Taber Iii Thomas (55 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Spotting on the first and last page. No markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing of this illustrated history of the Morristown & Erie Railroad, a short line railroad that served the Morristown area in Northern New Jersey. Cloth, 68 pages, illustrated. The dust jacket has a bit of edge wear and there's light stains on both jacket flaps and both endpapers where a previous owner has used paper dots to secure the jacket. The jacket is now in a mylar dust jacket protector.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very interesting railroad history.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 3rd Edition. Large paperback in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws to this clean, attractive copy, "more than just the story of a railroad; it also portrays the economic, social and cultural effects upon the area and the many persons who were its employees, the majority of whom have descendants still living here," includes many illustrations, map on rear cover; 64 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Just a hint of edge rubbing, with former owner's name blacked out inside front. In slightly edge rubbed DJ, with a couple of tiny chips. Now protected in a mylar jacket. Many b&w photos throughout text. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 68 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Book #6 of the Logging Railroad Era of Lumbering in Pennsylvania series. A little wear, old price tag on front cover, else very good. Pages numbered 601 to 692 with a few extra pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. VG+/VG. Light wear to dust jacket. Book is in excellent condition with minimal wear. Bookplate on front pastedown. text is clean. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed with care in a box.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Hardback book with dust jacket (68 pages) - illustrated with color frontispiece and vintage black and white photographs. Dust jacket has creases on front top left corner - front board is slightly raised along right hand edge. Bookseller since 1995 (LL-9-bottom-R) rareviewbooks.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. A withdrawn library copy in good shape, but with the jacket attached to the boards. Library markings are minimal. This informative book is lavishly illustrated and has a real treat in the front--a very colorful full-page painting of a locomotive, described by the author as "peacefully resting". Great New Jersey rail history.; Ex-library.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. orange wraps, small tear at back top cover, stapled binding, clean, tight and unmarked.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None Issued. green PAPER BACK 8 1/2 X 11. numerous black/white pictures 55 pages clean and white without writing or tearing. see picture on left.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Blue wrappers, slight edge rubbing, and minor age toning of cover, with one spot about 1/2" in diameter. Former owner's name stamp inside front and rear. Hard to find in any condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; [20] pages.

Paperback. Condition: Used-Good/NO DUSTJACKET. Black & White Photos & Illus. (illustrator). Muncy. PA: Muncy Historical Society. Used-Good/NO DUSTJACKET. 1969. . Paperback. Sm 4to., 76 pp., rubbed, writing on title page .

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Free of markings.

paperback. Condition: Good. Staple-bound paperback. Small stain on back cover. Otherwise, clean and solid. Ships from a smoke-free home.

paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Staple-bound paperback. Covers detached from pages. Former owner's name on top right corner of title page. Text clean and unmarked. No pages missing. Ships from a smoke-free home.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Hardcover. Vol. 2. Book number 270 of limited edition. Minimal shelfwear to cover of book but otherwise sharp, attractive copy with clean, unmarked pages throughout. Binding is solid. Dust jacket has moderate water damage wrinkles, sun fade and rubbing but still presentable. Now with protective archival cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. (1993); Near Fine/no dj, quarto, 256pp., pale blue large softcover, intact stapled binding, thin black cloth spine, text unmarked.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Book #3 of the Logging Railroad Era of Lumbering in Pennsylvania. A little wear, old price sticker on front cover, very good. Pages numbered 301 to 372, with a few extra at the end.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Limited Edition. Clean with firm hinges, sharp corners, clean pages and boards. DJ has light wear to corners, chipping to head and heel of spine. BP/Railroad.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Edition. Tan cloth, lettered in brown. Front endpapers are mildly toned by age, otherwise as issued. Illus. dust jacket is a bit soiled and age-toned, with minor chipping along top edges and slight chipping at base of spine, now in mylar. xii,68 pp., illus. w/ b&w photographs. Accompanied by several items not original to issue: 1) folding map showing the Morristown & Erie rail route from Morristown east through Whippany, Hanover Station and Beaufort; 2) and 3) 8 x 10" b&w photographs of the Morristown & Erie RR, both with captions glued on verso identifying them, both dated July 1948. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

4To Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 399pp. Number 2095. Blue boards, golden lettering on spine, unclipped jacket. Text and photography is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact, textblock is square with pointed corners. Minimal overall book shelf/timewear, boardwear, board corner bumps, faintest edgeblush, moderate++ jacketwear, jacket corner and edgewear, edge tears, sunning and smudging.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. This is Book Number 1052; light coverwear with 2 very small tears top front DJ ; 11.1 X 8.4 X 1.2 inches.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First edition. 9 X 11 in. high. xxi, 68 pages. Condition of the book is VERY GOOD; Two words written on front pastedown, 1 inch tear at edge of frontis illustration, otherwise excellent, text & illustrations are very clean, binding is tight. Condition of dust jacket is VERY GOOD; lightly soiled, not price-clipped ($6.95), in new mylar wrapper. American History RGR.

Oversize Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Ex-library book with the usual stamps and markings. Interior pages clean and unmarked with a tight binding. 8 3/4"w x 11 1/4"h. This is volume two, pages 381 to 778. Many black an white photos. Timetable in pocket at front. "This volume covers the history and operation of the ferries, the freight activities in New York harbor, public relations and a sstation listing giving information concerning every named point along the railroad." [blurb] Keywords: Locomotives, Ferries, Freight activities, New York harobr, Public relations, Adverstising, Trains, Train Cars, Timetables 2.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Third printing. Blue cloth and gilt title on spine, 377 pages, frontispiece and many photos, 29cm tall, quarto. The front and rear map endpapers show the route of the Phoebe Snow passenger train between Hoboken and Buffalo. Rear panel of dust jacket shows a small faint sticker ghost, spot of soil on front panel. Fine in a good, unworn dust jacket. 1998, c1980.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition, first printing. The story of the genesis, vicissitudes, and success of this struggling little line, and of the men whose hard work and vision brought sucess to it. 68 pages with photographs, maps, rosters, and bibliography. Fine in near fine dust jacket with several tiny tears along the upper edge.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited/Numbered. Equipment and Marine The Road of Anthracite book # 1745 w/ laid in yellow Corrections and Additions sheet, Map endpages, 776 pgs Index. Excellent copy. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: New. 2 Volume Set - NEW, Factory Sealed . . . . . . . . 2023 Reprint of Thomas Taber III two-volume series, Titled Lumbering in Pennsylvania, brings together all seven of his essential books on the intertwined histories of Pennsylvania?s railroad and lumber industries. This special edition will delight historians, railroad enthusiasts, and those fascinated by the lumber trade, offering a comprehensive look at an era that shaped both the region and the nation. Thomas Taber III was a respected historian and leading authority on railroad and lumber history. Throughout his career, he devoted himself to meticulously researching and preserving the stories of these vital American industries, producing works that remain foundational resources for understanding their economic, technological, and cultural legacies. Taber?s books illuminate the rich heritage of logging railroads and the communities they sustained. . . . . . . VOLUME ONE: 1.1) Ghost Lumber towns of Central Pennsylvania -- 1.2) Sunset Along Susquehanna Waters -- 1.3) The Goodyears An Empire In the Hemlocks -- 1.4) Whining Saws and Squealing Flanges -- VOLUME TWO: 2.1) Williamsport Lumber Capital -- 2.2) Sawmills Among The Derricks -- 2.3) Tanbark, Alcohol and Lumber.