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Steam Engines Books & Ephemera

Steam On the Road

Steam On the Road

by Wise, David Burgess

Steam on the Road

Steam on the Road

by Burgess-Wise, David

Paperback. Good.
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£0.79
The Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway: The Scenic Line of Arizona

The Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway: The Scenic Line of Arizona

by Sayre, John W

Pruett Publishing, 1990. Hardcover with dust jacket. Used- Fine condition. First edition. Book is clean and tight. Book shows light shelf wear. Very slight crease on the bottom left corner on the front cover of the dust jacket. No markings on the inside of the book. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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£84.32
Southern Pacific Daylight Train 98-99

Southern Pacific Daylight Train 98-99

by Wright, Richard K. (Jacket illustration by Harlan Hiney.)

Pasadena: Whistle Stop Publication [1977], 3rd edition. (4to) 656pp. Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. Volume 1. Illustrated cover. Photograph endpapers, frontispiece, photographs, maps, diagrams, tables, chronology, index. Jacket illustration by Harlan Hiney. Locale: California; United States. (Transportation, Boxcars, Freight Cars, Passenger Cars, Railroads, Rolling Stock, Southern Pacific Daylight, Southern Pacific Railway Company, Trains).
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£236.08
The American Heritage History of Railroads in America

The American Heritage History of Railroads in America

by Jensen, Oliver

New York: Bonanza Books. 1981. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Colour plates. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 320 pages. . Reprint. Hardback.
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£10.46
International Locomotives From the Collection of Paintings by the Late H.M. Le Fleming

International Locomotives From the Collection of Paintings by the Late H.M. Le Fleming

by Durrant, A.E. (Descriptive Material) & Snell, J.B. (Edited)

London: The Institute of Mechanical Engineers. 1972. Oblong Small Quarto Size [approx 31cm x 22cm]. Very Good copy in a Very Good dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with colour reproductions. 192 pages. Ninety-two [92] paintings of railway engines from various countries by H.M.Fleming, all accurate in mechanical detail, providing a record of the age of steam. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.... Read more about this item
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£10.46
Taintor's Route and City Guides - New York to Saratoga, Buffalo, and Niagara Falls, via Hudson River and New York Central Railroads

Taintor's Route and City Guides - New York to Saratoga, Buffalo, and Niagara Falls, via Hudson River and New York Central Railroads

This is a scarce, early copy of "Taintor's Route and City Guides" - this particular guide is for "New York to Saratoga, Buffalo, and Niagara Falls, via Hudson River and New York Central Railroads." Published in 1867 by Taintor Brothers in New York. The guide features 20 color maps in all. "With descriptive sketches of the cities, villages, stations, and scenes and objects of interest along the route." There are illustrated advertisements at both the front and back. The guide is divided into 2 sections,... Read more about this item
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£260.98
The Illustrated Book of Steam and Rail: The history and development of the train and an evocative guide to the world's great train jounrneys

The Illustrated Book of Steam and Rail: The history and development of the train and an evocative guide to the world's great train jounrneys

by Garratt, Colin and Wade-Matthews, Max

London: Hermes House. 2001. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in a purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with in excess of 1,500 Colour and Black & White Photographs. This is a heavy book and will cost more to ship internationally. Please contact us for a precise quote for your part of the world. 511 pages. Previously published as 'The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Steam and Rail', and as two separate volumes ' The... Read more about this item
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£13.08
Steam on the Road - Self Propelled Vehicles Through Two Centuries

Steam on the Road - Self Propelled Vehicles Through Two Centuries

by David Burgess Wise

London, New York, Sydney, Toronto: Hamlyn, 1973 Richly illustrated. 96 pages including index.---------- Orders over $100.00 are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Size: Approx 8½" Wide - 12" Tall
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£28.10
The Western Maryland Railway Story: A Chronicle of the First Century, 1852-1952

