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192 pages, illustrated, maps, index, telephone numbers/website addresses. eng
2 vols., sm. folio, Mixed Impressions, with frontispiece, and numerous plates, illustrations and diagrams (a number folding); ivory buckram, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. Bright, crisp set of a true railway classic. The set comprises Vol. I (third impression, 1963); Vol. II (first edition, 1966). COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Ottley, 2849, 10434 respectively (recording the first edition of the first work).
239p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
197p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
8vo., First Edition, with 24 plates on 8; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE. SCARCE. Ottley, 5875.
8vo., First Edition, with 70 plates on 32 and illustrations and tables in the text; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A standard reference, and companion to the author's volume on the Pacifics. Ottley, 10439.
8vo., Second Edition, with frontispiece, plates and numerous diagrams and tables in the text; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, backstrip lightly faded at tail else a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published a year after the first edition. The standard reference. Ottley, 2911 (recording the first edition).
Sm. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs (a number full-page) in the text, small neat signature on title, free endpapers lightly spotted; blue cloth gilt, gilt back, a little shaken but a good, sound copy. Ottley 2778.
1967 Edition. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight foxing to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with slight rubbing/nicks to spine ends and slight rubbing to upper front edge. 240pp. Published a a time when the production of British steam locomotives was at an end, this study reviews all the Pacific design locomotives from The Great Bear of the GWR onwards to the standard designs of British Railways. Well illustrated.
No marks or inscriptions. Not price clipped. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, traces of storage and bumping to lower corners. 64pp.
Small tippex mark to upper corner of front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. Not price clipped. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, bump to spine foot and no bumping to corners. 64pp.
Tippex to upper corner of front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. Not price clipped. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 64pp.
No marks or inscriptions to contents. Creasing to front cover and to spine. Clean pages with slightly marked dusty boards and rubbing to edges. 48 + 32 + 32pp. Section 1 is Regional Rounds No 1 Eastern & North Eastern Regions. Section 2 is More of my Best Railway Photographs No 12 by CCB Herbert. Section 3 is More of my Best Railway Photographs 1906-1949 No 14 by H Gordon Tidey. Extremely scarce.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, and very numerous photographs and diagrams in the text; green cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Ottley, 17976.
32 pages. Features: A Message from Baldwin; The Pennsylvania Railroad Company Centenary - article with illustrations of the many locomotives which have served it; World's Largest Plate Mill - Lukens Steel Company - illustrated article; Baldwin Steam Trams in New Zealand; Just Pictures; Special Delivery - amazing photos and captions describe the job of the Messenger, whose job it was to deliver new locomotives from plant to customer; The Second Nisqually Power Development - La Grande Power House near Tacoma, WA - great photos and article; A Veteran Returns - the tanker USS Kaloli returns from Navy service in the Pacific to resume service as the Flying A - photos with article. Average wear. Prior owner's faint name stamp atop table of contents. A sound vintage copy. Book
76 pages. Features: Record Breaking Locomotive in the Argentine Republic - The "Big Bus"; A New Baldwin Dynamometer Car for the Central Railway of Brazil - very detailed article with many excellent photos; J. Snowden Bell - Obituary with photo; The St. Louis-San Francisco Railway and its motive power - long article with many great photos; The Modern Clasp Brake - detailed bilingual (English/Spanish) article supported by excellent graphics; The Great Northern Railway's New Cascade Tunnel - informative article and photos of this great engineering achievement; Erecting the New Terminal Section of the Sorocabana Railway at Sao Paulo, Brazil; Recent Locomotives; A Novel Pumping Plant in the Grand Canyon - article with great photos; The McCollum-Peters Electric Telemeter - great technical article with photos; The Thunder Lake Lumber Company of Rhinelander, Wisconsin - great article with archival photos; Development of Locomotive Boiler Stays; Ten pages of excellent photo ads. Average external soiling and wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's small namestamp atop table of contents and page 5. A sound vintage copy. Book
72 pages. Features: The North Western Railway of India - Lengthy article with dozens of wonderful photos; How New Locomotives Pay for Themselves through Savings in Maintenance; Locomotive Feed Water Devices - article with photos and many detailed diagrams; Designing a Modern Ice Plant- informative article with many photos; Huge 66" 50-ton Gate Valve for use beneath New York City; Ship by Rail - promoting the use of railways for shipping; The First Baldwin Locomotives for Persia - interesting details about Persia's rail system - 4 Mogul (2-6-0) units ordered; The History and Development of Locomotive Crains and Heavy Deck Machinery - informative bilingual (English/Spanish) article with great vintage photos; Twelve pages of excellent photo ads. Average wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's small namestamp atop table of contents. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
