. VG

VG $25.00

Whistle Stops on the Black Hills and Fort Pierre by Irma H Klock Copyright 1982.

Softbound Description: This is the only book dedicated exclusively to this fascinating narrow

gauge railroad that ran in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Includes many photos and a system

map, as well as a description of the railroad and stops along the right of way. This railroad

survived as a narrow gauge right up until 1930, and it would make an ideal prototype for a

narrow gauge model railroad. 48 ppg.

Fine $40.00

Yesterday and To=day - A History of the Chicago and North Western Railway System

published by Winship Co., Chicago, 1910 Soft bound with dust jacket. "With the Compliments

..." attached to frontis. Ex libris. Description: Early 20th century history of the Chicago & North

Western. Features a fold-out C&NW Route Map inside back cover (by Poole Bros. 11-22-01)

Includes presentation note from WW. Sawyer, Agent to J.D. Caldwell laid in. 202 ppg. (NOT

the modern reprint!) Nice VG with AG dust jacket.

VG/AG $85.00

Zephyr - Tracking A Dream Across America by Henry Kisor published by Adams Publishing,

NJ 1994 Soft bound Description: 8vo The Zephyr is a land bound cruise ship bearing 500

souls, each with a story to tell. Within its 18 cars one hears tales of trysts in showers,

serendipities in dining cars, of smuggling drugs and pets, and of a small child's tragic death on

the tracks. The author climbs aboard this train to introduce us to a splendid cast of characters

who ride the silver streak across America's heartland. New. 338 ppg.

New $25.00




Railroad Maps & Nautical Charts

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Arkansas (and Southwestern Tennessee) Burlington Northern State Railroad Map

August 1983 (about 34.5" x 40") Bright About Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and

green mailer with modest tanning at edges. Color routes and county borders. 18 different lines. VG/GD $25.00

No PhotoColorado Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983 (about 30" x 38") Bright

About Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and green mailer with modest tanning at

edges. Color routes and county borders. 9 different lines.VG/GD $25.00

Illinois (and Western Kentucky) Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983

(about 30" x 52") Bright About Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and green mailer with

modest tanning at edges. Color routes and county borders. VG/GD $25.00

Iowa Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983 (about 25" x 35") Bright About

Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and green mailer with modest tanning at edges.

Color routes and county borders. VG/GD $25.00

Mississippi Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983 (about 29" x 47") Bright

About Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and green mailer (for Washington-Idaho) with

modest tanning at edges. Color routes and county borders. Corner fold. 16 different lines.VG/GD $25.00

(Typical) Missouri Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983 (about 33" x 37") Bright



No PhotoMontana Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983 (about 23" x 37") Bright


edges. Color routes and county borders. VG/GD $25.00

No PhotoNebraska-Kansas Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983 (about 28" x 48")

Bright About Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and green mailer with modest tanning at


No PhotoNebraska Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983 (about 22" x 44") Bright



No PhotoOklahoma Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983 (about 32.5" x 54") Bright



No PhotoOregon (Northern) California Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983

(about 34.5" x 40") Bright About Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and green mailer

with modest tanning at edges. Color routes and county borders. 15 different lines.VG/GD $25.00

No PhotoSouth Dakota Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983 (about 26" x 36")

Bright About Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and green mailer with modest tanning at

edges. Color routes and county borders. Soft unoriginal fold.VG/GD $25.00

No PhotoTexas (and Northeastern New Mexico) Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August

1983 (about 30" x 36") Bright About Fine In bright AVG original 6" x 12" white and green

mailer with modest tanning at edges. Color routes and county borders. Minor split at one fold.VG/GD $25.00

No PhotoWisconsin Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983 (about 33" x 33") Bright



No PhotoWyoming Burlington Northern State Railroad Map August 1983 (about 30" x 36") Bright



Colorado (Map) by Way of the Burlington Route - Published by CB&Q (not attributed, no

date) Description: black cardstock cover with gold print & wildlife scene. Contains a fold out

map entitled "Bird's-eye Map of Colorado Showing Tourists' Resorts. (Ties into other Colorado

Railroads.) Other ephemera laid in. VG VG $75.00

Map of the Denver & Rio Grande Western System (corrected to January 1st 1904)

Indicates Standard Gauge, Narrow Gauge, Three-rail, and Connecting Lines in Red, yellow,

and black ink. Approx. 14-1/2" x 20" Small tear at one fold, otherwise clean near Fine

condition. AF $125.00




Map of the West, Burlington Route (copyright 1961) Reasonably bright and clean. Some

minor fading. Approx. 44" x 62" repaired (and unrepaired) tears in body of map and where the

map is attached to its steel frame. Fair

Fair $55.00

Preliminary Geographical Map of Minnesota by N.H. Winchell, State Geologist 1872

Lithograph by A.J. Reed, St. Paul. Indicates finished and proposed railroads, towns & railroad

stations. Color coded strata. Prepared for the First Annual Report on the Geological and

Natural History Survey of Minnesota for the Year 1872. "British Territories" to the North and

"Dakota" (Territory) to the West. Some edge deckling and minor edge tears. Approx. 19" x

24" Bright VG overall Good $175.00

The Denver South Park and Pacific Railway predecessor of the Denver, Leadville, and

Gunnison Railway and the Colorado and Southern Railway map compiled and drawn by E.J.

Haley (undated) Approx. 17" x 13" Bright Good to VG with a few edge tears, only one of which

breaks into the map border by 1/4" Good+ $75.00

The Ohio Creek Extension of the Denver South Park and Pacific map with legend compiled

and drawn by E.J. Haley (undated) Approx. 14" x 24.5" Good with several edge tears and chips

into the design (see image).

Good $65.00

The Railroads of the Cripple Creek District in 1905 the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek

District Ry., the Cripple Creek District Railway (Electric), the Florence & Cripple Creek

Railroad, the Golden Circle Railroad, the Midland Terminal Railway map with legend compiled

and drawn by E.J. Haley Approx. 12" x 17" Bright VG with a couple of minor edge tears and

some sunning. VG $65.00

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Train Watcher's Map of Chicago, Supplement to the GUIDE by John Szwajkart Self

published 1976 Approx. 25" x 40" double sided. Bright VG with minor toning. Printed in red,

black, & blue. If purchased with The Trainwatcher's Guide to Chicago, please deduct $15VG $75.00




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Antique Navigational Charts (Nautical Maps) that are fifty to one hundred years old. Their

survey dates range from the 1850s to 1930s. The charts range from 14" x 20" to 30" x 40". All

are neatly folded and many have never been used. All are suitable for framing. Most are East

Coast with some Canadian, Mexican, and Caribbean locations. A few examples follow:

Name of Chart Survey Edition Price

Road Harbor and Approaches (V.I. Tortola Island) Brit. 1848 17th/1930 $95

Connecticut River, Long Island Sound to Deep River (CT) 1927 5th/1947 $45

North Shore of Long Is. Sound, Duck Island to Madison Reef (CT) 1917 14th/1938 $40

North Shore of Long Is. Sound, Guilford Harbor to E. Haven River 1919 4th/1938 $35

North Shore of Long Island Sound, Housatonic R. & Milford Harbor 1919 5th/1947 $45

North Shore of Long Island Sound, Stratford To Sherwood Pt. (CT) 1919 8th/1948 $45

North Shore Long Is. Sound, Sherwood Pt. to Stamford Hr. (CT) 1920 7th/1941 $40

No. Shore Long Is. Snd. Greenwich Pt. to New Rochelle (CT & NY) 1920 6th/1939 $45

South Shore of Long Island Sound, Oyster & Huntington Bays (NY) 1920 3rd/1943 $40

Deer Island Thorofare and Casco Passage (ME) 1927 2nd/1944 $40

Boothbay Harbor to Bath, including Kennebec River (ME) 1922 5th/1946 $35

Kennebec River Entrance & Georgetown Island (ME) CS 1927 1st/1947 $40

Cape Cod Canal and Approaches (MA) 1904 12th/1948 $50

Hudson River, New York to Wappinger Creek (NY and NJ) 1907 5th/1950 $50

Kill Van Kull and Northern Part of Arthur Kill (NY and NJ) 1878 13th/1947 $50

Raritan Bay and Southern Part of Arthur Kill (NY and NJ) 1924 13th/1954 $50

Passaic and Hackensack Rivers (NJ) 1916 11th/1940 $50

Cross Island to Nash Island (ME) 1891 4th/1943 $30

Nash Island to Schoodic Island (ME) 1888 4th/1931 $30

Frenchman Bay and Eastern Part of Mount Desert Island (ME) 1885 4th/1942 $50

Blue Hill Bay and Western Part of Mount Desert Island (ME) 1885 5th/1943 $50

Approaches to Blue Hill Bay and Eggemoggin Reach (ME) 1885 7th/1952 $30

Damariscotta, Sheepscot and Kennebec Rivers (ME) key 1862 8th/1947 $45

Port Jefferson and Mount Sinai Harbors (NY) 1888 9th/1952 $30

Hampton Roads (VA) 1893 24th/1944 $85

Norfolk Harbor and Elizabeth River (VA) 1914 13th/1952 $50

Chesapeake Bay, Mobjack Bay & York River Entrance (VA) 1908 6th/1943 $40

Cape Sable to Sambro Island (Nova Scotia SE Coast) 1874 68th/1939 $35

Sambro Island to Cape Canso (Nova Scotia SE Coast) Brit. 1867 75th/1936 $35

James River, Newport News to Jamestown Island (VA) 1912 10th/1953 $35

Chesapeake Bay, Rappahannock River Entrance (VA) 1910 3rd/1951 $40

VG P.O.R.

Bonds / Stocks$500 Rockford, Rock Island, and Saint Louis Rail Road Company / County of Scott

Bond, State of Illinois issued April 25th 1870 stamp and punch cancelled, revenue stamp pen

cancelled. Henry Seil & Bros., Ledger Bldg. cor. Wilcott & Spruce St., NY About Fine AF $495.00

100 Shares Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Company / State of Illinois punch

cancelled ABNCO mounted, single matted and framed. Circa 1900. A vivid Fine

Fine $30.00

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$1000 County of Montgomery Rail Road Bond / State of Illinois issued 1874 punch

cancelled, revenue stamp pen cancelled. About Fine AF $495.00

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La Plata Silver Mining Company of (Nye County) Nevada Stock Certificate Rare stock

certificate for five shares, issued March 20th 1867. Seal indicates that the firm was

incorporated in 1866. Nice revenue stamp. Approx. 7.5" x 11". Printed by John Alexander,

Philadelphia, PA 1867 VG+

VG $995.00

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The A.L. 282 Gold Mining Company of Ontario, Limited stock certificate Printed by

Christie & Collier Lithographers, Duluth, MN (1905) AU ephemera A significant early 20th

century stock certificate, printed in Minnesota for use by a Canadian gold mining company.

Approx. 5.75" x 10" printed on both sides, unissued by imprinted with the company seal. Also

available as five for the price of four ($100).

AU $25.00




Railroad Magazines

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Along The Line Published By and For The Employees of The New Haven System Vol. 6 No. 4

November 1929. Special Thanksgiving Issue Opens with a historic Presidential Proclamation

by Herbert Hoover which reaffirms the Thanksgiving holiday. Published concurrently with

the Wall Street Stock Market Crash of October 29, 1929 ... just in time for the Financial

Panic of 2011! VG 35 ppg.

VG $35.00

Baldwin Locomotives, (magazine) February 1940 by Baldwin Locomotive Company

Fine $25.00

Burlington Bulletin No. 14 - the AEOLUS - Keeper of the Winds by Hol Wagner Publisher:

Burlington Route Historical Society 1990 First Edition Softbound Description: Color and b&w

photos, line drawings, and descriptive text regarding the CB&Q 2-10-2 and 2-10-4 steam

engines. Fine plus copy (appears new) 63 ppg.Fine $35.00

Burlington Bulletin No. 17 - Office Cars by F. Hol Wagner, Jr. Publisher: Burlington Route

Historical Society 1990 First Edition Softbound Description: b&w photos, drawings, and

descriptive text regarding various office and inspection cars. Fine 55 ppg.

Fine $35.00

Burlington Bulletin No. 22 - Trains of the Gods and Goddesses by J.W. Schultz Publisher:

Burlington Route Historical Society 1990 First Edition Softbound Description: b&w photos,

schedules, and descriptive text regarding the CB&Q's famous Zephyrs. Fine 55 ppg.

Fine $30.00

Burlington Bulletin No. 23 - Burlington, Iowa by David E. Lotz Publisher: Burlington Route

Historical Society 1990 First Edition Softbound Description: Color and b&w photos, line

drawings, and descriptive text regarding Burlington, Iowa -- Heart of the CB&Q. Fine plus

(appears new) Copy 123 ppg. Fine $35.00

No Photo Diesel Era - various early issues, priced at $6 each when in stock Fine $6.00

Extra 2200 South - The Locomotive Newsletter / Newsmagazine - January 1968 (Vol 6 No.

8) through November-December 1969 (Vol. 8 No. 2) In binder with index. Some damp-

staining. Two complete years of original magazines, over 40 years old. Out-of-print Good $95.00

Extra 2200 South - The Locomotive Newsmagazine - Jan. 1970 (Vol 8 No. 3) through Oct.-

Nov.-Dec. 1971 (Vol. 9 No. 2) In binder with index. Minor damp-staining. Two complete years

of original magazines, nearly forty years old. Out-of-print Good $95.00

Extra 2200 South - The Locomotive Newsmagazine - Jan.-Feb. 1972 (Vol 9 No. 3) through

November-December 1973 (Vol. 10 No. 2 aka Issue #43) In binder with index. Two complete

years of original magazines. Out-of-print Good $95.00

SPECIAL

Extra 2200 South - The Locomotive Newsmagazine - Jan. 1968 through Nov.-Dec. 1973

(the above three bound volumes) Filled with locomotive rosters, a wealth of information,

drawings, and countless historic photographs. Very difficult to assemble early collection of

original magazines no longer available from their publisher. Save 15% on the lot.Good $240.00




No PhotoExtra 2200 South - The Locomotive Newsmagazine - July - Aug - Sep 1992 (Issue #96) F

Fine $7.50

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Fine lines - in-stock issues are available from $12.50 each Finelines (1964-1975) is a

precursor to Slim Gauge News (1970-1975) and Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette (1976-

present)Fine $12.50

No PhotoFinescale Railroader - probably the best model railroad magazine ever printed! We have a

limited number of back issues available from $10.00 each. Fine $10.00

No PhotoFinescale Railroader Logging, Mining & Industrial Annual March 2005 Published by

Westlake Publishing, Westlake Village, CA 2005 114 ppg. (long out-of-print)Fine $35.00

No PhotoFinescale Railroader 2005 Narrow Gauge Annual September 2004 Published by Westlake

Publishing, Westlake Village, CA 2004 114 ppg. (others want as much as $75 for this issue)Fine $35.00

No PhotoLight Iron Digest -- in-stock issues currently available from LID are $5.50 each, and all in-

stock issues that are out-of-print are $12.50 each We are buyers of Light Iron Digest Fine $5.50

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Model Builder Vol 3 No 15 (June 1939), Vol 4 No 20 (April 1940), and seven other issues

from 1942 and 1943 (numbers 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 38, & 39) Published by The Lionel

Corp. That's nine issues for only $75 (less than $9 each)! Good with minor creases and edge

wear.

Good+ $75.00

Model Engineer Vol. 1 No. 1 (1936) Published by Lionel Corp. 27 pages, none missing or

damaged. Curiously, this was the only issue with this name , Volume 1 Number 2 was

renamed as The Model Builder (see above). This change may have been at the behest of the

popular publication of the same name published by Percival Marshall of London. Nonetheless,

this is an exceptional opportunity for the ardent Lionel collector. Good condition with typical

wear and creases. No marks or significant damage.

Good+ $65.00

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Model Builder Vol 1 No 2 (Mar.-Apr. 1937) through Vol 1 No. 6 (Mar.-Apr. 1938) Published by

The Lionel Corp. If you purchase these five issues along with Vol 1 No. 1 of Model Engineer

(above) That is a total of all six issues -- the entire first volume -- for only $160! Either way, all

grade Good or better with minor creases and edge wear typical of many 70 year old magazines.

Good+ $95.00

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The Model Craftsman Published by Model Craftsman Publishing Corp., Philadelphia, PA

issues from 1939 and 1940 Buy them all for $10 each or purchase individual copies for $20

each. The choice is yours.Good+ $20.00

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Model Railroad Craftsman Nine issues from 1950 and 1951! Special purchase of Jan, Oct.,

Nov. and Dec. 1950 plus Jan, Feb., May, July, and Oct. 1951 (Oct. 1951 issue is missing large

pieces of last two pages, otherwise all are nice Good or better issues) Buy them all for $9 each

or purchase individual issues for $18 each. The choice is yours.

Good+ $18.00

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Model Railroad Craftsman In-stock issues from the 1980s and newer are available for as

little as $1.50 each (your choice), or as little as $1.00 each in bulk lots of our choosing -- no

mail order please. Most issues will grade as Fine or better.Fine $1.50

Model Railroader - August 1954 Other pre-1973 issues available on request. Note: In-stock

issues from the 1980s and newer are available for as little as $1.50 each (your choice), or as

little as $1.00 each in bulk lots of our choosing -- no mail order please. Most issues are Fine+.

VG $10.00

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Model Railroader In-stock issues from the 1980s and newer are available for as little as

$1.50 each (your choice), or as little as $1.00 each in bulk lots of our choosing -- no mail order

please. Most issues will grade as Fine or better.Fine $1.50

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Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette - in-stock issues available from NG&SLG are $6.00

each, and all in-stock issues that are out-of-print are priced from $8.00 each. We are buyers

of NG&SL Gazette (also see Finelines and Slim Rails for early issues)Fine $6.00

No PhotoNMRA Bulletin / Scale Rails -- in stock issues are available from $6.00 each. In-stock issues

that are out-of-print are priced from $12.50 each. Fine $6.00

North Western Lines - Fall 1994 - Vol. 21 No. 4 Publisher Chicago & North Western

Historical Society 1994 Softbound Galena House - Roundhouse Recollections by George E.

King. Fine 80 ppg.

Fine $12.50




North Western Lines - Summer 1997 - Vol. 24 No. 3 Publisher Chicago & North Western

Historical Society 1997 Softbound Articles by Mike Lenzen, James Burt, Joe Piersen, and Jim

Neubauer. Fine 81 ppg.

Fine $12.50

North Western Lines - Winter 1997 - Vol. 24 No. 1 Publisher Chicago & North Western

Historical Society 1997 Softbound C&NW in Black Hills Country by Rick Mills and a DM&E

Locomotive Roster by Jason Korth . Fine 81 ppg.

Fine $12.50

Ore Extra - Volume 15 Number 4 - Spring 2003 - by the Missaba Railroad Historical Society

2003

Fine $15.00

Ore Extra - Volume 16 Number 4 - Spring 2004 - by the Missaba Railroad Historical Society

2004

Fine $15.00

Ore Extra - Volume 3 Number 2 by the Missaba Railroad Historical Society 1983

Fine $15.00

Railroad Modeler, Volume 1, Number 1, Collector's Issue - September 1971 published by

Challenge Publications, Canoga Park, CA This is a great opportunity for those who collect

Volume 1, Number 1 issues … and also we have plenty of others such as Teen Life Vol 1 No

1 (1957) featuring Elvis on the cover and stories about Elvis, James Dean, Pat Boone, and

other stars of the era.

VG+ $40.00

No PhotoRail Classics, Volume 1 Number 1 Collector's Edition - November 1972 published by

Challenge Publications, Canoga Park, CA 1972 Another great opportunity for the Volume 1,

Number 1 collector. Two available.

VG $30.00

No PhotoRail Classics, Volume 1 Number 2 February 1973 published by Challenge Publications,

Canoga Park, CA 1972. Only $15 if purchased with Vol 1 No 1.VG $18.00

Remember the Rock Magazine - Inaugural Issue - Volume 1 Number 1 Articles by Scott

Muskopf, William White, Steve Hile, George Stombeck Publisher: Andover Junction

Publications, Mendota, IL 2004 Softbound Description: Color photos, maps, and interesting

articles regarding the Rock Island line. Fine (soft corner, otherwise new) 37 ppg. Fine $40.00

Remember the Rock Magazine - Golden State - Vol. 2 No. 1 Articles by Greg Stout, Joe

Sindelar, Pete Hedgpeth, Lou Marre Publisher: Andover Junction Publications, Mendota, IL

2004 Softbound Description: Color photos, maps, and interesting articles regarding the Rock

Island line. Fine (minor shelf wear, otherwise new) 37 ppg. Only $15 if purchased with Vol 1

No1.Fine $20.00




Santa Fe Railway News - Volume 8 Number 1 - November/December 1993 125 years of

quality service - Special Commemorative Issue Great color photos of historic

advertisements, The Spirit of the Death Valley Coyote, Locomotives: Gaining Power by the

Year, Making Santa Fe First in Safety, The Art and Science of Dispatching, and Blazing Santa

Fe's Trails.25 ppg.Fine $20.00

Short and Narrow Rails No. 17 1985 published by Railhead Publications, Canton, OH This

issue features Climax and Heisler Album among other topics. 46 ppg. Fine

Fine $20.00

Short and Narrow Rails No. 23, 1998 published by Railhead Publications, Canton, OH Fine $10.00

Short and Narrow Rails No. 34, 1998 published by Railhead Publications, Canton, OH Fine $10.00

No PhotoShort and Narrow Rails - 50 Issues as a lot This includes the following: Vol 1 nos.1,2,3; Vol

2 nos.1, 4. and Nos. 6-34, 36-44, 46-52. Sold only as a Lot. No, you may NOT purchase Vol 1

No1 separately.

VG+ $350.00

Slim Gauge News Vol. 4 No. 3 Fall 1974, Slim Gauge Publications, Denver, CO (precursor of

NG&SL Gazette - 1970 to 1974 - second to last issue of SGN)Fine $20.00

Slim Gauge News Vol. 4 No. 4 Winter 1974, Slim Gauge Publications, Denver, CO (precursor

of NG&SL Gazette - final issue of SGN)Fine $20.00

Tall Timber Short Lines No. 72 Sum/Fall 2003, Oso Publishing, Hamilton, MT - Horse-

powered Stump Puller, Weyerhaeuser's 500 Transfer, 2-spot (Willamette) on the Move,

Dolbeer Donkey, etc. 66 ppg. F+

Fine $10.00

Tall Timber Short Lines No. 74 Spring 2004, Oso Publishing, Hamilton, MT - Empire in the

Shadows (History of Northern Coast Timber Co.), One Odd Climax, Push Pull & Jerky RRFine $10.00

Tall Timber Short Lines No. 76 Fall 2004, Oso Publishing, Hamilton, MT - Yahk Mill Lumber

Company, Getting a Grip: the Story of the Cableway Locomotive, Pile Drivers for Fun and

Profit, Fredson Bros. Logging Company

Fine $10.00




Tall Timber Short Lines Vol. 1 No. 12 Nov-Dec 1984, Original WMS-II Mktg., Tacoma, WA

Note: Vol 1 No 1 through 9 were published as "Plan Finder" and are now available only as

photocopies, as are most early TTSL issues. This is NOT a photocopy.

Fine $20.00

Tall Timber Short Lines Vol. 2 No. 4 Jul-Aug 1985, Original WMS-II Mktg., Tacoma, WA



Fine $15.00

Tall Timber Short Lines Vol. 2 No. 5 Sep-Oct 1985, Original WMS-II Mktg., Tacoma, WA



Fine $15.00

Tall Timber Short Lines No. 30 Dec 1988, Original WMS-II Mktg., Tacoma, WA - purported

"next-to-the-last-issue" (Right!) Note: This is NOT a photocopy.Fine $20.00

The Mainstreeter, Vol. 12 No. 2 Spring 1993 published by Northern Pacific Railway Hist. Assn. VG $15.00

The Mainstreeter, Vol. 14 No. 3 Sum. 1995 published by Northern Pacific Railway Hist. Assn.

Old price tag on front cover. VGVG $12.50

The Mainstreeter, Vol. 14 No. 4 Fall 1995 published by Northern Pacific Railway Hist. Assn.

Old price tag on front cover. VGVG $12.50

The Mainstreeter, Vol. 17 No. 2 Spring 1998 published by Northern Pacific Railway Hist. Assn. VG $12.50

The Milwaukee Railroader, Milwaukee Road in the Twin Cities Vol. 34 No. 1, First Qtr.

2004 Published by the Milwaukee Road Historical Assn. Milwaukee Road in the Twin Cities of

Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Articles by Steve Glischinski, et al. F+ 47 ppg.

Fine $12.50

The Milwaukee Railroader, Milwaukee Road in the Twin Cities Vol. 34 No. 2, Second Qtr.

2004 Published by the Milwaukee Road Historical Assn. More Milwaukee Road in the Twin

Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. F+ 47 ppg.

Fine $12.50

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The Short Line - The Journal of Shortline and Industrial Railroads. Published by TSL,

Greensboro, NC 1976-1990 Another interesting collection of 76 out of the first 102 issues

beginning with Vol 4 No 1 (whole number 19) Jan-Feb 1976. Very difficult to obtain chronicle of

shortline, industrial, and tourist railroads. Sold only as a lot.

VG+ $350.00




The Short Line #175 - Nov 2004 - The Journal of Shortline, Industrial, and Tourist Railroads.

Includes casual hand-written letter of presentation that mentions Ross Davidson who wrote the

main article in this issue (laid in). 20 ppg.

Fine $15.00

No PhotoThe Soo by the Soo Line Historical & Technical Society (includes Wisconsin Central Ltd.)

Spring 2003 (Volume 25 No 2) Great stuff for Minnesota and Wisconsin railfans and

modelers.47 ppg

Fine $10.00

No PhotoThe Soo by the Soo Line Historical & Technical Society (includes Wisconsin Central Ltd.)

Winter 2005 (Volume 27 No 1) Great stuff for Minnesota and Wisconsin railfans and

modelers.47 ppg

Fine $10.00

The Western Railroader - For the Western Railfan - Fiftieth Issue Vol 5 No 6 - April 1942

VG $30.00

No PhotoThe Western Railroader - For the Western Railfan Various issues from the 1946 through

1973 from $12.50 each, as available. Fine $12.50

No PhotoTimberBeast (published sporadically between 1982 and 1996) In-stock issues are available

from $10 each We are buyers of Timberbeast and Timberperson (early issues)Fine $10.00

Timber Times Issue 18 Jan 1998 Original, Timber Times, Hillboro, OR - Cascade Lumber

Company, Logging with Linns, Holt 75 - Custom Loggers Special, Logger Ballast Car is Put

Back to Work, Phoenix Log Haulers in Wisconsin (Early issues of TT are available from the

publisher as photocopies at $7 each -- this is NOT a photocopy!) We are buyers of Timber

Times.

