Railroad Bargains from Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books

Glendale, CA: Interurban Press, 1984. First edition First printing. Oblong hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Interurbans Special 89. The third book in the Muni trilogy. No other transit system, no other city, has inspired so much devotion by fan and photographer. 158 pages of text, photographs and maps. Five tiny alpha-numeric characters in ink on the front endpaper. Fine in… Read more about this item

College Station, TX: Texas A&M, 1986. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. From 1901 the SP played a crucial role in the economic development of the American West. 373 pages of text, photographs, notes, bibliography and index. Fine in near fine and bright dust jacket.

New York, NY; (1971).: Arno Press. Facsimile reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine/Poor. Originally published in 1904 by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, New York. The original edition of the book was limited to only 200 copies which were given to the high ranking guests. 154 pages of text, diagrams, maps, and photographs of tunnel constuction, equipment and rolling… Read more about this item

Oakland, CA: Grahame H. Hardy, 1951. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Very good plus/Very good plus. Inscribed and signed by Beebe and Clegg on the half-title page; "For Bill Hartley, with all the good will of the authors: Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg. Virginia City 1951." 134 pages with photographs and illustrations. Offsetting along inner hinges. Very good… Read more about this item

Los Angeles, CA: Trans Anglo Books, 1969. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. The story of how the White Pass and Yukon Route was built during the Klondike gold rush from Skagway, Alaska, through British Columbia, and to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. 96 pages with text, photographs, bibliography, index, and roster. Signature and stamp of previous owner on… Read more about this item

Golden, CO: Colorado Railroad Museum, 1972. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The history of the Colorado Central Railroad to Clear Creek. Begun in 1872, this railroad was the first narrow gauge line to penetrate directly into the Colorado Rockies. 223 pages with maps, rosters and numerous photographs. Very good in very good dust jacket with… Read more about this item

Golden, CO: Colorado Railroad Museum/CRM, 1987. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Contains "Rocky Mountian Rocket" by Mike Doty and Mel McFarland, a history on the Rock Island in Colorado; "Tennessee Pass" by Robert Le Massena, a history of the Rio Grande's Royal Gorge Route; and "Last of the Birneys" by Ernie Payt on, a history of the… Read more about this item

Boulder, CO: Pruett Publishing Company, 1970. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. The only 2 foot gauge railroad in Colorado. With 20 miles of track and using Shay locomotives, the Gilpin Tramway served as a main artery for the flow of ore from the mines above Central City to the smelters at Blackhawk. 112 pages of text,… Read more about this item

Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books, 1966. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Centennial edition. The story of the Southern Pacific Railroad system that dominated the West Coast from Oregon to Los Angeles, Texas, and the Southwest, and of its earliest component, the Central Pacific Railroad. 631 pages of text, approximately 900 photographs and illustrations (7 in color),… Read more about this item

Pullman, WA: Washington State University Press, 2000. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 160 pages of photographs of Northern Pacific Railroad scenes with lengthy descriptions on the page opposite. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. An as new copy.

Golden, CO: Colorado Railroad Museum/CRM, 1990. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Contains "Eastward Ho! Two Californians' Journey to Colorado" by Ted Wurm, a 1939 photographic journey to Colorado; "Westward Ho! A Coloradoan's Photo Safari Across the Rockies" by John W. Maxwell, Sr., two photographic journeys made in 1940 and 1941 in search of steam and narrow gauge;… Read more about this item

Golden, CO: Colorado Railroad Museum, 1993. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Collects five articles: "in the Mountains of Utah," by jackson Thode and James L. Ozment, "General Palmer's Other Narrow Gauge Railroad," by Robert A. LeMassena, 'The Denver Post's Cheyenne Frontier Days Train," by Richard Kreck and Kenton Forrest, "The Greatest Train," by Alexis McKinney, and "An… Read more about this item

Chicago: Central Electric Railfans Association (C.E.R.A.), 1980. First edition First printing. Oblong hardcover. Fine/Fine. Bulletin 119. Issued in commemoration of the Fortieth Anniversary of Central Electric Railfans' Association 1938-1978. A color photograph album of streetcars and interurban. 160 pages with almost every page illustrated. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket.

Halifax, PA: Withers Publishing, 1991. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine. Extensive rosters of UP motive power by engine type, plus roster of retained passenger equipment. 224 pages with numerous photographic examples of UP motive power. A fine and bright copy, issued without dust jacket.

South Gate, CA: Interurbans, 1972. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Volume 28, Number 1, Spring, 1972. Articles and photographs taken from the Market Street Railway's monthly magazine, The Inside Track, mostly from the 1920's. 208 pages with photographs. Small owner's stamp on front endpaper. Fine in near fine and bright dust jacket with only a hint… Read more about this item

San Marino, CA: Golden West Books, 1972. First edition Later Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 184 pages of photographs, illustrations and maps. Map endpapers. Fine in very good dust jacket with several short edge tears.

Glendale, CA: Interurban Press, 1981. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very good plus. San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley has its own unique tranportation history, one with spice, verve and variety. 177 pages with historic photographs, maps, diagrams, rosters and index. Corner bump to the front cover, else near fine in very good plus, bright dust jacket.… Read more about this item

Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, 1980. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very good plus. An in depth history of Portland, Oregon's streetcar lines. 164 pages with photographs and maps, plus foldout map. A fine in near fine dust jacket with light fade to the spine panel.

Glendale, CA: Interurbans Publications/Interurban, 1977. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very good plus. Interurbans Special #43. The Yellow Car system of Los Angeles, it's history and complexity. 318 pages with extensive rosters, dimensional diagrams, and numerous photographs, plus bound in errata page. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket.

Golden, CO: Colorado Railroad Museum, 1971. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 126 pages with maps, car diagrams and numerous photographs. Near fine in very good dust jacket with tiny chip, several tiny tears, and faded spine panel.