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Published by Meredith Press, 1967
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
First Edition
Condition: Good. 1967. First Edition. 208 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white and colour photographs throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and photographs are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil inscriptions to pastedowns. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Small area of loss to top of spine. Light tanning to spine and edges. Sticker to front panel. Wear marks overall.
Published by Meredith Press, 1967
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. first edition, includes the dust jacket.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.
Published by New York, Meredith Press, 1967,, 1967
Seller: Collectors Cabinet, Teaneck, NJ, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover, binding and contents in very good condition, in dust jacket with inch tear to top front cover.
Published by Mersdith Press, New York, 1967
Seller: Optical Insights, Murrieta, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: NF. Dust Jacket Condition: NF. First Edition. 4to; 208 p.
Published by Meredith Press, New York - London, 1967
Seller: The Book Store at Depot Square, Chula Vista, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. First edition, Sm 4to, 208 pp. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Hard cover, Near Fine. DJ, top of spine chipped, price-clipped. Book.
Published by Meredith Press, New York, 1967
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: very good. First. Illustrated primarily with b/w photos. 208 pages. 4to, gray cloth. New York: Meredith Press, (1967). First edition. A very good copy with slight scuffing to spine ends, previous owner signature on pastedown; lacking dust wrapper.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. First Edition. Previous owner name stamp.
Published by Meredith Press, New York, 1967
Seller: Monroe Street Books, Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. 208 pages. Black & white photography. Dust jacket with minor edgewear. Record # 511202.
Published by Duell, Slone and Pearce, 1965
Seller: Firefly Bookstore, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Used Good. No Jacket. Stated First edition. Signed by both authors and inscribed 'to the West Island Railroaders', 1965. Front and back covers have light wear to edges and corners. Spine has broken edges and have been repaired and re-enforced with red cloth binding tape. Endpapers are intact and tight. Binding is intact. Pages are generally clean with minor edge or corner wear. Clearly a pre-owned and used copy but still in readable condition. Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request. Inscribed and signed by author.
Published by Hawthorn Books, Inc., New York, 1965
ISBN 10: 0801571472ISBN 13: 9780801571473
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback. Condition: Very Good condition. Third printing. New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1965. Very Good condition. NOT a library discard. A bright, shiny, clean copy. The spine is square and flat. Previous owner's name. Text is unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Oversize Softcover. 7.75" wide by 10.5" tall. A history and photographic essay on The Long Island Rail Road. Contains an Introduction and 14 chapters: 1) Laying the Rails Eastward; 2) The LIRR Emerges from Chaos; 3) The Halcyon Nineties; 4) The White Boats; 5) Crossing the River; 6) Astride the Boiler; 7) City and Suburbia; 8) Way Out East; 9) Steel Rails to Manhattan; 10) Great Men of the LIRR; 11) Juice-Jack Heaven; 12) The Standard Era; 13) Efficiency in Gray Paint; 14) Deluxe Varnish Eastward. Appendix. Illustrated with maps, figures, and HUNDREDS of old photographs. Appendix. Fleet list. Chronology. Roster of all locomotives ever to operate on the LIRR. Recommended reading list. Bound in the original blue pictorial wraps. Third printing. Oversize Softcover. Very Good condition. 320pp.
Published by Meredith Press, 1965
Seller: Friends of the Library Bookstore, Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The boards are spotless and bound in pebble-textured burgundy faux leather. The bottom corners are bumped; minimal shelf wear along the bottom edge. DJ shows some wear and has a small tear along the bottom front edge. The binding is solid, pages are clean, crisp, uncreased, and unmarked. Fully illustrated in black and white, including maps and historical documents. The book shows little use. 320 p. NOT ex-library. Shelf: A-4. From the dust jacket: "Here, in a magnificent photographic essay, is the complete story of one of America's oldest and most unusual railroads, whose operations once included far-flung steamboat and ferry, as well as trolley services, and whose roadbed runs from the black tubes under the East River to the sandy wilderness of Montauk, New York. The Long Island Rail Road hauls more commuters than any other system in the US.
Published by Meredith Press, 1967
Seller: Broad Street Books, Branchville, NJ, U.S.A.
Book
hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed and inscribed by both authors on back side of first page. Book is in nice condition, text is unmarked. Dust jacket has slight foxing and a few tiny closed tears on edge. Dust jacket now nicely protected in mylar cover.
Published by Amereon Ltd, 1987
ISBN 10: 084880368XISBN 13: 9780848803681
Seller: Snowden's Books, Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 4th Edition. Revised Edition with included index. No jacket, there are historical b + w photographs and illustrations throughout. Condition: some mild rubbing, wear to the covers. Ordinary reference wear. Very bright and solid.