Fine $20.00

Traction Heritage - Volume 1, Number 1 Another Inaugural issue for your collecting

pleasure (January 1968) Reprinted selections from the Street Railway Journals of 1905:

New Interurban Freight Houses at Indianapolis, Petaluma & Santa Rosa Railway, TPC&LS

Railway, Reconstruction of the Topeka Railway, New Standard Cars for the Chicago City

Railway, New Reinforced Concrete Shops and Car Houses of the Central Pennsylvania

Traction Co., Transportation Facilities at the Portland Fair, Serious Accident on the New York

Elevated, Changing Gauge of Tracks at East St. Louis, and much more. Minor folds at page

corners, some accumulation of dirt. Good + 52 ppg.

Good+ $40.00

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Traction Prototype and Models - Lot from Volume 1 No 2 through Volume 3 Number 3 (Issue

15) - Ten issues out of the first 15 issues published by Railhead Publications, Canton, OH

1987-1992. Missing Vol 1 No 1, Vol 1 No 5, Vol 2 No 2, Vol 2 No 4, and Vol 2 No 5. Great

periodical devoted to electric railways, and very difficult to locate. Sold only as a lot. A copy of

Vol. 1 No. 1 has been purchased and is available for extra cost. All are about Fine (they

appear new at first glance).

AF $150.00

TRAINS, Vol 9 No. 10 August 1949 published by Kalmbach Publishing. Other early issues are

available on request.VG $15.00




Railroad Hobby Publications101 Track Plans for Model Railroaders by Linn H. Westcott Published by Kalmbach

Publishing Fifth and 17th Printings [damp stained and musty third printing available for $5]Fine $15.00

48 Top Notch Track Plans from Model Railroader Magazine (MR Railroad Handbook #39)

Published by Kalmbach Publishing, Waukesha, WI 1993VG+ $15.00

764 Helpful Hints for Model Railroaders Published by Kalmbach Publishing, Milwaukee, WI

1965Good $10.00

Basic Model Railroading, Getting Started in the Hobby Published by Kalmbach Publishing,

Waukesha, WI 1999Fine+ $15.00

Easy-to-Build Model Railroad Freight Cars Published by Kalmbach Publishing, Milwaukee,

WI 1971 Very scarce and desirable.VG $25.00

Freight Car Models Vol II - Box Cars Book 1 by Robert Schleicher Published by Railmodel

Journal 1992Fine $25.00

Great Model Railroads 1998 (Model Railroader Presents) Published by Kalmbach Publishing

Co., Waukesha, WI 1998Fine $7.50

Great Model Railroads 2001 (Model Railroader Special Issue) Published by Kalmbach

Publishing Co., Waukesha, WI 2001Fine $10.00







Great World of Model Railroading, Argus Special Published by Coronado Book Corp., Los

Angeles, CA 1975VG $15.00

HO Cutout City, for Road & Rail - Carstens Publication PC-11 Published by RMC Ramsey,

NJ 1963 Cardstock composition. Bright, clean VG+ with no pieces cutout or missing. 15 ppg. VG+ $65.00

HO Narrow Gauge Railroad You Can Build - San Juan Central (MR Project Railroad) by

Malcolm Furlow Published by Kalmbach Publishing Co., Milwaukee, WI 1984 A classic!Fine $25.00

HO Primer - Model Railroading for All by Linn Westcott Published by Kalmbach Publishing,

Milwaukee, WI eighth printing 1975, corner damage, but acceptable reading copyAG $5.00

HO Railroad That Grows by Lynn Westcott Published by Kalmbach Publishing, Milwaukee,

WI Third Printing 1961 Damp staining and musty.Good $10.00

HO-O-TT-S-OO Track Design for Scale Model Railroading PC-7 by Bill Schopp & Hal

Carstens Published by Penn Publications, Ramsey, NJ 1960 Rare Damp stainingGood $25.00

How to Build Model Railroad Benchwork - Second Edition by Linn H. Westcott Published

by Kalmbach Publishing 1996New $20.00

How To Build Realistic Model Railroad Scenery by Dave Frary Published by Kalmbach

Publishing Co., Milwaukee, WI 1982Fine $15.00

How to OPERATE Your Model Railroad, Realistic Operations for All Scales by Bruce A.

Chubb Published by Kalmbach Publishing, Milwaukee, WI 1977 Fine $25.00

How to OPERATE Your Model Railroad, Realistic Operations for All Scales by Bruce A.

Chubb Published by Kalmbach Publishing, Milwaukee, WI 1977 Good $20.00

How To WIRE Your Model Railroad by Linn Westcott Published by Kalmbach Publishing,

Milwaukee, WI Eleventh or Fifteenth PrintingsFine $10.00

John Armstrong on Creative Layout Design, the Wit, Whim, and best of all Wisdom of

Published by Kalmbach Publishing, Milwaukee, WI 1978 A classic!VG $50.00

Lionel Train and Accessory Manual O/O27 Published by Fundimensions, Mt. Clemons, MI

1975VG $10.00

Model Railroad Planning 2000 (Model Railroader Special Issue) Published by Kalmbach













Model Trains Step By Step - Your complete guide to building your layout Published by

Kalmbach Publishing (2005) - missing Free DVDFine $10.00

Model Trains Yearbook 1964, Annual Reference Manual Published by Kalmbach

Publishing, Milwaukee, WI 1963Good $10.00

Practical Guide to Model Railroading Published by Kalmbach Publishing, Milwaukee, WI

©1952 Ninth printing 1974VG $10.00

Realistic Model Railroad OPERATION - How to run your trains like the real thing by Tony

Koester Published by Kalmbach Publishing, Waukesha, WI 2003Fine $20.00

Rolling Stock Plan Book of HO and O Gauge Car Plans by RMC Published by Penn

Publications, Ramsey, NJ - Damp stained and dirty, but still quite useful - Rare AGAG $20.00

Scenery for Model Railroads by Bill McClanahan Published by Kalmbach Publishing,

Milwaukee, WI Tenth Printing 1978 A classic!Fine $25.00

Scratchbuilding & Kitbashing Model Railroad Stations - Materials and techniques for all

scales Published by Kalmbach Publishing, Milwaukee, WI 1978 A classic!AF $25.00

The Model Railroading Handbook - All you need to know about Planning, Building,

Operating by Robert Schleicher Published by Chilton, Radnor, PA 1975 227 ppg soft cover

book

VG $25.00

Track Planning for Realistic Operation by John Armstrong Published by Kalmbach

Publishing, Milwaukee, WI Fifth through Seventh printings 1973-1976VG $7.50

Track Planning Ideas from Model Railroader 58 Track Plans From Past Issues Published

by Kalmbach Publishing Fourth printing 1988Fine $15.00

Track Plans for Sectional Track - 144 Track Plans by Linn Westcott Published by Kalmbach

Publishing, Milwaukee, WI Seventh printing 1975VG $20.00

Trackside Scenes You Can Model by Jim Kelly Published by Kalmbach Publishing,

Waukesha, WI 2003Fine $15.00

Trackwork and Lineside Detail for your Model Railroad Published by Kalmbach Publishing,

Waukesha, WI 2000Fine $15.00

Walkaround Model Railroad Track Plans (MR Handbook #29) by Don Mitchell Published by

Kalmbach Publishing, Waukesha, WI 1991 A classic!Fine $50.00

Wiring Your HO Layout Simply, Quickly, Efficiently by Paul Mallery Associates Published by

Atlas Tool CO., Hillside, NJ 1958Good $10.00

Collectible Hobby CatalogsAHM Newsletter CA-11D - Associated Hobby Manufacturers Inc.(no publication date) Soft

bound, color illustrated wraps, internally clean, no marks. Wraps show slight bit of shelf wear,

no chips or tears. Color and B&W images throughout. 79 ppg. VG+

VG+ $12.50

Alexander Scale Models - Catalog E-2 - (no publication date) Soft bound, B&W with yellow

internally clean, no marks. B&W images throughout. 8 ppg. AFVG+ $5.00

Aristo-Craft 1965-66 Catalog - Distinctive Miniatures - Catalog E-2 Soft bound, B&W

internally clean, no marks. 60 ppg. AFVG+ $10.00

Bachmann Trains - 1998 Soft bound, full color, internally clean, tiny marks on cover. 118 ppg. VG+ $10.00

Bachmann Trains - 1999 Soft bound, full color, internally clean, no marks. 94 ppg. VG+ VG+ $10.00

Spectrum 1999 from Bachmann Soft bound, full color, internally clean, no marks. 54 ppg F Fine $15.00

Campbell Scale Models Catalog #4 Soft bound, B&W, internally clean, no marks. 16 ppg VG+ VG+ $40.00

Campbell Scale Models Catalog #5 Soft bound, B&W, internally clean, no marks. 16 ppg

plus three pages laid-in, including June 10, 1968 price list. VG+VG+ $35.00




Campbell Scale Models Catalog #8 Soft bound, B&W and color, internally clean, no marks.

44 ppg VG+VG+ $35.00

Central Pacific Railroad No. 1 Time Card, No. 1 (Compliments of Campbell Scale Models) 8-

1/2" x 11" Card stock AFVG+ $15.00

Kemtron 6th Master Catalog for Craftsman - O, On3, S Soft bound, B&W, internally clean,

cover stamped "Counter Copy". Paginated as 49-104 plus 22 page insert laid in. VG+VG+ $35.00

Mantua Precision HO Scale - Fine Craftsmanship Since 1926 ©1981 color throughout,

internally clean, cover heavily shelf-worn. 16 ppg. GD+Good $10.00

Pacific Fast Mail - Eleventh Edition (1966) Soft bound, illustrated in color, internally clean,

some evidence of moisture exposure but not damp stained or musty. Price list laid in. Price

sticker on face. 35 ppg. GD+

Good $40.00

Pacific Fast Mail… 25 years of Fine Models by Phil & Ruth Kohl (1979) Soft bound, B&W

with some color, internally clean, cover heavily shelf-worn. Dedicated to the memory of William

McKinley Ryan, founder of PFM 100 ppg. GD+

Good $55.00

Precision Scale Co., Inc. - O and On3 Steam Locomotive Super-detailing Parts and Kits

Brass & Plastic - Catalog 3.1 (2003) Softbound, B&W (color cover), internally clean, no

marks. 470 ppg. AF

VG+ $40.00

Precision Scale Co., Inc. - O and On3 Passenger & Freight Car Super-detailing Parts and

Kits Brass & Plastic - Catalog 4 (2003) Softbound, B&W (color cover), internally clean, no

marks. 188 ppg. AF

VG+ $30.00

Revell / Rapido N Gauge MicroTrains - the biggest little thing that ever happened to

Model Railroading ©1967 color throughout, internally clean, cover heavily shelf-worn. 16 ppg. Good $7.00

Robert Sloan's Narrow Gauge Catalog & Lettering Guide soft bound Additional drawings of

4-6-0 and 2-8-0 engines laid in. 24 ppg.Good $20.00

Robert Sloan's Nn3 Manual - 2nd Edition soft bound Scale drawings include dozens of

engines, dozens more D&RG/C&S freight and passenger cars, and 9 structures 44 ppg.Good $35.00

Robert Sloan's Nn3 Manual - 3nd Edition soft bound Scale drawings include dozens of

engines, dozens more D&RG/C&S freight and passenger cars, and 8 structures 44 ppg.Good $35.00

(Robert Sloan's) Narrow Gauge Information and Lettering Guide - 4th Edition soft bound

Cover only, missing 44 pages of content (never stapled inside) FREE with purchase of above 3Good FREE*

Walthers HO Scale Miniature Railroading Catalog & Reference Manual for 1966 (34th

Annual) Softbound, B&W, internally clean, no marks. FFine $35.00

Walthers HO & O Scale Miniature Railroading 1966 Decal Catalog Softbound, B&W,

internally clean, no marks. 57 ppg. AFVG+ $25.00

Walthers N & Z Scale Catalog & Reference Manual - 50th Anniversary Edition ©1982

Softbound, B&W and color, internally clean, no marks. 256 ppg. AFVG+ $20.00

Westside Model Company 1980 Catalog Softbound, B&W, internally clean, no marks. 34

ppg. AFVG+ $9.00

Woodland Scenics - Ultimate Realism and Affordable Prices © 1990 Brochure B&W,

clean, no marks AFVG+ $5.00




VHS VIDEOS (used)

Around the Narrow Gauge Circle by The Rocky Mountain Railroad Club and Machines of Iron 60 minutes $10.00

California Western Railroad by Pentrex (1991) 60 minutes $12.50

Cass & Mower Logging Trains - American Steam, A Vanishing Era by Madacy Entertainment 60 minutes $12.50

Cass Scenic Railroad by Pentrex (1990) 52 minutes $12.50

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Passenger Train by Pentrex (1991) 75 minutes $12.50

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad by Pentrex (1996) 60 minutes $12.50

East Broad Top by Pentrex (1997) 108 minutes $15.00

Geared Double Header - Climax & Heislers by Greg Scholl Video Productions (1992) 45 minutes $12.50

Gold Rush Railroad - an Alaska/Yukon Adventure - by Mountain Automation Corp. (1997) 50 minutes $12.50

Logging Railroads of the Sierras - West Side & Pickering Lumber Co. by Pentrex (1991) 20 minutes $12.50

Mt. Rainer Scenic's Geared Locomotives - Heisler, Shay & Climax by Pentrex (1996) 69 minutes $15.00

Narrow Rails Still Shine - Colorado-New Mexico Steamfest by Interurban Videos (1988) 56 minutes $12.50

Otto Perry's Rio Grande Southern by Sunday River Productions 120 minutes $18.00

Pickering's Sugar Pine Railroad by Tuolumne Film Productions (1992) 62 minutes $15.00

Rio Grande Southern AND Denver & Rio Grande Western by Green Frog Productions 60 minutes $15.00

Rio Grande Steam '92 Parts 1 & 2 by Video Rails (1992) - Two tapes) 120 minutes $20.00

SPNG Narrow Gauge East of the Sierra - Carson & Colorado by Sunday River Productions 32 minutes $12.50

South Shore Line 1960-1980 by Sunday River Productions 32 minutes $12.50

Steam Short Lines of the South - American Steam, Vanishing Era by Madacy

Entertainment45 minutes $12.50

V&T - Virginia & Truckee - the Final Years by Sunday River Productions 20 minutes $12.50




Railroadiana

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22nd Annual Report to the Interstate Commerce Commission published by the

Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 1909 Hard bound This antique government

publication has a dark brown cover with bright gilt spine imprint. Some edgewear; cover loose.

inner pages toned with age but clean. Includes detailed reports made to the U.S. Congress

regarding commerce and transportation for the year 1909. 290 ppg, including an extensive

index; ~6"x9"

AG $25.00

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25nd Annual Report to the Interstate Commerce Commission published by the

Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 1912 Hard bound This antique government

publication has a dark brown cover with bright gilt spine imprint. Some edgewear; cover loose.

inner pages toned with age but clean. Includes detailed reports made to the U.S. Congress

regarding commerce and transportation for the year 1909. 300 ppg, including an extensive

index; ~6"x9"

Good $30.00

Agent H.A. Campbell's TARIFF No. 9 publishing Interstate Commerce Commission

Regulations for Transportation of Explosives and Other Dangerous Articles by Land and

Water in Rail Freight Service and by Motor Vehicle (Highway) and Water including

Specifications for Shipping Containers Issued April 12, 1954 Effective May 12, 1954. Soft

bound 8-1/2" x 11" 381 ppg Good with paper pull on front cover an minor damp staining. Good $50.00

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(Similar to above) RED BOOK - Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad

Company Rules and specification governing the location, construction, and operation of

loading apparatus, unloading apparatus, storage tanks, and handling of flammable liquids,

liquids emitting flammable vapors, compressed gases, and other hazardous liquids transported

in tank cars or other containers. Revised January 1, 1948 20 ppg.

Good $45.00

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Alton and Southern #12, 0-8-0, 3-cylinder, built 1928, Alco, National Museum of Transport -

Deck of Remembrance Playing Cards, Bridge, germ-proofed by Corobex (circa-1970)

Unopened cellophane package. About FineAF $35.00

Association of American Railroads - Teacher's Kit Railroad Transportation - ©1959

Softbound, B&W with color covers. Includes Teacher's Manual - Volume 1 eighth edition, The

Stories Behind the Pictures for Teachers - Volume 2 eighth edition, and 41 images for

overhead projection. Packaged in original heavy envelope. AF $55.00

Association of American Railroads - Teacher's Manual for a Study of Railroad

Transportation - ©1967 Softbound, B&W with green cover. 58 ppg.

AF $20.00

Assortment of rare PRR Employee Instructional Booklets:

1934 - Air Conditioning Systems for Passenger Trains - $150

1916 - The Air Brake and Train Air Signal Instructions - $50

1913 - Passenger Car Brake Equipment Instructions - $50

1916 - Resuscitation from Electric Shock - $50

1915 - Special Instructions for Employees in Electrified Territory - $50

1913 - Air Brake Examination Questions - $25 (save $75 as a set ... only

$300)

Fine $295.00

BNSF South Dakota Division Timetable No. 1 In effect at 0001 Central Continental Time

Thursday August 1, 1996 About Fine with minor corner folds.42 ppg.

AF $20.00




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Colorado Midland Railroad 1887-1987 Centennial Pictorial Portfolio by Edwin Stock

Published by IBM Corp & Current Inc. 1987 Folio featuring six signed and serial numbered

lithographs by famed artist Erwin A Stock. Stock was awarded top honors at the 1978 Ducks

Unlimited National Wildlife Art Show. His works are in corporate and private collections across

the nation and around the world. A descriptive narrative by author Edward M McFarland

accompanies the portfolio. Subjects featured are: "Colorado City", "Woodland Park", "Ute

Pass", "Divide", "Green Mountain Falls", and "Wildlife Excursion"--all fabulous renditions of

days gone by on the Colorado Midland Railroad. Portfolio is approx. 12" x 15" and grades

bright VG. The prints are each 11" x 14" and grade Fine. Each print is signed and serial

numbered (#127 of 1000). A great find for the discerning collector.

F/VG $595.00

Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Company's Lake Tahoe Narrow Gauge Railroad

Locomotive No. 2 "Glenbrook" Restoration Feasibility Investigation. Prepared for the

Nevada State Museum by Short Line Enterprises, Inc.. Edited by Stephen E. Drew, 1982.

Soft cover with plastic spiral binding. This feasibility study was prepared by short Line

Enterprises, Inc. under contract to the Nevada State museum. The objective was a thorough

restoration feasibility investigation regarding the Museum's narrow gauge locomotive

"Glenbrook." This rare artifact was constructed in 1875 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of

Philadelphia for the Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Company's Lake Tahoe Narrow

Gauge Railroad. Included in the report are a chronology, detailed historical perspective,

original specifications and detail finish schedule, photographs, current condition evaluation,

component analysis, the results of physical research and restoration recommendations. Many

individuals and institutions also generously made available first hand accounts, photographs,

and documentary materials regarding the locomotive. 125 ppg. Believed to be only one of

three extant!

Fine $595.00

Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul & Pacific The Consolidated Code Of Operating Rules and

General Instructions. 1945. Near fine (Very good plus) condition, hardbound green cover

rule book. Measures 4 1/4" X 6 1/2". 213 ppg.

VG+ $40.00

Chicago and North Western System - Rules for the Government of the Operating

Department - Effective date: January 1, 1953 Hardbound with green leatherette cover. Fine

190 ppg.

Fine $55.00

Cinders & Smoke - A Mile-by-mile Guide for the Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge Trip

by Doris B Osterwald Published by Union Printing & Publishing, Denver CO 1965 First Edition

Softbound 6" x 9" Description: Black & White photos throughout. Blue photo cover of Denver

& Rio Grande. Engine #473 in motion. Scarce piece. VG 96 ppg. VG $30.00

Cinders & Smoke - A Mile-by-mile Guide for the Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge by

Doris B Osterwald Published by Western Guideways, Denver CO 1985 18th Edition Softbound

6" x 9" Description: The book to have when you take this train ride, and you MUST take this

train ride. Illustrated by Photographs/maps. VG+ 142 ppg. VG+ $12.00

Constitution - Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen 1953 Hardcover Very

Good- Boards moderately warped and edgeworn. Chairman of the Texas Legislative Board of

B. Of L. F. & E. Stamped on endpapers.; 24mo 5"-6" tall; 300 pages (At left of photo)

VG+ $30.00




Constitution - Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen 1964 Hardcover Very Good- Boards

moderately warped and edgeworn. 24mo 5"-6" tall; 252 pages (At right of photo)

VG $15.00

Diesel-Electrics … How To Keep 'Em Rolling Published by Simmons-Boardman Publishing

Corp., New York, 1954 First Edition (not stated). Soft bound, 8-1/2" x 11". Description: The

complete series as it appeared in Railway Locomotives and Cars. Includes several illustrations

and diagrams. Loaded with maintenance information. Very Good condition. 139 ppg. VG $65.00

Forty-Fourth Annual Report for the Board of Directors of the Chicago, Burlington, &

Quincy Railroad Company, to the Stockholders, for the year ended June 30, 1898 Published

by University Press, Cambridge, MA 1898 Softbound Description: Printed brown wraps, about

Good with damage to cover and splits at folds of large folding map (inside back cover) 60 ppg

(Other 19th century Annual Reports are available .)AG $95.00

Sixty-Sixth Annual Report for the Board of Directors of the Chicago, Burlington, &

Quincy Railroad Company, to the Stockholders, for the year ended December 31, 1922

Published by Faithorn Company, Chicago, IL 1922 Softbound. Description: Printed green

wraps, Very Good with chip in cover and splits at folds of large folding map (inside back cover)

48 ppgVG $75.00

No PhotoAnnual Report 1968 - Burlington Route 24 ppg. VG

VG $25.00

Instructions for Ticketing Agents and Conductors - ATSF Santa Fe Railroad Form 300

Accounting Department Instructions To Ticket Agents and Conductors Book. Revised January

1, 1941. Contents includes: accident insurance tickets, acting or relief agents and transfer of

agencies, Air conditioned sleeping cars, Authorities, Automobile shipments, Back haul fares,

Balance sheet, Cancelled tickets, prepaid orders, baggage checks. Cash book & remittances.

Cash collections & credits cash fares receipts. Conductors ticket collections. Conductors

reports form 357 & 365. Excess baggage collections. Freight way bills. General instruction.

Government passenger transportation. Enclosures. RR passenger transportation. Live stock

contracts. Milk & cream traffic. Passes. Perishable freight. Prepaid orders. Sales, etc. Very

interesting vintage 1941 book. Measures 6" X 9" Color bleeding into book from cover. 91 ppg.

VG $40.00

Report No. 3482, CB&Q Railroad Company in RE; Accident Near Oriva, Wyo. on

September 4, 1952 by the Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington "Cause: It is found

that this accident was caused by a broken rail, as a result of a crosshead wrist pin on engine

6108 working loose and being struck by the side rod." (2 deaths, 3 injuries) Contemporary

stapled copy. 9 ppgVG $175.00

Report No. 3515, CB&Q Railroad Company in RE; Accident Near Woodburn, Iowa on

April 18, 1953 by the Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington "Cause: It is found that

this accident was caused by excessive speed (of engine 9920A) on a curve." (3 deaths, 20

injuries) Contemporary stapled copy. 10 ppgVG $195.00

Report No. 3560, Chicago Union Station Company in RE; Accident At Chicago, Ill. on

March 10, 1954 by the Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington "Cause: It is found that

this accident was caused by failure to operate the CB&Q passenger-equipment train in

accordance with signal indication." (72 injuries) Contemporary stapled copy. 14 ppg VG $125.00




Report No. 3604, Northern Pacific Railway Company in RE; Accident Near Ulmer, Mont.

on December 16, 1954 by the Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington "Cause: It is

found that this accident was caused by a broken rail." (20 injuries) Contemporary stapled

copy. 8 ppg VG $125.00

Locomotive Advertising in America 1850-1900, Illustrated Advertisements include

Locomotives, Cars, Machinery, and Railroad Equipment Published by Americana Review,

Scotia, NY 1960 Soft bound. Description:8vo-over 7 3/4 "-9 3/4 " tall. Illustrated with many

engravings. Features reprinted advertisements for locomotives and appurtenances from the

second half of the nineteenth century. Crisp and bright Fine with minor paper pull on front

cover (from price tag removal). 30 ppg. (two available)

Fine $25.00

Long Island This is an interesting promotional piece produced for the United States

Railroad Association. It was published by Rand McNalley (~1920 - although no year

specified). This booklet features 43 pages of highlights of Long Island, New York. It was

issued as a promotional piece by the United States Railroad Administration. Its age is

revealed by the fact that watercraft depicted in the booklet are all steam powered. The

photography is great and the book reflects a very grand era. The condition is very good, and

the booklet reflects a warm patina. 43 ppg.

VG $35.00

New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Co. 1942 Summer Schedule, dated May 24,

1942. Twenty four pages in length, it is both comprehensive and informative. The booklet

reflects a warm patina of more than 65 years. Condition: very good. 24 ppg.

VG $5.00

Official List of Open and Prepay Stations 91 - Supplement 13 - A Complete List of Freight

Stations on carriers named in the United States, Canada, and Mexico showing geographical

location of stations. Stations having agents in charge, stations to which freight charges must

be prepaid, notes and special conditions. (Cancels Supplements 6, 9, 11, and 12.

Supplement 13 contains all changes.) Published by Station List Publishing Company, St.

Louis, MO Issued March 15, 1977 effective April 1, 1977 - 210 ppg About Fine

AF $65.00

Official List of Open and Prepay Stations 93 - Supplements 2 through 28 (to OPSL 6000 /

CTC [F] A-58) - A Complete List of Freight Stations on carriers named in the United States,

Canada, and Mexico showing geographical location of stations. Stations having agents in

charge, stations to which freight charges must be prepaid, notes and special conditions. by

Station List Publishing Company, St. Louis, MO Supplement 1 was discarded early in this long

chain of changes. Effective dates November 2, 1978 through November 1, 1979 About an

inch and a quarter thick! About Fine

AF $95.00

Pamphlet No. MD-2 - Rules Governing the Loading of Machinery on Open Top Cars by

Association of American Railroads, Chicago, IL 1951 Softbound Effective February 1, 1951

VG+ Very scarce booklet.

VG+ $85.00

Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company Time Book (1905) Includes instructions on how

to complete daily timesheets. This appears to be the records of a superintendent (W.J.

Cagney from McKeesport, PA), working ten hour days thirty days a months and earning one

hundred dollars a month (44-cents per hour). A fascinating piece of railroadiana.VG+ $20.00

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Railroad Curves and Earthwork by C. Frank Allen Published by McGraw-Hill/Norwood

Press, Norwood, MA 1920. Sixth edition. Includes many illustrations, tables, and charts. A

standard engineering reference text since 1889 when Allen first published this book.. Cloth

bound. Pages gilt edged! Good with no Dust Jacket (as issued) Cover a bit soft and abused,

but content is a About Fine. Prior owner's name inside front cover. 12mo Intended for

engineers, although it is recommended for "rivet counting" model railroaders who are serious

about their layouts appearing 100% authentic. 289 ppg.

VG $35.00





Press, Norwood, MA 1931. Seventh edition. Includes many illustrations, tables, and charts. A

standard engineering reference text since 1889 when Allen first published this book.. Cloth

bound. Good with no Dust Jacket (as issued). Formulae written inside back cover. 12mo

Intended for engineers, although it is recommended for "rivet counting" model railroaders who

are serious about their layouts appearing 100% authentic. 250 ppg.

