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| Colorado Rail Annual Number Nine -- 1971; A Journal of Railroad Jistory in the Rocky Mountain West (Denver & Rio Grande Ticket Laid-in_ , Colorado Railroad Museum, 1971. Very Good/Good-plus, Very nice, clean book measuring 9"x11-1/4" featuring dark brown boards with gilt printing at face and spine. No bumps and no soil. Internals likewise clean. Small gift inscription at top of from pastedown for which we will provide a brand new bookplate to use, or not, at buyer's discretion. Dustjacket is without tears or chips, but shows sunning to spine and rubbing at face. An added bonus to this copy is a 1973 sourvenir ticket dated Sept, 4, 1973 for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company for a trip on the narrow gauge Silverton from Durango to Silverton. Book is illustrated profusely with black and white photos and drawings. Nice pictorial endpapers too. Color photo at frontis. Article topics include the origin and evolution of the Galloping Goose, The Prespector owned by the Denver & Rio Grande and its president Judge Wilson McCarthy; a tribute to Fred Jukes railroad photographer, and a tourist excursion railroad over Cumbres. 126 pages. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2206] Book number: 18623K Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| Why You Can Haul at Least 30% More Per Ton of Locomotive with the Modern Heisler Parsons, West Virginia, McClain Printing Company, 1975, Reprint. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Very Good/Wraps, Very Good, Nice clean book marred only by a few tiny errant marks to front cover. Pages and back cover pristine. No writting. Great railroad photos throughout in black and white printed on high quality glossy paper, plus much info on the Heisler locomotive. Book is part advertising for the wonders of the product, but it also contains a great deal of technical information, including technical illuatrations of parts, charts, tables and a lists of the various parts. 40 pages. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1589] Book number: 15938 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| UNITED STATES RAILWAY ASSOCIATION Final System Plan for Restructuring Railroads in the Northeast and Midwest Region Pursuant to the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 (2 Volume Set) Washington D.C., United States Railway Association, 1975. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Good/, Two volume set. Clean and solid, tightly bound. Toning to white spines on both and to top front edge of cover on Vol. I. Volume I also shows a small stain to top edge of front cover and a repaired tear to spine.Both show foxing to exterior top page edges with a few spots on other exterior edges. Discusses the formation, financing, and operation of the ConRail System comprised of a union of the Central of New Jersey, the Lehigh Valley, the Lehigh & Hudson River. the Ann Arbor and the principal properties of the Penn System. The plan was also to invite Chessie and/or the Norfolk & Western to compete in many markets formerly served by the Reading, Erie Lackawanna, and the Central of New Jersey. Illustrated with maps and charts. Over 900 pages Preliminary Systems Plan also available. USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 | £UK 30.25 | JP¥ 4413] Book number: 19055 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| NO AUTHOR Instruction Pamphlet U-5128 Adjustment & Maintenance Instructions for Coded Carrier Control System , Swissvale, Pennsylvania: Union Swiss & Signal Company, 1948. /, Soft Cover. Wraps, Very Good. Unsual to find these manuals. This one is very good condition, totally intact, with no interior markings. Mild soiling to wraps. Includes multiple fold-out diagrams. For use with Time Code Control Systems Type L Forms 504-C and 506-A. Measures 5x7" with 59 pages, not including fold-outs. We also own Manual 507 issued in 1947 by the same company for the coded control systems, so be sure to ask. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2206] Book number: 9560 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| BURNESS, TAD Classic Railroad Advertising: Riding the Rails Again Iola, Wisconsin, Krause Pubns Inc, 2001. (ISBN: 0873492749) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, NEW/NEW, Crisp, BRAND NEW copy. Dustjacket protected by brand new mylar cover. Begins with an essay about railroad advertising and follows with the ads themselves in full color, or black and white, as issued. Includes explanatory captions, but many of the early ads offer much information of interest to railroad buffs. 222 pages. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 18099 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| CALDES, CHARLES P. The Steam Era In New Jersey: (1930-1945) Ridgefield, New Jersey, U.S.A., Journal Square, 2004. (ISBN: 0976071401) Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, New/, Crisp, new copy. Copiously illustrated with vintage photos showing the various steam locomotives pressed into service suring the years of WWII. Each is accompanied by explanatory material. Map and charts. 60 pages. USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1236] Book number: 16374 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| ALLEN GEOFFREY FREMAN Luxury Trains of the World New York, Everest House, 1979, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall, Very Good/Very Good, Very nice, clean book inside and out. Has not been price-clipped and no names or writing. Dustjacket shows one short tear to upper back edge, but this disappears in brand new mylar. Beautifully illustrated throughout in both color and black and white. A series of informative and dramatic rail journeys which invite the reader to sit back in style and enjoy the splendor of such legendary trains as the Orient Express, The Blue Train of South Africa, Canada's VIA Rail Canadian, the USA's American-European Express and many more. 192 pages. Indexed. USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1236] Book number: 8883A Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| GOLDSACK, PAUL (EDITOR) Jane's World Railways and Rapid Transit Systems 1974-1975 New York, Franklin Watts Inc., 1975, Seventeenth Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall, Very Good/Very Good, Nice clean copy. No bumps to borads and NOT ex-lib. Jacket