Parsons, W.B., Jr. Track. A Complete Manual of Maintenance of Way, According to the Latest and Best Practice of Leading American Railroad. Photo available. New York. Engineering New Publishing Co. 1886. 111 pps. + ads. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $200 |
Book ID: 220216 |
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Parsuhn, P.H. Chronik der Strabenbahm. Photo available. Hanover. M. & H. Schaper Verlag. 1969. 244 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Fine copy in near fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 111117 |
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Paschke, Richard (ed). Railroad Topo Maps. Volume I. Western Shortlines. Photo available. Colorado Springs. MAC. 1984. 188 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated in color and black & white. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 217895 |
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Peck, C.B. (ed). Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice. 1950-52. Definitions, Drawings and Illustrations of Steam, Turbine Electric and Diesel Locomotives for Railroad and Industrial Service' Their Parts and Equipment, Also Locomotives Built in America for Operation in Foreign Countries. Including a Section on Locomotive Shops and Engine Terminals. Photo available. New York. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. 1950. 1028 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. Fourteenth edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very good copy. Light damp staining to rear 1/3 of book. Not affecting text.
Price: $300 |
Book ID: 217883 |
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Penney, A.R. A History of the Newfoundland Railway. Volume I (1881-1923). 12 labeled photographs of Trinity Loop laid in. Photo available. St. John's. Harry Cuff Pub. 1988. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 211265 |
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Penney, A.R. A History of the Newfoundland Railway. Volume II (1923-1988). Photo available. St. John's. Harry Cuff Pub. 1990. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $35 |
Book ID: 211028 |
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Pennypacker, Bert. Eastern Steam Pictorial. The Anthracite Roads. Photo available. River Vale. P & D Carlton. 1966. 385 pps. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in near fine (spine faded, very light edge wear) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 227360 |
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Perini, Jimo. San Francisco Grip (cable cars). Photo available. San Francisco. San Francisco Grip Pub. 1969. 190 pps. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 197564 |
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Perkins, Lee. The Railroad Taper. The Theory and Application of a Compound Transition Curve Based Upon Thirty-Foot Chords. Photo available. New York. John Wiley & Sons. 1915. 355 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $85 |
Book ID: 214881 |
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Perles, Anthony. The People's Railway. The History of the Municipal Railway of San Francisco. Interurbans Special 69. Photo available. Glendale. Interurban Press. 1981. 260 pps. 4to. Hardcover. Second edition. Folding map. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in edge chipped, rubbed dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 187325 |
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Perles, Anthony. The People's Railway. The History of the Municipal Railway of San Francisco. Interurbans Special 69. Photo available. Glendale. Interurban Press. 1981. 260 pps. 4to. Hardcover. Stated first edition. Folding map. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $65 |
Book ID: 206939 |
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Perles, Anthony. The People's Railway. The History of the Municipal Railway of San Francisco. Interurbans Special 69. Photo available. Glendale. Interurban Press. 1981. 260 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. Stated first edition. Folding maps. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy (book plate) in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 210829 |
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Perles, Anthony. The People's Railway. The History of the Municipal Railway of San Francisco. Interurbans Special 69. Photo available. Glendale. Interurban Press. 1981. 260 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. Stated first edition. Folding maps. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Photos that were used in the book laid in. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 217860 |
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Pfeifer, Jack A. West from Omaha. A Railroader's Odyssey. Photo available. Washington. Pacific Fast Mail. 1990. 208 pps. Folio. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 213097 |
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Pindell, Terry. Last Train to Toronto. A Canadian Rail Odyssey. Photo available. New York. Henry Holt. 1992. Octavo. 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: 190419 |
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Pinkepank, Jerry. Diesel Spotter's Guide Update. Including Electrics, and Lightweight-Train Power Cars. Photo available. Waukesha. Kalmbach. 1984. 161 pps. Octavo. Pictorial soft cover. Reprint. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 215646 |
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Pinkepank, Jerry. The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Including Industrial Units. Photo available. Waukesha. Kalmbach. 1985. Octavo. Pictorial soft cover. Reprint. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 215649 |
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Plant, Jeremy F. Boston and Maine. In Color. Photo available. Scotch Plains. Morning Sun Books. 1997. Folio. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). As new.
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 227418 |
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Plant, Jeremy F. Trackside. East of the Hudson. 1841-1953. Photo available. Edison. Morning Sun. 1998. 128 pps. Folio. Gilt decorated hard cover. Stated first edition. Illustrated in color and black & white. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). As new.
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 227381 |
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Pole, Graeme. Great Railways of The Canadian West. Building the Dream That Shaped Our Nation. Photo available. Canmore. Altitude Publishing. 2006. 144 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 222161 |
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Polkinghorn, R.S. Pino Grande. Inscribed by the author. Logging Railroads of the Michigan-California Lumber Co. Photo available. Glendale. Trans-Anglo Books. 1984. 176 pps. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. Revised and enlarged edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Inscribed by the author "To Ruth and Joseph Pirotin R. Styphen Polkinghorn To my best friend, Art Cart?". Fine copy in fine (very light wear at spine tip) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 214661 |
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Polkinghorn, R.S. Pino Grande. Logging Railroads of the Michigan-California Lumber Co. Photo available. Union City. R/Robb Ltd. 1984. 176 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition thus. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. As new.
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 224282 |
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Ponzol, Dan. A Century of Lionel Timeless Toy Trains. Photo available. New York. Friedman Fairfax. 2000. 4to. Hardcover. Reprint. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $25 |
Book ID: 200359 |
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Poole, Darrel & Kenneth Martin. Narrow Gauge Pictorial Volume VIII. Colorado & Southern Freight and Passenger Cars. Photo available. jnp. R-Robb. nd. 224 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 210955 |
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Poor, Henry Varnum. Poor's 1928 Public Utility Section. Photo available. New York. H.V. & H.W. Poor. 1928. Folio. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Folding maps. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Near fine copy (closed tear at spine tip, light rubbing to spine lettering).
Price: $250 |
Book ID: 217776 |
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