Good+ $20.00

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Press, Norwood, MA 1955 reprint. Includes many illustrations, tables, and charts. A standard

engineering reference text since 1889 when Allen first published this book.. Cloth bound. 235

ppg.

Good $20.00

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Railway Estimates: Design, Quantities, and Costs by Fred Lavis published by Mcgraw Hill

Book Company, New York, 1917 First Edition Hard bound This book is essentially an

instruction manual on how to build a railroad. It comes complete with maps, fold-out plans,

cost estimating formulae, and much more. Some minor notations, and owner plate on front

cover, otherwise generally in Very Good condition. Of course, you could pay half as much for

a modern reprint ... or not!

VG $110.00

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Railway Maintenance Engineering with Notes on Construction by William H Sellew, ASME

Published by D. Van Nostrand Company, New York, NY 1919 Second Printing Hardbound.

Description: Pages are clean and unmarked. Includes numerous black and white charts,

diagrams, illustrations, and photographs throughout, several of which fold out. 360 ppgVG $45.00

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Rocky MountainViews on the Rio Grande, the Scenic Line of the World Published by the

Smith-Brooks Printing Co., Denver, CO 1943 Soft cover Printed from an earlier design

common to the early part of the century. We collect these sorts of "View Books" / "Souvenir

Books" by various railroads and expositions. This is a great one to start your own collection.

Good or better. 40 ppg.

Good $25.00

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Rules and Regulations of the Operating Department, the Denver & Rio Grande Western

Railroad Co., 1948 Description: Very Fine, bound in black leatherette cover. References

standard and narrow gauge operations. Includes General Rules and Rules Governing the Use

of Interlocking Signals and Automatic Block Systems. Last three pages are blank end sheets.

Binding and hinge is strong. No wear or torn pages. No writing on any pages. 16mo, 158 ppg,

It is difficult to locate a similar item from a large eastern road (without narrow gauge

operations) in this condition ... this one is virtually "impossible" to find.

Fine $325.00

Rules and Regulations of the Transportation Department, Southern Pacific

Transportation Company, 1983 Description: New content in unbroken cellophane wraps,

bound in small blue 6-ring binder (VG with aging and paper stuck to portion of back cover) F/VG $65.00

Santa Fe Railroad Instructions Description and Operation Covering Air Brake Equipment

(form 2501 standard) 1952 - Description: Green cover has minor edge wear and a few rubs.

Pages inside are lightly toned and have a few bumped corners, but are clean and tight. A few

of the fold-outs have minor wrinkles. Fine.Fine $30.00




Scenic California (c) 1942 - The Printing Corporation - S.P. Condition: Fine This is the

earliest known edition of this popular Southern Pacific folio series. Most are dated 1944 or

later and are published by California National Color Press, San Francisco. This early folio was

published by Southern Pacific. It contains a set of sixteen color art prints on fine quality

textured paper. The cover depicts an artist's rendition of an old western scene, with a Mexican

wearing a sombrero, standing in front of an archway that contains a mountainous landscape.

The inside front plate reads "THIS FOLIO CONTAINS SIXTEEN COLORED VIEWS OF

POINTS OF INTEREST ALONG SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES ~ THESE ATTRACTIVE

VIEWS ARE SUITABLE FOR FRAMING."

Included are the following scenes: Emerald Bay - Lake Tahoe, Crater Lake - Oregon, Lake

Odell - Oregon, San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge from Yerba Buena Island, Castle Crags

and Sacramento River, Mission San Miguel Archangel - Founded 1797, State Capitol -

Sacramento, Mount Shasta - Elevation 14,161 feet, Pit River Bridge - upper Deck is 500 feet

above present water level, Mount Lassen - Only Active Volcano in the United States, Mission

San Carlos Borromro - Carmel - Founded 1770, Bucking Snow in the High Sierras, Effects of

Pioneer Hydraulic Gold Mining - California, Golden Gate Bridge - San Francisco, and Historic

Donner Lake - California. (1943 edition of this set in VG w/ foxing is available for $45)

Fine $95.00

Schedule of Rates, Rules & Regulations for Yardmen On The Above Lines Outside of

Chicago Terminals - AT&SF Published 1956 The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

Company, Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway Company. Schedule of Rates Rules and

Regulations for Yardmen in the Chicago Terminals. Supplement to Schedule of rates rules and

regulations for the yardmen on the above lines outside of Chicago Terminals. Effective July 1,

1956 as to rates & rules. Revision & reprint of schedule effective April 1, 1924 as to rates

Sept. 15, 1924 to rules. Measures 4" X 6" Outside cover has some water staining, inside book

good condition, has a few sentences underlined on a couple of pages. 72 ppg.

Good $25.00

Southern Pacific Company - San Joaquin & Los Angeles Divisions Timetable No. 1 -

Effective Sunday June 4, 1967 at 12:01 AM PST Never folded. Paper is toned. Grades Fine+

Fine $17.50

Southern Pacific Company - San Joaquin & Los Angeles Divisions Timetable No. 2 -

Effective Sunday October 1, 1967 at 12:01 AM PST Never folded. Paper is toned. Grades

Fine+

Fine $17.50

Southern Pacific Company - Oregon Division Timetable No. 3 - Effective Sunday October

31, 1965 at 12:01 AM PST Never folded. Paper is toned. Grades Fine+

Fine $17.50

Southern Pacific Company - Tucson Division Timetable No. 6 - Effective Sunday October

1, 1967 at 12:01 AM PST Never folded. Paper is toned. Grades Fine+

Fine $17.50

Southern Pacific Company - Western Division Timetable No. 8 - Effective Sunday June 4,

1967 at 12:01 AM PST Never folded. Paper is toned. Grades Fine+

Fine $17.50




Southern Pacific Company - San Joaquin Division Timetable No. 206 - Effective Sunday

October 30, 1966 at 12:01 AM PST Never folded. Paper is toned. Grades Fine+

Fine $17.50

Southern Pacific Company - Los Angeles Division Timetable No. 231 - Effective Sunday

October 30, 1966 at 12:01 AM PST Never folded. Paper is toned. Grades Fine+

Fine $17.50

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Steam Engines - Engineering Education Series by E.M. Shealy published by McGraw-Hill

Book Company, New York 1919 First edition (not stated) Hard bound This fascinating book

was written to serve as a textbook for correspondence students in the University of Wisconsin

Extension Division. This is third in a series of three textbooks designed for those students

pursuing a general course in Steam Engineering. The text covers the fundamental principles

underlying the operation of steam engines. Illustrated with line drawings and tables. 290 ppg.

Rare in any condition, and this copy is far better than most. VG

VG $195.00

The Burlington … and A Century of Progress (Souvenir of the CB&Q and Associated Lines

Published for the Occasion of A Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, IL 1933 Soft bound

booklet, pictorial paper wrappers, illustrated in black and white, map, unpaginated (32 pp), 8

1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. This is a history of the Burlington railroad, published in conjunction with the

Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. There is a centerfold black and white bird's eye

view illustration of the Exposition with dirigible hovering above it. Illustrations of the interiors of

the trains, map of the Burlington route etc. Lots of Art Deco architecture. GD 32 ppg

Good $30.00

The Colorado and Southern Railway Company - Time Table of the Denver Terminal

Division - No. 60 - Effective at 12:012 AM Mountain Standard Time Sunday, February 14,

1943 Bright Fine+ folded at center.

Fine $50.00

The Consolidated Code Of Operating Rules and General Instructions - Edition of 1945.

Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul and Pacific Railroad Company. 1945 Rule Book. Has diagrams,

etc. For age in very good condition, hardbound green cover color book. Measures 4 1/4" X 6

1/2" 213 ppg. VG $50.00

The Diesel That Did It - the story of the 83,764 mile test that doomed steam by David P

Morgan Published by Kalmbach, Milwaukee, WI (c)1960 8-1/2" x 11" reprint from February

1960 Trains magazine. This 9-page booklet describes the story of how EMD's No. 103 eased

out of the LaGrange, IL plant in November of 1939 and began a test that ultimately lead to the

demise of steam locomotives everywhere. Twenty railroads and thirty-five states later what

was once merely a theory was proven to be the future of rail locomotion. 8 ppg. About Fine

AF $30.00

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The Electric Railway in Theory and Practice by Crosby and Bell published by W.J.Johnston

Company Limited, New York & London, 1892 First Edition! Illustrated Hard bound An

incredible opportunity to own a condition census grade of this incredibly rare and very desirable

piece of transportation history. Contains several illustrations & diagrams. "Line Material and

Labor for One Mile Single Track" table laid in. Clean, tight burgundy cloth cover with gilt

impression to spine and black end papers. 400 ppg. Very Good plus with no dust jacket (as

issued).

VG+ $185.00




The Freight Traffic Red Book - 1948 by Traffic Publishing Company, New York 1948

Description: A practical reference book for those actively engaged in traffic work. An everyday

guide for the shipper. Fundamental principles underlying the transportation business, together

with the present laws, rules, and practices governing the operation of the transportation

system. Contains a large fold-out color map at rear, plus 109 ppg Supplement No. 1 (laid in).

Bound in original red leatherette cover with gilt lettering. 1579 ppgAF $75.00

The Original 1879 Car Builder's Dictionary by Mathias Forney Published by Simmons-

Boardman NYC, NY 1949 Hard bound Description: 1949 facsimile reprint of the original 1879

edition. "Illustrations, car plans, and advertisements; an illustrated vocabulary of terms which

designate American railroad cars, their parts, and attachments. Compiled for the Master Car-

Builders’ Association". Heavily illustrated. Includes additional period advertising. oblong 5 x

7.5", Pages indicated: 90-491 plus 84 pages of advertising. Fine No dust jacket (as published)

Fine $145.00

Virginia & Truckee (Queen of the Short Lines) Shipping Receipts circa 1910-1915. A

fascinating piece of history from this famous Nevada Railroad. Guaranteed genuine and

suitable for framing. (six for $15)

VG+ $3.00

Wells Fargo & Company Freight Receipts (circa 1860-1910) Rare treasures form the Wild

West that are suitable for framing. Prices will vary by condition, location (Territorial issues are

most desirable) , and material being transported (Gold Dust receipts being the most expensive)

Okay ... so these items are not exactly Railroad-related. These are, however, transportation-

related and highly collectable. Moreover, they tie into our inventory of rare horse-drawn model

kits.

VG+ Varies

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William Henry Jackson, the Venerable Art of - Pageant of the Pioneers by Clarence S

Jackson published by Harold Warp Pioneer Village, Minden, NE 1958 Hard bound First Edition

Signed by the author Serial Number 192 of 1000. Description: Bound in dark green cloth

with titles and decorations in gilt. Pages uncut from page 5 on. Faint hint of wear at the heel

and dust jacket (in Bodart). Clean, tight and unmarked. Rare book and rare error. Fine in

About Fine dust jacket. 90 ppg.

F/AF $95.00

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William Henry Jackson - Framing the Frontier by Douglas Waitley Published by Mountain

Press, Missoula, MT 1999 Soft bound Waitley brings to life the engaging story of one of

America's most famous photographers. In recounting Jackson's life and contributions, Waitley

skillfully interweaves Jackson's own words from his diaries with commentary on westward

expansion, the excitement of the discoveries made in the new American West, and the

development of photography as a documentary and commercial enterprise. 218 ppg. New

New $20.00

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William Henry Jackson and the Transformation of the American Landscape by Peter B

Hayles Published by Temple University Press, Philadelphia, PA 1988 Hardbound First Edition

A study of William Henry Jackson (1843-1942), known in the 19th century as the world's

foremost landscape photographer, and the recorder of the settling of the American West, his

career spanned much of photography's first century. A catalogue rich in contrast of a nation

flexing its industrial muscles against a backdrop of decidedly American canyons and plains.

As new in a pristine dust jacket. Quarto. Includes index, bibliographic essay, and nearly 200

Jackson photographs. This book features a chronology of Jackson's life and his work. 356 ppg.

New $75.00




Special "Gone With The Wind" Collection

The Soldier in Our Civil War: Columbian Memorial Edition, A Pictorial History of

the Conflict 1861-1865. As such, first edition of 1893 Columbian Memorial Edition

(Reissue of 1884 JH Brown Publication by Stanly Bradley Publishing Company, New York &

Atlanta). Pictorial History of the Conflict. By Paul F Mottelay Description: The Soldier in Our

Civil War; A Pictorial History of the Conflict. Illustrating the Valor of the Soldier as Displayed on

the Battlefield. Illustrated. This is a 3/4 leather binding. Gilt embossed image of soldier and

lettering on front covers. Spine repaired with no hubs on spine. Red marbled end-papers.

GIGANTIC BOOKS: Elephant folio (approximately 16'' X 12''). Complete TWO VOLUME SET

was part of the Selznick International Pictures Inc. Research Department (discretely rubber

stamped in the rear pages). Nice condition. Hinges attached and strong. Some chipping, at

edges of both volumes. General rubbing and usage wear. Minor foxing. No writing. Clean, bold

text and illustrations. Overall nicely preserved, internally About Fine. This is the Columbian

Memorial Edition of 1893, prepared especially for sale at the Columbian Exposition. "From

sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Hall, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous

other eye-witnesses to the strife. Introduction by Robert B. Beath. History of the Grand Army of

the Republic by Paul Vandervoort. History of the Sons of Veterans by A.P. Davis." Volume 1

includes an engraved frontis of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis with facsimile

autographs beneath each. Volume 2 features and engraved frontis of Ulysses Grant and

Robert E. Lee with facsimile autographs beneath each. The stunning illustrations make history

come alive, and the tie-in to the film classic "Gone With The Wind" only serves to enhance the

importance and valuation. These are large, very heavy books and a well-preserved acquisition

of significant historical interest. Vol 1 - 474 ppg Vol. 2 - 444 ppg. (918 page total)

GOOD P.O.R.

Frank Leslie's Scenes and Portraits of the Civil War / Frank Leslie's Illustrated

History of the Civil War Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York, 1894. Hardcover. First

Edition. Elephant Folio, 11 3/4" x 16 1/2". True first burgundy cloth bound edition. Profusely

illustrated with wood engravings and other print images, some double spread, some single

page, and some multiple images per page. The title page continues: "Most Important Events of

the Conflict Between the States graphically pictured. Stirring Battle Scenes and Grand Naval

Engagements, drawn by special artists on the spot. Portraits of Principal Participants, Military

and Civil; Famous Forts; Pathetic Episodes, etc., etc. the whole forming An Authentic Pictorial

History of the War, by well-known artists of the era with a signed introduction by Joseph B.

Carr, Major. Engraved frontis of Abraham Lincoln with facsimile autograph. Condition: Re-

backed with the entire original cloth retained over a new spine -- small loss to original cloth at

spine ends. Otherwise original covers and endpapers with new binding that has tightened the

text block and made this copy ready for another one hundred years of reference and

enjoyment to the collector and researcher. Some pages have a few edge tears. There are four

sequential leaves. Gilt on the cover is very good. There is some general wear and the right

edge of the front cover has darkened with age. The rear cover has significant wear toward the

vertical edge, and thus is visually compromised, however the book is otherwise clean and

stable. Very scarce now in the first edition. Furthermore, this book bears the prior ownership

stamp of "Selznick International Pictures Inc. Research Department" in the upper corner of

the title page. This volume was used to research the classic film "Gone With The Wind", and

is thus even more desirable to the discriminating collector. 480 ppg.

GOOD P.O.R.

Several years ago, we had the honor of briefly owning a segment of the D.O. Selznick International Pictures Research

Library. We are again privileged to offer for sale several of these priceless treasures on behalf of their current owners. These

important books were used as research materials for the classic film Gone With The Wind - a film which earned David O.

Selznick the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1940. Apparently, word of these important books reached entertainer Michael

Jackson last summer. Michael expressed a very strong desire to purchase five of these books for his personal GWTW

collection. (The centerpiece of Michael's collection is Selznick's Best Picture Oscar, for which the King of Pop had paid more

than $1.5 million.) We tendered his generous offer to the current owner and it was immediately accepted. Unfortunately,

Michael passed away before the transaction could be completed. However, it did establish a meaningful value for these

important examples from the D.O. Selznick Library, placing them well beyond the reach of all but a handful of the most ardent

of GWTW collectors. It is for this reason that we prefer not to publish specific asking prices. We are the sole agent for these

great treasures. Only serious GWTW collectors need ask to view these books. We trust that you will honor our client's wishes.

Thank you.




The Story of the Sherman Brigade by Wilbur F Hinman Description: Published by author,

Alliance, 1897. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A complete history of

this famous brigade made up of the 64th 65th 6th Battery Artillery and McLaughlin's Ohio

Cavalry Squadron all from Ohio. The author was Lt Col of the 65th Ohio and author of Si Kleg

and His Pard. This is a rare Brigade history and a large heavy book 1104 pages with 368

illustrations. Book is all original and in about very good condition. The gold emblem of stacked

guns and cannon on the front with gold lettering title is bright as well as the spine. Covers are

nice for such a heavy book, Corners sharp and relatively light wear to the edge of the cloth

wine red collar boards. The importance of this rare book is enhanced by the fact that it came

for the research library of David O. Selznick International Pictures. It is integral to an

acquisition from Barnaby Rudge Booksellers several years ago, who can verify the pedigree.

The book is carefully rubber-stamped as such. 1104 ppg.

VG P.O.R.

Letters from a Surgeon of the Civil War by Martha Derby Perry Description: Little

Brown & Co, Boston, 1906. Hard Cover. Book Condition: about very good First edition. Blue

cloth with gilt lettering to cover and spine. Ex libris markings to spine. Part of an acquisition of

an estate that held portions of the David O. Selznick Research Department (discretely

rubber stamped as such). This is a very important contribution to history in more ways than

one. 225 ppg.

AVG P.O.R.

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History of Homes and Gardens of Tennessee by Roberta Seawell Brandau Description:

This is a 1936 FIRST EDITION, limited to 1500 copies, compiled by the Garden Study Club of

Nashville with Mrs. John Trotwood Moore, collaborating. Excerpt from foreword, 'It was the

realization of the immediate importance of the project which prompted the Garden Study Club

of Nashville to undertake the task of collecting and preserving the records of the early gardens

of Tennessee. As the research progressed it was realized that the history of Tennessee

gardens was so closely interwoven with the history of Tennessee homes that to separate them

was to lose something very precious, and so the original plan was expanded to include both.

The making of this volume -- begun as a patriotic service -- will have been justified if it serves

in a small way to stimulated an interest in the new, and to rekindle an appreciation of the old,

which will lead to the preservation and restoration of the homes and gardens of Tennessee.'

This extremely rare and essential work is in Good condition. It is in the original green cloth with

guilt lettering on the spine and cover. The spine is slightly softened on the edges. The corners

and edges likewise show some shelf wear. There is some slight foxing to some of the

endpapers as well as some age discoloration. Light soiling on the edges. There are a couple of

tiny red chalk marks on the cover. The hinge appears to slightly loose at the top front. All

pages are clean, intact, and unmarked, aside from the following. Part of an acquisition of an

estate that held portions of the David O. Selznick Research Department (discretely rubber

stamped as such) used in the production of the Oscar-winning classic film "Gone With The

Wind". This is a very important contribution to history in more ways than one. Suffice it to say

that this book is the least expensive of the lot, but still an excellent example for the advanced

GWTW collector. Folio. 503 ppg.

GOOD $3,250.00




Historic & Antiquarian Books

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The Ancient History of Charles Rollin - The Ancient History of the Egyptians

Carthaginians Assyrians Babylonians Medes and Persians Macedonians and Grecians

Including a History of the Arts and Sciences of the Ancients (in Two Volumes) by Charles

Rollin Published by Harper & Brothers, New York 1843 First Complete American Edition,

Hard bound in calf leather Also includes "With a Life of the Author by James Bell. Nice map of

"The World As Known to the Ancients", "The Expedition of Hannibal", "The Expedition of

Alexander", and several other plates. About Good with foxing, minor damp staining in both

volumes. Volume I - 584 ppg. Volume II - 701 ppg. Rare! Not a bad price when you consider

that modern reprints of Rollin's work command up to $100 per volume in paperback form!

AG $295.00

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America's War For Humanity Related in Story and Picture … intro by Hon. John J Ingalls

published by N D Thompson, New York 1898 First Edition Re-bound in red cloth Description:

Outstanding history of the Spanish-American War (or War of 1898). The tile continues "...

Embracing A Complete History of Cuba's Struggle for Liberty and the Glorious Heroism of

America's Soldiers and Sailors. Compiled from the Letters and Personal Experience of Noted

Writers and Correspondence. A Thrilling and Wonderful Record of Human Heroism and

Patriotic Devotion." Illustrated with over 200 original engravings, photographs, sketches and

cartoons representing Battles by Sea and Land, Thrilling Incidents of Personal Daring, Famous

Machete Charges, Etc. Etc. Cover is Fine, as is much of the content. VG overall. 624 ppg.

VG $45.00

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Art Galleries of Europe (in 12 volumes) by Potter, Addison, Preyer, Ricketts, Singleton,

Ansell, & Fraprie Published by the Saint Botolph Society 1902-1912 First Edition, red cloth

bound Description: 12 volumes complete, with over 500 full-page plates in duogravure, plus

floorplans of the various galleries (several are foldouts). Nice tight clean copies, bindings and

hinges are undamaged. Gilt top edge of pages. Dark red cloth with gold spine decoration and

gilt at top of pages. Pages are lightly toned with widely scattered foxing in places. Twelve

frontispieces. Volume 1 - The Louvre, Volume 2 - The Vatican, Volume 3 - The Venice

Academy, Volume 4 - The Dresden Gallery, Volume 5 - The National Gallery (London), Volume

6 - The Pitti Palace (Florence), Volume 7 - The Berlin Galleries, Volume 8 - The Netherland

Galleries, Volume 9 - The Vienna Galleries, Volume 10 - The Prado (Madrid), Volume 11 - The

Belgian Galleries, and Volume 12 - The Munich Galleries. A truly magnificent set that other

booksellers value MUCH higher. You are expected to pay $35 per volume for modern reprints

of lesser quality, and $40 per volume for partial sets of this vintage. Approx. 8.5" x 5.75"

4000+ ppg. VG

VG $450.00

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Atala by Chateaubriand translated by James Spence Harry from Firmin Didot's Edition of the

Viscount's Works. Illustrated by Gustave Doré. Published by Belford, Clarke & Company, New

York & Chicago, ND (ca 1887). Leather bound First Edition with this publisher. Description:

This is an unusual book by a very important figure at the time of the French Revolution. It is a

fictional account of the American Indians portrayed as Rosseau's "Noble Savages".

Chateaubriand traveled extensively in America and his writing is authoritative if not a bit

imaginative. The Doré illustrations are absolutely superb. The interior of the book is About VG,

although the title page is detatched and laid-in. The gilt on all page edges is very nice. The

leather boards are heavily worn at the edges, and the rear board has separated. The spine is

fragmentary, but intact. Spine condition downgrades this book to Fair ... but no less rare. A

great candidate for restoration. 48 ppg. + 30 plates with descriptive page protectors.

Fair $85.00

Frank Leslie's Scenes and Portraits of the Civil War / Frank Leslie's Illustrated

History of the Civil War Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York, 1894. Hardcover. First

Edition. Elephant Folio , 11 3/4" x 16 1/2". Burgundy cloth bound first edition. Profusely

illustrated with wood engravings and other print images, some double spread, some single

page, and some multiple images per page. The title page continues: "Most Important Events of

the Conflict Between the States graphically pictured. Stirring Battle Scenes and Grand Naval

Engagements, drawn by special artists on the spot. Portraits of Principal Participants, Military

and Civil; Famous Forts; Pathetic Episodes, etc., etc. the whole forming An Authentic Pictorial

History of the War, by well-known artists of the era with a signed introduction by Joseph B.

Carr, Major. Engraved frontis of Abraham Lincoln with facsimile autograph. About Good with

some problems (e.g., soft corners and a few torn internal pages), otherwise bright and clean.

Elephant Folio 480 ppg.

AG $295.00

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Frank Leslie's Illustrated Historical Registry of the United States Centennial Exposition,

1876 Published by Frank Leslie Publishing House, New York 1876 First Edition Hard cover

elephant folio 11 3/4" x 16 1/2". Hundreds of engraved images "To furnish a permanent,

truthful and beautiful Chronicle of the Congress of Nations assembled in friendly competition in

Philadelphia in 1876 and to afford a complete history of exhibitive effort in the past and an

artistic and discriminating Record of the Great Centennial." 324 ppg. Binding loose and some

pages tattered, although most are about Good condition. Nicer copies will cost FAR more

money.

Fair $140.00




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Frank Leslie's Illustrated Historical Registry of the United States Centennial Exposition,

1876 Modern reprint by Paddington Press 1974 First Edition thus. Soft cover elephant folio

11 3/4" x 16 1/2". Hundreds of images "To furnish a permanent, truthful and beautiful

Chronicle of the Congress of Nations assembled in friendly competition in Philadelphia in 1876

and to afford a complete history of exhibitive effort in the past and an artistic and discriminating

Record of the Great Centennial." 324 ppg. Nice clean ex libris VG+ Please add $15 for

shipping this oversized (elephant folio) volume. Not to be confused with the abridged 96 page

Modern Typographics facsimile.

VG $50.00

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Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine Volume I (January to June 1877) conducted by Charles F

Deems, DD, LLD Published by Leslie's Publishing House, New York 1877 Hard bound First

edition bound weekly magazine that was first published in January of 1877. Very difficult to

find early volume, ready for careful restoration or disbounding.

VG $125.00

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Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine Volume III (January to June 1878) conducted by Charles F

Deems, DD, LLD Published by Leslie's Publishing House, New York 1878 Hard bound First

edition bound weekly magazine that was first published in January of 1877. Very difficult to

find early volume, ready for careful restoration or disbounding.

VG $95.00

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Harper's Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion published by McDonnell Bros., Chicago, IL

1866 and 1868. Elephant Folio Hard Cover approx. 11.5" x 16.5". The two volumes are in very

good condition overall. The interiors are solid and clean. The brown covers are embossed with

gilt titles on the front covers and spines. Vol. I was published in 1866 (380 ppg.) and Vol.II was

published in 1868 (505 ppg.). Each volume has a handsome pictorial title page and a great

many illustrations, portraits, and maps. Vol. I has 249 illustrations of scenes and incidents, 32

maps and plans, and 224 portraits. The full page portrait of General Grant is a stand out, but

king of the illustrations is the giant color fold out map of the Southern States that opens to 22 x

32". The map is in very good condition with 2" breaks on the center fold lines. Vol. II is similarly

lavishly appointed with more than 400 illustrations and another 50 maps. Please add $20 for

shipping these two oversized (elephant folio) volumes. 886 ppg. total

GD+ $395.00

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Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War - Volume II only by Star Publishing, Chicago, IL

1896 (reprint of Harper's 1868 edition). Elephant Folio Hard Cover approx. 11.5" x 16.5". We

are grading this one as "About Good" only because of the excessive wear to the extremities of

its boards and some (repairable) damage to the burgundy leather spine and corners. Interior

pages (numbered 398 to 836) grade Very Good. The volume is profusely illustrated with ~400

illustrations from wood cuts (50 full-page and 4 double-page), along with approximately fifty

maps. Please add $15 for shipping this oversized (elephant folio) volume. 438 ppg.

