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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad: Steam Locomotives, Ships, and History
by Prince, Richard E
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good Plus
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- 2000
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- Hardcover
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- 9780253336941
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 68.54
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Bloomington IN: Indiana University Press, 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize hardcover, 232 pp. w/ b&w photos throughout. Reissue of scarce volume on "the standard railroad of the South". Details the growth of a major Southern railroad, its , equipment, passenger and freight routes, and ship lines. Book Condition : Very Good; no… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Century of Southern Pacific Steam Locomotives 1862-1962
by Guy L. Dunscomb
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- Used - Good
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- Good
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- 1972
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- Hardcover
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 47.98
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Modesto CA: Guy L. Dunscomb & Son, 1972. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Includes packet of 18 b&w division maps issued with book. Oversize hardcover, 496 pp. w/ 800 b& w illustrations. 1972 2nd Edition, 2nd Printing. History, both pictorial of the many locomotives, but also textual outlining the many companies that were part of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The City That Launched A Thousand Ships: Shipbuilding In Wilmington 1644-1997
by Richard Urban; Urban, Richard
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No Dust Jacket
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- 1st Edition
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- 1999
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781892142061
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 20.56
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Wilmington DE: Cedar Tree Books, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition, 2nd Printing, 1999. Hardcover, 97 pp. w/ 24 b&w photos and endpaper maps. Shipbuilding history, arranged chronologically, outlines the development of the industry in Wilimngton. The second half examines the individual shipyard companies. Book Condition : Near Fine;… Read more about this item Item Price
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Vanishing Varnish
by Le Pak, Gregory.
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- Used - Good Plus
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- Good
- Published
- 1978
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781141239092
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 41.13
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Littleton CO: Alpine, 1978., 1978. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Signed by Author on limitation page. Oversize hardcover, Limited Edition (#414/2,000), 256 pp. w/400+ b&w photos. Covers 100 years of Denver & Rio Grande railroading. Chapters on steamcars, narrow-gauge, luxury limiteds, Union Depot, and more. Book Condition : Good+; owner's… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York & Long Branch: A Photographic Remembrance
by John O. Truitt
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- 2006
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- Paperback
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 27.42
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Dauberville PA: Outer Station Project, 2006. Book. Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oblong softcover, 40 pp. B&w photos, many full page, accompanied by text. Continues editor Benjamin L. Bernhart's series on Mid-Atlantic railroads, locomotives, and rolling stock. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; musty smell from being in a book barn;light wear to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Historic Vehicles and Their Builders
by Hafer Foundation
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1968
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- Paperback
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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Boyertown PA: Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles, 1968. Book. Very Good. Softcover (Side-stapled). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize side-stapled softcover, 28 pp. B&w photos catalog the collection of the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles. From an 18th century sled and an early Conestoga Wagon, the collection stretches from Colonial America to the 1920's and 30's. Both personal… Read more about this item Item Price
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Visions of steam: (the four seasons of steam in industrial South Wales)
by Peter Cavalier
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
- Published
- 1979
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780860930310
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 54.84
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Oxford, England: Oxford Publishing Co, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Oblong hardcover, 120 pp. B&w photos throughout, many full page. Photo essay seeks to portray the heritage and sometimes gritty reality of the Welsh rail lines born in the Industrial Revolution. Book Condition : Near Fine; light wear; no text marks.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Railway Styles in Building
by Michael Bowers; Patrick Watters
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1975
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780855242381
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- 1
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 41.13
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London, England: Almark Publishing Co Ltd, 1975. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition hardcover, 96 pp. Glossy pages. 100+ B&w photos. Organized by regions of England and Wales, this work balances architectural concerns (structure, design) with the impressions and local influence conveyed to the rail passenger. Book Condition : Good; light… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Outer Station, Reading, Pennsylvania
by Bernhart, Benjamin L.
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- Used - Fine
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- Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
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- 1998
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781891402005
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 34.27
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Author, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Limited Edition 1404/1500, Revised and Updated. 98 pp. w/ c. 60 color and b&w photos, illustrations, and architectural renderings. Traces the history of the Outer railroad Station in Reading PA from its building in the 1870's to its abandonment and destruction by fire in 1978. A… Read more about this item Item Price
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Norfolk & Western Railroad Clinchfield
by Robert K Durham
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- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 2000
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- Paperback
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- 9781891427077
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 34.27
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Auburn PA: SELF PUBLISHED, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Author on limitation page. Oblong Softcover. Steam Locomotives and Trains 1938-1956. 68 pp. with rich b&w archival photos of passenger and freight trains; and, mallets. First half of book covers The Norfolk and Western Railroad, Second part covers… Read more about this item Item Price
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Illinois Central Railroad
by Robert Durham
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 2000
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- Paperback
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- 9781891427053
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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Auburn PA: SELF PUBLISHED, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Inscribed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Author on limitation page. Oblong Softcover, Limited Edition (#5/570). Steam locomotives and Trains 1891-1956. 65 pp. with rich b&w archival photos of passenger and freight trains; switch engines. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; light rubbing… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 34.27
The Brooklyn Bridge: Centennial Edition 1983 (Facsimile Article from Harpers Magazine, 1883 with First Day Issue Postage Stamp)
by Unstated
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- Centennial Edition
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- 1983
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- Paperback
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 27.42
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Staten Island NY: Francis Cardamone, 1983. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Centennial Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stapled softcover. Facsimile reprint of an article that first appeared in Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. LXVI, No. 396, May 1883. Includes all the illustrations from the original article. Issued in this booklet format in 1983. Also… Read more about this item Item Price
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Freight Car Impact (Anthology of Rail Vehicle Dynamics - Volume 1 )
by Guins, S. G. & Tack, C. E. (edited by)
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- Edition Unstated
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- 1971
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- Paperback
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 61.69
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New York: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1971. Book. Good. Soft cover. Edition Unstated. A collection of 17 papers related to engineering and rail freight. Softcover. 275 pages. Volume 1 of the Anthology of Rail Vehicle Dynamics sponsored by Rail Transportation Division, ASME. 1971, no other date or printing mentioned. Book Condition : Good;… Read more about this item Item Price
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Tobacco and the Brilliant: With additional notes by Melvin H. Jackson
by Miller, Helen Hill
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Dust Jacket
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- 1976
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- Paperback
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 20.56
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Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1976. Book. Very Good. Softcover (Side-stapled). 8vo up to 9½" tall. Interesting history of the Virginia-built ship Brilliant, used to transport tobacco from the colonies to England. Includes an essay "Rebuilding the Brilliant" for an exhibit in the Hall of American Maritime Enterprise in the Smithsonian's National Museum in 1976 with two drawings showing the plans… Read more about this item Item Price
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Internal Affairs Monthly Bulletins, May and June 1939 (Vol. 7, Nos. 6 & 7)
by Livengood, William S. Jr. (Secretary)
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- Used - Good
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- No Dust Jacket
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- N/A
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- 1939
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- Paperback
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 34.27
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Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Internal Affairs, 1939. Book. Good. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). N/A. 8vo up to 9½" tall. Two monthly bulletins from 1939. Topics include canal route rivalries, new gasoline pumps, PA as leading brick producer, new meat and poultry regulations, bond issues. Size: 8vo up to 9½" tall . 54 combined pages. Book Conditions : Good;… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 34.27