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Rolling Home: A Cross-Canada Railroad Memoir

By: Allen, Tom

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Penguin Books: 2001

Seller ID: 028494

ISBN: 0670884731

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

First Edition, First printing in clean unclipped dust jacket. Very clean gray boards with blue spine, white lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean map-illustrated endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated with maps. 298 pages. Clean jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover.
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The Real Book About Trains

By: Cole, Davis

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Garden City, Garden City Books: 1951

Seller ID: 006623

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

Very clean decorative (brown & white cross-hatch pattern) boards with black cloth spine, orange lettering on spine. Very little wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. No names, writing or marks--pages are clean. Illustrated endpapers (train crossing a trestle). Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, has thumb-nail size chip at rear panel near bottom of spine corner, minor edgewear. Enclosed in new mylar cover. 8vo. Children's.
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Passenger Terminals and Trains

By: Droege, John A.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Kalmbach Publishing Company: 1969

Seller ID: 028857

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Clean hardcover book in unclipped dust jacket. Originally published in 1916 by McGraw-Hill, this edition was republished in 1969 by Kalmbach Publishing Company, with a special Introduction by George W. Hilton. Dark blue cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages are clean. Clean blank endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with photographs. fold-out diagrams showing layout of important terminals throughout the U.S.. 410 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, has two short close...
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The Story of the Canandaigua Street Railway Company, The Canandaigua Electric Light and Railway Company, Ontario Light and Traction Company and the Rochester and Eastern Rapid Railway

By: Gordon, William R.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Rochester, New York, William R. Gordon: 1953

Seller ID: 027652

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Paperback (cover is illustrated card stock) - size approx. 5-3/4" x 9". No chipping or tears. Light soiling to cover. Binding is tight, all pages are clean. No names, writing or marks. Well illustrated with historical photographs, drawings. 107 pages.
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Fairytale Railroad

By: Harter, Henry

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Sylvan Beach, NY, North Country Books: 1979

Seller ID: 027137

ISBN: 0932052193

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Stated First Edition in original dust jacket. Clean gray cloth boards with crisp gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean with clean endpapers; Brief previous owner inscription neatly penned on corner of dedication page. Illustrated with historical photographs. 310 pages. Clean dust jacket has light surface rubbing, one small closed tear. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover.
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Redwood Railways - A Story of Redwoods, Picnics and Commuters

By: Kneiss, Gilbert H.

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Berkeley, California, Howell-North: 1956

Seller ID: 025841

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Third printing with both maps in rear pocket, clean original dust jacket. Clean red cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. No fading, bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean map-illustrated endpapers. Very small return address label at top edge of front fixed endpaper. Two folded maps in pocket at end of book (in perfect condition). Beautifully illustrated with maps, glossy black and white photographs. Foreword by Lucius Beebe. 165 pages with index. Dust jacket is not price clipped, has thumbnai...
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The Beginnings of The New York Central Railroad - A History

By: Stevens, Frank Walker

Price: $28.00

Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons: 1926

Seller ID: 027986

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

First Edition, first printing (published April, 1926). Dark blue ribbed cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. No fraying, very slight surface wear to corners. Very light soiling. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Frontispiece portrait with tissue guard. Illustrated with black and white plates, fold-out map, drawings. 408 pages with index.
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Life on A Locomotive - The story of Buddy Williams, C&NW Engineer

By: Williams, George H.

Price: $55.00

Publisher: Berkeley, California, Howell-North Books: 1971

Seller ID: 027663

ISBN: 0-8310-7084-6

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

First Edition, SIGNED by the author, in unclipped original dust jacket. Clean moss green cloth boards with brown lettering and railroad tracks on cover, brown lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with photo-illustrated endpapers. Inscribed and signed by George H. Williams on front free endpaper: "Jim Fairbanks - Keep you hand upon the throttle and your eye upon the rail" - George H. Williams, Jan. 22, 1976." Frontispiece photo portrait of Buddy Williams at the throttle on the 1616 Clas...
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