AG $245.00

Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Modern reprint of the 1866-1868 work) by The

Fairfax Press, New York, New York, 1977. Elephant Folio Hard Cover 11" x 17" . Later

Printing. Light edge and shelf wear to dust jacket. Bumping to spine. Former owner's name on

front end page. Interior pages are Fine or better. VG/GD 836 ppg. Please add $15 for

shipping this oversized (elephant folio) book. We have another copy without dust jacket for $40

VG/GD $45.00

A History of the Civil War 1861-1865 and the Causes That Led Up to the Great Conflict by

Benson J. Lossing LLD Illustrated with Reproductions of the Brady War Photographs by

Permission of the War Department, Washington, DC Published in Sixteen Sections by the

War Memorial Association, New York, NY 1912. Elephant Folio. All sixteen book sections

grade Good or better, damp staining in Books one and two. Missing color frontis scenes,

otherwise complete and VERY presentable (most content approaches Fine). Your choice of

each of the sixteen signatures (books) for $18, or you may purchase them all for $160 ($10

each)

AVG $160.00




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Permission of the War Department, Washington, DC Published and bound by The War

Memorial Assn., New York, NY, 1912. Folio (approx. 9" x 12"). All sixteen of the above

subscription sections are nicely bound into one cloth-bound volume. All plates present, and

orange boards are imprinted in black and gold to mimic the subscription cover design. Content

averages near Fine, although first signature is a bit loose. The binding is near Fine with small

repair near base of spine and bumped corners. At first blush the front cover appears "New",

and distinguishes this as one of the nicer copies of this popular seller that we have ever

handled. 512 ppg. (Note: We also stock the hardbound "cheap modern knock off" billed as

"Mathew Brady's Illustrated History of the Civil War" where they erroneously grant Brady top

billing ... in New for $45)

AF $275.00

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Permission of the War Department, Washington, DC bound by The Tompkins Art and Portfolio

Co., Yonkers, NY, 1927. Folio (approx. 9" x 12"). All sixteen of the above subscription

sections are nicely bound into one three-quarters leather volume. Features an unnamed color

tinted portrait photo inside the front cover which reads "Copl. BATT. M. 2. PA. H. ARTY." All

plates present, but boards are loose and segments of spine have broken away (but present).

Content averages Very Good, but this rarity has definitely seen better days. 512 ppg. (Note:

We also stock the hardbound "cheap modern knock off" billed as "Mathew Brady's Illustrated

History of the Civil War" where they erroneously grant Brady top billing ... in New for $45)

AG $395.00

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Crimes and Punishment: A Pictorial Encyclopedia of Aberrant Behavior (20 Volume Set)

by Symphonette Press Published by BPC Publishing Ltd. 1973 First Edition Hard bound

Description: This encyclopedic work delves the depths of the criminal psyche and identifies the

greatest collection of law-breakers who ever attempted to make a mockery of justice -- but

ultimately paid the price for their sins. It also presents the exciting history of the F.B.I. and

discusses other law enforcement agencies both here and abroad. Burgundy cloth pictorial

boards, illustrated end papers. Most volumes are near Fine. About 140 ppg. per volume, or

2800 ppg. in the complete set. Illustrated boards with no dust jackets (as issued). Near Fine

AF $165.00

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Howard's Family Companion by Horton Howard Published by Duane Relison, Philadelphia

1867 Gilt embossed binding. Description: A rare medical treatise in three volumes (bound

into one). Interior is toned with some foxxing. Some signatures are beginning to loosen.

Overall a reasonably sound copy. Volume 2 consists of A Treatise on Midwifery and the

Diseases of Women and Children. Vol. 3 is an Improved System of Botanic Medicine. Vols 2

and 3 are copiously illustrated with obstetric and botanical plates. All in all, a great bit of

medical history. Good

Good $295.00

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Kost's Domestic Medicine by J Kost, MD Published by J W Sewell, Cincinnati, OH 1859

Calf bound Description: The title continues "… A Treatise on the Practice of Medicine

Adapted to The Reformed System Comprising A Materia Medica, With Numerous Illustrations."

Contains numerous plates of botanicals (plants and herbs), an index and glossary offer advice

to numerous illnesses contained within the covers of this historic reference. This is a later

revised edition of the original 1849 First Edition. All are very scarce medical books. Some

foxxing, spine slightly cracked, boards are worn, otherwise quite presentable. Approx 9" x 6"

624 ppg. Good

GD $195.00

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Leslie's History of the Republican Party - Narrative and Critical History 1856-1898 by

George Seilhamer Published by the L.A. Williams Publishing Company, New York 1906 This

monumental history of the beginnings of the Republican Party features chapters such as The

Creative Period- Genesis of the Republican Party, Campaign of 1856, development and

Growth of the Party, the Second Republican Convention, the Lincoln & Hamlin Campaign,

Documentary History of the Epoch of the War Period, Secession, Republican Leaders of 1861,

the War for the Union, The Third Republican Convention, Lincoln & Johnson Campaign, the

Thirteenth Amendment, President Johnson's Policy, Congress and the President's

Impeachment, Grant & Colfax Campaign, The Public Credit, Diplomatic Relations of the U.S.,

the South First Decade After the War, Grant & Wilson Campaign, Six Years of Congress,

Revolution in the House, Hayes & Wheeler Campaign, the Electoral Count, Garfield & Arthur

Campaign, Republican Feuds of 1881-1882, Campaign of 1884, the Cleveland Administration,

Campaign of 1888, Period of Discontent, Campaign of 1892, and Campaign of 1896. Loads of

steel engravings and other illustrations. Volume I 565 ppg., Volume II 496 ppg. About Good

AG $95.00




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Leslie's New World Atlas Published by Leslie-Judge Company, New York 1921 (copyright CS

Hammond & Company) Published by Leslie-Judge, Folio with pictorial hard cover. The Leslie's

New World Atlas was possibly one of the more important atlases of the post-WWI era. This is

"A Complete Collection of Maps Gazetteer and Statistics Covering the World As It Is Today".

The latest boundaries as determined by the Peace Conference. It features a list of countries

and states, countries of the world including the New States of Europe. The book gives sizes in

square miles and populations for each nation. The 1920 census figures are used for all

American cities. There are 13 listings for former German Colonies. Two pages of drawings for

the four leading naval powers at that time, and two pages of facts about the World War and

American in the World War are also documented. Elephant folio (10 1/2" x 13 1/2"). 144 ppg.

Cover has some edge bumps and fraying. Interior pages are VG. Binding is sound. An ideal

companion book to the Leslie's Photographic Review of the Great War ... buy the pair for only

$200!

Good $125.00

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Leslie's Photographic Review of the Great War (WWI) Published by Leslie-Judge

Company, New York 1921 One of the more thorough historical records of the first World War.

Of course, it also features several color lithographs as well as full page black & white plates

and in-text photographs of World War I. Special photographs are by James H. Hare, Lucien

Swift Kirtland, and others. Text is by General John Pershing, President Woodrow Wilson, and

others. 121 ppg. Good+ Covers do exhibit significant shelfwear., but internal content is

superb VG+. An ideal companion book to the Leslie's New World Atlas ... buy the pair for only

$200!

VG $95.00

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Life and Death in Rebel Prisons (Giving a Complete History of the Inhuman & Barbarous

Treatment of Our Brave Soldiers by Rebel Authorities Inflicting Terrible Suffering & Frightful

Mortality Principally at Andersonville Ga. and Florence S.C) by Robert H. Kellogg (Sgt. Major

16th Reg. Connecticut Volunteers) Published by L. Stebbins, Hartford, CT 1866 First Edition,

Second Printing Green cloth covered boards with gilt design on panels & spine, gilt title on

spine, 11 b/w plates. Boards worn in spots on edges, small tears with fraying at head & heel of

spine, fabric worn through at tips of corners exposing underlying boards, gilt wearing away &

title faded, page edges lightly soiled. Somewhat musty smell. Aside from minor foxing and dirty

covers, this book has aspirations of VG. 423 ppg. You may be expected to pay half as much

for a modern reprint. Why not buy the real McCoy?

Good $135.00

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List of Books Published by Cassell, Petter, and Galpin - circa 1869 Early catalog with

prices for books published by Cassell, Petter, and Galpin circa 1865 to 1869. Titles include

Cassell's Doré Volumes: The Holy Bible, Milton's Paradise Lost, Dante's Inferno, Dante's

Purgatory and Paradise, Don Quixote, La Fontain's Fables, Atala by Chateaubriand, The

History of Croquemitaine and the Times of Charlemagne, Fairy Realm, The Adventures of

Munchausen, The Legend of the Wandering Jew, Travels in Spain, and The Doré Gallery

Catalogue. Other books listed include Cassell's Gift Books for Young People (some of which

were also illustrated by Dore), Cassell's Primary Series, Cassell's Educational Works, and

Drawing Materials (e.g., Mathematical Instruments), etc. Printed in red and black ink. A

fascinating addition to any collection which prominently features books from Cassell or those

illustrated by Doré. Unfoxed Approx. 8.25" x 10.75" Good with small separation at fold,

otherwise VG. Small margin mark in ink on page 8. Quite rare. NOTE: Cassell, Petter &

Galpin purchased the English copyright to Doré's Holy Bible in 1865. Although undated, this

publication was most likely printed between 1867 and 1869, based on content and

corroborating historical references. Cassell Petter & Gilpin was a publisher that existed only

between 1858 and 1878. The company changed its name in 1878 to Cassell, Petter, Gilpin &

Company.

Good+ $195.00

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Lossing's New History of the United States by Benson J Lossing LLD Publsihed by Gay

Bros. & Co. 1884 Leather bound -SALESMAN'S SAMPLE- Description: The title continues

"… From the Earliest Discoveries to the Present Time. Containing valuable supplementary

matter, and illustrated with over four hundred choice engravings, on steel and wood, together

with state, national ,naval, and military flags of the United States". Features substantial text,

many engraved plates, advertisement and examples of spines in different leathers inside rear

cover. An exceedingly rare and desirable Salesman's Sample that puts most other "dummy"

books to shame. Approx. 7.25" x 10.25" Interior foxed but leather covers have aspiartions of

being Fine with unblemished gilt embossed designs. About Fine

AF $245.00

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Official History of the United States By the Presidents; With Historical Reviews of Each

Administration published by The New England Company 1899 soft bound Description: The

title continues … "ILLUSTRATED WITH OVER 100 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, POLITICAL

CARTOONS, AND HALFTONE PORTRAITS OF THE PRESIDENTS, THEIR HOMES,

MONUMENTS, ETC." Texts are written by prominent Statesmen who worked with the various

Presidential administrations (through McKinley). Interior of book in VG, but the spine is badly

repaired with tape. A great candidate for restoration or disbounding. 649 ppg. Fair

Fair $40.00




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The Complete Opera Book, A Pictorial Souvenir with Biographies of Some of the Most

Famous Singers of the Day by Gustav Kobbe Published by G. P. Putnam Sons 1930 Ninth

Impression Hard bound Description: Historic stories of the Operas, together with 400 of the

Leading Airs and Motives in Musical Notation. Kobbe's books are always spectacular reads

and this one is no exception. Light brown cloth covers with black and gold imprint. Very

scarce depression era edition. 891 ppg. Bright, strong VG that appears Fine at first blush.

VG+ $95.00

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Patent Office Report - 1859 (Report of the Commissioner of Patents) Agriculture,

Meteorology, Tobacco, etc. Published by George W Bowman, Washington, DC 1860 Hard

bound original Cloth. Agricultural reports (experimental and propagating garden, native grapes

of Arkansas and Texas, Saccharine contents of American Grapes, American Grapes, The

Ionian Islands and Italy, Fertilizers, Medicines to Domestic animals, Fish Breeding, English

Plows, Arrangement of Horse Stables, Plants used as food by man, Vegetable fibers,

Tobacco). Spine torn, book fragile, but pages clean. 590 ppg. GD+

GD+ $95.00

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Pharmacopoeia of the United States - 1890 (seventh decennial edition) by Committee of

Revision Published by J B Lippencott, Phildelphia, PA 1890 Calf bound Numbered Edition

(#1172) registered to Hinkley & Cragan This is a delightful addition to any pharmaceutical or

medical book collection for those on a strict budget (a modern reprint can cost as much.). The

binding is cracked, a few loose pages midway through the book, some heavy scuffs to the

boards, and the original calf has deteriorated a bit. 603 ppg. including a 41-page index.

Nonetheless, this is not your garden variety cloth-bound edition. Fair to About Good

Fair $95.00

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Pictorial History of the Second World War - Complete Ten Volume Set Published by Wm.

H. Wise and Co., New York, NY 1944-1949 All First Editions Description: A Photographic

Record of All Theaters of Action Chronologically Arranged gratefully dedicated to the more

than three million men and women of the Armed Forces who inconspicuously rendered their

country conspicuous service during World War II. Volume 1 - First and Second Years, VG;

Volume 2 - Third and Fourth Years, GD+; Volume 3 - FIfth Year, GD+; Volume 4 - Sixth Year,

VG; Volume 5 - A Year of Victory, GD+; Volume 6 - Your Navy in Action, VG+; Volume 7 - Your

Air Force in Action, VG+; Volume 8 - Your Marine Corp in Action, VG+; Volume 9 - Your

Ground Forces in Action, VG; Volume 10 - Your Service Forces in Action, VG+. 4504 pages

packed with thousands of black and white illustrations and dozens of color plates. Lusterous

dark blue leatherette bindings are deeply embossed with raised gold titling and devices --

these even give the appearance of a "new-ish" set! Brightly colored end papers. No marks or

highlighting. Pages are supple but lightly toned. Bindings are all tight. No dust jackets (as

issued). This is a great find for the WWII buff. Average VG. 4504 ppg.

VG $245.00

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Picturesque America - The Land We Live In. In Two Volumes edited by William Cullen

Bryant Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York 1872 & 1874 First edition Hard

bound folio (10.5" x 12.5") Description: The full title continues ... "A Delineation by Pen and

Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-falls, Shores, Canons, Valleys, Cities,

and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country with Illustrations on Steel and Wood by

Eminent American Artists." Three quarter leather over green pebble boards. Gilt titles, volume

numbers, borders, and designs on spines. Marbled end papers. Profusely illustrated

comprising 258 full page prints with 49 being steel plate engravings from drawings by various

noteworthy artists of the day. There are also many in-text wood cut illustrations. Artists whose

work appears in the steel engravings include: A C Warren, Harry Fenn, David Johnson,

Granville Perkins, J D Woodward, F O C Darley, Granville Perkins, J W Casilear, A F Bellows,

J f Kensett, J M Hart, C G Griswold, W Whitteredge, C Rosenberg, W L Sheppard, R Swain

Gifford, Homer Martin, Alfred R Waud, Thomas Moran, William Hart, James D Smillie, and A S

Hazeltine. Vol 1 - 1872 (568 ppg.) Vol 2 - 1874 (576 ppg.) Tight, solid binding with bumped

corners and a few small chips to spine. Minor foxing on frontis, other plates not foxed. Priced

hundreds of dollars less than comparable examples of this monumental example of the

engraver's art. Content is near Fine and tight, but boards are loosening. Overall VG

AVG $450.00

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Picturesque America - The Land We Live In. Volume Two Only as edited by William Cullen

Bryant Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York 1874 First edition Hard bound folio

(10.5" x 12.5") Very nice dark brown 3/4 leather bound edition with matching fancy brown

boards. Gilt illustrated titles and borders on front boards, gilt titles, volume numbers, borders

and bands on spines. All page edges are gilt. Marbled end papers. Profusely illustrated with 26

steel plate engravings from drawings by various noteworthy artists (see above list). There are

also many in-text wood cut illustrations. 576 ppg. Tight, solid VG example of this magnificent

work of art.

VG $250.00




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Scott's Bible (Holy Bible - Fifth American Edition) by Thomas Scott Published by Samual T

Armstrong, Boston, MA 1817 Complete Six Volume Set bound in calf leather Description: The

title continues "... Old and New Testaments with original notes and practical observations".

According to the authorized version; with explanatory notes and copious marginal references.

A New Edition with the author's last corrections and improvements This is an early and very

rare issue of one of the great American bibles. Unlike most other sets of this vintage or even

later, this set is complete and in Good condition overall. The leather is worn but quite supple,

and the gilt leather labels are all intact. Edges of the boards exhibit wear, but spines are solid.

Content it toned and exhibits scattered foxxing. All in all, and exceptionally rare set that is

nearly 200 years old and in very presentable condition. These books are quite heavy and will

require additional shipping costs. A very presentable Good set.

GOOD $1,495.00

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St. Nicholas Magazine (bound volumes) published by Century Hard bound First Edition

Description: We purchased a small collection of these fabulous bound magazines (6 months

per volume), dating from 1918 through 1925. Each volume contains many illustrations and

great wholesome stories for the youth of the era. Content is VG+, bindings are reasonably

tight. ex. libris, but with only minor stamping in FFEP. Red cloth bindings with heavily sunned

spines (which appear "tan" in color). Ex libris. Still, these are tightly bound and a great buy for

those who collect this series. Only $19 per volume, with discounts in quantity. Earlier editions

are also available at proportionally higher prices. VG

VG $19.00

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St. Nicholas Series: A Youth's History of the Rebellion by William M. Thayer Published by

International Book Company ©1864 No date of publication, although presumed to be a reprint

circa 1908. Red pictorial cloth with illustration in yellow and black. The corners are bumped

and a little worn, pages age toned and a little brittle. Pencil scribbling on front endpapers and

one has a few tears. Front hinge split and repaired. This is one volume of four that were

intended to education young readers about the Civil War, its causes and its results. Front

hinge neatly repaired. Content clean, but pencil marks on FFEP. VG overall.

VG $50.00

System of Surgery: Pathological, Diagnostic, Therapeutic, and Operative by Samuel D

Gross Published by Henry C Lea's Son & Company, Philadelphia, PA 1882 Sixth Edition

revised and improved. Nearly 1600 illustrations! From the Preface of First Volume: "The

object of this work, as set forth in the first edition, issued in 1859, is to furnish a systematic and

comprehensive treatise on the art and science of surgery, considered in the broadest sense;

one that shall serve the practitioner as a faithful and available guide in his daily routine of duty.

My aim has been to embrace the whole domain of surgery, and to allot to every subject its

legitimate claim to notice in the great family of external diseases and accidents. If a larger

space than is customary has been devoted to the consideration of inflammation and its effects,

or the great principles of surgery, it is because of my conviction, founded upon long and close

observation, that there are no subjects so little understood by the general practitioner. Special

attention has also been bestowed upon the discrimination of diseases; and an elaborate

chapter on general diagnosis has been introduced. The Work, although presented, as its title

indicates, as a formal and systematic treatise, is founded upon the courses of lectures which it

devolved upon me to deliver during the last forty two years; first in the University of Louisville,

for a long time the most flourishing medical school in the Southwest, and during the last twenty

six years in the Jefferson Medical College, from which, in 1828, I received my degree." Two

large, thick, and very heavy Quarto - sized hardcover books. No missing pages, no writing or

markings in the text, no ownership markings, small "Saunders Medical Books, Phila". label

inside front cover. Original full calf leather bindings, with gilt title impressions on spine. Some

scratches on the back cover of Vol. II. No dust jackets. Vol I - 1194 ppg and Vol II - 1174

ppg. Each volume approx. 10.75" tall x 7.25" deep x 2.75" thick. Very Good A solid and

stunningly attractive pair of rare and important medical books worth more than our modest

asking price.

VG $795.00




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The Confederate Soldier in the Civil War (1959 reprint of the classic 1897 Prentiss Press

book) Edited by Ben LaBree with Eulogy by Fithugh Lee Published by Pageant Books / Rae

Publishing, Paterson, NJ 1959 Hard bound elephant folio Description: The title page

continues ... "The Campaigns, Battles, Seiges, Charges, and Skirmishes Described by Robert

E. Lee, Albert S Johnston, Jos. Johnston, Pierre GT Beauregard, Braxton Bragg, E Kirby

Smith, John B Hood, James Longstreet, Thomas J Jackson, A P Hill, Leonidas Polk, D H Hill,

William J Hardee, Richard Ewell, J E B Stuart, and other military leaders. The Foundation and

Formation of the Confederacy Described by Jefferson Davis, Alexander H Stevens, Judah P

Benjamin, and others. The Confederate States Navy described by Franklin Buchanan,

Raphael Semmes, and other naval leaders." This book restates the Southern odyssey in the

clear words of its leading contemporaries. Accompanying the personal narratives is a mass of

information sufficient to satisfy even the most critical. Essentially, it is the answer to "Harper's

Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion" and "Leslie's Our Soldier in the Civil War". Years of

exhaustive research went into this monumental 19th Century account honoring the

Confederacy. Editor Ben La Bree based his work on official records on file with the War

Department. This is a particularly well done resource which backs the claims of the stanchest

defenders of the Confederacy's right to secession. Cloth covered boards are VG and the

binding is tight. Content is Fine. Since common Fairfax reprints go for over $300 and decent

Prentiss Press originals bring over $600, this scarce 50-year old reprint a steal. Approx. 11" x

16" elephant folio. 480 ppg. Nice VG Oversized books require additional postage.

VG $250.00

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The Confederate Soldier in the Civil War (1959 reprint of the classic 1897 Prentiss Press

book) Edited by Ben LaBree with Eulogy by Fitzhugh Lee Published by Pageant Books / Rae

Publishing, Paterson, NJ 1959 Hard bound elephant folio Essentially, this book is the answer

to "Harper's Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion" and "Leslie's Our Soldier in the Civil War".

Years of exhaustive research went into this monumental 19th Century account honoring the

Confederacy. Editor Ben La Bree based his work on official records on file with the War

Department. Ex libris, rebound in blue cloth, no dust jacket. Title page stamped "Discard" and

library name disguised with black marker. Boards are near Fine and the binding is tight. Most

content near Fine, except some mild evidence of dampness and paper transfer on precious

few scattered pages. Approx. 11" x 16" elephant folio. 480 ppg. Otherwise VG. Oversized

books require additional postage.

VG $150.00

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The Doré Bible Gallery illustrated by Gustave Doré published by Henry Altemus,

Philadelphia No Date (1884) with posthumous tribute to Doré, who died in 1883. Hard bound.

One hundred of Doré's best steel engravings, each preceded by a facing page description.

Quarto. Pictorial front board in black and gold with sub title in silver, all page edges gilt, ends of

backstrip and fore edge corners a little worn, hinges firm, text bright and clean, about VG. 200

pages. An inexpensive alternative to the Doré Bibles featured herein.

AVG $125.00

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The Dispensatory of the United States of America by George B. Wood and Franklin Bache

Published by J B Lippincott and Co., Philadelphia, PA 1882. 14th Edition Leather bound.

Description: "Materia Medica". The comprehensive expansion of the Pharmacopeia of the

United States. This is a great addition to any pharmaceutical or medical collection for those on

a tight budget. The binding is cracked at first page, a few loose pages in the back, some deep

scuffs to covers, and the original calf is deteriorating at the spine (with title segment missing).

1879 ppg. plus Prefaces to the First, 12th, 13th, and 14th editions bound in. Approximate size:

10" x 7" x 3.75" thick! Heavy book requires additional shipping. AG

AG $185.00

The Approved Holy Catholic Bible--with elegant steel plates and other appropriate

engravings (by Doré) Published by W L Richardson & Co. Boston, MA (circa 1870)

Illustrated by Gustave Doré. Leather bound First Edition thus. Description: The title continues

"The Entire Canonical Scriptures according to the decree of the Council of Trent, translated

from the Latin Vulgate...with Annotations by the Rev. Dr. Challoner, etc." Oversized folio

(approx. 9-3/4" x 12-1/2" x 3-1/2" thick)--leather bound. Over 1200 pages long and very rare! A

deeply sculptured leather design with highly detailed raised cross toward center and gold

pictorials around the borders. Very ornate gold binding, metal clasps to either side (hasps

removed), gilt edges, gilt to inner cover edges, with a two page frontispiece to both old and

new testaments, spectacular full color Introduction and New Testament title page. This bible

also features a color Family Registry with some genealogy of the Morley Family. Many superb

full page plates by the famed 19th century artist/engraver Paul Gustave Doré. Also featured

are two Full Color Maps. Hinges are beginning to separate, but easily repaired. Similar bibles

often fetch hundreds more at public auction. A rare and very impressive bible indeed, grading

about VG with near Fine content. 1220 ppg.

AVG $395.00




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The Holy Bible … with Illustrations by Gustave Doré published by Cassell, Petter and

Galpin circa 1867-1868 First Edition Morocco leather bound folio in Two Volumes

Description: This two-volume bible, both Old and New Testaments, displays the pinnacle of

Gustave Dore's art. It is profusely illustrated with more than 220 full page engraved plates,

and bound in hand-tooled morocco leather with gilt trim. The content grades Fine with VG

bindings that exhibit wear at their extremities which does not detract from the overall beauty of

this magnificent tribute to God's word and His creation. This is a beautiful compendium of the

very best of Gustave Doré's artistic renderings which showcases his copious illustrative talents.

Doré was born in Strassburg in 1832 and moved to Paris in 1848, where his facility as a

draughtsman was proclaimed as "extraordinary‖. Doré was a very prolific worker whose

subjects were most often religious or historical in nature. NOTE: Cassell, Petter & Galpin

announced the purchase of the English copyright to Doré's Holy Bible in 1865 with the original

parts in English to be published beginning in January 1866. Although dates are never found in

these rare sets, it is most likely that this particular set was printed between 1867 and 1868.

Cassell Petter & Gilpin was a publisher that existed only between 1858 and 1878, after which

time they were known as Cassell Petter Gilpin & Company. Furthermore, publisher's

advertisements from ~1868 clearly indicate that the contemporary price of the two volume Doré

Bible was many times the price of other morocco bound titles illustrated by Doré, such as

Dante's Inferno or Don Quixote. This particular example is exceedingly rare in its early printing

and its condition. VG

VG $1,295.00

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The Novels of Honoré de Balzac (34 Volumes) Translated by Ellen Marriage, Clara Bell,

Jno. Rudd, R.S. Scott, and James Waring with prefaces by George Saintsbury. Published by

The Gebbie Publishing Co., Ltd., Philadelphia, PA 1897-1900 Memorial First Edition rich

burgundy clothbound volumes, of which only 100 sets were published, this being number . The

first 34 volumes are present, which begs the question "Why in the world might other

booksellers offer 32 volumes as 'complete' when as many as 54 may have been published?".

