My
Personal Railway Library For Sale
This is my personal library of real and model
railway-oriented books that I have collected over many years. I am selling it
now so that my wife and children will not have to try to dispose of it without
knowing the value of what they are selling and also to avoid the possibility of
any of these ending up as land fill.
Take a look at the list below and if you are
interested in any, contact me and I will be happy to provide further detail.
Note that the "Reference Price"
beside each title is not necessarily the price I am asking. Rather, it is the
median price where the titles are available on Abebooks
and Alibris, although my books are mostly in far
better condition than most listed elsewhere.
My hope and expectation would be to negotiate a
price that is fair and attractive to both parties.
Railroad-Related Books
Amin, M., Willets, D., Matheson, A. : Railway Across the Equator (London: Bodley Head, 1986) [Ref. Price: US$20.00]
Andraeae, Christopher : Lines of Country, An Atlas of Railway and Waterway History in Canada (Boston Mills, 1997) [Ref. Price: US$425.00]
Baker, John E. : Winnipeg's Electric Transit (Winnipeg, Railfare, 1982) [Ref. Price: US$30.00]
Barnes, Michael : Link With A Lonely Land (Erin: Boston Mills, 1985) [Ref. Price: US$25.00]
Binns, Donald : Articulated Locomotives of the World (Truro: D. Bradford Barton, 1975) [Ref. Price: US$15.00]
Booth, J. Derek : Railways of Southern Quebec Vol. 1 (Toronto: Railfare, 1982) [Ref. Price: US$25.00]
Booth, J. Derek : Railways of Southern Quebec Vol. 2 (Toronto: Railfare, 1985) [Ref. Price: US$25.00]
Bromley, John F. & May, Jack : Fifty Years of Progressive Transit (Toronto Transit Commission) ((Electric Railroaders Association, 1978, 2nd printing) ) [Ref. Price: US$25.00]
Brown, Ron : Ghost Railways of Ontario, Vol. 1 (Peterborough: Broadview Press,1994) [Ref. Price: US$25.00]SoldBrown, Ron : Ghost Railways of Ontario, Vol. 2 (Toronto:Polar Bear Press, 2000) [Ref. Price: US$27.50]
Canadian Pacific Railway : Eastward Across Canada by Canadian Pacific (C.P.R.) [Ref. Price: US$25.00]
Canadian Pacific Railway : Schedule of Rates and Rules, October 1949 (C.P.R.) [Ref. Price: US$10.00]
Canadian Pacific Railway : Canadian Pacific Railway Company Standard Plans (C.P.R. Chief Engineer, Montreal 1916, Revised 1921) [Ref. Price: None - Next to unique item]
Cook, Clayton : Tales of the Rails, Vol III, Newfoundland Railway 1881-1988 (Special souvenir edition) [Ref. Price: US$10.00]
Cook, R & Zimmerman, K : Magnetic North Erin: Boston Mills Press, 1999) [Ref. Price: US$50.00]
Croxton, Anthony H. : The Railways of Zimbabwe (London: David & Charles, 1982) [Ref. Price: US$60.00]
Culotta, Theodore J. : The American Railway Association Standard Boxcar of 1932 (San Mateo, Calif.: Speedwitch, 2004) [Ref. Price: US$125.00]
Day, John R. : Railways of Southern Africa(London: Arthur Barker Ltd., 1963) [Ref. Price: US$20.00]
Dorin. Patrick C. : The Canadian National Railways' Story (Seattle: Superior Publishing, 1973) [Ref. Price: US$10.00]
Dorin. Patrick C. : Canadian Pacific Railway (Seattle: Superior Publishing, 1973) [Ref. Price: US$10.00]
Dorin. Patrick C. : Grand Trunk Western (Seattle: Superior Publishing, 1977) [Ref. Price: US$10.00]
Durrant, Jorgensen, Lewis : Steam on the Veldt (London: Ian Allen, 1972) [Ref. Price: US$50.00]
East African Railways Corporation : Ruvu-Mnyusi Rail Link Official Opening, August 17, 1963 (EARC, 1971) [Ref. Price: None on line]
Feitz, Leland : Cripple Creek Railroads, A Quick History (Little London Press, 2000) [Ref. Price: None on line]
Friends of the Windsor Station : Windsor Station - La Gare Windsor (Not specified) [Ref. Price: None on line]
Garden, J. F. : Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific (Revelstoke: Footprint Publishing, 1992, Fifth Printing 2002)) [Ref. Price: US$75.00]
George, E.B. : The Steam Age in Western Ontario (London, Ontario: F.J. Ram, 1975) First Edition [Ref. Price: US$75.00]
Graham, Allan : A Photo History of the Prince Edward Island Railway, Second Printing with Corrections and Additions (Summerside: Williams & Crewe, 2001) [Ref. Price: US$55.00]
