D. Appleton-Century Company, 1938. rust red cloth, gilt lettering, DJ chipped and tears, 225 pages, indexed, illustrated. from the front DJ flap, ""High Iron" is a record in prose and pictures of some of the more arresting aspects of the most heroic of American sagas, the legend of railroading." AB2..... More
D. Appleton-Century Company, 1942. red cloth, 11.25" x 8.25", 210 pages, illustrated, DJ chipped & tear back top cover. from the front DJ flap, ""Trains in Transition," third volume in Lucius Beebe's trilogy of the saga of American railroading and companion volume to "High Iron, A Book of Trains," designed..... More
Berkeley, CA: Howell-North, 1970. 6th Printing, February 1970. hardcover, 11.25" x 8.25", 224 pages, profusely illustrated, DJ chipped. from the back cover, "In reverting to the theme of the narrow gauge operations of Colorado they return to an old love, for the three-foot operations in remote and inaccessible regions of..... More
Berkley, California: Howell North, 1965. 801 illustration 6 in color, 5 new paintings by Howard Fogg. black boards, DJ chipped, binding very good, pages clean, 465 pages, overland travel by train with emphasis on long distance. More
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1955. beige cloth, DJ price clipped, chipped, over 1000 pictures, 511 pages. from the front DJ flap, "This truly magnificent book recreates with a wealth of rare pictures and vivid authoritative text the tremendous epic of the American West." More
Berkeley, CA: Howell-North, 1960. Second Printing, October 1960. orange boards, gentlemen design on front, 11" x 8.5", DJ chipped and taped, 255 pages, indexed, 325 illustrations with 4 full color. from the front DJ flap, "This book is based on the premise that San Francisco blessed with wonderful climate, possessing..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1950. Second Edition. red cloth, gilt stagecoach front cover, paste on title on spine, pages clean, B&W Photos, indexed, 320 pgs. Dust Jacket wrapped in mylar, chipping and tear top front. Wells Fargo was a huge name in the West for wealth, gold coaches, horses..... More