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6 books by Abdill, Beebe & Clegg - lots of pics of early railroads.
$ 17.39
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6 train books - 4 by George B. Abdill - 2 by Lucius Beebe and Charles CleggThey are all hard cover. They are from different years and Ebay only allows one year in the "year" category so I put the earliest year.
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1. A Locomotive Engineer's Album: Fifth in the Old Railroad Series
- George B. Abdill - 1965 - Bonanza Books - 190 pages.
A saga of steam engines in America from the early 1800's to the early 1900's. Many photographs.
There is a square mark on the upper right of page facing the inside cover. There must have been some kind of sticker there. The dust jacket is in poor shape. The rest of the book is in very good shape.
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2. Pacific Slope Railroads
- George B. Abdill - 1959 - Bonanza Books - 182 pages.
A pictorial portrayal of railroading West of the Rocky Mountains from 1854 to 1900. Many photographs.
There is a square mark on the inside cover and adjoining page. I don't know what it's from. The dust jacket is in poor shape. The rest of the book is in very good shape.
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3. Rails West
- George B. Abdill - 1960 - Superior Publishing Co. - 191 pages.
The Westward expansion of the early from the Mississippi River to the West Coast as seen in the many photographs.
There is a square mark on the upper right of the cover. There must have been some kind of sticker there that someone peeled off. There is no dust jacket for this one. The rest of the book is in very good shape.
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4. This Was Railroading
- George B. Abdill - 1957 - Bonanza Books - 192 pages.
An Historical Collection Of Rare Photos & True Stories About The Tracks, Trains & Trainmen
There are two birthday messages written on the page adjoining the inside cover. The dust jacket is in poor shape. The rest of the book is in very good shape.
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5. Hear The Train Blow
- Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg - 1952 - Groset & Dunlap - 415 pages.
860 illustrations and pictures. There is a written inscription inside the front cover. It was a Christmas gift to someone in 1958. A visual history of railroading in the United States from the beginning to the early years of diesels. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very poor. 8 1/4" x 11 1/4" x 1 1/4"
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6. Narrow Gauge In The Rockies
- Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg - 1960 - (3rd printing) Howell-North Press - 224 pages.
250 photograph, illustrations, and equipment drawings. Fold out Bridge map inside. A visual history of the narrow gauge railroads that operated primarily in Colorado from the 1800's into the 1900's. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very poor. 8 1/4" x 11 1/4" x 3/4"
The dust jackets are enclosed in a separate envelope due to their condition.