72 pages. Features: Single Expansion Articulated Locomotives on the Western Pacific Railroad - with interesting information about the railroad and stunning photos in the Feather River Canyon; Five Baldwin Locomotives for the U.S.S.R. Railways - excellent photos of their fabrication and loading onto ships; Baldwin Locomotives of Historic Interest; The Baldwin-Southwark Corporation - a detailed treatment with many superb photos; An Unusual Order for large Bronze Castings - Manganese Bronze Pipe Castings for New York City's Water Supply System; California Lumber Moves Eastward - short article with photo courtesy of the McCloud River Railroad Company showing the "Shevlin Pine Special"; The History and Development of Locomotive Cranes and Heavy Deck Machinery - Bilingual (English/Spanish) article with amazing photos; Two Locomotive Boilers go Overboard in rough seas off Brazil - with photos; Testing a 4-8-4 Type Locomotive on the Lehigh Valley Railroad - includes very detailed technical specifications/test results; Eliminating the Hot Engine around the Terminal Shop - a new electric spotter is manufactured by the Whiting Corporation; Thirteen pages of excellent photo ads. Average wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's small namestamp atop table of contents. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
76 pages. Features: George H. Houston - new President of Baldwin Locomotive Works; Single Expansion Articulated Locomotives - major article with many excellent locomotive photos;;Solving a Maintenance Problem in India - photos of large-scale human labour at work; Recent Locomotives; A New Dynamometer Car for the Northern Pacific Railway - photos and article; The Texas and Pacific Railway - detailed company profile with many photos; Robert W. Weidenbacker - obituary; The Modern Drop Pit Table (bilingual English/Spanish) - superb detailed article with excellent photos; The Commercial Minerals of the Union of South Africa - interesting article with photos of rolling stock in use; The Rehabilitation of the Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad - informative article with great archival photos; Keeping a Locomotive Clean - the D&M cleaning process of applying a stream of oil, water and air - has largely replaced hand washing; Ten pages of excellent photo ads. Average external soiling and wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's small namestamp atop table of contents. A sound vintage copy. Book
84 pages. Features: Where do good locomotives go when they die?; The Western Maryland Railway - very long article with dozens of super photos; James McNaughton - obituary; Locomotive Coal, Sand and Cinder Handling Facilities - article and wonderful photos of contemporary technology; The Island of Jamaica and its Railway system - Substantial article with many great photos; Recent locomotives; The Building of a large flanging press - superlative article and photos describe the fabrication of a 1,400 ton Southwark press destined for use in the Eddystone plant; An Epoch in the History of Industry - June 28 marked the completion of the final transfer of the Works from Philadelphia to Eddystone - extensive coverage and numerous photos; The Commonwealth Edison Company and the Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway - article with photos; Heavy Trains and runs on the Chinese Eastern Railway - lengthy article with many archival photos - superb documentation; A Notable Shipment of All-Steel Passenger Equipment for Brazil - fascinating photos and description of the loading of 23 rail cars onto the motorship "Belpareil"; A Unique Logging Railroad - the Porterfield & Ellis Company of Ontonagon County, Michigan - interesting article and photos; Gasoline Locomotives for Industrial Switching - built by Whitcomb; Ten pages of excellent photo ads. Average external soiling and wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's small namestamp atop table of contents. A sound vintage copy. Book
80 pages. Features: Motive Power Progress on the Chicago and North Western - very lengthy article with dozens of wonderful photos; Arthur Latham Church - obituary with photo portrait; Testing Railway Motor Cars - detailed article with many photos; The First Steam Railroad in the State of New Jersey - The Camden & Amboy Railroad and Transportation Company; The Manufacturer's Railway Company of St. Louis; The Railways of New South Wales - long article with many excellent photos; A Roundhouse Pit Crane; Extending the Electric Truck Range - Jaw-dropping article on the state of electric delivery trucks way back in 1931... including the following comment "The electric street truck has been with us for such a long time that many truck users feel they know it and know all about it."... (so why don't we have them now???); Baldwin Locomotives of Historic Interest; The Redwood Empire Special - the greatest single rail shipment of lumber in the history of the west - 117 cars with more than 3,000,000 feet of lumber - with photos; Fourteen pages of excellent photo ads. Average wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's small namestamp atop table of contents. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
Book and jacket in virtually mint condition. 144pp. The history of the railways with all the major locomotives that appeared between 1855 and 1955 with their technical specifications and background information.
8vo, 96 pages, illustrated. (Wordsworth Colour Handbooks). eng
A book on wheels... literally! Cute board book. Average wear. Unmarked. For ages 3 and up. Book
Twelve issues. Small address mark on (usually) rear cover. No other marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers Twelve very clean very tight copies with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. January edition missing upper corner of front cover. Otherwise all in very good (+) condition. Total of 537pp. Whole year January 1973 to December 1973 of Railway World magazine.
