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8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, title-vignette and numerous photographs (a number full-page) in the text; maroon cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Ottley, 12365.
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, title-vignette and numerous photographs (a number full-page) in the text; maroon cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Ottley, 12305.
3 vols., 4to., with very numerous photographs, illustrations and diagrams throughout, and pictorial endpapers; black cloth, upper boards and backstrip lettered in gilt, a very good bright clean set in dustwrapper. The set comprises Vol. 1: 1900-1930; Vol. 2: 1930-1960; Vol.3: 1960 - the Present Day.
8vo., First Edition, with illustrated title-spread, photographs and diagrams throughout, and pictorial endpapers; brown cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates; cloth, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed and creased at edges. Nock's vividly written account of locomotive journeys undertaken during 1951. Scarce, especially in this condition. Ottley, 3083.
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, 115 plates on 62 and several tables and diagrams in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Profusely illustrated, and one of the author's scarcest works. SCARCE IN THE DUSTWRAPPER. Ottley, 1496.
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, plates and diagrams in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Revised version of the scarce original edition of 1960. Profusely illustrated, and one of the author's scarcest works. Ottley, 1496 (recording the first edition).
197332208London Blandford press 1973 4 volumes avec leurs jaquette en bel état, 200 pp environ pour chaque volume , les dates de parution sont diverses pour chaque volume
Five editions of the magazine. No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. Very clean very tight copies with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. No 149 is slightly damp wrinkled but no loss to text or photos. 3 x 78, 1 x 90, 1 x 98pp. Steam Railway magazines May 1992, Sep 1992, Mar 1994, Dec 1994 and Aug 1995.
109082Nicolas collection sd In-4 à l’italienne broché 20,5 cm sur 29. Français-Flamand. 28 pages. Très bon état d’occasion.
A particularly interesting issue with topics ranging from the 100 horsepower blower for the organ in the new Chicago Stadium to an English vending machine which dispenses individual lit cigarettes. Features: The eyes and ears of the railroad - the complicated signal system that spells safety for rail travel; Editorials - Arthur G. Halfpenny - An Awakening Due - Lopsided progress; International Affairs; Did a meteorite strike a car in Crawfordsville?; New light on old fools - ultr-violet irradiation to create vitamin D; Unique solutions of bridge construction problems - caissons sunk on artificial islands - divers employed; Vacuum tubes in industry - thermionic tubes, grid-glow relays, photo cells find wide use; A new use for radium - radiography possible without combersome apparatus; Radio goes man-hunting - radio alarm system reduces the criminal's chance of escape; New temperature measurements of the sun, moon, mars - sensitive thermo-couples reveal surface conditions; Chicago's "Madison Square Garden" - called "world's largest sports arena"; has unusual features; Butterfly farming - an intriguing business started by Iowa youth; When locomotives go to sea - special steamers built to accomodate monsters of the rails (excellent photos); A machine-age "milk maid" - the "rotolactor' milks 240 cows in one hour; Centrifugally spun concrete piles - new manufacturing process; mass production of preserved foods - a huge industry that grew from a market basket; Salt making in India - Primitive methods illustrated and described. Average wear. Unmarked. Crease to front cover. Advertisement inside front cover features photo of luxurious Cord front drive automobile manufactured by the Auburn Automotive Company. Book
60 pages. Features: Operating Articulated Locomotives in Fast Frieght Service on the Baltimore and Ohio; The Effect of Boiler Capacity on Revenue; The Chilean State Railways - superb article with many photos; A New Locomotive for the Alaska Railroad - The Baldwin Mountain (4-8-2); Gas-Electric Locomotives - detailed article with photos; New Motive Power for the Lehigh Valley Railroad - ten 4-8-4 locomotives are added; Evolution of the Southwark-Emery Testing Machine - article with many photos including a superb shot of their 4 million pound unit - the world's largest and finest precision testing unit; The Illinois Terminal Railroad System - informative article with great photos. Ten pages of excellent ads. Average wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's small namestamp atop table of contents. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book