Gregg, Newton K., pub. : The Car Builder's Dictionary (1888) (Kentfield, CA: Newton K. Gregg, 1971) reprint [Ref. Price: US$75.00]
Hansen, Keith : Last Trains From Lindsay (Roseneath, Ont: Sandy Flats, 1998, 2000 reprint) Signed by Author [Ref. Price: US$150]
Holland, Kevin J. : Canadian Pacific Facilities, Vol 1 (Morning Sun: 2006) [Ref. Price: US$60.00]
Holland, Kevin J. : Canadian Pacific Steam, Vol 1 - Montreal & East (Morning Sun: 2005) [Ref. Price: US$60.00]
Holland, Kevin J. : Canadian Pacific Steam, Vol 2 - Montreal & West (Morning Sun: 2006) [Ref. Price: US$60.00]
Holland, Kevin J. : Canadian National Steam, Vol 1 - Ontario & East (Morning Sun: 2005) [Ref. Price: US$60.00]
Holland, Kevin J. : Canadian National Steam, Vol 2 - Ontario & West (Morning Sun: 2006) [Ref. Price: US$60.00]
Hungry Wolf, Adolf : Canadian Railway Scenes, Vol. 1 (Skookumchuck, BC: Good Medicine Books, 1983) [Ref. Price: US$10.00]
Hungry Wolf, Adolf : Canadian Railway Scenes, Vol. 2 (Skookumchuck, BC: Good Medicine Books, 1985) [Ref. Price: US$10.00]
Jacobs, Francine : Firesnake - The Railroad That Changed East Africa (New York: Wm Morrow & Co., 1980) [Ref. Price: US$20.00]
Kerr, James W. : Illustrated Treasury of Budd Railway Passenger Cars (Montreal: Delta, 1981) [Ref. Price: US$150.00]
Kerr, O.M. : MLW (Montreal Locomotive Works) Alco to Bombardier (Delta, 1970) [Ref. Price: US$25.00]
Lallemand, M.J. (ed.) : Benguela Railways and the Development of Southern Africa (Editorial Vanguarda, 1988) [Ref. Price: US$95.00]
Lavallée, Omer : Canadian Pacific to the East (The International of Maine Division) (Railfare, 2007) [Ref. Price: US$160.00]
Lavallée, Omer : Narrow Gauge Railways of Canada (Railfare, 1972) [Ref. Price: US$25.00]
Lepkey, Gay : A Companion to Canadian National Railways Passenger Equipment (Ottawa: Bytown, 1999) [Ref. Price: US$150.00]
Lepkey, Gay & West, Brian : Canadian National Railways Passenger Equipment, 1867-1992 (Ottawa: Bytown, 1995) [Ref. Price: US$275.00]
Linley, Bill : Canadian Pacific in Colour, Vol. 1, Eastern Lines (Morning Sun, 2003) [Ref. Price: US$125.00]
Lewis, C.P. & Jorgensen, A.A. : The Great Steam Trek (Capetown: C. Struik, 1978) [Ref. Price: US$50.00]
Linley, Bill : Canadian Pacific in Colour, Vol. 2, Western Lines (Morning Sun, 2011) [Ref. Price: US$60.00]
Mallery, Paul : Bridge & Trestle handbook (Clifton, Va.: Boynton & Associates, 1975 revised edition) [Ref. Price: US$25.00]
Melvin, G.F. & Plant, J.F : Central Vermont In Color (Morning Sun, 2000) [Ref. Price: US$55.00]
Mika, Nick & Helma : Railways of Canada Railways of Canada (McGraw Hill/Ryerson, 1978) [Ref. Price: US$5.00]
Montreal Locomotive Works : MLW Motive Power [pamphlet] (No Publication Date) [Ref. Price: None on line]
Murray, Tom : Canadian National Railway (St. Paul, Minn.:MBI, 2004) [Ref. Price: US$45.00]
Navé, Harald : Dampflocomotiven in der Schweiz (Steam Locomotives in Switzerland) (Stuttgart: Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, 1975) [Ref. Price: None on line. Original price 20,00SFR]
Nevada State Railroad Museum : Nevada State Railroad Museum Equipment Guidebook (NSRM, 1999) [Ref. Price: None on line. Original price US$5.00]
Pinkepank, G : Grand Trunk Western, Vol.1 (Morning Sun, 2003) [Ref. Price: US$60]
Rafuse, Ted : Wooden Cars on Steel Rails (Port Hope: Steam Power Publishing, 2004) [Ref. Price: US$45.00]
Railway Association of Canada : Canadian Rail Operating Rules, 1990 (RAC, 1990) [Ref. Price: US$5.00]
Railway Association of Canada : Uniform Code of Operating Rules, 1962 (RAC, 1962) [Ref. Price: US$10.00]
Ramaer, R. : Steam Locomotive of the East Africa Railways ((London: David & Charles, 1974) [Ref. Price: US$25.00]
Rhodesia Railways Historical Committee : Rhodesia Railways Museum [pamphlet] (Bulawayo, 1975) [Ref. Price: None on line. Original price US$1.50]
Rhodesia Railways Historical Committee : Locomotives of Rhodesia Railways [Spiral Bound] (RRHC,1970) [Ref. Price: None on line. Original price US$15.00]