The Western Maryland Railway Story: A Chronicle of the First Century, 1852-1952

by Williams, Harold A

Baltimore, Western Maryland Railway Company, 1952, hardcover, xvi-134 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Very Good condition, no dustjacket as issued, Association Copy, Signed and inscribed on the half-title page to Robert B. Murray, Undersecretary of the Department of Commerce for Transportation from 1953-1955 "in appreciation of his outstanding public service" and dated Dec. 17, 1954. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end and corner wear, spine titles worn, a... Read more about this item
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£80.30£68.26
Lure Of Steam

Lure Of Steam

by Treacy, Eric

Abingdon: Fraser Stewart Books. 1995. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket - DJ now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 208 pages. . Reprint. Hardback.
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£13.08
The Call of Trains  Railroad Photographs By  Jim Shaughnessy

The Call of Trains Railroad Photographs By Jim Shaughnessy

by Brouws, Jeff ( Shaughnessy, Jim ) ( SIGNED )

N. Y.: W. W. Norton & Company, 2008. Book. Illus. by Shaughnessy, Jim. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Photographer. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine, apparently unread copy, in jacket with a tiny spot of wear to crown at back fold. an exceptional copy of this increasingly uncommon title. Signed by Shaughnessy above the title, on the title page. Very large, overweight volume will require extra postage..
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£147.60
In Memory of Colonel D. C. Dodge

In Memory of Colonel D. C. Dodge

by Nannie O. Smith Dodge

Nannie O Smith Dodge, 1923. Leather cover with gilt signature and fabric end pages. Used - very good for its age. Deckle-edge pages. Book shows some shelf wear and aging. Leather cover is faded along edges and spine. Fore edge and corners are worn. Inscribed by author on 2nd front end paper. No other markings inside the book. Includes author's presentation card. Deep binding crease between p 12 & portrait on following page. Binding is coming apart between p 90-91. Photos are of the book we have at... Read more about this item
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£116.44
The Great Steam Trek

The Great Steam Trek

by Lewis, C.P.; Jorgensen, A.A

Cape Town: C.Struik Publishers. 1978. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Light wear to dustjacket edges and corners with small closed tear - no loss - to upper front edge, all but invisible under plastic covering. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs with colour map. This is a heavy book and will cost more to ship internationally. Please contact us for a precise quote for your... Read more about this item
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£11.51
Light Steam Power Magazine:  Vol. 2, July-Sept. 1952 No. 6

Light Steam Power Magazine: Vol. 2, July-Sept. 1952 No. 6

1952. Magazine: Vol. 2, July-Sept. 1952 No. 6; an 8vo size staple bound magazine, paginates from 220-262 with black and white illustrations and photographs. Contents include: The Serpollet System The Late Mr. R. H. Bolsover The Scott-Newcomb Steam System Doble Steam Cars British Light Steam Power Society Steam Launches and Their Machinery, 1909 Firing Monotube Steam Generator with Solid Fuel A 1920 Stanley Steamer wtih Modern Boiler and Burner Thermodynamics of Vapour Power-Plants for Motor... Read more about this item
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£88.33
The Iron Sherpa:  Darjeeling and its Remarkable Railway Volume 2

The Iron Sherpa: Darjeeling and its Remarkable Railway Volume 2

by Martin, Terry

1st ed near Fine in VG+ dw Large format 28x22cm, 384 pages, very well illustrated with b&w and colour photos, technical drawings of the locomotives and rolling stock, and maps. Volume Two is the famous 'missing volume' and is very hard to find in any condition. Please note that this is a large, heavy book and thus postage may be a little more than that shown as standard. Please contact me for more photos of the book inside and out.
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£650.00
The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Railways

The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Railways

by Ellis, Hamilton

London: Hamlyn. 1968. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 591 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£7.85
Cheffins's Map of the Railways in Great Britain: From the Ordnance Surveys

