THE LANGUAGE OF THE RAILROADER
Norman: OU, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. 180pp. Section head vignette drawings. A nifty reference book on the subject. Fine in very slightly rubbed, pc dj.
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THE COLLECTOR'S BOOK OF THE LOCOMOTIVE
NY: Clarkson Potter, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. 4to cloth. 197pp. Profusely illustrated. Appendices. Only fair condition because covers are discolored. No mustiness, but reading copy only in good dj with a few tears.
THE AMERICAN WEST MAGAZINE May 1969 (Pacific Railroad Centennial and C. M. Russell)
Palo Alto: American West Pub Co, 1969. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing this issue, May 1969. 4to pictorial wraps. 64pp. Illus. Contains articles celebrating the centennial of the Pacific Railroad AND Part 2 of William Ellsberg's article on Charles M. Russell, "Charles, Thou Art a Rare Blade." Top of.....
THE SILVER COUNTRY OF THE GREAT SOUTHWEST a review of the mineral and other wealth, the attractions and material development of the former kingdom of New Spain, comprising Mexico and the Mexican Cessions to the United States in 1848 and 1853
NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Pictorial cloth (map of New Spain on front cover). 221pp. Color folding map, "Hysometric Map of the Southwest, or New Spain with Lines of Railways West of the Mississippi River in Operation 1877 also The Ocean Warm Streams. "Boundary.....
AN INDUSTRIAL WAR History of the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad Strike and a Study of the Tremendous Issues Involved An Unprecedented Result of Common Occurance in American History and Its Aftermath
Bradley & Russell, Harrison, 1923, 1923. First Edition. Soft cover. Printed wraps. 144pp. 1 page Introduction dated Harrison, Ark., Nov. 20, 1923, beginning, "Contained in this little volume are all the available facts connected with the strike of Union Employees which occurred on the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad, during.....
WESTERN LINES SOUTHERN DISTRICT PLAINS DIVISION ZONE 2 TRAINMASTER'S INSTRUCTIONS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1962.
n.p., (1962). 1962. First Thus. Soft cover. No printing stated. Decorated brown stapled wrappers. 13pp. R. C. Matthews was the Trainmaster. Instructions relating to places including Wellington & Kiowa, Kansas, and in Oklahoma, Altus, Alva, Blackwell, & Blair. Other work & safety instructions. Couple of old sticker marks on front.....
UNION PACIFIC COUNTRY
Rand-McNally, NY, 1971, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. 480pp. Illust. Maps. Bibliography. Notes & References. Index. A scholarly history of the UPRR & the transcontinental railroad. Fine in edgworn dj with tears.
UNION PACIFIC COUNTRY
U of Nebr., Lincoln, 1976, 1976. Reprint. Soft cover. Reprint. Pictorial trade wraps. 480pp. Illust. Bibliography. Notes. Index. Lightly soiled. Vg.
THE NARROW-GAUGE LOCOMOTIVES: The Baldwin Catalog of 1877
Norman: OU, 1967. First Thus. Hardcover. 1st printing of New Edition which is a facsimile of the original. Gilt-stamped & pictorial cloth. 47pp. Illus. Foreword by Laurance S. Reid. Fine in dj with mild wear to extremities.
NARROW GAUGE IN THE ROCKIES (Signed)
Berkeley: Howell-North, 1958. Limited/Numbered. Hardcover. Ltd edition, #228 of 850 copies. Gilt-stamped 4to cloth. 224pp. Profusely illustrated. Hand-drawn folding map in back pocket: "Common Carrier Narrow Gauge Railroads in Colorado Since 1870." Signed by both Beebe & Clegg. A wonderful book for railroad buffs. Fine in original glassine dj &.....
THE TRAINS WE RODE VOLUME I Alton - New York Central
San Diego: Howell-North, 1980. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing of 2nd edition. Cloth. 465pp. Illustrated profusely with vintage photos. The usual good produce from this pair of authors. Fine in vg dj which has top edge moderately worn.
THE LAST SPIKE: The Great Railway 1881-1885
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. 478pp. Illus. Maps. Chronology. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pictorial endpapers. The second volume of Berton's fine and engaging history of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Fine in vg, lightly rubbed dj.
THE NATIONAL DREAM: The Great Railway 1871-1881
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1970. Hardcover. 5th printing. Cloth. 439pp. Illus. Maps. Chronology. Notes. Bibliography. Index. The first volume of Berton's fine and engaging history of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Fine in fair to good dj with minor chips, edge wear.
HEAR THAT LONESOME WHISTLE BLOW: Railroads in the West
NYC: Holt, Rhinehart and Winston, 1977. Book Club. Hardcover. Book club edition. Cloth. 311pp. Illus. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Fine in dj with a couple of short edge tears.
