Titles starting with N from Gallagher Books, ABAA, ILAB

Boston:: National Fire Protection Ass,, 1950.. First Edition Early Printing. Hardcover. Hardback. 12 mo., 330, Green morocco (faux?) with gilt titles on red background on cover. Third printing. Some gilt worn off and endpapers slightly stained. Drawings. ... more information

Chicago:: Central Electric Railfans' Assoc.,, 1966.. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardback quarto in red cloth. 268 pages illustrated by period photographs, maps, drawings. Bulletin 109 of the publisher. A couple of the photographs are hand colored. A very nice, well researched, pictorial history of the interurbans in and around Akron. Minor rubbing extremities. The jacket is unchipped, untorn, but has some light extremity wear and a little wrinkling at head of spine. ... more information

Boulder CO:: Pruett Publishing Co.,, 1980.. First Edition. Hardback quarto. Burgundy faux leather stamped in gilt. 333 pages and two folding maps in rear pocket. A pictorial of the giant steam locomotives of the Norfolk & Western, a line most notable as a coal carrier. Wonderful jacket / frontis art by Howard Fogg. Mildly ex-library with a withdrawal stamp and a couple of others on front endpaper; remains of a pocket on recto of frontis; a tag opposite the copyright page. Covers lightly edgeworn,... more information

New York:: Tioga Publications,, 1993-1994.. First Edition. Softcover quartos, about 11 inches tall. First published as magazines / newsletters, these two books collect several years of the society's publications (from 1966 through 1971. Illustrated white wraps. Paginated issue by issue, but totaling about 250 pages total over the two books. Illustrated by photographs, but the text is much more important. The photos are relatively lower quality. Minor wear to the tips, and one incident of highlig... more information

New York:: Longmans, Green,, 1892.. First U.S. Edition . Hardcover. Hardback. Octavo, Red cloth with gilt stamped titles, decoration in white. Spine lightly sunned; covers lightly soiled. Interior clean and bright but for seller's stamp on front endpaper (a taxidermist from Kalispell, MT); some soiling in the gutter adjacent to the copyright page; and a light stain on the 2nd page of the table of contents. Binding solid. ... more information

Paris:: Olympia Press,, 1959.. First Edition. Softcover. Softcover, about 7 inches tall, in green wraps decorated in black and white. Second state with "New Franc" price (NF 18) stamped over 1500 franc printed price. No dustjacket. Housed in a very nice custom clamshell box in pale green cloth and white ribbon tie, spine title on a paper strip. A literary highpoint of the 20th century and an icon of beat literature. The book shows very minimal evidence of handling and a touch of edge wear. ... more information

New York:: Morrow,, 1969.. First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Hardback octavo in green cloth. 212 pages. First state with no reviews for this title on rear panel and no dots on copyright page. The author's second novel is a parable set in a depressing (and depressed) Florida town. A clean, sound copy with barely a suggestion of wear to the tips. The jacket is complete and untorn but there is light toning at the edges, and the lamination is cracking on the rear panel. ... more information

Nampa ID:: Nampa Centennial Committee / Pacific Press,, 1985.. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto in blue faux leather stamped in gilt. 250 pages illustrated by photographs, some in color. A very good and well produced local history of this community near Boise. Some particularly interesting photographs of a water project in the Depression. Barely a hint of extremity wear to the book which is clean, bright and sound. The jacket is just a bit rubbed, but clean and undamaged. ... more information

Glendale CA:: Interurbans,, 1975.. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in green cloth stamped in gilt. Special #47 in the publisher's series. 575 pages. Illustrated by wonderful vintage photographs but extensive text. Chapter by chapter, the companies who ran the electric passenger trains in the valley. The book is bright, fresh, unmarked, sound, but with a touch of extremity wear. The jacket is complete but for inconsequential loss of material at the extremities. However th... more information

New York:: Arno Press / Abercrombie & Fitch Library,, 1967.. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo, about 8.5 inches (22 cm) tall, in quarter white buckram on green paper covered boards. 406 pages illustrated by drawings by the author and a folding map. A justifiably famous early book on big game hunting in Africa. Well written and well illustrated. This is a facsimile of the first edition published in Bombay in 1838. Later editions were published under the title "The Wild Sports of Southern Af... more information

