Christianson, Ray (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Edition Not Stated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Large chip at upper right of back edge, scuffs along top edge back and front, small chip along front bottom edge, light scuffs, bumps and shelf wear.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket As Issued. Mailing label on the front cover. Tiny tear at the top of the spine. Otherwise spotless and free of wear or damage. The magazine will be backed with cardboard and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "15 Experts on the Future" (Bold forecasts for our hobby's future) by Roger Carp; "CTT's 'club' Santa Fe Layout" (Our founding editor's O gauge layout began as a staff project) by Dick Christianson and John A. Grams; "15 Hobby Trensetters" (The top 15 people and products that made today's hobby a success) by Neil Besougloff; "A Pioneer with Trains" (The low-down on CTT's top hi-railer) by Josef K. Lesser; "15 Best Trains & Layouts" (The most memorable trains, layouts, and people of the last 15 years) by Roger Carp; "Raising the Standard" (Chuck Brasher's classic Standard gauge layout gets better) by George Hall; "Layout Look-Back" (Three standouts from past issues); "15 Years Ago and Now" (Toy train locomotives have embraced technology in a big way since the 1980s) by Neil Besougloff; "Marx 'revoise' Tower" (The Marx radio control tower doesn't speak Brooklynese) by Lester Mathis; "Richard Kughn's Stewardship" (Lionel's savior is enjoying his newest hobby role) by Roger Carp; "4 by 8 Lionel Track Plan" (Here's a plan and wiring diagram for your first O gauge layout" by John Long; "Repair Lionel's Brakeman Car" (How to keep your rooftop brakeman ducking just in time) by Ray L. Plummer; "Motor Brushplate Repair" (How to use a brake shoe rivet to fix a worn prewar or postwar motor) by Mike Hilbert; "A Banjo on Your Layout" (How to wire a Lionel banjo signal three different ways) by Louis Koumoundouros; "Editor's Desk" (Looking ahead and back on our 15th birthday); "Correspondence" (Videotaped inventory, technology, Cincinnati layout); "News & Notes" (Richard Maddox hands over the throttle, meet the CTT staff); "Point of View" (Trains and layouts preserve the past); "Product News" (Lionel ten-wheeler steamer, Marx Thor military locomotive, windup Rail Zepplin, Artrain vat car, Weaver hoppers and boxcar); "Questions and Answers" (Power for accessories, whistle tender, cleaning track in bulk); "Talkin' Toy Trains" (The ABCs of hosting a layout open house); "Product Reviews" (Williams J and Daylight locomotives, Lionel Veranda Turbine, 3rd Rail 4-8-4 Niagara, Lionel Minuteman Switcher); "Events" (Upcoming shows and exhibits); "Ad Index" and "Collectible Classics" (General Mills discovered the collector market with the no. 8359 gold Chessie geep).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket As Issued. The magazine is completely clean inside and out. Pages are undamaged. The upper left corner of the back cover is creased. There is one tiny tear in the lower right corner of the front cover and one tiny tear in the bottom of the spine. Very little wear otherwise. The magazine will be packed with a backing card, bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "For Sale: One O Tinplate Layout" (Ron discovered Lionel railroading in a slightly different way--he bought his home with a layout already installed" by Ronald Zweig; "A Willingness to Share" (In many ways, Chris Rohlfing is a typical train collector) by Dick Christianson; "Build a Lake from the Bottom Up" (Plexiglas serves nicely in the absence of real water) by Josef K. Lesser; "Live from New York--It's Lionel!" (Or, how to shave a few months off your life using Lionel trains and the tension of 1950s television) by Arthur Zirul; "Six Inch Tin" (A detailed look at the tin-lithographed rolling stock produced before World War II by Louis Marx & Co.) by Maurice H. Demers; "Inside USA Trains" (Charles Ro goes big time with G Scale) by Stanley W. Trzoniec; "Solving the San Francisco Mystery" (Why did Lionel remove that city's name from its boxes?) by Roger Carp; "Snap Those 'Starter Set' Switches" (Constant fixed voltage for O-27 switches) by Ray L. Plummer; "The Power of Gilbert" (Surveying American Flyer transformers built between 1946 and 1966) by George A. Foose; "Editorial" (Promoting the hobby through modular railroading); "Product News" (Toy Fair report); "Feedback"; "Events"; "Product Reviews"; "Classic Train Sets" (Ives' Prosperity Special); "Tinplate Protype"; "Q's & A's" (Answers to your questions); "Bookshelf" (New books); "Scrap Box" (Treasure in a barn); "Classified Ads"; "Dealer Directory"; and "Conversation Piece" (One rare Plasticville hangar).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book is in near fine, unmarked condition. Unclipped DJ has several taped tears and an "autographed copy" sticker. Signed in ink by Ray Christensen on the front end page.[housed in shelf H-off]. Inscribed by Author(s).