Rhodesia Railways : Rhodesia Railways Magazine - Special Railway Diamond Jubilee Issue, Vol. 6, No. 7 (RR: November 1957) [Ref. Price: None on line. Original price US$5.00]
Riddell, John : Canadian National Colour Guide, Vol 1 (Morning Sun, 2000) [Ref. Price: US$75.00]
Riddell, John : Canadian National Colour Guide, Vol 2 (Morning Sun, 2001) [Ref. Price: US$75.00]
Riddell, John : Canadian Railways Color Guide Vol 1 Ontario & East Regional Short Lines (Morning Sun, 2007) [Ref. Price: US$60.00]
Riddell, John : Canadian Railways Color Guide Vol 2 Mantoba & West Regional Short Lines (Morning Sun, 2008) [Ref. Price: US$60.00]
Riddell, John : Canadian Pacific Colour Guide (Morning Sun, 1998) [Ref. Price: US$60.00]
Riddell, John : Trackside Around Ontario, 1955-1960 (Morning Sun, ) [Ref. Price: US$60.00]
Robertson, R.W.W., ed. : Stand Fast Craigallachie - The Building of the Transcontinental Railway (1867-1885) (Burns & MacEachern, 1970) [Ref. Price: None on line. Original price US$1.50]
Robinson, Dean : Railway Stratford (Boston Mills Press, 1985) [Ref. Price: US$63.00]
Slim, W.C. : 1201 to Wakefield (Ottawa: Slide Guide, 1981) [Ref. Price: US$25.00]
South African Railways : South Africa - Last Stronghold of Steam (SAR: Johannesburg, 1978) [Ref. Price: US$5.00]
South African Railways : Deck of Playing Cards with SAR Locomotives (SAR: Johannesburg, 1978) [Ref. Price: US$5.00]
Stuckey, Lawrence A. : Prairie Cinders (Sudbury: Nickel Belt, 1992) [Ref. Price: US$45.00]
Tasse, Wayne : Broad Gauge in the Ottawa Valley - The Brockville & Ottawa Railway (SFRMC, 1993) (SFRMC, 1993) [Ref. Price: US$40.00]
Tennant, Robert D., jr. : Canada Southern Country (Erin: Boston Mills, 1991) [Ref. Price: US$40.00]
Thompson, AW, Church, RJ & Jones, BH : Pacific Fruit Express, Second Edition (Berkley, Calif.: Signature Press, 2000) [Ref. Price: US$75.00]
Thompson, Gordon J. ed. : The Niagara Gorge Belt Line, A Pictoral Album (NHRS, 2000) [Ref. Price: US$25.00]
Thousand Island Model Railroaders : Thousand Islands Railway Millenium Calendar (TIMRR, 2000) [Ref. Price: None on line. Original price US$10.00]
Turner, Robert : West of the Great Divide (Victoria: Sono Ris, 1987) [Ref. Price: US$45.00]
Watson, Ken : Keep 'Em Rolling (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 1984) [Ref. Price: US$35.00]
White, John H. jr. : The American Railroad Freight Car (Baltimore: Johns Hoplins U. Press, 1993) [Ref. Price: US$125.00]
White, John H. jr. : The American Railroad Passenger Car (Baltimore: Johns Hoplins U. Press, 1979 printing) [Ref. Price: US$60.00]
Willmot, Elizabeth A. : Faces And Places Along The Railway (Toronto: Gage, 1979) [Ref. Price: US$10.00]
Willmot, Elizabeth A. : Meet Me at the Station (Tronto: Gage, 1976) [Ref. Price: US$25.00]
Wilson, Dale : From Abbey to Zorra via Bagdad (Nickle Belt Rails, 1980, First Printing) [Ref. Price: US$65.00]
Model Railroad Oriented Books
Kent, Geoff : The 4 MM Wagon, Part 2 (Didcot Wild Swan Publications, 1995) [Ref. Price: US$20.00]
Rice, Iain : Etched Loco Construction (Wild Swan Publications Ltd, 1990) [Ref. Price: US$40.00]
Rice, Iain : Locomotive Kit Chassis Construction in 4mm Scale (Wild Swan Publications Ltd, 1993) [Ref. Price: US$50.00]
Author. : Title (Publisher, date) [Ref. Price: US$]
Another dozen or so to be added here
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CONTACT
Email: tlaservice [at] tlacanada.com.
You may also call area code six-one-three, three-eight-six, seven-seven-two-zero between 10:00 and 16:00, Eastern Standard Time, Monday to Friday, and I will normally answer.
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PAYMENT
I am happy to accept payment by cash, personal cheque/check, PayPal, Interac, or bank draft.
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SHIPMENT
I will ship by whatever means a buyer wishes and advise that cost in advance. Local pick-up may also be made here in Kingston, Ontario.
I note that shipping via Canada Post, while by no means inexpensive ($20-$30 for a normal size book weighing a pound or so), is usually competitive with any other carrier.
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This page last Revised December 7, 2024