Cheffins's Map of the Railways in Great Britain: From the Ordnance Surveys

by Cheffins, Charles F

London: Chas. F. Cheffins, 1848. Map. Good. "Published by Chas. F. Cheffins, 9 Southampton Buildings, Holborn. And W.S. Orr & Co. Paternoster Row. Also by Wareing Webb, Castle Street, Liverpool." 1 map: handcolored engraved map; dissected and mounted on linen; 126 x 96 cm., folded to 20 x 13 cm. Scale: 10 miles to 1 inch. Front cover is blind-stamped cloth board; back cover is stiffened marbled paper. Small circular label for William Lipton Ltd. on back cover. In Good Condition: linen... Read more about this item
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£186.30
The Best of Live Steam

The Best of Live Steam

by Joe D. Rice

Wildwood, 1985. Two volumes. Fine. Blue cloth, publisher's bindings. Lower corner of Vol. 2 ever so slightly bumped and rubbed; minor shelf wear to covers at edges and spine. Interiors clean, tight, and free of ownership marks. Gorgeous set! Photo is of the set here at Barbed Wire Books.
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£108.40
An Historical Sketch of Road Development in Ontario (1)

An Historical Sketch of Road Development in Ontario (1)

by Public Roads and Highways Ontario

[1914]. (Oversize paper covers) 45pp. Good to very good. Card covers, bound typed manuscript. Spine worn on edges, 1" chip from the bottom of the front cover, a previous owner's name and date on the front inside cover and front endpaper. (1) (with particular reference to the settlement of the older parts of the province and the public works policy of the last century). This appears to be the typed manuscript for an article printed in 'Public Roads and Highways' Ontario 1914.... Read more about this item
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£96.96
Fading Steam : A History

Fading Steam : A History

by Holdsworth, Malcolm

Hyde Park, South Australia: Cadeco. 2010. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Illustrated with Colour photographs. 176 pages. Australian rail enthusiast presents a beautifully illustrated tribute to his passion - organised geographically. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£26.16
Power Railway Signalling

Power Railway Signalling

by Wilson, H. Raynar

London: Publishers of the Railway Engineer. Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, owner name on front free . endpaper, usual library stamps, waterstain at top inner joint of first . thirty pages.. 1909. Hardcover. The Railway Series of Text Books and Manuals by Railway Men for Railway Men and Others, No. 5. Green beveled boards with titles stamped in black on front boards and in gilt on spine. Many photos and illustrations of railway equipment plus several pages of illustrated advertisements at... Read more about this item
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£40.15
Morphetts Enginehouse and the Cornish Bean Engine Burra Mine South Australia

Morphetts Enginehouse and the Cornish Bean Engine Burra Mine South Australia

by Drew, G.J

Burra: Burra Mine Management Committee. 1987. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition. Staple-bound. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Light rubbing to spine edge. Previous owner's details to insde front cover. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 51 pages. . 1st Edition. Softcover.
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£13.08
Locomotive Operation: Questions and Answers Defects and Remedies Examination Questions

Locomotive Operation: Questions and Answers Defects and Remedies Examination Questions

by Deal, Alonzo W. Sr

, 1918. Very Rare Private Press: Title Page: The Westinghouse Automatic and Straight Air-Brake Combined E.T. Equipment and Machinery Questions and Answers with Their Defects and Remedies Private Press, published by the author: Circa 1918 Small 16mo red clothbound hardcover has very thin boards with lovely rounded corners; 346 pages with some black and white illustrations. Author Alonzo Deal was an Air-Brake and Machinery Examiner for the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad. He began his railroad... Read more about this item
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£132.50
SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLES - A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE THEORY, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF ALL FORMS OF AUTOMOBILES

SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLES - A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE THEORY, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF ALL FORMS OF AUTOMOBILES

by Homans, James E

SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLES / A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE THEORY, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF ALL FORMS OF AUTOMOBILES, Audel, 1910, some dust-soiling to the covers and light wear to the lower fore edge corners, else a near very good copy with over 500 illustrations and diagrams including fold-outs and a short chapter on motorcycles.
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£17.99