Books about the construction of railways and trains.
Association of American Railroads Mechanical Division, 1970. Pamphlet. 12mo. 48p. In peach colored wraps lettered and illustrated in black. Wraps are mildly foxed around margins and rear corner is creased. Stapled binding secure. Interior fully unmarked.
8Vo Softcover. 30pp. Staplebound paperback. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinge is secure, textblock is aligned and has lightly bumped corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, some spotting, foxing and blush on covers and throughout, library label on front cover, stamps and written notation on front and back covers.....
Canadian Pacific Railway Company, 1949. Pamphlet. 16mo. 21p. A petite pamphlet in mint wraps with burgundy binding tape along spine. Very slight yellowing around margins of covers and stray pen mark through front cover. Stapled binding secure. Bit of rubbing around edges. Interior is clean with unmarked acknowledgement form attached.....
Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System, 1953. 4To Obl. Softcover. 44pp. Staplebound softcover, later reprint. Text and illustration is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinge is secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, some cover blush and spottage, water wrinkle on.....
Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employes, 1971. Pamphlet. 16mo. 209p. Petite pamphlet in white, illustrated wraps. Interior unmarked. Stapled binding secure. Covers are scuffed and edgeworn with a previous owner's name penned to rear cover. Few soiled splotches over covers.
1929. 4To Softcover. 12pp. Staplebound paperback. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinge is secure, textblock is aligned and has lightly bumped corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, some spotting, foxing and blush on covers and throughout.
1929. 4To Softcover. 12pp. Staplebound paperback. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinge is secure with small tears, textblock is aligned and has lightly bumped corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, some spotting, foxing and blush on covers and throughout.
Erie Lackawanna Historical Society, 1992. Reprint. 32Mo Obl. Softcover. Bolt-bound softcover repro of 1952 original. Text and artwork is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Binding is secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Minimal overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, faint spotting on textblock head.
B. Shackman & Co., 1995. 4To Softcover. 4-fold panorama train artwork with cardstock figurines that fit in a variety of slots to reconfigure scenes. Panorama and figures are all in like-new condition, slightest if any overall shelf/timewear.
![Item #107061 G.R.S. [General Railway Signal] Switch Machines Models 5 A B C D; Installation...](https://chamblinbookmine.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/107061.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1737725094)
GRS Company, 1933. 8Vo Softcover. 86pp. Staplebound softcover. Text and illustration is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinge is intact, textblock is square with as-issued round corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, water stain at front-cover head, page patina and light spotting throughout.
Kalmbach Publishing, 1991. Folio Softcover. 48pp. Staplebound softcover. Text and illustration is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinge is secure, textblock is square with lightly bumped corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, spotting; foxing on inner covers, endpapers and textblock edges, large coffee stain on p15 and.....
Triple R. Press, 1970. Facsimile. 12Mo Softcover. 129pp. Reprint. An ex-library copy with the typical stickers, stamps and markings throughout. White pages are otherwise unmarked. Brown wraps are protected in a paper jacket that is lightly chipped to edges with gently bumped corners. Binding is tight, spine is unbroken.
FECR, 1912. 8Vo Softcover. 36pp. Modern reprint of 1912 original. Staplebound softcover, fold-out map at last page. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased semi-gloss pages. Hinge is intact, textblock is square with lightly bumped corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, spotting, sunning; foxing and spotting on textblock.....
FECR, 1912. 8Vo Softcover. 36pp. Modern reprint of 1912 original. Staplebound softcover, fold-out map at last page. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased semi-gloss pages. Hinge is intact, textblock is square with lightly bumped corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, spotting, sunning; foxing and spotting on textblock.....
1944. Gültig vom 3. 32Mo Softcover. 168pp. Small pocket timetable for Upper Silesia and neighboring areas of the official Reichsbahn German Imperial Railways. A dark piece of Nazi history, authentic from it's time. Warmly toned pages are unmarked with charts throughout, text in German. Wraps are oxidized and foxed with.....
TLC Publishing, 1989. Reprint. Pamphlet. 4to. A facsimile reprint of the original pamphlet. Binding secure. Glossy pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Wraps marked by slight curling at corners and faint discoloration from spine.
Katy Print Shop, 1982. 4To Softcover. 40pp. Staplebound softcover. Text is clean on unmarked pages. Hinge is secure, textblock is square with bumped corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, a few dogeared/creased pages, faint blush.
The Air Brake Association, 1980. Reprint. 8Vo Hardcover. 250pp. Text is unmarked on white pages with b/w photos. Black cloth boards are crisply pointed with silver gilt lettering. Binding is tight and square, hinges are secure. Small inscription present on front endpage.
Hungerford Press, 1972. 8Vo Softcover. 36pp. Warm pages unmarked with b/w photos. Glossy wraps are bright and pointed with tight stapled biding. House in issued manila envelope with green lettering.
National Railway Publication Co., 1954. Paperback. 8vo. 1504pp. There are a few oil stains throughout the text, though text still remains clear. Spine is severely bowed, displacing text block. Back cover is detached but included. Front cover is becoming loose at the bottom joint and shows heavy edge rubbing. Entire.....
National Railway Publication, 1936. 4To Softcover. 1536pp. Text and illustration is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact, but just barely. Textblock is square with heavily rounded edges. Considerable overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and corner wear, sunning, heavy edge chipping and tears on cover and textblock edges, first.....
![Item #113732 The Official Railway Equipment Register, Vol. LIX [59] No. 3, January 1944](https://chamblinbookmine.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/113732.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1762177083)
Railway Equipment and Publication Co., 1944. 4To Softcover. 1086pp. Text is clean on unmarked pages. Hinges are intact with some tape repairs. Textblock is square with some bumped and dogeared corners. Moderate++ overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, chipping, sunning, spotting, small written numbers on front cover; heavy chipping.....
![Item #113733 The Official Railway Equipment Register, Vol. XXXVIII [38] No. 1, June 1922](https://chamblinbookmine.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/113733.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1762177510)
Railway Equipment and Publication Co., 1922. 4To Softcover. 1033pp. Text is clean on unmarked pages. Rear hinge is intact with some tape repairs; front cover and first two pages have come loose from front hinge. Textblock is square with some bumped and dogeared corners. Considerable overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge.....
1949. 8Vo Softcover. Bolt-bound softcover. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages, fold-out chart intact. Binding is secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Minimal overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, light pageblush throughout, written name on frontleaf.
Pettibone Mulliken Co., 1922. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This rare and assumed first edition (no other dates listed) is in good condition with boards that are bound in brown cloth with straight edges and softly rubbed corners. Spine is uncreased with rubbed edges, small closed tear present at head. Text.....