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Published by World Press, Denver, CO, 1979
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Richard Ward (illustrator). Limited Edition. SIGNED. 528pp. Quarto [28.5 cm] Green paper over boards lettered and pictorially stamped in gilt. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the verso of the front free endpaper. Else, the pages are clean. In the dust jacket with rubbing (more so to the front panel). May require extra postage due to weight. Signed by Michael Koch on a tipped-in page at the front. A book recounting the fascinating and colorful history of a century and a half of logging railroads in the area that stretches from the Kennebec River in Maine to Puget Sound on the west coast and from the Gulf of Mexico to Alaska and Canada.
Published by World Press, 1979
Seller: Doc O'Connor, Ft. Wright, KY, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Limited Edition. Hardback. 4to. (1979). Very Good in Good dust jacket. SIGNED (by author) and numbered Limited Edition. This is #1461. Light edge wear, 1 short tear and scuffing to dust jacket. Bit of soiling to bottom edge otherwise book is tight, clean and unmarked. Signed by Author(s).
Published by World Press, 1979
Seller: The Bookseller, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Minor shelf wear to green cloth hardcover. Signed by author on limited edition page. Dust jacket has some rubbing. Otherwise a tight, unmarked book. Illustrated with b/w photos and some color illustrations. Index. ix, 528 pp. Signed by Author(s).
Published by World Press, Denver, Colorado, 1979
Book
Condition: Very Good. Richard Ward (illustrator). 4to pp. 528, 12 lovely color illustrations, protected by tissue-guard, 925 b/w illustrations, 22 line drawings. Limited edition, SIGNED by the author. SIgned by the author. book.
Published by World Press Inc, USA, 1979
Seller: RT Books, Wexford, PA, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Richard ward (illustrator). Limited Edition. PUBLISHER: World Press Inc. DATE/EDITION: 1979, stated Limited edition, numbered 974 and signed by the author on the limitation page. BINDING: Hardbound in green paper covered boards with gold lettering and decoration on the front cover and spine, 8 1/2" x 11", 528 pages. DUST JACKET: The jacket is a bit age toned and shows some sun fade to the spine without loss of lettering. Some rubbing to edges with light chipping and some wrinkling at the top edge. Still an attractive jacket and in a protective cover. BOOK CONDITION: There is a bump to the rear top edge. Even toning to pages, binding is tight and the book is clean. Overall good condition. DESCRIPTION: 925 black and white photos, 12 full color paintings, 22 line drawings. Signed by Author(s).
Published by World Press, Inc, Denver, 1979
Seller: Cher Bibler, Tiffin, OH, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Richard Ward (illustrator). 1st Edition. Limited edition (#1654), signed by author. 526pp. Corners bumped, spine a little cocked, else very good+ in dust jacket with a little edgewear and rubbing. Signed by Author(s).
Published by World Press, Denver, CO, 1979
Seller: Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Ward, Richard (illustrator). First edition. Copy number 3833 signed by Koch. Recounts the fascinating and colorful history of a century and a half of logging railroads in the area that stretches from the Kennebec River in Maine to Puget Sound on the west coast and from the Gulf of Mexico to Alaska and Canada. Color illustrations by Richard Ward. 528 pages with abundant photographs of logging steam locomotives such as Shay, Heisler, and Climax. Near fine in very good dust jacket with light rubbing. Signed by Author(s). Book.
Published by World Press, 1979
Seller: The Story Shop, Elwood, IN, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good dust. Limited Edition. The dustjacket is now protected in a new, removable archival sleeve. ; Limited edition, signed. Wonderful full-page color illustrations under tissue guard throughout. Also loads of photographs and history/lore. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 528 pages; Signed by Author.
Published by World Press, Denver Colorado, 1979
Seller: Empire Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Book First Edition Signed
Cloth. Condition: Fine/As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Richard Ward (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. "Michael Koch, a native New Yorker, is widely recognized as one of the formost historians of the geared steam lomotives once so extensively used by the logging industry." 528 pages. Lavishly illustrated with colour and black & white photographs. This copy is signed and is # 2790 of a limited edtion of Steam & Thunder in the Timber. Protected in a Brodart jacket. Signed by Author.
Published by World Press, Denver, CO, 1979
Seller: Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Ward, Richard (illustrator). First edition. Copy number 4944 signed by Koch. Recounts the fascinating and colorful history of a century and a half of logging railroads in the area that stretches from the Kennebec River in Maine to Puget Sound on the west coast and from the Gulf of Mexico to Alaska and Canada. Color illustrations by Richard Ward. 528 pages with abundant photographs of logging steam locomotives such as Shay, Heisler, and Climax. Fine in fine dust jacket with mild rubbing and light wear at head of spine panel. A very nice, bright and crisp copy. Signed by Author(s). Book.
Published by World Press, Denver, CO, 1979
Seller: Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Ward, Richard (illustrator). First edition. Copy number 4944 signed by Koch. Recounts the fascinating and colorful history of a century and a half of logging railroads in the area that stretches from the Kennebec River in Maine to Puget Sound on the west coast and from the Gulf of Mexico to Alaska and Canada. Color illustrations by Richard Ward. 528 pages with abundant photographs of logging steam locomotives such as Shay, Heisler, and Climax. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. Signed by Author(s). Book.
Published by World Press, Denver, CO, U.S.A., 1979
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Ward, Richard (illustrator). Limited Edition. Limited edition neatly signed, without inscription, by Koch upon limitation page. ix, [5], 526 pages. Bibliography. Index. Profusely illustrated with marvelous glossy archival black and white photos. Decorated endpapers. "Recounts the fascinating and colorful history of a century and a half of logging railroads in the area stretching from the Kennebec River in Maine to Puget Sound and from the Gulf of Mexico to Alaska and Canada." - from dust jacket. Average wear to book. Binding intact. Above-average wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A worthy copy of this magnificent tribute to a now-vanished era when men of mighty mettle fought and tamed the prodigious forests on their own terms. Author well-known for his earlier treatise on the Shay Locomotive. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed.
Published by World Press, Denver, CO, 1979
Seller: Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Ward, Richard (illustrator). First edition. Copy number 218 signed by Koch. Recounts the fascinating and colorful history of a century and a half of logging railroads in the area that stretches from the Kennebec River in Maine to Puget Sound on the west coast and from the Gulf of Mexico to Alaska and Canada. Color illustrations by Richard Ward. 528 pages with abundant photographs of logging steam locomotives such as Shay, Heisler, and Climax. Fine in fine dust jacket with light rubbing and tiny closed tear. A very nice, bright and crisp copy. Signed by Author(s). Book.