Hill, Col. Howard G. Riding the Limited's Locomotives. Photo available. Seattle. Superior. 1972. 175 pps. 4to. Decorated hard cover. Stated first edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine (very light edge wear) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 215792 |
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Hilton, George W. The Cable Car in America. A New Treatise Upon Cable or Rope Traction as Applied to the Working of Street and Other Railways. Photo available. Stanford. Stanford University Press. 1997. 484 pps. Folio. Soft cover. Revised edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy (rear cover dog eared).
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 196922 |
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Hilton, George W. The Cable Car in America. A New Treatise Upon Cable or Rope Traction as Applied to the Working of Street and Other Railways. Photo available. Berkeley. Howell-North Books. 1971. 484 pps. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in near fine (light edge chipping) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $50 |
Book ID: 202916 |
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Hilton, George W. The Cable Car in America. A New Treatise Upon Cable or Rope Traction as Applied to the Working of Street and Other Railways. Photo available. Berkeley. Howell-North Books. 1971. 484 pps. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy (book plate) in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 210810 |
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Hilton, George W. The Cable Car in America. A New Treatise Upon Cable or Rope Traction as Applied to the Working of Street and Other Railways. Photo available. Berkeley. Howell-North Books. 1971. 484 pps. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 217997 |
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Hilton, George W. The Cable Car in America. A New Treatise Upon Cable or Rope Traction as Applied to the Working of Street and Other Railways. Photo available. San Diego. Howell-North Books. 1982. 484 pps. Folio. Gilt decorated hard cover. Second edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $75 |
Book ID: 227416 |
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Hilton, George. American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Photo available. Stanford. Stanford University Press. 1997. 580 pps. 4to. Soft cover. Reprint. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 199399 |
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Hilton, George. The Electric Interurban Railways of America. Photo available. Stanford. Stanford University Press. 1960. 463 pps. Octavo. Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine (very light wear) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $45 |
Book ID: 218062 |
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Hilton, George. The Ma & Pa. A History of the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad. Photo available. Berkeley. Howell-North Books. 1966. 183 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. Second edition. illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in near fine (closed tear on rear panel) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 181416 |
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Hirota, Naotaka. Steam Locomotives of Japan. Photo available. Tokyo. Kodansha International Ltd. 1972. 104 pps. Octavo. Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Folding plates. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $100 |
Book ID: 217786 |
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Hitt, Rodney. Electric Railway Dictionary. Definitions and Illustrations of the Parts and Equipment of Electric Railway Cars and Trucks. Photo available. New York. McGraw Pub. 1911 (1972). 4to. Hardcover. Facsimile edition. Illustrated. Very scarce. Excellent reference work for traction work. Fine copy in near fine (very light shelf wear) dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $40 |
Book ID: 117349 |
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Hitt, Rodney. Electric Railway Dictionary. Definitions and Illustrations of the Parts and Equipment of Electric Railway Cars and Trucks. Photo available. New York. McGraw Publishing Company. 1911. 292 pps. plus 55 pages of ads. 4to. Gilt decorated hard cover. Leather over boards. Stated first edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Very good copy. Top and bottom of spine chipped. Boards very lightly bowed. Front end paper wrinkled.
Price: $225 |
Book ID: 217881 |
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Hofsommer, Don L. The Southern Pacific. 1901-1985. Photo available. College Station. Texas A & M University Press. 1986. 373 pps. 4to. Hardcover. 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: $65 |
Book ID: 206578 |
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Holbrook, Stewart. The Story of American Railroads. Photo available. New York. Bonanza. 1967. 468 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. Reprint. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 182733 |
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Holbrook, Stewart. The Story of American Railroads. Photo available. New York. American Legacy Press. 1981. 468 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. Reprint. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 190427 |
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Holland, Cecelia. Railroad Schemes. Photo available. New York. Tom Doherty. 1997. 271 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. Stated first edition. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in near fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 107332 |
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Holland, Chuck & Patrick Michael Karnaham. Glory of The Sierra. Inscribed by the author. Photo available. Sonora. Tuolumne County Historic Society. 2017. 112 pps. 4to. Decorated hard cover. Stated first edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Inscribed by the author "Helga - Thank you so much for allowing the use of Al's great map. I hope you enjoy these views of our favorite railroad. Chuck Holland 2017". Fine copy.
Price: $125 |
Book ID: 217954 |
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Hollenback, Frank. Pikes Peak by Rail. Photo available. Denver. Sage Books. 1962. 91 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 211264 |
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Hollenback, Frank. The Argentine Central. A Colorado Narrow-Gauge. Photo available. Denver. Sage Books. 1959. 80 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $30 |
Book ID: 218140 |
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Holley, Alexander L., B.P. American and European Railway Practice in the Economical Generation of Steam, Including The Materials and Construction of Coal-Burning Boilers, Combustion, The Variable Blast, Vaporization, Circulation, Superheating, Supplying and Heating Feed Water, Etc., and the Adaptation of Wood and Coke-Burning Engines to Coal-Burning; and in Permanent Way. Including Read-Bed, Sleepers, Rails, Joint Fastenings, Street Railway, Etc., Etc. Photo available. New York. D. Van Nostrand. 1861. 168 pps. + plates. Folio. Gilt decorated hard cover. Professionally rebound in full leather. Marbled edges. First edition. Illustrated. Folding plates. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Portion of original back-strip laid in. Fine copy.
Price: $500 |
Book ID: 215641 |
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Hollingsworth, Brian. An Illustrated Guide to Modern Trains. 80 Locomotives from 1945 to the Present Day... Photo available. New York. Arco. Salamander. 1985. 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 188069 |
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Hollingsworth, Brian. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Steam Passenger Locomotives. A Technical Directory of Major International Express Train Engines from the 1820s to the Present Day. Photo available. New York. Crescent Books. 1982. 205 pps. Octavo. Hardcover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar).
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 185340 |
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Hollister, Will. Dinner in the Diner. A Cookbook. Great Railroad Recipes of All Time. 300 Recipes from America's Era of Great Trains. Photo available. Glendale. Trans-Anglo Books. 1984. 144 pps. 4to. Decorated hard cover. Reprint. Illustrated. Maps. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. As new.
Price: $40 |
Book ID: 221342 |
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Holmes, Norman W. California's Tidewater Shortlines. Railroads that Touched the Western Pacific Between Stockton and San Francisco. Photo available. Bellflower. Shade Tree Books. 2009. 128 pps. 4to. Soft cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy.
Price: $45 |
Book ID: 212867 |
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Hood, Clifton. 722 Miles. The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New York. Photo available. Baltimore. The Johns Hopkins University Press. 1995. 336 pps. Octavo. Soft cover. First edition thus. Full number line. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. As new.
Price: $20 |
Book ID: 226935 |
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