ROCKY AND SELKIRK MOUNTAINS CANADA: A series of views illustrating the chief points of interest to be seen on a trip through THE CANADIAN ROCKIES On Line of Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal & Brooklyn: Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) & Albertype, 1910. First Thus. Soft cover. Original printing of this version or edition of the cord-tied stiff wrappers, 12 1/2" x 10 1/2", tourist book of photos. 24 sepia litho (not photo-gravure) of the Canadian Rockies, Selkirks, and more of British Columbia.....
THE CANADIAN ROCKIES On Line of Canadian Pacific Railway (ROCKY AND SELKIRK MOUNTAINS: CANADA)
Montreal & Brooklyn: CPR News Service & Albertype Co, 1910. First Thus. Soft cover. 1st printing thus of this edition circa 1910. Oblong cord-tied wraps, approx. 12" x 10". Twenty-four (24) sepia photos of the Canadian Rockies & Selkirks, and also with photos of the present Trans-Canada route through the.....
WESTBOUND: A Portfolio of Western Railroading (Signed)
Montreal: Bonaventure Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. 4to cloth. 192pp. Illustrated profusely with truly fine photography of railroads, especially going through Canada & the Canadian Rockies. Presentation copy signed by the author to one of his friends. Fine in fine dj.
THE INDIAN: THE NORTHWEST 1600 - 1900 The Red Man The War Man The White Man and The Northwestern Line - Chicago & North-Western Raiway
Chicago: Chicago and Northwestern Railway, 1901. Soft cover. Likely the first edition. Pictorial cloth wraps backed with paper. 114pp. Illustrations including some fine b/w Indian portraits. Long, color folding map in rear, "The Northwest in 1900 Showing The North-Western System and Connecting Lines to the Pacific. Also Indian Reservations, and.....
CHOCTAW LINE GRAND EXCURSION 4th OF JULY FORT RENO TO SHAWNEE
n.p. Choctaw, Oklahoma, and Gulf RR, 1895. Original. Soft cover. Dramatic original poster with period fonts large and small, and a decorated border, advertising a Fourth of July excursion from Ft. Reno (Oklahoma Territory) to Shawnee (OT). The section from OKC to Shawnee was to open for the first time.....
THEN CAME THE RAILROADS The Century from Steam to Diesel in the Southwest
Norman: OU, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth. 336pp. Illus. Bibliography. Index. Front cover corners slightly bumped, else fine in dj showing bump crease.
AN ADDRESS ON THE RAILROAD EVIL AND ITS REMEDY DELIVERED BY A. A. COHEN, ESQ., AT PLATT'S HALL, SAN FRANCISCO ON SATURDAY, AUG. 2, 1879
S. F. Francis Valentine & Co, 1879. First Edition. Soft cover. Original publication. Printed wraps. 23pp. (sewn; title page detached). Former owner's description: "... addressed the injustice of the railway system, focusing on the need to have them contribute their fair share to locally used taxes, and to give reasonable.....
IN THE CLOUDS OFFICIAL FOLDER A Thousand Miles Through the Rockies On the Scenic Line of the World
n.p. Denver & Rio Grande RR, 1916. First Thus. Soft cover. Not a book. A color picture folder, postmarked/mailed from Twin Lakes to someone in Washington State. Red/pink ink stamp of "Top of the World" Tennessee Pass, etc. Folder has 23 brilliantly, but not garishly colored photos of Colorado scenes.....
LORDS OF THE LINE: The Men Who Built the Canadian Pacific Railroad (Signed)
Markham, Ontario: Viking/Penguin, 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Cloth. 486pp. Illus. Endnotes. Index. Maps. Endpaper maps. Signed on the title page by both authors. Fine in dj.
WONDERS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS: Along the Denver & Rio Grande R. R. "Scenic Line of the World"
Denver: Van Noy Inter-State Co, 1920. First Thus. Soft cover. 1st printing of this lovely travel book. 4to oblong pictorial wraps with famous b/w photograph on the cover ostensibly attributed to William S. Jackson. Unpaginated. Nicely reprinted sepia photos throughout with decorative borders. Bound in printed price label of 75.....
HOW WE BUILT THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY and Other Railway Papers and Addresses
n.p. n.p., 1910. Soft cover. This is apparently the early, 1910, reprint of Dodge's book first printed two years earlier. Printed brown wraps. 1781pp. Photographic plates of scenes/locations and persons. Between the front cover & the blank ffep is a printed and bound-in slip, "Compliments of General Grenville M. Dodge.".....