London: Ian Allan, 1967. Hardcover. 8vo. Fine in blue cloth covered boards with silver title to spine. Pristine interior with photographic illustrations throughout. Red, white, and black illustrated price clipped dust jacket with black title to red spine. Minor yellowing to white parts of dust jacket. 249 pages. Railroads. RAI1/3112. Fine / Very Good. More
Kingsport, TN: Southern Publishers, Inc., 1939. Hardcover. Inscribed by the author and dated March 15 - 40. "The author has gone to every known available source in order that historical accuracy might be preserved, and has spared no pains to follow every clew that promised to throw light upon the life of Casey Jones, the man. Whenever possible, every story concerning him has been verified, and nothing of doubtful authenticity has been retained" (introduction). Bound in the original yellow cloth boards with black title to spine and front cover. Short closed tear to top of front hinge, minor fraying and wear to spine ends and corners, and light soiling to boards. Minor toning to margins, but clean overall. Repair to rear hinge. Tight Binding. 298 pages. RAIL/032019. Very Good. More
London: London Passenger Transport Board, 1934. Paperback. Very good in red paper wrappers with black title to front cover. Previous owner's name in pen to front cover. Includes several pages of photographic illustrations of rails, Underground stations, and buses. Also includes frontispiece map printed in red, green, and black showing the area of operation in London. Slight wear to edges of wrappers, but clean and bright overall. Oversized. 64 pages. RAIL/091015. Very Good. More
London: London Passenger Transport Board, 1935. Paperback. Very good in red paper wrappers with black title to front cover. Previous owner's name in pen to front cover. Includes several pages of photographic illustrations of training school for bus drivers / trams / Underground, King and Queen driving during the Silver Jubilee, children at the St. James Underground station, and more. Also includes four fold-out maps: Underground, Bus, Coach, and Tram. Slight wear to edges of wrappers, but clean and bright overall. Oversized. 65 pages. RAIL/091015. Very Good. More
London: London Passenger Transport Board, 1936. Paperback. Very good in red paper wrappers with black title to front cover. Previous owner's name in pen to front cover. Includes several pages of photographic illustrations of buses, Leicester Square station, Derby Day bus queue, Sutton Trollybus Depot, and more. Also includes four fold-out maps: Underground, Bus, Coach, and Tram. Slight wear to edges of wrappers, but clean and bright overall. Oversized. 65 pages. RAIL/091015. Very Good. More
Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office, 1906. Hardcover. Thick 8vo. Good+ full brown leather covered boards. Black, brown, and red labels w/gilt to spine. Both hinges are cracked through and loose, though boards are still attached. Peeling to leather at head and foot of spine. leather has been treated and polished. Interior is in lovely condition, tightly bound and clean w/bright text. Ex libris. American Railroad History. RAIL/4253. Good +. More
Baltimore: The Baltimore Streetcar Museum, 2018. Paperback. A History of Baltimore's Streetcar Lines - in particular the ones that relied on "jerkwater" to refill their small boilers. "Jerkwater" was obtained by throwing a bucket-on-a-rope into a stream alongside the track to gather the needed water. White paper wrappers with black title to spine and front cover. Includes many photographic illustrations. Size: Quarto. 257 pages. BALT/111219. Fine. More
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1997. Hardcover. 4to. SIGNED BY ONE OF THE AUTHORS, RICHARD SIMONS. Black cloth boards with red title to spine. Clean, bright interior with many illustrations. Blue illustrated dust jacket with dark blue spine panel and red title to spine. Minor rubbing to jacket. Index, 297 pages. STATE/010507. Fine / Fine. More
Baltimore: Passenger Department, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 1908. Paperback. 8vo. Very good- in white side stapled paper wrappers with blue and gold illustrations and gilt title to front wrapper. Minor edgewear to exterior. Wraps were detached at one point but have been expertly re-attached. Interior is clean and bright with illustrations throughout. Periodicals Periodicals. PER205090. Very Good. More
Baltimore: Passenger Department, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 1909. Paperback. 8vo. Very good in white side stapled paper wrappers with blue and gold illustrations and gilt title to front wrapper. Interior is clean and bright with illustrations throughout. Periodicals. PER105090. Very Good. More
Baltimore: Passenger Department, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 1910. Paperback. 8vo. Very good in white side stapled paper wrappers with blue and gold illustrations and gilt title to front wrapper. Interior is clean and bright with illustrations throughout. Periodicals. Periodicals. RAIL505090. Very Good. More
Compliments of Passenger Department, Southern Railway Company, 1913. Paperback. Small side-stapled illustrated paper wrappers with "Inauguration March 4, 1913" in red to front wrapper. Minor rubbing to spine and minor rusting to staples. Minor soiling to title page. Else is clean and bright with illustrations throughout. 40 pages. Presidential history. PRES2/3222. Very Good. More
Bruxelles: P. Weissenbruch, 1905. Hardcover. Cloth Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo. Blue cloth soft trifold boards with gilt title and emblem to front panel. Edges are worn and boards have minor scuffing. When unfolded, the insides of both right and left panels have pastedown pockets. The left pocket houses a large color fold out map of Washington D.C. The right pocket houses a large, color, fold-out map of New York City with an index including street names, places of amusement, asylums, steamboat lines, etc. Signatures are not sewn in; they are held in place by loose cording which wraps around both hinges. The signatures bound on the right are printed on pink paper and the signatures bound on the left are printed on white paper. Twelve signatures are present containing topics such as: List of Members, Questions for Discussion, Constitution of the Railway Congress, Instructions Concerning the Procedure to be Followed in Sectional Meetings, and various travel information. Pages are very clean with bright text; some have minor browning. Several pages of one signature are present but not attached. It appears that at least one signature may be missing. Closed tears to maps along fold lines. Text is in English and French. RAIL/062904. Very Good. More
Washington DC: American Railway Engineering Association, 1984. Hardcover. Includes Bulletins 694 and 696-698. 8vo. Brown leatherette covered boards with gilt title to spine. A few notes written on the front of bulletins 694 and 696. Else is pristine. Railroad. RAIL/083013. Near Fine. More
Boston: Rand Avery Supply Company, 1897. Paperback. Very good grey side stapled wrappers with black title to front wrapper. Minor browning on edges. 18 pages. Railroads. RAI2/01221. Very Good. More