Etna NH:: Weedy Rail Book,, 1983.. First Edition. Slightly oblong hardback quarto.. Gilt stamped red cloth. 127 pages illustrated by maps, photographs. Too much coverage to provide much depth, but a very well selected group of photographs with good captions in each section. The book has minimal general shelf wear. The jacket is price clipped; there is a small gouge on the front panel along with a short closed tear; a longer closed tear on the rear panel; light general edge wear with some loss of surfac... more information

Los Angeles:: Trans-Anglo Books,, 1967.. Fourth printing, 2nd ed. 1981. Hardcover. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in brown cloth. 168 pages, illustrated by photographs. The story of the railroad serving the area north of San Francisco. Wonderful period photographs. Barely a hint of extremity wear to the book, but otherwise clean and sound. The jacket is crisp but it has inconsequential shallow tears at head of spine, just minimal extremity wear, and the front fore edge is a bit more worn than the rest ... more information

Boulder CO:: Pruett Publishing Co.,, 1988.. First Edition. Softcover. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in illustrated white wraps. 80 pages illustrated by photographs, maps. Lots of history and some well selected photographs for this book on the railroad serving an important copper mining district. Just a touch of wear to the tips and modest sunning to the spine. ... more information

Berkeley:: Howell-North,, 1958.. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardback quarto, about 11 inches tall, in dark gray cloth. 224 pages illustrated by photograph, map endpapers, foldout diagram of a bridge, a couple of color plates by Howard Fogg. One of the authors' better efforts with an excellent selection of photographs and informative historical text. Nice copy with light extremity wear. Otherwise clean, bright and soundly bound. The jacket has light to modest edge and extremity wear including very m... more information

No Place:: Published by editor,, 1984.. First Edition. Softcover. Oblong quarto softcover in pictorial wraps. 208 pages. Entirely pictorial, the photographs show details of the identified equipment of the steam era used by the Denver & Rio Grande Western. Great for modelers with construction and lettering detail. Very light corner and edge wear. ... more information

No Place:: Published by the Editor,, 1985.. First Edition. Softcover. Oblong quarto, about 11 inches wide, in pictorial wraps. 176 pages. Entirely pictorial, the photographs show details of the identified equipment of the steam era used by the railroad. Great for modelers with construction and lettering detail. Very light corner and edge wear. ... more information

Berkeley:: Howell-North,, 1958.. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in black cloth. Limited edition (the "Clear Board Edition"), #108 of 850, SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS. A bright, clean, crisp copy in the publisher's acetate jacket with map in pocket at rear. The jacket shows some modest rubbing as usual, but it is untorn and without chipping. The slipcase some general edge wear. One of the authors' better efforts containing a great selection of photographs of Colorado... more information

Boulder CO:: Published by author,, 1963.. First Edition. Softcover. Folio, about 14 inches tall, in illustrated wraps, staple binding. 132 pages illustrated by photographs. Some very impressive mountain railroad photographs from Colorado narrow gauge lines. A follow-up to the similarly formatted book, Rails to the High Country. While the paper quality isn't great, the reproduction of the photographs is excellent. Minor extremity wear, corners slightly turned up and creased, and rubbing at spine.... more information

Harbor City CA:: J-H Publications,, 1965.. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardback quarto in gilt stamped white faux leather. 159 pages. Illustrated by maps, vintage photos. Limited edition, #147 of an unknown edition, signed by the author on the parchment limitation page tipped in at front. Concentrates on California lines, and includes the Mt. Lowe Electric and several mining roads. The photo selection is quite good. Minor extremity wear to both book and price clipped jacket. A previous owner bookplate ... more information

Norman OK:: University of Oklahoma Press,, 1967.. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo, Red cloth stamped in gilt and black. 47 pages illustrated with company photographs. The original publication had the title: "Dimensions, Weights, and Tractive Power of Narrow Gauge Locomotives Manufactured by the Baldwin Locomotive Works"; Bright clean and unmarked copy. The jacket has light edge wear and some tiny tears at head of spine. ... more information