(The volumes are not actually numbered). #1 - The Country Parson - Albert Savaron - 407

ppg. #2 - The Peasantry - Pierre Grassou - 397 ppg. #3 - Lost Illustions - Gaudissant II - 389

ppg. #4 - A Women Of Thirty - A Start In Life - 389 ppg. #5 - A Bachelor's Establishment And

Other Stories - 388 ppg. #6 - About Catherine De'Medici And Other Stories - 395 ppg. #7 -

Eugenie Grandet And Other Stories. 382 pages. #8 - The Jealousies Of A Country Town. 459

pages. #9 - The Celibates And Other Stories. 382 pages. #10 - Modeste Mignon And Other

Stories. 390 pages. #11 - rsule Mirouet And Other Stories. 386 pages. #12 - The Poor Parents

Part I - Cousine Betty. 383 pages. #13 - The Poor Parents Part II - Cousin Betty (concluded) -

Cousin Pons. 426 pages. #14 - The Harlot's Progress Vol. I 423 pages. #15 - The Harlot's

Progress Vol II 417 pages. #16 - The Chouans - The Conscript. 385 pages. #17 - The Rise

And Fall Of Cesar Birotteau - Gaudissart The Great. 387 pages. #18 - The Quest Of The

Absolute And Other Stories. 372 pages. #19 - Father Goriot - M. Gobseck. 371 pages. #20 -

The Seamy Side Of History And Other Stories. 390 pages. #21 - The Deputy For Arcis Part I

405 pages. #22 -The Deputy For Arcis Part II - The Middle Class. 445 pages. #23 - The

Thirteen And Other Stories. 436 pages. #24 - The Country Doctor And Other Stories. 384

pages. #25 - Seraphita And Other Stories. 406 pages. #26 - Beatrix. 391 pages. #27 -

Muse Of The Department And Les Employes. 450 pages. #28 - A Prince Of Bohemia And

Other Stories. 372 pages. #29 - Droll Stories Collected From The Abbeys Of Touraine Vol. I.

324 pages. #30 - Droll Stories With Sarrasine, Ect. Vol. II. 341 pages. #31 - A Distinguished

Provincial At Paris - Z. Marcas. 389 pages. #32 - A Daughter Of Eve - Letters Of Two Brides.

383 pages. #33 - The Wild Ass' Skin And Other Stories. 324 pages. #34 - The Lily Of The

Valley And Other Stories. 393 pages. Two volumes have cracked hinges, otherwise all

volumes are tight and clean. Top edge of the text-block is gilt. Boards are in generally in very

good condition, with minor bumping to corners and spine ends. One of the leather spine labels

is worn excessively. The descerning collector can now own 34 volumes in high grade for less

than the price of 32! (Yet another cheap shot.) VG overall

VG $795.00

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The Great Teachings of Masonry by H.L. Haywood Published by George H Doran Company,

New York 1923 Hardbound in Good dust jacket Description: Early GEORGE H DORAN

EDITION -- Scarce Edition. Bright, tight, clean copy without foxing (despite acidic paper) or

marks-near fine. Dust jacket worn around edges with a couple of small closed tears. Gold

imprinted blue cloth cover. Inside rear cover contains small stamp "KNIGHT HOSPITALER of

the GRAND COMMANDRY, KNIGHTS TEMPLAR of ILLINOIS. Rare thus. VG+ in Good dust

jacket. 187 ppg.

VG+/GD $125.00

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The People's Home Library, a Library of Three Practical Books - Medical, Cooking, and

Vetrinary published by R.C. Barnum, Cleveland, OH & Minneapolis, MN / Imperial Publishing,

Canada 1915 Black leatherette hard bound Description: "The People's Home Medical Book" by

T J Ritter, MD 478 ppg. "The People's Home recipe Book" by Mrs. Allice Gitchell Kirk 238 ppg,

and "The People's Home Stock Book" by W.C. Fair, VS 315 ppg. Three books bound in a

single volume. Each book has individual page numeration, all books are tight inside, with light

sign of loosiness on hinges, a few loose pages at back. Still solid overall. Good Plus overall

Please don't take the word for others who promote later editions as being "First Thus" ... they

aren't Firsts at all! 1031 ppg.

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The Pharmaceutical Era, an Illustrated Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Interests of

Pharmaceutical Science and Practice (Volume 1) by A.B. Lyon AM MD published by D. O.

Haynes and Co., Detroit, MI 1887 The rarest of early leather-bound volumes of the monthly

publication "The Pharmaceutical Era" in exceptionally nice condition. Possibly unique. Pages

have been repaginated and a comprehensive index for the volume inserted after title page.

Pages are supple, yet toned. The book has a musty smell, but is not foxed. Fascinating

advertising throughout. Boards and spine exhibit excessive edge wear, typical of many bound

sets of the era, but would be easy to repair/restore. Gold imprint on spine. This is an

antiquarian treasure that will fit quite nicely with any pharmaceutical, medical, or quackery

collection. 466 ppg. plus bound in supplement "A Corrected List of ... Botanical Drugs" VG

VG $995.00

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Pharmaceutical Science and Practice (Volume 3) by A.B. Lyon AM MD and C.W. Parsons

PhC published by D. O. Haynes and Co., Detroit, MI 1889 Rare early leather-bound volume of

the monthly publication "The Pharmaceutical Era" in exceptionally nice condition and is virtually

unavailable in ANY condition. Seldom available in bound volumes even in its later years.

Pages have been repaginated and a comprehensive index for the volume inserted after title

page. Pages are supple, yet toned. The book has a slightly musty odor, but is not foxed. Some

advertisements are color lithographs, all are fascinating. The binding is tight. Boards and spine

exhibit excessive edge wear, typical of many bound sets of the era, but would be easy to

repair/restore. Gold imprint on spine. This is an antiquarian treasure that will fit quite nicely with

any pharmaceutical, medical, or quackery collection. 488 ppg. VG

VG $595.00

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Pharmaceutical Science and Practice (Volume 4) by A.B. Lyon AM MD and C.W. Parsons

PhC published by D. O. Haynes and Co., Detroit, MI 1890 Rare early leather-bound volume of

the monthly publication "The Pharmaceutical Era" in exceptionally nice condition and is virtually

unavailable in ANY condition. Seldom available in bound volumes even in its later years.

Pages have been repaginated and a comprehensive index for the volume inserted after title

page. Pages are supple, yet toned. The book has a slightly musty odor, but is not foxed. Some

advertisements are color lithographs, all are fascinating. The binding is tight. Boards and spine

exhibit excessive edge wear and scuffs, typical of many bound sets of the era, but would be

easy to repair/restore. Gold imprint on spine. This is an antiquarian treasure that will fit quite

nicely with any medical, pharmaceutical, or quackery collection. Please ask us about other

early medical, pharmacological, and quackery material. We seek other early bound volumes of

this publication. 486 ppg. (repaginated) VG

VG $595.00

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The Pharmaceutical Era, Trade Edition: A Trade and News Publication for Druggists

(Volume I) by A.B. Lyon AM MD Published by D.O. Haynes and Co., Detroit, MI 1890 First

edition. Hard cover. D. O. Haynes and Company, Detroit, MI (1890) Includes: illustrations,

diagrams, index, bibliography. Rare early leather-bound volume of the twice-monthly

publication "The Pharmaceutical Era, Trade Edition ", catering to drug and soda fountain

trades. All editions are virtually unavailable in ANY condition. This and its sister publication are

seldom available in bound volumes even in their later years. Pages are NOT repaginated and

no index added (common to its bound sister publication). Pages are supple, yet toned. The

book has a somewhat musty smell, but it is not foxed. Fascinating advertisements bound in,

several color lithographs. Boards and spine exhibit excessive edge wear, typical of most bound

sets of the era, but could be easily repaired. Gold imprint on spine (although erroneously

labeled "Volume 2" when bound). This is an antiquarian treasure that will fit quite nicely with

any pharmaceutical, medical, soda fountain, or quackery collection. Rare and possibly unique

-- no other bound volumes are available in this series to the best of our knowledge. 400 ppg.

VG

VG $995.00

SPECIAL

The Pharmaceutical Era (Volume 1, 3 and 4) plus The Pharmaceutical Era, Trade Edition

(Volume 1, although conveniently mislabeled as Volume 2) indicated above, offered as a

spectacular four volume set. Save a "bundle" on the bundle. You may wish to consider

combining this special with our other medical books. Imagine the spectacular display of rare

19th century medical and pharmaceutical books adorning your desk or bookshelf! Any such

purchase of more than $2500 will be shipped insured at no additional cost.

VG $2,850.00

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The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe Published by Harper & Brothers, New York 1884 Hard bound

Elephant Folio (approx. 18" x 14") First Edition Description: Beautifully illustrated edition of the

classic Poe poem. This is opportunity tap, tap, tapping at your chamber door. Only this, and

nothing more. Illustrated with 26 large steel engravings by Gustave Doré with captioned tissue

guards. Content is VG+ but with a couple of damaged tissue guards. No foxing, markings, or

other distractions. Boards are slightly loose. Still, this breathtaking work is half the price that

others are asking for a similar book. VG

VG $1,095.00




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The Savage World by J W Buel Published by Historical Publishing Company 1889 First

Edition Hard bound Description: The title continues: "... A Complete Natural History of the

World's Creatures, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, Birds and Mammals". This is a complete natural

history of the world's creatures. Replete with anecdote, incident and adventure illustrative of

the habits of the animals described'. Art Nuevo silver and gold cover decoration with wild

animals portrayed. Crown quarto size with 722 pages and over 1500 illustrations by Gustave

Doré and others. The illustrated cover whole and attached, but the spine in need of minor

repairs. FFEP, title page, and color frontis plates are missing. No other missing pages. The

interior hinges are broken. Content is toned and grades about Good - still very presentable.

Very popular rare collector title, due in large part to the Doré artwork. A better book will cost

multiples of our modest price, if you are able to locate one at all. Approx. 10.5" x 8.25" x 3.25"

thick) 722 ppg. Conservatively graded as Fair.

Fair $495.00

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The Soldier’s Story of His Captivity at Andersonville, Belle Isle, and Other Rebel Prisons

by Warren Lee Goss, of the Second Massachusetts Regiment of Heavy Artillery Published by

Lee & Shepard, Boston, MA 1869 First Edition, third printing, which includes . The title page

continues "... with an Appendix, Containing The Names of the Union Soldiers Who Died at

Andersonville, with the Numbers of Their Graves, Their Rank, The Companies and Regiments

to Which They Belonged, The Dates of Their Decease, and the Diseases of Which They Died,

And Also, Many Certificates to the Truthfulness of the Book. Embellished with A Beautiful

Presentation Page and Four Full Page Illustrations, by Thomas Nast, The Celebrated

American Artist; A Steel Portrait of the Author; Several Maps Drawn from Actual

Measurements, and many accurate Illustrations of Prison Life, Taken form Rebel Photographs

Now in the Possession of the Publishers." Need we say more? All edges of pages are gilt.

Full leather cover is ornately decorated in gilt on front and rear boards and on spine, however,

there is a loss to the spine (brittle but repairable), rubbing to corners, edges and boards, a few

loose pages at the front, else in Good condition. 357 ppg. A slightly better book will set you

back three times our modest asking price.

GD $135.00

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The Study of Medicine (4 volumes) by John Mason Good Published by Wells & Lilly, Boston,

MA 1827. Leather bound Description: 3/4 calf with gilt leather spine labels and marbled paper

covered boards. All four volumes have both front and rear boards detached. Spine label

missing from Vol. 4. Endpapers have offset tanning from leather corners. Moderate foxing to

some pages. This work, reprinted six times before 1835, is an important example of medical

innovation in the early 19th century. Since the content is sound and relatively clean, these

tired old books are excellent candidates for rebinding, however. This set is offered "as is". Vol

I - 404 ppg, Vol II - 620 ppg, Vol III - 435 ppg, Vol IV - 494 ppg. Fair

Fair $125.00

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The War with the South - A History of the Late Rebellion with Biographical Sketches of

Leading Statesmen and Distinguished Naval and Military Commanders - Volume I and II

Only by Robert Tomes Published by Virtue & Yorston, New York 1862 First Edition Hard

bound Featuring steel-engraved illustrations with tissue-guards and color maps. The first and

second volumes in the three volume set. This is a very detailed account of the progress of the

American Civil War, covering the years from late 1861 to 1863. All page edges are gilt, and

exquisit. Half leather binding on heavy brown morocco-effect boards, with ornate gilt title to

front. Raised bands and gilt titles and decoration to spine. Light scattered foxing, wear to

leather but binding and hinges are firm. Ex. Long Island Historical Society. These books were

originally bound without their engraved plates! Perhaps the Society thought them unnecessary

or a waste of added shelf space. Who knows? Heavy clear plastic dust jackets disguise the

loose boards. Good Vol I - 663 ppg., Vol II - 679 ppg. This pair does not match the following

volume III exactly, although they do make a handsome set, economically priced at only $495.

GOOD $250.00

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The War with the South - A History of the Late Rebellion with Biographical Sketches of

Leading Statesmen and Distinguished Naval and Military Commanders - Volume III Only

by Robert Tomes Published by Virtue & Yorston, New York 1867 First Edition Hard bound

Featuring magnificent steel-engraved illustrations with tissue-guards and color maps. The

second volume in a three volume set. A very detailed account of the progress of the American

Civil War, covering the years from early 1864 through the end of the war. All page edges gilt.

Half leather binding on heavy brown morocco-effect boards, with ornate gilt title to front.

Raised bands and gilt titles and decoration to spine. Some foxing to the tissue-guards, rubbed

wear to leather but binding and hinges are firm. Very Good. 738 ppg. Impossible to find any

better! A three volume set of comparable quality would sell for over $1200, but if purchased

with the above Volumes I and II, this particular set is only $495.

VG $350.00




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The White House Gallery of Official Portraits of the Presidents, Artist Proof Limited Edition

#354 (of 500) Published by The Gravure Company of America, New York & Washington, 1901

3/4 leather Elephant Folio 16.5" x 20" Description: Printed shortly after McKinley's

assassination, this enormous book features impressions of each President from Washington

through McKinley, as seen in the White House Gallery. Opposite each Presidential illustration

is a historical review on the life and administration of each President, written by a leading

American scholar. The unique feature of this edition is the subtle engraved color impressions,

illustrating an historic association in the life or administration of each president. This is a Proof

Limited Edition, with each copy being numbered and registered. The last page of the book

includes a copy of President McKinley's Last Speech in honor of his Presidency. Unpaginated.

Approximately 160 pages. Spine is solid, content clean and tight, however both boards

detatched (due to the tremendous load presented by the volume. Contents near Fine.

Good + $595.00

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The World Photographed by Henry Neil Published by Henry Neil Manufacturing Publisher

1892 Description: The title continues "... Representing View of Cities - Public Buildings -

Cathedrals - Street Scenes - Mosques - Churches - Temples - Observatories - Castles -

Homes of Noted People - Volcanoes - Lake & Mountain Scenery - Lochs - Falls - River

Scenery - Canons - Geysers - Bridges - Parks - Fountians - Towers - Memorials - Pyramids -

Ruins of Temples - Tropical Scenery - Huts - and an array of instantaneous views, showing the

life of the peoplein the various portions of the world. Gathered from North America, South

America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, also copies of paintings taken

from the Great Galleries of the World, forming a beautiful collection of photographs in one

volume." (phew, that was tedious) Inscribed in FFEP "Merry Christmas 1892 to Robert and

Marjorie from Baby Helen". Unlike most available copies of this view book, the covers are still

attached and hinges sound, and the content is unfoxxed, although lightly toned. Photos, with

descriptions of each, on every other page. This is a delightful collection of nineteenth century

images from an early equivalent of a coffee table book. Gilt impression on front cover

("Photographs") is bright and clear. Title impression on spine never was filled. This scarce

book is approx. 10" x 8" oblong and more than one inch thick. 315 ppg. Solid VG

VG $195.00




Numismatic and Paper Money Books

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Confederate States Paper Money by Arnie R Slabaugh Published by Whitman Publishing

Co., Racine, WI 1959 Second Edition Soft bound Description: Illustrated, Indexed Original

black faux leather staple-bound wraps with gilt title on front cover. Binding clean and tight.

Pages lightly toned with age. Illustrated with b/w photos. New 49 ppg.

NEW $25.00

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A Guide Book of United States Fractional Currency by Matt Rothert Published by Whitman

Publishing Co., Racine, WI 1963 First Edition Soft bound Description: Includes: illustrations,

index. Softcover, First Edition This volume is "an illustrated history and catalog listing with

valuations for all issues of postage and fractional currency of the United States, 1862-1876. "

Nice unused book As New with faux black leather cover with gilt lettering. New 81 ppg.

NEW $30.00

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Confederate States Paper Money by Arnie R Slabaugh Published by Whitman Publishing

Co., Racine, WI 1958 First Edition Soft bound Description: Illustrated, Indexed Original black

faux leather staple-bound wraps with gilt title on front cover. Binding clean and tight. Pages

lightly toned with age. Illustrated with b/w photos. New 48 ppg.

NEW $30.00

Obsolete Notes and Scrip of Rhode Island and The Providence Plantations by Roger

Durand Published by Society of Paper Money Collectors (SPMC) 1981 First Edition. Hard

Cover Description: Illustrated, with rarity ratings for each note. Large black & white illustrations.

8 3/4" x 11 1/4" maroon fabric with gilt lettering, no dust jacket (as issued) Priced below other

resellers since we have retained a small cache of these fantastic books. 276 ppg. (also

available in original publisher-wrapped bundles of three books for $99) New

NEW $39.00

Indian Territory / Oklahoma / Kansas Obsolete Notes and Scrip by Maurice Burgett and

Steven Whitfield Published by the Society of Paper Money Collectors 1980 First Edition Hard

Bound Description: Includes Illustrations. as New with soiling on front cover. Illustrated with

rarity ratings for each note. Large b/w illustrations 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" maroon fabric with gilt

lettering, no dust jacket (as issued) Priced well below other resellers, since we have held a

small reserve for the past 30 years. 306 ppg (incidentally, Scott Secor is listed in the credits

as a contributor, as he is in Haxby and other standard reference works on obsolete currency)

New $30.00

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US Essay, Proof, and Specimen Notes by Gene Hessler Published by BNR Press, Prtage,

OH 1979 First Edition Hard Bound Description: illustrations, diagrams, index, bibliography.

Yellow cloth covered boards with black lettering show very mild bumping to spine ends, Yellow

pictorial dust jacket, minor edgewear. "Here you will see not only the paper money used by

generations past but also the all but forgotten designs...includes a proposed $3 note that never

quite made it into circulation." 224 ppg. New in Abt. Fine dust jacket

New/AF $45.00

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Banking In Frontier Iowa, 1836-1865 by Dr. Erling A Erickson Published by Iowa State

University Press, Ames, IA 1971 Hard Bound Ex Libris Description: Includes Illustrations. First

Edition. Hard cover VG/VG Illustrated. Large b/w illustrations 6 x 9 ochre fabric, dust jacket in

Bodart (ex libris) 183 ppg VG/VG $50.00

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Obsolete Bank Notes of North Carolina by J. Roy Pennell Jr. Published by Pennell

Publishing Company, Anderson, SC 1960 Description: Includes illustrations. First Edition. Soft

cover New with shelfwear (Fine) Illustrated with table of valuations. Reprinted from the author s

articles in Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine with revisions and additions. Large b/w illustrations

5 ¼ x 7 ¾ beige soft cover, 88 ppg. Fine, no dust jacket as issued

Fine $50.00

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Criswell's Currency Series Volume I Confederate and Southern States Currency by

Grover C Criswell Jr. Published by Criwell Publications, Citra, FL 1976 Hard bound Description:

illustrations, bibliography. Second Revised Edition Small quarto, fabric binding, fully illustrated

in black & white. This is a nice copy with no flaws other than a few notations written in the

margins. 294 ppg.About Fine with no dust jacket (as issued).

AF $50.00

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Patriotic Civil War Tokens by George Fuld & Melvin Fuld Published by Quartermen

Publications / Whitman Publishing 1965 Soft bound Description: Subtitled "A Descriptive and

Price Catalogue of the Die Varieties of Patriotic Type Tokens Used as a Substitute for Money

During the American Civil War". Early catalog of patriotic civil war token varieties by George

and Melvin Fuld. Softbound black faux leather cover with copper imprinted title. Tight, as New

with minor shelf wear. Exceptional quality. 77 ppg. New

New $50.00

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South Carolina Obsolete Bank Notes - The First Comprehensive Listing of State, Broken

Bank, Town, City, Railroad, and Miscellaneous Other Notes by Austin J Sheheen Jr. Self-

published 1956 First Edition Soft bound Description: Large b/w illustrations 5 ¼ x 7 ¾ beige

soft cover, 80 ppg As New with shelfwear.

New $55.00




State Bank Notes of Michigan by Harold L Bowen Published by Havell Advertising Services

1956 First Edition Hard Bound Description: Illustrated with rarity and census information.

Large black and white illustrations 7 ¼ x 10 ¼ blue fabric with silver lettering, no dust jacket (as

issued) 196 ppg About FineAF $55.00

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Minnesota Obsolete Paper Money and Scrip by R.H. "Rocky" Rockholt Published by SPMC /

Krause Publications, Iola, WI 1975 First Edition Hard Bound Description: Illustrated with rarity

ratings. Large b/w illustrations 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" maroon fabric with gilt lettering, no dust jacket

(as issued) 76 ppg Fine without dust jacket (as issued)

AF $70.00

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Mississippi Obsolete Paper Money and Scrip by L. Chandler Leggett Published by SPMC /

Krause Publications, Iola, WI 1975 First Edition Hard bound Description: Illustrated with rarity

ratings of each note. Large b/w illustrations 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" maroon fabric with gilt lettering, no

dust jacket (as issued) 141 ppg. New with no dust jacket (as issued)

New $75.00

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Criswell's Currency Series Volume II - Confederate and Southern States Bonds by Grover

C Criswell Jr. Published by Criswell Publications, St. Petersburg Beach, FL 1961 Hard Cover

Fine with no dust jacket (as issued), probably unread. Laid in is the 1971-72 Price List and

Supplement. Small quarto, fabricoid binding, fully illustrated in black & white, and has ten items

reproduced in a color section. This is a very nice copy with no flaws other than fading of the gilt

embossing. Features Government of Texas and Republic of Texas issues, as well as Florida

Territory, and Confederate States issues. 310 ppg.

Fine $75.00

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Maine Obsolete Paper Money and Scrip by George W Wait Published by SPMC / Krause

Publications, Iola, WI 1977 First Edition Hard Bound Description: Fine with owner inscription

inside front cover. Illustrated with rarity ratings of each bank note. Large b/w illustrations 8 3/4"

x 11 1/4" maroon fabric cover with gilt lettering, no dust jacket (as issued).

Fine $95.00

New Jersy Money by George W Wait Published by SPMC / Newark Museum Assn., Newark,

NJ 1976 First Edition Hard Bound Description: Former owner s name inside front cover. The

Bible of New Jersey currency by the Moses of new england obsolete currency. Includes

colonial issues and scrip. Large b/w illustrations 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" blue boards, brown fabric

spine with gilt lettering, no dust jacket (as issued) 434 ppgFIne $95.00

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The Banks of New York, Their Dealers, The Clearing House, and the Panic of 1857 by J.S.

Gibbons Published by Herrick 1859 First Edition Hard Bound Description: No dust jacket as

issued. The unvarnished history surrounding the bank panic of 1857 and all of the associated

parties. Very presentable and very collectible. Minor pencil marks and pricing inside covers.

Good

Good $95.00

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Descriptive Register of Genuine Bank Notes (for the Detection of Spurious and Altered

Bills, containing accurate, elaborate, and plain descriptions of the Notes Issued by

Every Bank in the United States and Canada, Conveniently Arranged for Reference) by

Gwynne and Day Published by Pennell Publishing, Anderson, SC 1977 First Edition Hard

Bound Description: Includes index. Reprinted from the library of Eric P. Newmann by (Roy)

Pennell Publishing--both dear friends. First Edition as such. Owner s inscription on inside front

cover. The full title is The Descriptive Register of Genuine Bank Notes, for the Detection of

Spurious and Altered Bills, containing accurate, elaborate, and plain descriptions of the Notes

Issued by Every Bank in the United States and Canada, Conveniently Arranged for Reference

with further descriptive text Prepared under the supervision of the Publishers, who

acknowledge their indebtedness to the several firms now comprising the American Bank Note

Company for much valuable information. Large 8 ¾ x 11 ¼ green fabric cover with gold

embossed lettering, no dust jacket (as issued), 168 ppg Fine without dust jacket (as issued)

Fine $95.00

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The Wildcat Bank Notes, Scrip, and Currencies of Nebraska by James L McKee Published

by James Mkee / Krause Publications, Iola, WI 1970 First Edition Hard Cover SIGNED BY

THE AUTHOR Description: New with owner s inscription on inside front cover. Illustrated with

rarity ratings for each note. Large b/w illustrations 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" green fabric with gilt

lettering, no dust jacket, 60 ppg New

New $135.00

$5 Union Bank Salesman's Sample Banknote by Toppan, Carpenter, and Co. 1856

Description: Salesman's Sample Banknote (circa 1856) printed by Toppan, Carpenter & Co.

(later absorbed by the presentday American Banknote Company). This specimen grades About

Uncirculated with no major flaws to detract from its value. It is a masterpiece of the engraver's

art. Other Salesman's Sample and Specimen banknotes from the mid-nineteenth century on

request. Bright, crisp about uncirculated. Ephemerally yours.

AU $195.00




A History of Nebraska Banking and Paper Money by Gerome Walton & James L McKee

Published by Centennial, Lincoln, NE 1978 First Edition Soft Bound Description: Trade

paperback Illustrated with rarity ratings of each note plus large & small sized National

Currency. Large b/w illustrations 8 1/2" x 11" illustrated soft cover, 674 ppg Fine

Fine $195.00

National Bank Notes of the United States 1863-1935 by Robert Ramsey & Robert Polito

published by Steinmetz, Lancaster, PA 1977 First Edition Hard Bound Description:

illustrations, index. Breakdown of the specific types and denominations of notes issued and the

amount outstanding used to assist in determining relative scarcity of collectible Nationals. Long

out-of-print and very difficult to obtain in ANY grade, let alone this nice. Owner mark inside

cover. About NewAbt. New $245.00

North American Currency by Grover C Criswell Jr. Published by Criswell Publ.

VG $55.00

The Obsolete Paper Money of Virginia - Volumes I and II by Charles J Affleck Published by

Virginia Numismatic Assn., Hampton, VA 1968 Description: Previous owner's mark in FFEP.

Two volume set. 237 and 265 ppg. : illus.; 28 cm. Includes Illustrations. Volume I is First

Edition, Third Printing, 237 ppg. New condition with Fine DJ. The third printing consists of 200

numbered copies beginning at 801, this is serial number 820. Illustrated with rarity ratings for

each note. Large b/w illustrations 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" maroon fabric with gilt lettering, illustrated

dust jacket. Volume II is First Edition, First Printing--serial number 641 of 1000. Illustrated with

rarity ratings for each note. Large b/w illustrations 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" maroon fabric with gilt

lettering, illustrated dust jacket. 265 ppg. New with minor shelf wear to dust jackets.New $395.00




Fine Art Books and Folios

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332 Magazine Covers of Norman Rockwell by Christopher Finch Published by Abbeville

Press/Random House, New York 1979 First Edition Elephant folio (approx. 15" x 12")

Hardcover. A spectacular and very important collection of 332 of Norman Rockwell's best

magazine covers. He was a beloved 20th-century American painter and illustrator whose

finest works graced the pages of iconic magazine such as Ladies' Home Journal, Look, Boy's

Life, and his life-long association with the Saturday Evening Post. His works enjoy a broad

popular appeal, where Rockwell is famous for his illustrations of everyday life scenarios.

