America's Colorful Railroads
Los Angeles: Reed Books, 1978. With 281 full-color photos. 215 pages. 4to, navy cloth, d.w. Los Angeles: Reed Books, (1978). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper, light scuffing to both panels. More
Los Angeles: Reed Books, 1978. With 281 full-color photos. 215 pages. 4to, navy cloth, d.w. Los Angeles: Reed Books, (1978). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper, light scuffing to both panels. More
New York: Galahad Books, 1972. With b/w photos throughout. 304 pages. 4to, gray boards, d.w. New York: Galahad Books, (1972). A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper, several tears to upper and lower edges, light creasing across front panel. More
Port Chester: Robert A. Bang, 2004. With b/w photos throughout. 177 pages. Slim 4to, glossy pictorial boards. (Port Chester): Robert A. Bang, (2004). A fine copy. More
Mexico: Gallo, 1876. Transl. by George F. Henderson. Complete with chromolithograph half-title, folding map, and 32 tinted lithograph plates. 211pp. folio, orig. cloth; (spine ends and corners worn; two very small holes in front cover which create holes to p. 69, with no loss of text, but slightly affecting several plates). Mexico: Gallo, 1876. First Edition in English. Handsomely illustrated with scenes of railroad tunnels, bridges, stations, and an aerial view of Mexico City. History of the construction of the..... More
Milwaukee: Modelmaker, 1940. Illustrated. 106 pages, tall, thin 8vo, burgundy cloth; frayed at spine ends. Milwaukee: The Modelmaker Corporation, 1940. A very good copy. More
New York: Bonanza. Over 190 Illus. 4to, two-toned cloth, d.w. foxed on back panel, light foxing to endpapers. New York: Bonanza Books, n.d., circa 1970. More
New York: Bonanza. Over 190 Illus. 4to, two-toned cloth, d.w. New York: Bonanza Books, n.d., circa 1970. Fine. More
New York: Bonanza, 1940. Includes 103 b/w photos. Unpaginated. Oblong 4to, orange cloth. New York: Bonanza, 1940. A very good(+) copy with slight spotting to front cloth, previous owner signature to pastedown; lacking dust wrapper. More
New York: Norton, 2000. Many color and black-and-white illustrations. 4to, black cloth, d.w. New York: Norton, (2000). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Paris: Editions Paul-Martial. Poster. Original lithograph. 39 x 24 inches. Minor tears and creases repaired and restored, archivally mounted on canvas. In excellent condition. Beautiful 1930's travel poster attributed to Francis Bernard, Art Director at Editions Paul-Martial until the outbreak of WWII. More
New York: Knopf, 1972. illus. 683pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. soiled on spine, d.w. with a few small tears. N.Y.: Knopf, 1972. vg. More
maps. 439pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. chipped). Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, (1971). More
London: Thames & Hudson, 1984. 107 illustrations, 50 in color. Photographs by Manfred Hamm, notes by Axel Foehl. 144 pages, square 4to, olive green cloth, d.w. London: Thames & Hudson, (1984). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Whittlesey House, 1937. Frontispiece. 245 pages. 8vo, gray cloth. New York: Whittlesey House, (1937). A very good(-) copy--faint dampstaining to lower front cloth and outer page edges, light white mark across spine, some sunning and wear to spine ends; lacking dust wrapper. More
U. S. Pacific Railroad Exploration & Survey, War Department. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 26.75 x 38.5". This fascinating geological section of the Mississippi River derives from the investigations of Jules Marcou, a French geologist who worked extensively in North America. In 1853, under the service of the U.S. government, he became the first geologist to cross the United States as part of the Pacific railroad exploration, headed by A.W. Whipple, that was then then underway. This..... More
illus. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Newsweek, (1982). vg. More
New York: Black Dog & Leventhal, 1984. 41 photo Illus. Oblong folio, brown cloth, d.w. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal, (1984). Near Fine. More
Yardley: Westholme Publishing, 2007. Illus. 444pp. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. dampstained on blank side, cloth and boards lightly soiled, endpapers and front flyleaf dampstained on bottom margins. Yardley: Westholme Publishing, (2007). History of the Union raid into Georgia led by James Andrews on April 12, 1862. More
Boston: Bradford, Thomas Gamaliel, 1839. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 11 3/8" x 14 1/2" Beautiful early map of North Carolina divided into counties, showing towns, major routes, railroads and geographical details. The map is in good condition. Small closed tears at margins. T.G. Bradford (1802-1887) was a Boston based publisher. He worked as assistant editor of the American Encyclopedia before entering the field of map making. He was best known for his "important contributions to American..... More
Philadelphia: William M. Bradley & Bros, 1886. Map. Lithograph. Sheet measures 19" x 24 5/8" A beautiful, clear railroad map of the Michigan showing counties, major routes, towns, and waterways. In excellent condition. William M. Bradley & Bros. was a 19th-century cartographic publisher based in Philadelphia. The firm is best known for publishing the later editions of Mitchell's "New General Atlas", where this map appeared. More
6 color and 90 b/w photo illus. oblong 4to, cloth, d.w. (N.Y.): Abrams, (2000). vg. More
London: Ackermann, 1831. Two volumes bound together in one with separate title pages. Illustrated with 13 splendid hand-colored engravings of idealized railway scenes. [1], 8pp text, 6 leaves; [2], 7 leaves. Tall thin 4to, handsomely bound by C. Walters in full red morocco with gilt fillet borders and gilt-decorated spine; original wrappers bound-in at rear (leather is somewhat rubbed but still very sound and quite attractive). London: R. Ackermann, 1831. A near fine copy with lovely clean plates A finely..... More
New York: Crescent Books, 1989. Many Illus. 4to, black cloth, d.w., pages slightly wavy throughout. New York: Crescent Books, (1989). More
London: Frederick Warne, 1964. 8 color plates, over 200 b/w photo Illus. 24mo, tan cloth, d.w. lightly soiled.. London: Frederick Warne, (1964). More
Taipei: Ch'eng Wen, 1971. 289 pages, small 8vo, blue cloth. Taipei: Ch'eng Wen, 1971. Facsimile of the original 1936 edition. Fine. More
Many thanks for your prompt reply informing me that the book is now set aside for the library. It's great that you are willing and able to send an invoice with the book -- it makes life a little easier when you work for a very large institution! Thanks again.
I was very happy to receive the package this morning. The book is in beautiful condition exactly as described with an unexpected Mylar plastic cover. I used to frequent your bookstore and purchased many fine books there when I worked in Manhattan. Wishing you continued success. Sincerely,