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Published by New York: Meredith Press, (1967), 1967
Seller: Alcuin Books, ABAA/ILAB, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Octavo. 208 pp. The last decade of steam locomotives in North America. Contains the work of a number of photographers, several of whom have traveled over 100,000 miles, to Canada, Mexico, Cape Cod to California searching the debris of dieselization for the last vapors of steam. A very good copy bound in gray cloth, spine lettering silver, in clipped pictorial dust jacket with chip to upper right corner, light wear to edges and spine ends.
Published by Meredith Press, 1967
Seller: Readers Cove Used Books & Gallery, DEMING, NM, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by George H. Foster on reverse of first fly. Dark gray textured boards, silver titling on spine. Solid binding, minimal wear. Clean unmarked pages. DJ with edgewear and small chips and tears now in Brodart cover. ; 10.80 X 8.10 X 0.70 inches; 208 pages; Signed by author.
Published by Meredith press, New York, 1967
Seller: Ken Saunders, Stirling, ON, Canada
illustrated (illustrator). very good in very good dust jacket.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 208 p. 1/2 inch closed tear on upper front D.J. 1 inch closed tear on lower D.J. D.J. price clipped. Very light shelf wear to boards. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Inscribed by George H. Foster. First Edition. Size: 4to - over 9 3/4 in - 12 in Tall. Year: 1967. Signed.
Published by Meredith Press, New York, 1967
Seller: Castle Hill Books, Llandrindod Wells, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 208pp, illustrated, ex library , illus endpapers, some damage to inside front cover where lib pocket taken off; Large Quarto.
Published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, [1965]., New York:, 1965
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
4to. 320 pp. Photo frontisp., double-page photo illustrated title, 100s of photo illustrations, text illustrations, maps, diagrams. Burgundy-coloured textured boards, embossed on front cover, gilt lettering on spine (minor shelfwear, minor rubbing) w/ d.j. photo illustration of locomotive on front cover (minor scuffing, soiling, some edgewear), VG/G copy, w/ former ownership inscription on ffep. First edition of this well-illustrated photographic essay of the complete story of the Long Island Rail Road, one of America's most unusual railroads whose operations included steamboat & ferry services.
Published by Meredith Press, New York, 1967
Seller: Dereks Transport Books, Ringwood, HAMPS, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 208 pages, 940g. Gray cloth boards Very Good in a Near Very Good d/w with small repaired tears to top of spine and rubbed to edges. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Photographs from Canada, Mexico, Cape Cod to California showing the last of the steam locomotives as they were replaced by dieselization.
Published by Meredith Press, New York, 1967
Seller: Shoemaker Booksellers, Gettysburg, PA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 208 pp. Original dark gray leatherette covers, very bright and clean. Spine ends slightly bumped. DJ lightly soiled w/ approx. 1/2" closed tear from top edge of front panel. Price clipped. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents very nice.
Published by Amereon Ltd, Mattituck, NY, 1987
Seller: Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA, Jupiter, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Revised Edition. 4to (28 x 21 cm). 324 pp. Red cloth covers with gilt titles to spine. Text block tight and unmarked. Unclipped DJ taped to endpapers.
Published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1975
Seller: Martin Bott Bookdealers Ltd, Felixstowe, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. 2nd Printing. History of the Long Island Railroad. 320pp, many illustrations. VG copy in edge worn dust wrapper Size: 4to.
Published by New York, NY, Meredith Press, 1967, 1967
Seller: The Warm Springs Book Company, Fremont, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardback, Fine in a Fine Minus DJ, 1st edition, a presentation copy that is inscribed and signed by both authors in the year of publication to a contributor to the book; light wear to DJ , small closed tear to bottom front DJ edge. A book that presents the last days of the steam engine and railroads in the 1960s, extensively illustrated with photographs, 4to., 208 pages., 0.0 0.0 0.0. Signed by Author.
Published by meredith press new york [1967], 1967
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition Signed
first edition signed by both authors 208pp ills.[b/w and col.] VERY GOOD+ (dk.grey cloth,eps and content edges sl.foxed,sign.of both authors to ffep verso) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,sl.internal foxing).
Condition: Very Good. New York: Meredith Press, 1967. 1st edition. 4to hardcover. 208pp. Illustrations. Very Good book. Good dust jacket. (Locomotives, Trains, Railroads) Inquire if you need further information.
Published by Amereon Ltd, 1987
ISBN 10: 084880368XISBN 13: 9780848803681
Book Signed
Condition: Very Good. Signed Copy . Very Good dust jacket. Signed by author on front endpage. (Railroads, trains, Long Island Railroad).
Published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, NY, 1965
Seller: Blue Skye Books, Novato, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. NYC: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1965. 1st edition, signed by both authors on first blank page, NF/NF. Book has light wear to spine ends. DJ has light wear to top of spine. Illustrated with over 500 historical photos & drawings and 5 maps. Includes promotional material laid-in. Appendix has fleet list of all steamboats and ferries, development of LIRR, station name changes, roster of all locomotives fro 1835-1965. Nice copy, 320 pp. Signed by Author(s).