Green fabric boards with White and Gilt imprint, and an impressive heavy pictorial/gilt dust

jacket. A beautiful collection of favorite and important magazine covers painted by Norman

Percevel Rockwell (1894 – 1978). 94 pages of text, 334 color illustrations, and hundreds of

B&W illustrations. Heart-warming "Merry Xmas (1988) Mom ... Love Leslie" inscription on

FFEP. Contents appear new. Surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean, and sharp-

cornered for such an immense book. 455 ppg. About Fine in VG+ dust cover. (We also have

the mini-folio 5" x 5" version of this book from time to time or the "Norman Rockwell, a Sixty

Year Retrospective" softcover or only $40 each in Like-New to New condition)

AF/VG $135.00

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Americana Art Folio published by American Oil Company, Milwaukee, WI 1963 Twelve

exceptional historic works of art have been lithographed on 17-1/2" x 14" premium card stock

for distribution in an unspecified limited number. The 19th century subject matter includes:

Christmas in New England, The Battle of New Orleans, The Alamo, The Boston Post Road,

The Oklahoma Land Rush, Driving of the Golden Spike, The Robert E. Lee Versus The

Natchez, The Lincoln- Douglas Debates, Barney Oldfield, Daniel Boone At Boonesborough,

Opera House at Central City, and Christmas at Monticello. The prints are contained within

their original shipping tube. An interesting opportunity for print collectors. One print has a

small margin tear, but all others grade about Fine. Ships in original shipping tube.

AF $195.00

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Art And Lifestyle by LeRoy Neiman published by Felicie Publishers, New York 1974 Hard

bound. First Edition Folio (approx. 9¾" X 13") White Linen covered boards. dust jacket

exhibiting some shelfwear. Description: Neiman's art transcends all class distinctions to

capture the kaleidoscopic social scene. Includes a chronology of his life and biography and

references. Features 350 illustrations, 300 of them in full color. Playboy Magazine's favorite

artist, and certainly one of ours as well. 285 ppg. F/AF (VG/VG copy only $135)

F/AF $225.00

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Artists of the Italian Renaissance (from the Chroniclers) translated and arranged by E. L.

Seeley Published by Duffield & Co. New York 1908 First Edition thus Hard bound Description:

NOT a modern reprint! Often improperly described as published by Chatto & Windus, London

(also listed on title page). This historical publication features 8 colored plates (including

Raffaello's "Theology" frontis) and 21 half-tone plates of other religious icons. The design on

the title-page was drawn by Mrs. Harding Andrews. Red cloth covered boards with ornate gilt

decoration taken from a 15th century example of the book in the Laurentian Library, Florence.

Light sunning to spine. No markings or damage. A spectacular near fine example of this

extraordinary book. Approx. 6" x 8.5" 422 ppg. A must-have for any art historian or student of

religion - also see the matching book "Stories of the Italian Artists from Vasari".

AF $95.00

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Art Treasures of the World - Complete 30 Volume Set - Published by Harry N. Abrams, New

York, 1952-1957 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over card boards with

color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued. Exceptionally nice

overall quality, including the most elusive of folios. Some extremities are bumped and worn,

otherwise VG condition. Each folio contains sixteen gorgeous full color tipped-in reproductions

that are suitable for framing, plus six pages of descriptive text, for a total of 480 plates.

Condition of folios will average VG with minor imprefactions. Plates will average Fine without

distractions. Save hundreds of dollars over individual folio prices.

VG $2,995.00

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Auguste Renior - A Dream of Harmony by Peter H Feist Published by Taschen, Koln,

Germany 1991 Soft bound First Edition Description:A superb Taschen effort filled with glorious

color plates. Old price sticker on rear cover very minor handling, with New appearance at first

blush. 96 ppg. Otherwise, a problem-free About Fine

AF $25.00

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Auguste Rodin text by Robert Descharnes & Jean-Francois Chabrun published by Chartwell

Books, NJ 1967. Profusely illustrated in b/w and color. Original brown cloth with gilt title on

front cover, in pictorial dust jacket. New in Fine dust jacket (minor shelf wear). 283 ppg. A

magnificent testament to our favorite near-sighted sculptor, François-Auguste-René Rodin

(1840 – 1917). This book is often offered by others in lesser grades for significantly more

money.

New/F $95.00

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Bosch - Art Treasures of the World with text by Lotte Brand Philip Published by Harry N.

Abrams, New York, 1955 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over card boards

with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued. Extremities

are bumped and worn, otherwise VG plus. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped

reproductions of paintings by early Netherlandish painter Renaissance painter Heironymous

Bosch (1450 - 1516). 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+ Rare.

VG+ $195.00




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Bruegel - Masters of Art Series by Wolfgang Stechow Published by Harry N. Abrams, New

York, 1990 First Edition Hard Bound Description: Exquisit presentation of the works of Dutch-

Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525 -1569). 128ppg. NewNew $25.00

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Bruegel - Art Treasures of the World with text by Wolfgang Stechow Published by Harry N.




reproductions of paintings by Dutch-Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder

(1525 -1569). 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+

VG+ $150.00

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Cézanne - Art Treasures of the World with text by Julius S. Held Published by Harry N.




reproductions of paintings by post-impressionist painter Paul Cézanne (1839 - 1906). 6ppg. +

16 plates. VG

VG $195.00

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Cézanne (Discovering the 19th Century) by Lionello Venturi Published by Skira Rizzoli, New

York, 1978, First Edition Hard bound. 13.25" x 12.5" Description: Preface by Giulio Carlo

Argan, includes biographical chronology, bibliography, and index. 47 color plates, 141 black

and white illustrations. Sage green cloth boards clean and bright. This book is noteworthy for

its selection of gorgeous color plates by post-impressionist Paul Cézanne (1839 - 1906).

Original owner's name in FFEP. 175 ppg. About Fine in loose-fitting Very Good dust jacket

AF/VG $95.00

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Chagall by Ramond Cogniat Published by Crown Publishing, New York 1978 First Edition

Translated from French by Anne Ross Quarto Description: Includes 53 reproductions in full

color and many more in black and white. Red boards, spine and front cover lettered in white.

No dust jacket. After many other books, some of which may have seemed to say all that can

be said about the life and art of Chagall, Raymond Cogniat approaches his subject in a new,

personal light, analyzing him from several points of view: technique, body of work, and the

great periods of his life. The author's analysis leads to a full understanding of Chagall's

luminous art, which, though somewhat melancholy, is saturated with love and poetry. The

choice of illustrations presents a complete panorama of the work of Russian-French artist

Марк Заха́рович Шага́л (Marc Chagall - 1887 – 1985), many of which are here reproduced in

color for the first time. 96 ppg. VG+

VG+ $25.00

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Chagall by Chagall edited by Charles Sorlier published by Harry N Abrams, New York 1979

First Edition Hardcover Folio (approx. 11.25" x 12.25") Description: 285 illustrations, 83 of

which are in color. Very popular book documenting the works of Russian-French artist Марк

Заха́рович Шага́л (Marc Chagall - 1887 – 1985). Fine cloth copy in As New condition,

surprisingly well-preserved, tight, bright, clean, and sharp-cornered. Dust jacket exhibits minor

shelf wear. Previous owner's name in FFEP. As New and quite rare. 262 ppg.

NEW $195.00

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Chagall: The Land of My Heart, Russia by Mikhail Guerman Published by Parkstone Press,

London 1995 First Edition.Hardcover 9.5" x 12.5" An eloquent documentation of famed artist

Марк Заха́рович Шага́л (Marc Chagall - 1887 – 1985). NOT the 1997 reprint. Rare thus. 167

ppg. New in About Fine Dustjacket

Fine/AF $65.00

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Colorado Midland Railroad 1887-1987 Centennial Pictorial Portfolio by Edwin Stock

Published by IBM Corp & Current Inc. 1987 Unbound Folio featuring six signed and serial

numbered lithographs by famed artist Erwin A Stock. Stock was awarded top honors at the

1978 Ducks Unlimited National Wildlife Art Show. His works are in corporate and private

collections across the nation and around the world. A descriptive narrative by author Edward M

McFarland accompanies the portfolio. Subjects featured are: Colorado City, Woodland Park,

Ute Pass, Divide, Green Mountain Falls, and Wildlife Excursion--all fabulous renditions of days

gone by on the Colorado Midland Railroad. The portfolio is approx. 12" x 15" and grades a

bright VG. The prints are each 11" x 14" and grade Fine. Each print is signed and serial

numbered (#127 of 1000). This is a great find for the discerning collector. We refuse to

separate this portfolio at any price!

F/VG $595.00

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Complete Book of Erotic Art Volume 1 & 2 (in one volume) text by Drs. Phyllis & Eberhard

Kronhausen published by Bell Publishing Co. New York 1978 First edition thus. Hard bound.

81 color plates and 781 b&w plates. Inspired by the First International Exhibition of Erotic Art,

1968. This book is a comprehensive overview of erotic art from the 15th century onward. An

excellent addition to any collection of erotic art. After all, one would never wish to be saddled

with an incomplete collection! (Sorry, but we just could not resist.) Previous owner's name on

FFEP. Fine in VG dust jacket with shelfwear. We have seen this book priced as high as $500

in lesser condition. (also see Taschen's "Erotic Art" below)

Fine/VG $145.00

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Daphnis & Chloe (Illustrated by Chagall) text by Longus published by George Braziller, New

York 1977 First trade edition Translation from Greek by George Moore. With reproductions of

58 color lithographs by Marc Chagall. 222 ppg. Fine in VG dust jacket. Rare and much less

expensive than when purchased from other booksellers of fine arts books.

F/VG $150.00




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Dali - translated by Eleanore R Morse edited by Gerard Max Published by Harry N Abrams,

New York 1968 (printed & bound in France) First Edition Hardbound 11.25" x 12.25"

Description: The numerous superbly printed illustrations, including startling details and many

works never before reproduced, are juxtaposed with Dali's own thoughts on the subjects that

most deeply concern him and his painting; war, his wife Gala, space-time, eroticism, mysticism,

etc. Chronology and index to rear. Dust jacket is heavy weight foil paper (with some scuffing)

featuring "The Persistance of Memory inset in ornate silver & gold frame. Internally Fine but the

foil dust jacket just doesn't wear well. 243 ppg. AF/VG

AF/VG $95.00

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Dalí, Salvadore by Robert Descharnes and Gilles Neret Published by Lowe and B. Hould

1998 First Edition Hardbound approximately 12.25" x 10" Profusely illustrated with hundreds

of illustrations, many in full color. Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquis

of Dalí de Púbol (1904 – 1989) was a skilled draftsman, painter, and sculptor unlike any other.

(We also have this same book republished by Taschen in soft cover for only $40 also New)

New $45.00

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Salvadore Dali, the Early Years edited by Michael Raeburn Published by South Bank Center,

London 1994 First Edition Hard bound Description: This book was issued to coincide with the

Exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, South Bank Centre which was held in the Spring of 1994..

The soft illustrated covers are near fine, bright and clean, with minimal shelf wear. The content

is also near fine. There are 260 illustrations, with 100 plates in color. Features a selection of

texts by Dali and a background by the eminent Hispanic scholar, Ian Gibson. 248 ppg. New in

Abt. Fine dustjacket.

New $35.00

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Dali by Ignacio Gomez de Liano Published by Rizzoli, New York, 1984 First edition

Hardcover. Description: This publication is a delight and a revelation for aficionados of Dali

and offers new insights into his art and life. For those approaching Dali's work for the first time,

it provides a perfect introduction to the cosmos as it is seen and interpreted by this self-

proclaimed master of the Paranoic-Critical. Contains 33 pages of text followed by an

unpaginated array of 139 color plates. New

New $45.00

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Dali In Manhatten by Brana Fine Art staff Published by Brana Fine Art, Pacific Palisades, CA

2002 First Edition Hard cover Description: Catalogue of the exhibition at the Metropolitan

Pavilion (125 West 18th Street, New York on April 18 through May 1, 2002. White binding with

black and silver lettering on spjne and litho of Manhattan Skyline on front cover. Uncommon.

234 ppg. New

New $65.00

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Degas by Ian Dunlop Published by Harper & Row, New York 1979 Hard bound First edition

Description: Profusely illustrated in color and black and white -- 207 illustrations. Binding is

beige cloth with dark brown titles. Tight, clean, one bumped corner. Dust jacket with

reproduction of Degas painting is complete with only slight shelfwear, but has several

scratches on lower front; they don't penetrate the jacket; looks like somone used the book for a

writing tablet. 200 ppg. About Fine in tear-free VG dust jacket.

AF/VG $65.00

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Degas - Art Treasures of the World with text by Daniel Catton Rich Published by Harry N.



are bumped and worn, otherwise VG-. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped reproductions of

paintings by French impressionist painter/sculptor Edgar Hilaire Germaine Degas (1834 -

1917). Previous owners name and address handwritten inside front cover. 6ppg. + 16 plates.

VG

VG $95.00

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Degas, Women as Seen By - Art Treasures of the World with text by Daniel Catton Rich

Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1957 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French

wraps over card boards with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane

as issued. Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise Good Plus. Contains 16 gorgeous full

color tipped reproductions of paintings by French impressionist Edgar Hilaire Germaine Degas

(1834 - 1917). 6ppg. + 16 plates. Good Plus.

GD+ $95.00

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Dufy - Art Treasures of the World with text by Sam Hunter Published by Harry N. Abrams,

New York, 1954 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over card boards with

color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued. Extremities are

bumped and worn, otherwise VG+. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped reproductions of

paintings by French Fauvist painter/illustrator Raoul Dufy (1877 - 1953). 6ppg. + 16 plates.

VG+

VG+ $95.00

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Edvard Munch by Ulrich Bischoff Published by Benedikt Taschen, Koln, West Germany 1988

Hard bound First Edition Description: Yet another exquisite Taschen presentation that will

make you "Scream" with delight (sorry, I couldn't help myself). Very collectible book with

limited availability. Near Fine in near Fine dust jacket Old price sticket ar rear of dust jacket.

Previous owner's plate on FFEP and a few Munch-related clippings laid in at rear. 96 ppg.

About Fine in About Fine dust jacket.

AF/AF $75.00




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El Greco - Art Treasures of the World with text by John F. Mathews Published by Harry N.



are bumped and worn, otherwise VG+. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped reproductions of

paintings by Spanish Renaissance pre-expressionist painter/sculptor/architect El Greco

(Doménikos Theotokópoulos, 1541 - 1614). 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+

VG+ $95.00

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Essential Art Deco by Iain Zaczek Published by Dempsey-Parr/paragon, Bath, England 2000

Hard bound First Edition Description: Presumed first edition. Hardbound in glossy illustrated

boards. Book mint, DJ mint in Bodart with minor rub. No previous owner marks, not price

clipped, many color photos, detailed table of contents. The style of the decadent 1920s and

1930s, as expressed through architecture, painting, posters, jewelry, clothing, furniture, and

other aspects of art and life. 256 ppg. As New in Bodart

New $30.00

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French Impressionists - Art Treasures of the World with text by Joel Wechsler Herman



as issued. Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise Good. Contains 16 gorgeous full color

tipped reproductions of paintings by various French Impressionists. 6ppg. + 16 plates. Good

GD $75.00

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Gauguin - Art Treasures of the World with text by John Rewald Published by Harry N.




paintings by post-impressionist painter/scuplot/ceramiist/writer Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin

(1848 -1903). 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG

VG $95.00

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P. Gauguin (Gauguin Le Peintre Et Son Oeuvre par Maurice Malingue) Published by

Crown Publishers, New York 1948 First French Edition. An excellent compilation of the works

of Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin 1848 – 1903). The covers are not in great condition, but the

content is Very Good. A very scarce publication.

VG/GD $150.00

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Goya - Art Treasures of the World with text by Frederick S. Wight Published by Harry N.




paintings by Spanish romantic master painter Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746 -

1828). 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+

VG+ $95.00

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Great Landscapes - Art Treasures of the World with text by Seymour Slive Published by

Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1956 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over

card boards with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued.

Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise VG+. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped

reproductions of paintings by Hobbema, Giorgione, Bruegel, Rubens, Lorrain, Rembrandt,

Poussin, Van Ruisdael, Guardi, Constable, and others. 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+

VG+ $125.00

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Great Masterpieces - Art Treasures of the World with text by Milton S Fox Published by



Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise VG+. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped

reproductions of paintings by various masters. 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+

VG+ $125.00

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Great Paintings of Children - Art Treasures of the World with text by Margaretta Salinger



as issued. Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise VG+. Contains 16 gorgeous full color

tipped reproductions of paintings by various masters. 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+

VG+ $150.00

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Great Paintings of the Nude - Art Treasures of the World with text by S. Lane Faison, Jr.




tipped reproductions of paintings by various masters. 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+

VG+ $125.00

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Harper's Encyclopedia of Art based on the work of Louis Hourticq Published by Harper &

Brothers Publishers, New York 1937 First Edition Hard bound in two volumes. Description:

The purpose of this encyclopedia is to bring together in compact and accessible form the

pertinent facts of the whole history of art. This encyclopedia is based upon the French work by

Louis Hourticq, translated under the direction of Tancred Borenius PhD. Beige cloth covers

with titles and design to spine. Thick, large, heavy, 4to format, Volume I (A-K) 203 ppg., 60

plates, hundreds B/W illustrations and pictures in text: Volume II (L-Z), 173 ppg, 65 plates,

hundreds of B/W illustrations and pictures in text. Previous owners name inside front covers of

both volumes. No slipcase. Often priced to $100 for a single volume in lower grade. Strong

VG.

VG $150.00




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Impressionism and Post Impressionism: The Hermitage Leningrad the Pushkin Museum

of Fine Arts Moscow and the National Gallery of Art Washington by Hugh Levin published

by MacMillan, New York 1986 First Edition Folio (10.5" x 1313.25" x 1.5" thick) This book

features 277 prints from the works of Cezanne, Degas, Gauguin, Manet, Matisse, Monet,

Morisot, Pissarro, Renoir, Roualt, Rousseau, Seurat, Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Gogh, and other

painters of the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Schools. 336 ppg. Fine

F/F $85.00

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Lautrec by Lautrec with text by P Huisman & M G Dortu Published by Viking, New York 1964

First Edition 12" x 10.5" Description: This monograph, published to mark the hundredth

anniversary of the artist's birth, presents the complete story of his life and work, with informal

photographs and extensive excerpts from diaries, letters, interviews and recollections.

Profusely illustrated throughout, including 128 beautiful color plates. Turquoise cloth, Fine, in

dustjacket lightly abraded at top of back side. 276 ppg.

F/VG $85.00

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Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de by Niles Neret Published by Barnes & Noble, New York, NY 1995

Hard bound Description: Reprint of the exquisite Taschen book printed a year earlier. An As

New hardcover in a Near Fine unclipped dustjacket.. 200 ppg. New in AF dust jacket with

small closed tear.

New/AF $20.00

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Le XIXéme siècle français. published by Hachette, 1957, First edition Hard bound Profusely

illustrated with photographs, index, bibliography. Gorgeous pictorial cover no dust jacket, as

issued) Fine. 230 ppg. Rare.Fine $195.00

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Manet - Art Treasures of the World with text by S. Lane Faison, Jr. Published by Harry N.




paintings by French painter Édouard Manet (1832-1883), who was a pivotal figure in the

transition from Realism to Impressionism. 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+

VG+ $95.00

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Manet introduction de Francois Mathey published by Les Editions Du Chene, Paris 1949 First

edition folio (approx. 10" x 13"). Fine in Abt. Fine dust jacket (minor shelf wear). A spectacular

tribute to the talents of pivotal realist-impressionist painter Édouard Manet. Limited edition of

500. Fine

F/AF $145.00

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Masterpieces of Dutch Painting - Art Treasures of the World with text by Seymour Slive




tipped reproductions of paintings by various fifteenth through seventeenth century masters.

6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+

VG+ $95.00

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Masterpieces of Flemish Painting - Art Treasures of the World with text by Julius S Held




tipped reproductions of paintings by various sixteenth century artists such as Rubens, Van

Dyck, Van Eyck, and others. 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+

VG+ $95.00

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Masterpieces of French Painting - Art Treasures of the World with text by Seymour Slive




tipped reproductions of paintings by various fifteenth through mid-ninteenth century artists.


VG+ $95.00

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Masterpieces of Italian Painting - Art Treasures of the World with text by James Thompson




tipped reproductions of works by Pesellino, Giotto, Fra Angelico, Fra Filippo Lippi, Crivelli,

Botticelli, Giovanni Bellini, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian, Correggio,

Bronzino, Tintoretto, and Veronese. 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+

VG+ $125.00

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Masterpieces of Spanish Painting - Art Treasures of the World with text by James

Thompson Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1955 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x

15") French wraps over card boards with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in

cellophane as issued. Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise VG+. Contains 16

gorgeous full color tipped reproductions of works by Murillo, El Greco, De Ribera, Zurbaran,

Goya, Velazquez, and others. 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+

VG+ $125.00




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Matisse - Library of Great Painters with text by John Jacobus published by Harry N Abrams,

New York 1985 First edition folio (approx. 10" x 13") 168 illustrations, including 48 hand-tipped

color plates. Original owner's name in FFEP (hidden by dust jacket flap). 184 ppg. As New in

About Fine dust jacket (minor shelf wear). A spectacular tribute to the talents of Henri-Émile-

Benoît Matisse (1869 - 1954). Expect to pay much more elsewhere.

F/AF $125.00

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Maxfield Parrish by Coy Ludwig Published by Watson-Guptill Publications, New York 1975

Hard bound First Edition, Third Printing Description: One of the premier books on Parrish.

Many illustrations, catalog and program covers, playbills, advertisements and poster pictures.

Color reproductions, designs for theatrical scenery including works commissioned but not

used. ; Color Illustrations; folio 220 ppg. VG in VG dust jacket

VG/VG $50.00

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Maxfield Parrish Poster Book Published by Crown Publishing Group, New York 1974 Soft

bound 17th Printing Description: Great examples of Parrish's poster art are presented together

with biographical data and brief commentary on his style, themes, and status. Posters are

suitable for framing from the major periods of an artist known for his luminous colors,

nymphlike forms, and the romance, flamboyance, and sensuality of his work. 24 posters in full

color. Unpaginated. Folio About Fine with minor bend in cover.

AF $85.00

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Michaelangelo: the Last Judgement - Art Treasures of the World with text by Margaretta

Salinger Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1955 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15")

French wraps over card boards with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in

cellophane as issued. Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise VG+. Contains 16

gorgeous full color tipped reproductions of painting by Italian high Renaissance

painter/scultor/architect/ engineer/poet Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475 -

1564). 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+

VG+ $75.00

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Michelangelo: Paintings, Sculptures, Architecture by Ludwig Goldscheider published by

Phaidon Publishers, New York 1964 Hardcover Fourth Edition. Description Detailed catalog

of the works of Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) . Fine cloth copy without dust jacket.

Cloth cover with embroidered title and design, spine embroidered title and design in brown.

Surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. 9" x 12" Profusely

illustrated with over 400 images. 162 ppg.

Fine $70.00

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Michelangelo the Painter text by Valerio Mariani published by Harry N Abrams, New York

1964 First edition folio (approx. 10.75" x 14.25" x 2.25" thick) 109 illustrations, 95 in full color.

This magnificent volume has been published under the auspices of the Italian National

Committee honoring Michaelangelo in commemoration of the fourth centennial of his death.

Library of Great Painters. A spectacular tribute to the talents of Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-

1564). A great book about one of the world's greatests artists. Expect to pay much more from

others who would sell this particular book as New. Fine in Fine dust jacket (minor shelf wear)

151 ppg. descriptive text plus 86 color plates. Oversized volume requires additional shipping

and handling.

F/F $85.00

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Monet, Claude 1840-1926 A Feast For The Eyes text by Karin Sagner-Duchting Published by

Taschen 1998 First English Edition Hardbound Description: Monet was both the most typical

and the most individual painter associated with the Impressionist movement. His long life and

extraordinary work were dedicated to a pictorial exploration of the sensations which reality, and

in particular landscape, offer the human eye. Grain stacks, Rouen Cathedral, and waterlily

paintings are among the most beloved works of the Impressionist period. This book traces the

life's work of one of art history's most beloved painters. Profusely illustrated. 220 ppg. New

New $85.00

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Monet: Nature Into Art by John House Published by Guild Publishing/Yale University Press

1989 Hard bound Description: House's introduction to Monet's life and work presents a

sequence of dazzling illustrations that chart the artist's progress as he became increasingly

preoccupied with color and atmospheric effect, and the direct studies of nature gave way to

paintings of greater richness and harmony, in which the play of varied colors replaced the

conventional drawing and modeling of forms. 281 illustrations, many in full color. 256 pages.

Internally Fine in VG boards without dust jacket.

VG $45.00

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Monet, A Retrospective by Charles Stuckey Published by Beaux Arts Editions 1985 First

Edition Oversized hard bound Descreption: Richly illustrated with colour plates. More than just

another Monet coffee-table book, this impressive compilation includes writings on Monet from

the Salon criticism of 1865 to the American critic Clement Greenberg. Editor Stuckey is Curator

at the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. 132 color plates and 119 black & white

illustrations, some are fold-outs. 387 ppg. About Fine in VG dust jacket.

AF/VG $60.00

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Monet by by Robert Gordon and Andrew Forge Published by Harry N Abrams, New York 1985

First Edition Hard bound Description: Yellow cloth boards with red title to spine. Pristine interior

with many full color illustrations, some of which fold out. Illustrated color dust jacket with beige

spine panel and red title to spine. Bottom of the boards show a little dirt accumulation.

Dustjacket shows handling typical of such a large book. 365 illustrations, including 125 plates

in full color. 304 ppg About Fine in VG dust jacket.

AF/VG $65.00




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Monet by John House Published by Phaidon Press, London 1994 Hard cover Description: 48

full-page color plates, accompanied by extensive notes, and numerous comparative black and

white illustrations. A great book on the works of famed French impressionist painter Oscar

Claude Monet (1840 – 1926). New in AF dust jacket.

New $65.00

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Pablo Picasso text by Wilhelm Boeck and Jamie Sabartes published by Harry N Abrams, New

York 1955 First Edition. Hard bound Description: More than 600 illustrations (44 in full color

with 40 tipped-in color plates) -- along with a specially designed cover commissioned expressly

for this book. One of the finest pre-1970 monographs on Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881 - 1973) by

his good friend Sabartes. Fine in About Fine dust jacket. 524 ppg.

F/AF $125.00

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Peintres du XVIIIe Les Tresors de la Peinture Françoise text by Jean Louis Vaudoyer, et al.

edited by Albert Skira published in Paris France (no date, circa 1950s). First edition. 40

tipped-in color plates. Depicts works by Watteau, Chardin, Boucher, Fragonard, Perronneau,

Quentin de la Tour. and several others. Unpaginated (about 90 pages). Leaves detached

from covers. Original French wrap has large chips and a few tears. Otherwise VG.