shows minor wear, but has not been price-cliped and is most handsome in brand new mylar. Illustrated with photos, maps, tables and advertising. Includes info on manufacturers of locomotives, rolling stock, signaling, and train-control equipment; tabulated details and reports on railways around the world; and rapid transit underground and surface railways. A massive book - 580 pages, plus indexes. USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.25 | £UK 27.25 | JP¥ 3972] Book number: 18520K Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| GRANT, H. ROGER The Corn Belt Route : A History of the Chicago Great Western Railroad Company (Railroads in America Ser.) , DeKalb, IL, U.S.A.: Northern Illinois University Press, 1984, 1984, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, Very Good/Very Good, Very clean, attractive copy. Dustjacket protected by mylar. SIGNED and inscribed by author as such: " It is a pleasure to autograph this book for --------. H. Roger Grant.", Feburary 15, 1985." A scholarly work on the Chicago Great Western Railroad built by A.B. Stickney, a railroad which through 85 years of innovation changed the history of transportation. Excellent vintage photos. 231 pages. Indexed. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3089] Book number: 9960a Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| HILTON, GEORGE W. The Toledo, Port Clinton and Lakeside Railway (Bulletin No. 64) Chicago, Electric Railway Society, 1964. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Good-plus/, Nice clean copy. Small bit of wear to crown and tail of spine and a small piece of underlayment from former owner's small address label affixed to top edge of title page. Light toning to edges of map at back cover and along spine. Pages very clean and book is tightly bound. Nicely illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and drawings, as well as time tables and facsimile advertising. 59 pages. Also available is Harry Christiansen's book on the Lake Shore Electric Interurbans. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 18349 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| HILTON, GEORGE W. The Toledo, Port Clinton and Lakeside Railway (Bulletin No. 64) Chicago, Electric Railway Society, 1964. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Good-plus/, Nice clean copy. Small bit of wear to crown and tail of spine and a small piece of underlayment from former owner's small address label affixed to top edge of title page. Light toning to edges of map at back cover and along spine. Pages very clean and book is tightly bound. Nicely illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and drawings, as well as time tables and facsimile advertising. 59 pages. Also available is Harry Christiansen's book on the Lake Shore Electric Interurbans. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 18349 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| KAPLAN, BOB;MELLANDER, DEANE E. The Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad: Linking North and South Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.A., Old Line Graphics, 1990. (ISBN: 1879314053) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Fine/Very Good, Book itself is like new with crisp, unbumped blue boards and no names or writing. Jacket shows a tiny chip to upper front corner with a small bit of rubbing along top of endflap fold just below it. Light sunning to top back. Overall most handsome in brand new mylar. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs throughout with emphasis on the diesel era. Nice color map too. 128 pages. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 | £UK 18.25 | JP¥ 2648] Book number: 19399AI Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| SEMSEL, CRAIG R. Built to Move Millions , Indiana University Press, 2008. (ISBN: 9780253349859) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, NEW/New, Crisp, BRAND NEW copy. Dustjacket protected by brand new mylar cover.Illustrated plentifully with black and white photographs. The author examines the mandufacture of street cars and interurbans in Ohio from 1900-1940 when Ohio led the nation in the number of interurban tracks. Also addresses Ohio companies which manufactured various components. 293 pages. TWO like copies available. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3089] Book number: 18350 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| SEMSEL, CRAIG R. Built to Move Millions , Indiana University Press, 2008. (ISBN: 9780253349859) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, NEW/New, Crisp, BRAND NEW copy. Dustjacket protected by brand new mylar cover.Illustrated plentifully with black and white photographs. The author examines the mandufacture of street cars and interurbans in Ohio from 1900-1940 when Ohio led the nation in the number of interurban tracks. Also addresses Ohio companies which manufactured various components. 293 pages. TWO like copies available. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3089] Book number: 18350 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| SIGNOR, JOHN R. Southern Pacific--Santa Fe Tehachapi San Marino, California, U.S.A., Golden West Books, 1992, Later Printing. (ISBN: 0870950886) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Fine/Fine, Crisp, beautiful copy. Clean as a whistle inside and out with no tears or chips. Dustjacket protected by brand new mylar cover. Printed on heavy coated paper and lavishly illustrated with photos -- more than 375 images in all, including 12 color plates. 22 maps, plus exceptionally striking black and white map endpapers. Tells the story of California's famed Tehachapi "Loop" where the rails of the Southern Pacific and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroads breast Tehachapi Pass between Bakersfield and Mojave, considered one of the seven wonders of the railroad world, as it allowed the grade to rise from 2,734 feet from the base of the range to the summit of the pass -- itself 3,969 feet above sea level. What sets this book apart from other histories is that it focuses on two separate railroads operating over a single mountain grade. 272 pages. Indexed. USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.75 | £UK 24.25 | JP¥ 3530] Book number: 16583 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. |
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