50 pages. Features/Articles: Science rides the rails - work conducted in the Motive Power and Car Shops in Point St. Charles - with photos; Top Notch First-Aiders; Ira Kennedy and his passion for locomotives; The Sons of Martha; Passports to Adventure - the Ticket Bureau handles daily, thousands of items from hat checks to mouse traps; The Greatest Show on Earth - each day within the walls of any large railway station; The Human Side of Railroading; New Station opened at Grand Rapids; Training Our Future Mechanics; When the Train Whistle Blows; Riding into 1949; System news; Around the Departments; William Carr collects historical guns; Nailfinders ad on back cover; and more. Above-average wear. Unmarked. Address label on back cover. Cover holding by one staple. A worthy reference copy. Book
Features: Notes and news; Canadian Rail Transportation Museum; The Canadian Railroad Historical Association; The Canadian Rail Transportation Museum; Lists of equipment; Restoration of Maritime Railway No. 5; New museum acquisitions are Gasoline-Powered - M-235 and No. 9 - "Sans Pareil"; Diagram of the Temiscouata Railway steam locomotives Nos. 7, 8 and 9 (they later became Nos. 1015, 1016 and 1017 of the National System). Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
10 pages. Features: CN's new visual redesign programme for passenger trains; Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway Preservation Company Limited; New CN colours in use; Montreal Street Railway No. 274; Early Locomotives on Vancouver Island, by I.E. Barr; Two Nova Scotia Colliery Lines to Close; Observations. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
118 pages. Features: Introduction to the hobby; Three Unusual locomotives; The fundamentals of handlaid track; A garden railway in France; Mint Hill Tweetsie; The Luftbahn Express. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
114 pages. Features: What makes a great garden railway?; The locomotives of the Enpleinair Railway; A Simple steam donkey; An American-style garden line in Switzerland; Site selection, surveying, and layout; The fundamentals of handlaid track. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Photo of unidentified armoured train at the Museum of the Army in Moscow; Cab Forward - Part 1; Postcard Gems; Czechoslovakian Narrow Gauge - The Mladejov-Hrebec Railway; The Railways of Cuba - Part 2; Russia 1992; Back Track. This copy was moist and has some waviness to the pages. Fortunately, nothing stuck together and there is no odour. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
Features: Gaekwar's Baroda State Railways - Part 2 - the Narrow Gauge Lines; Manning Wardle Exports - Tender Locomotives; German Narrow Gauge - 2 - Spreewaldbahn; Postcard Gems; Swiss Steam 1992; Post 1945 Polish Industrial Steam Locomotives; Alfred County Railway - four years on; Back Track. Single drop of paint upon front cover else clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate moisture exposure caused some waviness. Fortunately no pages stuck together and there is no odour. Decent copy. Book
Features: Gold, Diamonds and Overhead Electrics - West Rand Consolidated Mines Ltd. - South Africa's last original Narrow Gauge Surface gold Mine Tramway; Mallet Locomotives; Cab Forward - Part 2; Post 1945 Polish Industrial Steam Locomotives - Part 2; Ecuadorian National railways - the last steam-worked Andean railway - Part 2; Notable 2FT Gauge Lines - Estrado do Ferro Perus-Pirapora; The Origins of Narrow Gauge Steam Railways; Back Track. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. Book
Features: Features: Camden and Amboy No. 635; A History of the Leeds Locomotive Building Industry - the Hunslet Engine Company 1864-1938; Medium Gauge 'Texas' Locomotives; Postcard Gems; Todd's Self-Propelling Hot-Water Tram Car; Rowan Steam Cars - and Kitson Trams; The Jamaica Railway; Gaekwar's Baroda State Railways - Part 2 - the Narrow Gauge Lines. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
Features: Postcard Gems; Some Notes on the Finnish Railways in the 1950s; Some Early Diesel Locomotive Experiments; The Teresa Cristina Pacifics; The Railways of Jamaica - Epitaph, August 1994; Steam at Dresden, Germany, 29 April to 2 May 1994; New Light on the 'Lawleys'; The Last Big Steam Show down under; Back Track. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
Features: CFM 32.881; Algerian State Railways - Beyer Garratt Articulated Locomotives - Part 1; The Resita 0-6-0Ts; Locomotive Curiosities - The Handyside Patent; The Broad Gauge Locomotives of the Sri Lankan Government Railways; Picture Gallery; More on Cuba; Steam Possibilities on Two Foot Gauge; Back Track. Faint date stamp atop front cover else clean and unmarked with light wear. Book
Features: From the Camera of Keith R. Chester; A History of the Leeds Locomotive Building Industry - Part 5 - The Steam Plough Works fo John Fowler Ltd.; The Upper Silesian Sand Railway; Two Early French 4-4-0 Locomotives; Back Track; The German Locomotive Industry - 1945; Steam Travel and Photography Forty Years Ago - Part One; Locomotive Curiosities - The Bothwell Patent; Steam Locomotive Construction in Spain, Part 3 - Compania Euskalduna de Construccion y Reparacion de Buques, Bilbao; Latest from Poland. Faint date stamp atop front cover else clean and unmarked with light wear. Book
Features: Postcard Gems; Steam Travel and Photography Forty Years Ago - Part 2; Steam Locomotive Construction in Spain - Part 5 - Sociedad Espanola de Construccion Naval, Sestao (Vizcaya); The National Railways of Colombia; Mecklenburg-Pommersche Schmalspurbahn; Back track. Small date stamp atop front cover else clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