VG $95.00

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Persian Art 249 BC - AD 651 by Roman Ghirshman Published by Golden Press, New York

1962 First Edition Hard bound Description: Red cloth with embossed gilt symbol to front plate

and gilt lettering to spine. The Parthian and Sassanian Dynasties 249 B.C-A.D. 651.

Translated by Stuart Gilbert and James Emmons. Edited by Andre Malraux and Georges

Salles. (Approx. 8.75" x 11.25" ) 344 ppg. Fine

Fine $150.00

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Picasso by Hans L C Jaffe Published by Abradale/Abrams New York, NY Hard bound approx.

10" x 13" Description: This book is an introduction to the life and artistic mastery of Pablo

Picasso (1881 - 1973), arguably the most notorious artist of the 20th Century. All Picasso's

major periods are represented, cubism, Blue Period, Rose Period, etc. Here is a painter who

defies categorisation. Features 133 illustrations and 49 fully annotated color plates. (Price

originally $49.50.) 162 ppg. New with bumped corners and price tag on dust jacket (at rear).

New $25.00

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Picasso - Art Treasures of the World with text by William S Lieberman Published by Harry N.




paintings by Spanish-born cubist painter/scultor/draftsman Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881 - 1973).


VG+ $95.00

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Picasso, a Retrospective edited by William Rubin published by The Museum of Modern Art,

New York 1980 First Edition. Hardbound Description: Bound in the publisher's original black

cloth with the front cover and spine stamped in gilt. Published on the occasion of the exhibition

"Pablo Picasso: a retrospective" May 22 - September 16, 1980 organized by The Museum of

Modern Art, New York, with the collaboration of the Réunion des Musées Nationaux de France

and directed by William Rubin, director of department of painting and sculpture, The museum

of modern art, and Dominique Bozo, curator-in-charge, Musée Picasso, Paris. numerous plates

and illustrations in color and black and white. Approx. 11.25‖ X 9.5‖. 466 ppg.

F/F $95.00

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Picasso, Artist of the Century by Jean Leymarie Published by MacMillan, London, 1976 First

Edition Hardbound 13.5" x 11" Description: A massive work with 108 full color reproductions

and 510 black and white illustrations. Includes numerous tipped-in plates (all of which are

included and in very nice clean, bright condition. The book is broken down in to sections,

including: The Mystery of Life, The Revolution of Form, The World of Woman, Drama and

History, Myths and Mediterranean, The Human Comedy or the Caprices, The Permanent

Studio, and also: Guidelines: Biographical Notes by Jean-Luc Daval, A select Bibliography. List

of Illustrations, Source List of Quotations, Acknowledgements, and an Index of Names and

Places. Overall, a wonderful, clean bright copy. 310 ppg. Near mint condition book in VG dust

jacket (fold / damage near top of front)..

Fine/VG $95.00

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Picasso and Jacqueline photos and text by David Douglas Duncan published by W. W. &

Norton, New York 1988. First edition, first state (error on page 23). Hardcover small folio

(approx. 9.75" x 12.5") In marine blue cloth, gilt title on spine and front cover. Noted

photographer Duncan's photographic record of the love life and work that Picasso and

Jacqueline shared in their villa La California. Images cover the period from Duncan's first visit

in 1956 until Picasso's death in 1973. Originally intended to be entitled "FORGOTTEN

PICASSOS", he changed the title after Jacqueline shot herself in 1986 -- thirteen years after

Picasso died. Duncan recalled that "the three of us enjoyed a life so close and casual and

natural that I was able to use my cameras as though neither they nor I existed." A gorgeous

book whose lush photos "humanize a genius at work, while exposing the sometimes fearsome

price exacted of one who dares to love in such an environment".. 239 ppg. Fine in VG dust

jacket. Rare.

F/VG $125.00




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Picasso Lithographs text by Fernand Mourlot Published by Boston Book & Art, Boston, MA

1970 One-volume reissue of the four-volume catalogue raisone, with additional entries.

English translation by Jean Didry. Approx. 9 1/2" x 10 3/4", gray cloth with black lettering on

spine & front board, introductory essay by Helene Parmelin. Featuring 407 b/w & color

reproductions of lithographs by Pablo Picasso (incl. all of the artist's lithographs, 1919 to

1969). glossary + list of the lithographs. Pictorial dust jacket. Moderate shelf wear to bottom of

page edges. Weighs nearly 5 lbs, additional shipping charges apply. 299 ppg plus glossary

and index of lithographs.

F/AF $150.00

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Rembrandt - Art Treasures of the World with text by Wilhelm Koehler Published by Harry N.



are worn, otherwise near fine. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped-in reproductions of

paintings by Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn (1606 - 1669). Previous owners name and

address handwritten inside front cover. 6ppg. + 16 plates. Very Good

VG $95.00

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Renior - Art Treasures of the World with text by Milton S Fox Published by Harry N. Abrams,


color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued. Extremities are

worn, otherwise near fine. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped-in reproductions of paintings

by French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 - 1919). 6ppg. + 16 plates. Very

Good

VG $135.00

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Rouault text by Pierre Courthion published by Harry N Abrams, New York 1962 First edition

elephant folio (approx. 13" x 18" x 3" thick) Cloth boards and pictorial dust jacket. biblio.,

index. Including a catalogue of works prepared with the collaboration of Isabelle Rouault. 832

illustrations including 49 gorgeous hand-tipped plates in full-color gravure. Tight binding,

clean copy inside and out. Minor foxing and small closed tear in DJ. 489 ppg. Oversized book

requires additional shipping charge. Rare, and often priced hundreds of dollars more than our

modest price.

F/AF $250.00

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Rubens - Art Treasures of the World with text by Julius S Held Published by Harry N.



are worn, otherwise near fine. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped-in reproductions of

paintings by French baroque painter Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640). 6ppg. + 16 plates.

Very Good

VG $135.00

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Stories of the Italian Artists From Vasari translated by E. L. Seeley Published by Duffield &

Co. New York 1908 First Edition thus Hard bound Description: NOT a modern reprint! Often

improperly described as published by Chatto & Windus, London (also listed on title page) or

E.P. Dutton & CO. (imprinted on spine) . This historical publication features 8 colored plates

(including "The Crusifixion" frontis) and 24 half-tone plates of other religious icons. The design

on the title-page was drawn by Mrs. Harding Andrews. Red cloth covered boards with ornate

gilt decoration taken from a 15th century example of the book in the Laurentian Library,

Florence. The title is adapted from the middle 13th Century example. Light sunning to spine.

Small adhesive label inside rear cover, otherwise no markings or damage. A spectacular near

fine example of this extraordinary book. Approx. 6" x 8.5" 326 ppg. A must-have for any art

historian, specifically those students of Christian religious art - also see the matching book

"Artists of the Italian Renaissance from the Chroniclers".

AF $115.00

The Architect's Eye: American Architectural Drawings from 1799-1978. By Nevins,

Deborah and Robert Stern. Description: Pantheon Books, 1979 edition. Oblong folio, B/W, &

Color Ills. Hardcover. This is a visual exploration of two centuries of American Architecture as

art. Eighty drawings included in this book were chosen for their historical significance and their

graphic impact. History of architecture with famous artistic designs by Austin, Bulfinch, Ellis,

Ferris, Furness, Greene, Griffin, Haight, Jefferson, Kahn, Saarinen, Strickland, Thornton,

White, Wright, and others. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 173 ppg.

VG/GD $35.00

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The Brothers DuChamp text by Pierre Cabanne Published by the New York Graphic Society,

Boston, MA 1976 First Edition Hard bound Description: Large clothbound edition with the

original illustrated dustjacket. Perhaps not since the Italian family-artists of the Renaissance

have we found such a concentration of artistic genius in a single generation of one family.

THis is a biography of the three Duchamp brothers. NOT ex libris, NOT price-clipped.

Impressions of former owner on FEP. A valuable and scarce book on the Duchamp's varied

and groundbreaking work. Book in very-good+ condition with no ownership marks or writing

present. Very small price sticker on the ffep. 267 ppg. with 180 plates, 50 in full-color. Fine in

FIne dust jacket.

F/F $115.00




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The Great Masters: Giotto, Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian by Giorgio

Vasari Published by Park Lane, NY, 1988. First Park Lane Printing; First Edition, Folio.

Description: Beautiful modern illustrated edition of 16th century art historian Giorgio Vasari's

famed biographies of six great Italian Renaissance artists--Giotto, Botticelli, Leonardo,

Raphael, Michelangelo, and Titian, filled with fascinating particulars of their personal lives as

well as commentary on their genius. Translated by Gaston du C. de Vere, extensively

annotated and with a complete chronology. Magnificently illustrated with 120 color plates, 127

b&w illustrations, and 20 large color gatefolds. (Original Cover Price $75.00) 388 ppg. Fine in

About Fine dustjacket.

F/AF $75.00

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The Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden edited by Abram Lerner with Forward by S

Dillon Ripley Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1974. Hard Cover. Second Printing

(approx. 9" x 12") Description: This great work features 1019 illustrations, including 290 plates

in full cover. Near Fine with Fine content.

F/AF $125.00

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"The Original Water-color Paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds of America"

Published by American Heritage Publishing, New York 1966 First Edition thus Two hardbound

elephant folio volumes in slip case. Description: 431 single-sided plates reproduced in dazzling

color from the collection of watercolors held at the New York Historical Society. Introduction by

Marshall B. Davidson. (Approx. 11.25"" x 14" x 3.25") Volume I contains 223 plates and

Volume II contains 208 plates. Several plates in each volume foldout to approx. 20" x 14".

Sunning to spines, otherwise Fine in VG Slipcase. Often seen for much more than our asking

price.

F/VG $295.00

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"The Passing Show - The Drawings of A.B. Wenzell" Published by Collier & Son, New York

1903 First Edition hard bound Elephant folio Description: Fashion portfolio of the era with

several color prints (Approx. 11" x 14") Content is AVG in Good bindings with worn corners.GD $95.00

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Titian - Art Treasures of the World with text by Theodore Rousseau Jr. Published by Harry N.


with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued. Nice VG+ with

content near Fine. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped-in reproductions of paintings by

Italian high renaissance artist Tiziano Vecellio Titian (1485-1576). 6ppg. + 16 plates. Very

Good+ with content near Fine

VG $125.00

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Toulouse-Lautrec - Art Treasures of the World with text by Douglas Cooper Published by



Extremities are worn, otherwise near fine. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped-in

reproductions of paintings by French post-impressionist/art nouveau painter/draftsman Henri

de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901). 6ppg. + 16 plates. VG+ with content near Fine.

VG $125.00

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Twenty-four Masterpieces from the National Gallery by Staff and published by Order of the

Trustees of the National Gallery, London 1958 Featuring 24 colored plates of the gallery's

treasures. 19 ppg.+ 24 full-colored plates. Very Good.VG $55.00

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Utrillo - Art Treasures of the World with text by Alfred Werner Published by Harry N. Abrams,


color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued. Binding lose.

Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise Very Good+. Contains 16 gorgeous full color

tipped-in reproductions of paintings by Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955). 6ppg. + 16 plates. Very

Good

VG $95.00

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Van Gogh - Art Treasures of the World with text by Meyer Schapiro Published by Harry N.


with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued. Binding lose.

Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise nice VG. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped-in

reproductions of paintings by Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent Willem van Gogh (1853 -

1890). Previous owners name and address handwritten inside front cover. Small gash with

paper loss on back cover. 6ppg. + 16 plates. Very Good

VG $95.00

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Velázquez - Art Treasures of the World with text by Margaretta Salinger Published by Harry

N. Abrams, New York, 1954 First Edition Folio (approx. 11" x 15") French wraps over card

boards with color illustration pasted to front panel and covered in cellophane as issued.

Extremities are bumped and worn, otherwise nice VG. Contains 16 gorgeous full color tipped-in

reproductions of paintings by Spanish baroque painter Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez

(1599 - 1660). 6ppg. + 16 plates. Very Good

VG $95.00




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Water Colors by Winslow Homer - A Portfolio of Six Full Color Prints Unbound. First

Edition Published by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York circa 1937 Description: Winslow

Homer began his career as an illustrator for Harper's and Ballou's during and after the Civil

War. Later he also illustrated for Century. Winslow Homer (1836 - 1910) expanded into oil and

water colors and is remembered as one of America's most famous artists of the era. The

portfolio is 15.75" x 19" and each print is approximately 15" x 18". The portfolio grades Good

with soft corners, minor tears, and a small stain that has transferred into the margins of two of

the prints. Most prints grade near Fine. 6ppg. Exceedingly rare in any condition.

VG/GD $295.00

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Ukiyo-e Taikei: A Survey of Japanese Prints (in Japanese) - Volume 17 of 17 by Sadao

Kikuchi and others Published by Shuesha, Japan 1975 Hard bound First Edition Description:

Volume 17 is entitled "Hiroshige, Meisho Edo Hyakkei Part II: 'The Hundred Famous Views of

Edo' (Tokyo)". Superb white leatherette binding with silver embossed design and titling on

back cover. Black and red titling on spine (in Japanese). Beautifully illustrated dust jacket

(Fine) and color illustrated slipcase with shelf wear (VG) Ephemera laid in. 124 ppg Approx.

12" x 17" A Fine copy overall. A "must have" for any Japanese art aficionado!

F/F/VG $185.00

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Volume 16 is entitled "Hiroshige, Meisho Edo Hyakkei Part I: 'The Hundred Famous Views of

Edo' (Tokyo)". The complete set features over 4000 Color and black & white illustrations. Each

print in its original size. Superb white leatherette binding with silver embossed design and titling

on back cover. Black and red titling on spine (in Japanese). Beautifully illustrated dust jacket

(Fine) and color illustrated slipcase with shelf wear (VG) Ephemera laid in. 124 ppg Approx.

12" x 17" A Fine copy overall. A "must have" for any Japanese art aficionado!

F/F/VG $185.00

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Volume 15 is entitled "Hiroshige and Eisen, Kisokaido Rokujukutsugi 'The Sixty-nine Stations

on the Kisokaido Road". The complete set comprises over 4000 Color and black & white

illustrations. Each print in its original size. Superb white leatherette binding with silver

embossed design and titling on back cover. Black and red titling on spine (in Japanese).

Beautifully illustrated dust jacket (Fine) and color illustrated slipcase with shelf wear (VG)

Ephemera laid in. 124 ppg Approx. 12" x 17" A Fine copy overall. A "must have" for any

Japanese art aficionado!

F/F/VG $185.00

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Volume 14 is entitled "Hiroshige, Hoeido Tokaido Gojusantsugi 'The Fifty-Three Stations on

the Tokaido;". The complete set comprises over 4000 Color and black & white illustrations.

Each print in its original size. Superb white leatherette binding with silver embossed design and

titling on back cover. Black and red titling on spine (in Japanese). Beautifully illustrated dust

jacket (Fine) and color illustrated slipcase with shelf wear (VG) Ephemera laid in. 124 ppg

Approx. 12" x 17" A Fine copy overall. A "must have" for any Japanese art aficionado!

F/F/VG $185.00

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Volume 13 is entitled "Hokusai 'The THirty-Six Views of Fuji'". The complete set comprizes

over 4000 Color and black & white illustrations. Each print in its original size. Superb white

leatherette binding with silver embossed design and titling on back cover. Black and red titling

on spine (in Japanese). Beautifully illustrated dust jacket (Fine) and color illustrated slipcase

with shelf wear (VG) Ephemera laid in. 124 ppg Approx. 12" x 17" A Fine copy overall. A

"must have" for any Japanese art aficionado!

F/F/VG $185.00

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Volume 12 is entitled "Kiyochika, Yoshitoshi, Kunichika, Hiroshige III and others". The

complete set features over 4000 Color and black & white illustrations. Each print in its original

size. Superb white leatherette binding with silver embossed design and titling on back cover.

Black and red titling on spine (in Japanese). Beautifully illustrated dust jacket (VG+) and color

illustrated slipcase with shelf wear (VG) 124 ppg Approx. 12" x 17" A Fine copy overall. A

"must have" for any Japanese art aficionado!

F/VG/VG $185.00




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Ukiyo-e Taikei: A Survey of Japanese Prints (in Japanese) - Complete 17 volume set by

Sadao Kikuchi and others Published by Shuesha, Japan 1974-1975 Hard bound First Edition

Volume I - Moronoby, Jehei, Kiyonobu, Kiyomasu, Kaigetsudo School, Masanobu, Shigenaga,

Toyonobu, Kiyomitsu, Choshun, Sukenobu, and others; Volum 2 - Harunobu, Koryusai,

Shigeharu, and others; Volume 3 - Shunsho, Volume 4 - Kiyonaga, Kiyomine, Shuncho, and

others; Volume 5 - Utamaro; Volum 6 - Utamaro, and others; Volume 7 - Sharaku; Volume 8 -

Hokusai and his school; Volume 9 - Toyokuni, Kunimasa, Toyohiro, Toyoharu, Toyokuni II, and

others; Volume 10 - Kunisada, Kuniyoshi, Eisen, Eizan, Sadahide, and others; Volume 11 -

Hiroshige; Volume 12 - Kiyochika, Yoshitoshi, Kunichika, Hiroshige III and others; Volume 13 -

Hokusai 'The Thirty-Six Views of Fuji'; Volume 14 - Hiroshige, Hoeido Tokaido Gojusantsugi

'The Fifty-Three Stations on the Tokaido'; Volume 15 - Hiroshige and Eisen, Kisokaido

Rokujukutsugi "The Sixty-nine Stations on the Kisokaido Roa'; Volume 16 - Hiroshige, Meisho

Edo Hyakkei Part I: 'The Hundred Famous Views of Edo' (Tokyo); and Volume 17 - Hiroshige,

Meisho Edo Hyakkei Part II: 'The Hundred Famous Views of Edo' (Tokyo). The complete set

features over 4000 Color and black & white illustrations. Each print in its original size. Superb

white leatherette binding with silver embossed design and titling on back cover. Black and red

titling on spine (in Japanese). Beautifully illustrated dust jackets (average VG+) and color

illustrated slipcases with shelf wear (average VG) 124 ppg Approx. 12" x 17" Average Fine

for all volumes overall. You will have to pay a WHOLE LOT more if ever you stumble across a

better quality set of these rare art books.

F/VG/VG $2,495.00




Art Prints, Book Plates & Other Illustrations

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Individual Plates carefully removed from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Famous Leaders and

Battle Scenes of the Civil War Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York, 1898. Elephant

Folio pages each measure approx. 11 3/4" x 16 1/2" and are suitable for framing. Others sell

these historic images for as much as $125 each (matted, but not framed). Professional

matting and custom framing services are available for a modest additional charge. Limited to

available stock.

Good+ $9.00

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Individual Double Truck Pages carefully removed from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Famous

Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie, New York,

1898. These double elephant folio seamless two-page spreads measure approx. 23 1/2" x 16

1/2" and are suitable for framing. All will exhibit a center fold, and a few may have minor

closed tears. Other sellers market these historic works of art for much, much more than our

affordable prices. Professional matting and custom framing services are available at modest

additional cost. Limited to available stock.

Good+ $25.00

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Individual Plates carefully removed from Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War

Published by Star Publishing, Chicago, IL 1896. Elephant Folio pages each measure approx.

11 3/4" x 16 1/2" and are suitable for framing. Others sell these historic images for as much

as $175 each (matted, but not framed). Professional matting and custom framing is available

for a modest additional charge. Limited to available stock.

Good+ $9.00

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Individual Double Truck Pages carefully removed from Harper's Pictorial History of the

Civil War Published by Star Publishing, Chicago, IL 1896. These elephant folio two-page

spreads measure approx. 23 1/2" x 16 1/2" without separation, and are suitable for framing.

Some may have minor closed tears. Others sell these historic works of art for more than $200

each (matted only). Professional matting and custom framing available at modest additional

cost. Limited to available stock.

Good+ $30.00

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Individual Color Plates carefully removed from Audubon's Bird's of America published by

MacMillian, New York, 1937 or 1941 Plates each measure approximately 9" x 12", are printed

in full color on both sides (two images), and are suitable for framing. Eagles and a few other

popular species will cost a bit more. Others sell these impressive works of art for as much as

$75 each (matted, but not framed). Professional matting and custom framing available at

modest additional cost. Limited to available stock.

VG+ $9.00

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Individual Tipped-in Color Plates carefully removed from Various Fine Art Books such as

"Art Treasures of the World" published by Harry N Abrams (and others) from 1940s and 1950s

Elephant Folio pages each measure as large as 11" x 15" (tipped-in prints average about 8" x

10"). These are printed in full color and are suitable for framing. We do have a few exceptions

that will cost $20 to $25 each. Others sell these exquisite works of art for $35 to more than

$100 each (matted, but not framed). Professional matting and custom framing available at

modest additional cost. Limited to available stock.

VG+ $15.00

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Individual Botanical Color Plates carefully removed from classic books published in the mid-

to late 19th century. Page sizes will vary, as will subject matter, but all are perfect for framing.

We also have a few exceptions that will cost $15 each or more, and some 16th and 17th

century examples that cost MUCH more. Others sell these gorgeous artworks for much more

than our budget-minded prices. Professional matting and custom framing is available for an

additional fee. Limited to available stock.

VG+ $10.00

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Individual Steel Engraved Book Plates carefully removed from Picturesque Europe;

Picturesque America; the works of Doré, Cruckshank, Nast, Homer, et al.; and other classic

books published in the 19th century (or even earlier). Page sizes will vary, as will subject

matter, but all are suitable for framing. Others sell these beautiful works of art for much more

than our modest price. We do have a few exceptions that will cost $25 to $35. Professional

matting and custom framing services are available for an additional fee. Limited to available

stock.

Good+ $20.00

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Individual Tipped-in Color Plates carefully removed from The White House Gallery of

Official Portraits of the Presidents published by The Gravure Company of America circa

1901 Each elephant folio page measures 16" x 20". These magnificent images are those on

permanent display in the White House. Washngton, Jefferson, and Lincoln are priced at $95

each. Adams, Madison, Monroe, Adams, Jackson, and Grant are priced at $75 each. Van

Buren, Harrison, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchannan, Johnson, Hayes, Garfield,

Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison, and McKinley are priced at $55 each (or $40 each for three or

more). Professional hand tinting, professional matting, and custom framing available at

modest additional cost. Limited to available stock and subject to prior sale.

VG+ $55.00




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Thomas Kinkade "Painter of Light" giclée prints on 100# card stock. These are prints that

appeal to the child in all of us, with extraordinarily bright coloration and subject detail. Others

sell these vivid works of art for as much as $175 unframed and unmatted. Titles include these

Disney giclée prints: "Bambi's First Year", "A New Day At Cinderella's Castle", "Snow White

Finds A Cottage", "Pinnochio Wishes Upon A Star", "Cinderella Wishes Upon A Dream", The

Princess and The Frog", and "Peter Pan and Tinkerbell Fly To Neverland". Kinkade giclée

prints include: "Lakeside Manor", Elegant Evening At The Biltmore", "Abundant Harvest",

"Spirit of Christmas", Sunrise Chapel", and "Graceland Christmas" ($65). Most are sized at 12"

x 18", Only "Bambi" and "New Day" are slightly smaller. Professional matting and custom

framing services are available for an additional fee. Limited to available stock.

New $45.00




Salesman's Samples (Dummies) For Dummies

No PhotoEvenings At Home Illustrated

Good $35.00

No PhotoHistory of Our War with Spain by

Good $35.00

No PhotoIllustrious Life of William McKinley, Our Martyred President

Fair - Good+ $45.00

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Good $35.00

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Lossing's New History of the United States by Benson J Lossing LLD Publsihed by Gay

Bros. & Co. 1884 Leather bound -SALESMAN'S SAMPLE- Description: The title continues

"… From the Earliest Discoveries to the Present Time. Containing valuable supplementary

matter, and illustrated with over four hundred choice engravings, on steel and wood, together

with state, national ,naval, and military flags of the United States". Features substantial text,

many engraved plates, advertisement and examples of spines in different leathers inside rear

cover. An exceedingly rare and desirable Salesman's Sample that puts most other "dummy"

books to shame. Approx. 7.25" x 10.25" Interior foxed but leather covers have aspiartions of

being Fine with unblemished gilt embossed designs. About Fine

AF $245.00

No PhotoThe Life of Admiral George Dewey, And The Conquest of the Philippeans

Good $35.00

No PhotoThe Life of Queen Victoria and the Story of Her Reign

Good $35.00

No PhotoThe World's Book of Knowledge and Universal Educator

Good $30.00

No PhotoWar In Cuba or The Great Struggle for Freedom

Good $30.00




Classic Fiction, Poetry, etc.Myranda has recently purchased a number of interesting collections. Two worth

mentioning are several rare Laurel & Hardy books, and number of great Bette Davis

books (neither of which are fictional accounts), several signed "The Cat Who …"

mysteries, a few Sherlock Holmes books, and several "Lemony Snicket" and J.K.

Rawlings books and related works. If any are of interest, please ask us about them.

Only a few are listed on our Amazon store page.

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A Charlie Chan Mystery: Behind That Curtain by Earl Derr Biggers Published by Curtis

Publishing Co., 1928 First Edition hard cover black cloth cover with gilt design. Nice VG. #3

in the series. 337 ppg.VG $35.00

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A Charlie Chan Mystery: The Black Camel by Earl Derr Biggers Published by Curtis

Publishing Co., 1929 First Edition hard cover black cloth cover with gilt design. Nice VG. #4

in the series. 312 ppg.VG $35.00

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A Charlie Chan Mystery: Carries On by Earl Derr Biggers Published by Curtis Publishing

Co., 1930 First Edition hard cover black cloth cover with gilt design. Nice VG. #5 in the

series. 312 ppg.VG $35.00

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A Series of Unfortunate Events - Books 1 through 12 (aka "The Horrendous Heap") This

is the collection of all twelve hardbound books. Book the Ninth exhibits some use, but the

others are all new. The set retails for $150 … our cash price is only $90, so that you can

experience Snicket in the worst way possible: from the very beginning. But, if you purchase

the 12 volume set for $90, we will provide a thirteenth book (just for luck) at no additional cost.

―The Blank Book: A Series of Unfortunate Events Journal‖ is worth another $12 but will not

cost you a single dime. All 13 books for only $90.

AF $90.00

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Atala by Francoise-Rene, viscounte de Chateaubriand Translated By James Spence Harry.

Illustrated By Gustave Dore Published by Chicago: Belford, Clarke & Co, 1887.Hard bound

Description: Translated by James Spense Harry from Firmin Didiot's edition of Chateaubriand's

works. This is an unusual book by an important French figure at the time of the French

Revolution. It is fiction about the American Indians portrayed as Rosseau's "Noble Savages".

Chateaubriand traveled extensively in America and his writing is authoritative if imaginative.

The Dore illustrations are superb. Contents Good or better. Thirty illustrations on leaves and

30 numbers and captions on leaves. A Fair to About Good copy, the spine ends and the

forecorners of theboards are moderately worn and the covers are slightly soiled. The spine is

fragmentary with portions of the title missing. However, the binding is reasonably sound and

the pages clean. 48 ppgs + 30 plates. Fair to About Good.

