Berton, Pierre. The National Dream. The Great Railway. 1871-1881 (Canadian Pacific). Photo available. Toronto. McClelland and Stewart. 1970. 439 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in near fine (light shelf wear) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 183874 |
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Best, Gerald M. Snowplow. Clearing Mountain Rails. Photo available. Berkeley. Howell-North Books. 1966. 116 pps. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine (small, closed tear along spine) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 210954 |
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Best, Gerald M. Snowplow. Clearing Mountain Rails. Photo available. Berkeley. Howell-North Books. 1966. 91 pps. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine (small, closed tear spine top) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 214817 |
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Best, Gerald. Iron Horses to Promontory, Golden Spike Edition. Photo available. San Marino. Golden West Pub. 1969. 207 pps. Folio. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $45 |
Book ID: 224725 |
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Best, Gerald. Iron Horses to Promontory. Golden Spike Edition. Photo available. San Marino. Golden West Pub. 1982. 207 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition, fifth printing. Illustrated. Important reference work. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 214836 |
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Best, Gerald. Iron Horses to Promontory. Golden Spike Edition. Photo available. San Marino. Golden West Pub. 1982. 207 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition, fifth printing. Illustrated. Important reference work. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine (very light wear at spine tips) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 229917 |
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Best, Gerald. Minisink Valley Express. A History of the Port Jervis, Monticello & New York Railroad. Photo available. Beverly Hills. Self published. 1956. 96 pps. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in edge chipped dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 218047 |
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Best, Gerald. Nevada County Narrow Gauge. Photo available. Berkeley. Howell-North. 1965. 216 pps. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine (very light rubbing) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 173464 |
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Best, Gerald. Nevada County Narrow Gauge. Photo available. Berkeley. Howell-North. 1965. 216 pps. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Fine copy in edge chipped dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 178873 |
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Best, Gerald. Nevada County Narrow Gauge. Photo available. Berkeley. Howell-North. 1965. 216 pps. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 198878 |
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Best, Gerald. Promontory's Locomotives. Photo available. San Marino. Golden West Books. 1980. 43 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 211728 |
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Best, Gerald. Revised Roster of Locomotives. California Pacific Railroad. The Western Railroader. Vol. 38, No. 415. Photo available. San Mateo. The Western Railroader. January, 1975. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 214392 |
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Best, Gerald. Ships and Narrow Gauge Rails. The Story of the Pacific Coast Company. Photo available. Berkeley. Howell-North. 1964. 157 pps. 4to. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in near fine (spine faded) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $45 |
Book ID: 214820 |
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Best, Gerald. Ships and Narrow Gauge Rails. The Story of the Pacific Coast Company. Photo available. Berkeley. Howell-North. 1964. 157 pps. 4to. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 223338 |
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Best, Gerald. The Story of Pacific Coast Railway. The Western Railroader. Vol. 28, No. 2. Photo available. San Mateo. The Western Railroader. March, 1965. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 214234 |
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Bianchi, Curt (ed). Sierra Railway Journal. 9 issues. The Official Publication of the Sierra Railway Historic Society. Photo available. Jamestown. Railtown 1897 Docent Assn. Summer, 1992 - February, 1998. 4tos. Soft covers. First editions. 9 issues. Run lacks vols. 2-3. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copies. As new.
Price: $100 |
Book ID: 225580 |
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Binney, Marcus & Pearce, David. Railway Architecture. Photo available. New York. Van Nostrand Reinhold. 1979. 247 pps. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Full number line. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 190400 |
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Bishop, D. Railways at War. Before 1918. Photo available. New York. MacMillan. 1972. 154 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in color and black & white. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $40 |
Book ID: 214982 |
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Bisset, Kendrick et al. Introduction to North American Railway Signaling. Photo available. Omaha. Simmons-Boardman. 2009. 210 pps. 4to. Soft cover. Second edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $100 |
Book ID: 214954 |
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Bitner, Jack. The Mount Gretna Narrow Gauge Railroad. 1889-1915. Vol. 16, No. 3. Photo available. np. Lebanon County Historic Society. 1984. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 218157 |
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Black, Robert C. III. Railroad Pathfinder. The Life and Times of Edward L. Berthoud. Photo available. Evergreen. Cordillera Press. 1988. 177 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Full number line. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 211029 |
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Bohn, Dave and Petschek (Darius Kinsey). Kinsey. Photographer. A Half Century of Negatives by Darius and Tabitha May Kinsey. Volume 3. The Locomotive Portraits. Photo available. New York. Black Dog & Leventhal. 1984. 143 pps. Folio. Hardcover. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in near fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 168069 |
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Bohn, Dave and Petschek (Darius Kinsey). Kinsey. Photographer. A Half Century of Negatives by Darius and Tabitha May Kinsey. Volume 3. The Locomotive Portraits. Photo available. San Francisco. Chronicle Books. 1986. 143 pps. Folio. Hardcover. Second edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $40 |
Book ID: 199402 |
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Bohn, Dave and Petschek (Darius Kinsey). Kinsey. Photographer. A Half Century of Negatives by Darius and Tabitha May Kinsey. Volume 3. The Locomotive Portraits. Photo available. San Francisco. Chronicle Books. 1984. 143 pps. Folio. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in near fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 200495 |
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Bohn, Dave and Petschek (Darius Kinsey). Kinsey. Photographer. A Half Century of Negatives by Darius and Tabitha May Kinsey. Volume 3. The Locomotive Portraits. Photo available. San Francisco. Chronicle Books. 1986. 143 pps. Folio. Gilt decorated hard cover. Second edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in near fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $40 |
Book ID: 217980 |
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