Fair $145.00

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Black Beauty, His Grooms and Companions by A. Sewell Published by Rodgers Company,

Philadelphia (no date ~1910) Second printing hard cover Tan with ornate silver embossed

designs. Several spots to spine, otherwise VG. Content appears as fine.VG $35.00

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Bugs Bunny: Fifty Years And Only One Grey Hare by Joe Adamson Published by Sammis

Publishing, New York 1990 First edition, first printing. Hard bound Description: Preface by Friz

Freleng and Chuck Jones. Color cartoon stills throughout and pictorial end papers. 192 ppg.

Fine in Fine dustjacket

F/F $50.00

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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays Collected and Republished by Thomas Carlyle

(Volumes One through Three) Published by Chapman & Hall, London 1869 Second printing

hard cover (6-7/8" x 5-1/4") Great books that were initially printed in 1839. Brown cloth covers

with fancy black and gold imprints. Very nice VG+ Content appears as fine. Three volumes

complete this title. Volumes four through seven in this series are also available, also although

they are nowhere near as nice as these three.

VG+ $85.00




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Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp by Harriet Beecher Stowe Published by Phillips,

Sampson & Company, Boston, MA 1856 First Edition First State Hard bound in two volumes.

Description: "Dred" is Stowe's sequel to Uncle Tom's Cabin (UTC) and her second impactful

anti-slavery novel. Inspired in part by Nat Turner's slave rebellion of 1831, "Dred" sold over

100,000 copies in less than a month. This was a rate far greater than that of her first effort.

"UTC" drew criticism from both abolitionists and black authors for the passive martyrdom of

Uncle Tom and the endorsement of colonization as the ultimate solution to slavery. In stark

contrast, "Dred" introduces a revolutionary character who is presented as an heir to the

American Revolution rather than a problem to be expatriated. Previous owner's signatures

with date of Sept. 26 1856. Black/Brown cloth boards with blind-stamped design. Spines worn

at ends. Some loosening of bindings. Corners bumped. Generally very clean pages with only a

few scattered imperfections. Both volumes match and exhibit first state properties called

for by Blanck in BAL 19389. (Volume One, page 88, the ascender of the "d" in "dictatorial" is

almost directly below the vertical stroke in the "r" in the line above. Volume Two, page 370.

ninth line up reads "...the Dickinsons are fewer, and have ...") also ref. Wright II 2391. Solid

VG with some aspirations of being a Fine. Vol I - 329 ppg + 6 pages of ads.. Vol. II - 370 ppg.

This first state copy of Dred is being offered at approximately one-tenth the value of a

comparable copy of Uncle Tom's Cabin! Also review our other great Harriet Beecher

Stowe classics. We also have a Volume I of Dred (First Edition, First State) in VG available

for $195 ... whilst we seek a matching second volume.

VG $595.00

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Follies of the Year, 1844-1864 by John Leech Published by Bradbury, Evans & Co., London

1865 First Edition Hard bound Description: Title continues ... "A Series of (21) Coloured

Etching from Punch's Pocket Books 1844-1864. With some Notes by Shirley Brooks." Oblong

quarto, 22 hand-colored plates (including frontis) -- none are missing! Half red morocco

leather with fancy blue grosgrain cloth imprinted in gold. Gilt page edges. Corners worn, spine

cracked, but the content is Very Good or better with minor foxing confined to plate protector

tissues. Unpaginated. VERY RARE! Copies that are missing plates generally sell for $500 to

$800, making this unmolested copy an exceptional buy for the serious Punch fancier! Keep

the book as it is, or restore it into a $2000+ historical (or hysterical) treasure.

Good $595.00

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Frank Leslie's Chatterbox published by Frank Leslie, New York 1884 Hard bound with

illustrated cover First edition Scarce early edition of this fascinating children's publication.

Some minor damp staining and minor paper loss to frontispiece. Profusely illustrated collection

of stories, accompanied by several interesting advertisements of the day. 314 ppg. Other

issues of Chatterbox available for as little as $40 each.

Good $95.00

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House-Keepers' Manual by Catherine E. Beecher & Harriet Beecher Stowe published by JB

Ford & Co., 1873 Leather bound First Edition Description: The full title … ""The New

Housekeeper's Manual: Embracing a New Revised Edition of the American Woman's Home;

Or, Principles of Domestic Science. Being a Guide to Economical, Healthful, Beautiful, and

Christian Homes, together with the Handy Cook-book: a complete condensed guide to

wholesome, economical, and delicious cooking, giving nearly 500 choice and well-tested

recipes". Book is in decent shape, embossed leather cover, corners are unbumped, outer

spine is deteriorating and is rather fragile (but would be an easy repair). Content is unmarked

and very good. 591 ppg. plus 10 pages of ads. Good+ overall.

Good+ $395.00

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Innocents Abroad or The New Pilgrims' Progress by Mark Twain Published by Harper &

Brothers, New York, NY ~1917 Limp Leather bound in Two Volumes. Description: Title

continues "… being some account of the steamship Quaker City's pleasure excursion to

Europe and the Holy Land." Previous inscription "to my everlasting love Phyl, xmas 1930,

Paul" with bookplate of Paul and Phyl Fendrick in each volume. Red leather boards with

embossed portrait of Clemmons on front cover of each volume. Gilt titles and design on spine

(Absolutely perfect!); top edges of the book's pages are also gilt. Clean, tight pages (Fine) with

no foxing. Strong binding. Approx. 4.75" x 7.25" Vol. I - 311 ppg. Vol. 2 - 409 ppg. VG+

VG+ $75.00

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Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days (Volumes One thru Eight) by Tim LaHaye &

Jerry B Jenkins Published by Tindale House, Wheaton, IL Soft bound. So you really wanted

to read one of these but never got around to it. Then you figured it would be too costly to

"catch up". We just purchased an eight volume set in unread New to Like New condition. No

remainder marks. The worst we can say is that one cover is lightly creased. Cover price is

$13.99 per 450+ page volume. Now you can buy the first eight volumes for less than fifty

bucks! This very handsom set includes (in order): Left Behind, Tribulation Force, Nicolae, Soul

Harvest, Apollyon, Assassins, The Indwelling, and The Mark! It is almost enough to make you

want to add a Dore Bible to the mix ... provided that you have the extra money, of course.

New $45.00




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Little Pussy Willow (also The Minister's Watermelons) by Harriet Beecher Stowe Published

by Fields, Osgood & Co., Boston, 1870. First edition First State Description: Beautifully bound

in beveled-edge terra-cotta cloth, gilt and black decorations with title to the cover and spine.

Coated endpapers. Lightly bumped corners. Previous owner's name on FFEP. Illustrated with

numerous black and white in-text engravings. This is a children's story / fable that contrasts the

wholesome life of a country child with the pampered vanity of the daughter of a wealthy city-

dwelling man. Unlike Stowe's more famous works, only 3,000 copies of Little Pussy Willow

were printed! Matchs and exhibits first state properties as called for by Blanck in BAL

19459 Near Fine internals in a tight, bright VG binding. 179 ppg. FAR better than most of the

few remanin examples. Also review our other great Harriet Beecher Stowe classics.

VG+ $395.00

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My Wife and I or Harry Henderson's History by Harriet Beecher Stowe Published by J B

Ford, New York 1871 First Edition Hard bound Description: Mrs. Stowe wrote this book during

the fall of 1871 at Twin Mountain House in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. In this

book -- and in its sequel "We and Our Neighbors" (1875) -- she makes a case for the right for

women to have a career outside the home. She also provides a sympathetic image of

alcoholism, describing it as an illness rather than a moral failure (the general opinion at the

time). She was close to this subjec, since her son Frederick had hoped to become a doctor

but, after being wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg, developed alcoholism. Frederick headed

off to California in 1870 (before this book was written), never to be heard from again. As with

all copies, the title page has the error indicating that the author also wrote "Pink and White",

when the book's title is actually "Pink and White TYRANNY". This copy is in burgundy cloth

blind stamped with a Y-like pattern, one of four colors used without any particular priority.

Exhibits all characteristics described by Blanck in BAL 19462. 474 ppg. + ads. Spine

faded, cloth worn, some light foxing, otherwise About VG. Also review our other great

Harriet Beecher Stowe offerings.

AVG $195.00

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Mrs. Stowe's Religious Poems by Harriet Beecher Stowe Publsihed by Tickner & Fields,

Boston, MA 1867 First Edition hard bound Description: A collection of inspirational poetry in

superb condition by the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, Dred (the sequel), and her many other

great works. Mark-free copy in excellent beveled-edge green binding with gilt title impressions.

Uncommon in such a clean and impressive condition. 107 ppg. Fine content, about Fine

overall. Also review our other fabulous Harriet Beecher Stowe classics.

AF $395.00

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Mrs. Stowe's Religious Poems by Harriet Beecher Stowe Publsihed by Tickner & Fields,

Boston, MA 1867 First Edition hard bound Description: A collection of inspirational poetry in

superb condition by the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, Dred (the sequel), and her many other

great works. This is an ex libis copy from the US Soldier's Home that was retired in 1911!

Spine is tight, although a small piece of its cover is missing. Boards are solid, gilt impression

are clear and clean. Content VG, overall Good. 107 ppg. Also review our other fabulous

Harriet Beecher Stowe classics.

GOOD $40.00

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St. Nicholas Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks Vol VIII edited by Mary Mapes Dodge

Published by Scribners, New York 1881 Hard bound First Edition These profusely illustrated

bound volumes of Saint Nicholas are becoming more and more scarce and commanding ever

increasing prices for the finer copies extant -- some ranging to $900. VG content in GD red

cloth binding with ornate black and gold imprint. 496 ppg. (please see our other bound St.

Nicholas books elsewhere in this list)

Good+ $39.00

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Poetry Elegant Extracts or Useful Entertaining Passages In Verse - Book Third & Fourth

Printed by S. Hamilton, Weybridge and Published by C. Dilly, London (1790) Fully tree calf

leather bound (contemporary) Description: "Elegant Extracts Poetical Book the Third" features

dramatic poetical selections, chiefly from Shakespeare. "Elegant Extracts in Poetry Book the

Fourth" is primarily sentimental, lyrical, and ludicrous selections. The front and rear boards

exhibit average wear, but are detatched. The Tree calf leather is supple, whole, and quite

attractive. The gilt designs on the boards is relatively complete. The spine is missing its lower

six inches. Very nice marbled end papers, although the inside front end paper is missing. A

prior owner's signature in ink graces the upper right corner of the title page. Another owner's

name and the date 1833 is wirtten in the FFEP in pencil. There are pencil notes on the rear

end papers as well, although the rest of the book is otherwise free of any such marks.

Engraved vignette on title page offset to adjacent page. The content pages are AVG and have

yellowed over the centuries, exhibiting some scattered light foxxing. This is an excellent book

to restore, seeing as the first volume on prose (Book the First & Second) has been valued at

$450 in VG. Approx. 6" x 9.5" 462 ppg (577-1039) About Good overall, but will will call it Fair

... to be fair.

Fair/AG $195.00

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Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands by Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe (of Uncle Tom's Cabin

fame) Published by Phillips, Sampson & Company, Boston 1854 Re-bound in black leather.

This is only Volume II of two volumes, describing Mrs. Stowe's joy-filled travels abroad. The

book is illustrated. Book size is 8" X 5". Age must have taken its toll on the original covers of

this book, while the interior pages are in Good to very good condition. The book and been

recently recovered (50-60 years ago) in black leather, although unprofessionally done.

Condition Good+ 432 ppg. Also review our other great Harriet Beecher Stowe offerings.

Good+ $45.00




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The Celebrated Cases of Dick Tracy 1931-1951 by Chester Gould Published by Bonanza

Books, 1970 First Edition Hard bound Description: NOT the 1990 reprint. Dick Tracy whips all

the early bad guys!. A spectacular book that will bring back memories in older fans and create

new onces in new readers.Illustrated by Chester Gould, introduction by Elery Queen, edited by

Herb Galewitz. .Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards clean. 291 ppg.

VG+ in VG dust jacket

VG+/VG $50.00

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The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Illustrated by John R. Neill and published by Reilly

& Britton, Chicago, IL 1917 First edition hard bound with color plate on front cover.

Description: The sixth book in Baum's beloved Oz series was first published in 1910 with black

and white illustrations. This is the first edition in color. Sixteen full-color plates are

embellished with metallic green ink. Bound in light green cloth with color plate on front cover

and with rabbit on spine in silver and black. The book appears to have been stored backward

in a bookshelf, since the spine has a light transfer stain. Quite rare, and priced $1100 less

than a comparable volume with the (exceedingly rare) dust jacket. Modern reprints command

as much as $125, so this genuine rarity is an absolute gift at this price. 295 ppg. Very Good,

with internal pages grading VG+.

VG $250.00

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The Every-Day Cook-Book and Encyclopedia of Practical Recipes by E. Neill Published by

Regan Printing House, Chicago, IL 1892 Hard bound early edition Description: Many strange

pudding recipes, cakes, cookies, pickling, breakfasts, etc. This early cookbook also features

formulae for cleansing and washing powders, home remedies, home care, and personal

hygiene. Much rarer than other editions by other publishers. 315 ppg + index. VG

VG $65.00

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The Minister's Wooing by Harriet Beecher Stowe Published by Derby and Jackson / Brown,

Taggard, and Chase; New York City 1859. Original brown blind stamped cloth binding.

Description: Set in Newport, Rhode Island in the 18th century, Stowe's historical novel is both

the story of a love triangle and a satire of Calvinism. The story deals with the wooing of a girl

by a minister after the girl’s true love is apparently lost at sea. This novel was written a few

years after Stowe's landmark Uncle Tom’s Cabin while (UTC) she was living in Andover,

Massachusetts where her husband was a professor of theology. Moderate wear to edges,

lightly rubbed but clean with bright gilt stampings. Well bound, firmly attached covers. Former

owner's name ("G.G' Benedict") on FFEP, otherwise it is unmarked. Some age toning and

minimal foxing. Some signatures are extended, but all are firmly bound, no loose pages. The

First American edition. Conforms to the requirements of BAL 19407 Approximately 5" x 7

3/4". 578 ppg. Good Also review our other fabulous Harriet Beecher Stowe classics.

Good $135.00

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The Pearl of Orr's Island: A Story of the Coast of Maine by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Published by Ticknor & Fields, Boston 1862 Fourth Edition This book inspired Sarah Orne

Jewett and other writers when it first appeared under the Ticknor & Field imprint in 1862. It

immediately won a delighted audience. John Greenleaf Whittier declared it "The most

charming New England idyll ever written". For the next forty years the publisher issued a new

edition practically every year, and somewhat less frequently into the 20th Century. Blind

decorated coarse grained publisher's cloth, heavily sunned. Conservatively graded as Good.

437 ppg. plus 16 page book list. Also review our other fabulous Harriet Beecher Stowe

classics.

GOOD $55.00

No PhotoThe Original Illustrated Sherlock Holms by Arthur Conan Doyle Published by Doubleday,

New York 1930 First Edition Hard cover Nice VG with Good dustjacket 636 ppg. VG/GD $50.00

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The Wandering Jew by Eugene Sue Illustrated by Gustave Dore Published by Peter Penelon

Collier, New York ND (ca 1890) Hardbound in Five Volumes Description: "The Wandering

Jew" is a figure from medieval Christian folklore that began to spread in Europe in the

thirteenth century, which became a fixture of Christian mythology concerning a Jew who,

according to legend, taunted Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion and was then cursed to walk

the earth until the Second Coming. Some interpreters see the "Wandering Jew" as a

personification of the Jewish diaspora, and the story's theme has influenced anti-Semitism.

Each volume has edgewear and some spotting. A couple of the illustrations are loose from the

binding, but all are present. Bindings are loose or slightly cocked. Titles on spine are missing

on three volumes and fragmentary on the remaining two volumes. Complete five-volume work,

illustrated by the illustrious Gustave Dore, one of our favorite 19th century engravers. Vol I -

491 ppg., Vol II - 498 ppg., Vol III - 631 ppg., Vol IV - 528 ppg., Vol V - 538 ppg. (2686 ppg

total) Fair to About Good

AG $125.00

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Tom Swift in the City of Gold by Victor Appleton Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York

1912 First edition Hard cover Nice VG without dustjacket Pictorial brown boards with red and

black designs. Minor staining to spine and cover, and brief gift inscription on FFEP otherwise

clean and tight. Approx. 7.5" x 5". 216 ppg.

VG $35.00

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Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat by Victor Appleton Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New

York 1910 Hard cover Nice VG without dustjacket Pictorial brown boards with read and black

designs. Number four in the series. 216 ppg.VG $35.00




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Tom Swift and His Great Oil Gusher by Victor Appleton Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New

York 1924 First edition Hard cover Nice VG with torn dustjacket (Good). Pictorial brown

boards with read and black designs. 216 ppg.VG $65.00

Uncle Tom's Cabin or Life Among the Lowly by Harriet Beecher Stowe Published by

Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Chicago, IL 1888 Hard bound in one volume. New edition, with an

introductory account of the work by the author to this 1852 book that rocked the entire world.

Brown cloth covers with pictorial black imprint. Upon meeting Stowe at a White House

reception, Abraham Lincoln was said to have exclaimed, "So this is the little lady who started

this big war." 500 pages Solid VG with aspirations of being a Fine.

VG $95.00

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Uncle Tom's Cabin or Life Among the Lowly - Riverside Paper Series by Harriet Beecher

Stowe Published by Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Chicago, IL 1892 Cardboard pictorial covers,

bound in a single volume. Old repair to spine, some chipping of covers. Solid Good with toned

interior pages.

Good $45.00

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Uncle Tom's Cabin Young Folks' Edition by Harriet Beecher Stowe Published by M A

Donohue & Co., Chicago, IL ~1905 Cardboard pictorial covers with gilt trim, bound in a single

volume. Very bright (some Fines don't look as good!), solid Good with toned interior pages.

Chips to boards and spine keep this from a much higher grade. Undated, but published in

1905.

Good+ $60.00

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Uncle Tom's Cabin Little Folks' Edition by Harriet Beecher Stowe Published by Charles E

Graham & Company, New York ~1910 Cardboard pictorial covers with gilt trim, single volume.

Solid Good with toned interior pages. Chips to boards and spine keep this from VG. Undated,

but published in 1910.

Good $50.00

The United States Farmers' Almanac by Thomas Spofford 1843 AG $40.00

The Old Farmer's Almanack 1851 by Robert B Thomas AG $25.00

The Old Farmer's Almanack 1854 by Robert B Thomas (missing cover) Fair $5.00

Thomas's Old Farmer's Almanac 1857 AG $15.00

The Old Farmers' Almanac 1862 by Robert B Thomas Good+ $30.00

The Old Farmers' Almanac 1863 by Robert B Thomas Good $20.00

The Old Farmers' Almanac 1864 by Robert B Thomas Good $20.00

Leavitt's Farmer's Almanack & Miscellaneous Yearbook 1867 by Dudley Leavitt AG $40.00

Leavitt's Farmer's Almanack & Miscellaneous Yearbook 1868 by Dudley Leavitt AG $50.00

Later dates to 1884 - see sleeves for pricing (some very scarce)




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Quick Reference Guide to Grading Books: The grading of books is a very imprecise science. This can be attributed to the limited number of grades and

the subjective and arbitrary standards applied. We would like to see a system that has a much broader scale with strict definitions of each. A scale such

as that adopted by professional numismatists (coin dealers / collectors), where grading runs a 70-point gambit, ten of which (MS-60 to MS-70) define

uncirculated coins alone! Despite the limited and archaic grading system used by booksellers, abuses are still a problem and disputes will continue to be a

problem until the system is changed. Nonetheless, within the general descriptions below there is legitimate latitude for individual differences in grading

standards.

Very Fine (VF) - Very Fine is the highest possible grade to be given to precious few books. Much like a Mint State 70 (MS-70) uncirculated coin, it

indicates a condition that is perfect in every respect, admitting to no flaws whatsoever. Books which exhibit a single blemish can never be graded as "VF"!

VF examples are exceedingly rare in even the most common of books.

New (New) - Many booksellers use the terms ―Mint‖ or ―New‖ interchangeably with ―Very Fine‖. They are NOT the same! However, there is nothing

improper in the use of "New" and "Mint". These grades may include undisclosed minor flaws to which all new books may be subject. All New books are

inherently inferior to a Very Fine specimen for this reason.

Fine (F) - A copy that is without significant disclosed or undisclosed flaws, but lacks the pristine freshness of a New book. Most antiquarian booksellers

never award a grade higher than Fine. This is quite proper. Unfortunately, this leaves only four paltry grades with which to work. A book that is graded

―Fine‖ has had excellent and loving care for its entire life, and may appear ―new-ish‖. On closer inspection, however, flaws or blemishes in either the book

or its dust jacket must be disclosed in its description. Amazon's equivalent grade is "Used - Like New".

Very Good (VG) - This is the most common grade given to a collectable book. It means exactly what it says, it is ―Very Good‖, but is no longer fresh. The

book has been handled and shows visible signs of wear, although it is still sound and appealing to the collector. Most flaws such as ownership marks,

bookplates, remainder marks, bumped corners, price clipping, chips, and tears must be disclosed in the description of a Very Good book.

Good (G) – We contend that ―Good" seldom is! Good is essentially the lowest collectible grade, save for rare antiquarian books. The book has been used

and abused, but remains whole. There may be one major flaw, such as light damp staining or a cracked hinge, that keeps it from a higher grade.

Otherwise, a couple of minor problems, each of which are fully described, should be disclosed in the book’s description. Furthermore, a dust jacket may

have lost some design elements, but it must never be partial or fragmentary.

Fair (Fr) - Fair is the term used for a rare book hovering at the doorstep of collectability, sometimes referred to as "acceptable". For purposes of

readability, it is a very weak ―good‖, and will exhibit more than one major flaw or an accumulation of minor problems. The dust jacket, if there was one, may

be missing or in tatters, although this really must be disclosed.

NOTE: Due to the dreadful paucity of grades, many booksellers resort to using steps between grades to better describe a book's condition. These will be

expressed as: ―near fine,‖ "about fine", ―very good plus‖, ―very good minus‖, "about good", etc. Books and dust jackets are generally graded separately, so

as not to unnecessarily devalue a ―new‖ book that has been mishanded prior to sale. This is a widely accepted practice, and we use this method at

OpenBook to better define the ―in between‖ grades, particularly scarcer and rare editions.




If you managed to reach the terminus of our periodic catalog of unusual stuff without having an irrepressable urge to empty your wallet and/or your bank

accounts, then we feel as though we must have somehow failed in our mission to achieve this elevated state of euphoria. Please check back with us again

at a future date when you can ramble through our second-class prose intended to tease and tantilize the prospective customer of a second-class (gently

used) book ... or even a new one. Take care, please.

OTHER IMPORTANT TERMS:

SIGNED BY AUTHOR – This will elevate the value, often significantly, based upon the relative rarity of the signature. When personalized to a particular

individual it may vary even more. If the individual happens to be a recognizable personality, the value may escalate further. Conversely, when directed to

a ―Bob‖ or ―Mary‖, it becomes less important to collectors named Joe or Jane.

SERIALIZED – Whenever a book is produced in a limited edition bearing serial numbers, the value is generally elevated over an unnumbered edition. This

shall vary according to the relative rarity or desirability of the limited edition.

FIRST EDITION – This is the generally the preferred edition of many collectors. An exception may be whenever the second printing corrects significant

omissions or inaccuracies that appeared in the first printing. See "States or Issues" below for further clarification.

PRICE CLIPPING (PC) - This indicates that the price (most often located at the top front inside flap of the dust jacket) has been cut off. Some book

publishers will resort to drawing a mark across the edge of some books to indicate their remainders (sold at deep discounts). Either is an important

condition to disclose, especially when determining the value of a First Edition. Many collectors place little importance on a price clipped book. However,

booksellers vary enormously in adjusting for price clipping. In fact, some may not even bother to disclose PCs in their dust jacket descriptions. In our

estimation, a price clipped remainder should be marked down by 20% to 25% -- perhaps the same as if it had no dust jacket at all.

DAMP STAINING – This is the most important major flaw in grading a book’s condition. Moisture is deadly to paper! Evidence that a book has been

exposed to water will significantly diminish the book’s value and must be disclosed in the description. In many cases, however, it will simply leave a small

stain that does not affect the readability of the tex one iota.

SUNNING – This is the second most important major flaw in grading a book’s condition. It is caused by sunlight, which causes the dust jacket or book

binding to fade or discolor, most often limited to the spine. This should be disclosed in the description, even though it does not impact readability.

FOXING – Foxing is caused by paper acidification. This is the light brown spotting that is frequently seen in 19th century books and some early 20th

century books. It must be disclosed, but does not significantly impact value unless the foxing is excessive.

TIGHT – The binding is tight, the hinges are tight, and there are no loose pages or separation of pages from the spine, regardless of your ability or inability

to hold your liquor. Sorry. We could not resist the temptation.

LAID-IN – This describes ancillary documentation or ephemera that is lying loose in the front or back of the book. It may be a letter, a note, printed

literature, a photograph, autograph, etc.

TIPPED-IN – This describes ancillary documentation or ephemera that has been pasted or glued into the book, such as illustrated plates or maps. Neither

is this to be confused with being "tipsy".

COCKED – A book whose spine and boards are no longer in alignment. This condition is most often caused by a book being placed in a bookshelf at an

extreme angle to the horizontal, or by laying the book horizontally with other books piled atop. Some books are more prone to cocking than others because

they were produced with weak hinges. Cassell and Heinemann books from the 1920s to 1940s are among those prone to this problem -- common to their

Shute's and Rand's.

SPRUNG – This refers to a book that is bowed. This may be the result of a book being exposed to sudden temperature or humidity extremes. Again,

some books are more prone to this than others.

OFFSETTING – This refers to the condition of discoloration often caused by lithographs or newspaper clippings laid into a book. Offsetting really should be

disclosed in a book’s description.

EX-LIBRIS – This is a former library copy, and may be considered uncollectible by some, whenever the library markings are distracting or pervasive. Often

this means that a pocket has been glued inside the cover or the content is excessively stamped "discard". Relative scarcity or rarity will be the final

determining factor as to how much or how little this will alter the book’s valuation. You may find several ex libris titles in our inventory. These books are

priced lower than if they had been unmarked. Although rare, from time to time, we may even handle a book from a noteworthy library that may even have

an enhancing impact on the value of a book. Our offerings from the David O. Selznick Research Library are prime examples of this exception to the rule.

STATES or ISSUES - There are many instances where a book has more than one variation of the ―First Edition‖. The Ayn Rand Collection is a good

example. The Fountainhead has two states or issues of the first edition, both of which are identified by the publisher on the copyright page as "First

Edition". The red cloth copy with Bobbs-Merrill's Spring List of books on the dust jacket is the first state. The green cloth with Any Rand's picture and

reviews on the back is the second state. Both proclaim "First Edition" on the copyright page, although later printings may be similar in appearance. Our

fascination with Harriet Beecher Stowe is another good example in which First States are more desirable than a simple First Edition connotation.
