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Welcome to our website of fine and rare books.

We focus on books of Railroad History and Technology, Western Americana, Civil War, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Supernatural, Children's Illustrated, and on occasion, various other interesting areas of fiction and non-fiction.

We are always interested in purchasing books of merit, whether single items or entire collections. We will travel considerable distances to examine larger collections.

FAIRS, SHOWS and EVENTS

We will be exhibiting at the following fairs and shows. If you plan on attending, let us know if there are any books or items you would like us to bring for your examination.

Rose City Used Book Fair. June 14-15, 2013. Friday, 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. 1000 NE Multnomah St., Portland, OR. Double Tree Hotel - Lloyd Center. Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rose-City-Used-Book-Fair/192987994048319.

WesterCon 66, July 4 - 7, 2013. Hilton Arden West Hotel, 2200 Harvard St, Sacramento, CA 95815

29th Annual Rocky Mountain Book and Paper Fair. Friday & Saturday - August 2 & 3, 2013. Denver Merchandise Mart, Denver, Colorado.

Pasadena Book and Paper Show. Bustamante Shows.  August 10-11, 2013, Pasadena Center, Pasadena, CA

Sacramento Fall Antiquarian Book Fair. Saturday, September 14th, 2014, Sacramento Scottish Rite Temple, 6151 H Street, Sacramento, CA 95819

Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair. Saturday and Sunday, October 12th and 13th, 2013, Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, Mercer St. and 3rd Ave. N., Seattle, WA.

LINKS TO SMALL INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS

Rolling Dreams Press. Jesse Burkhardt has written and published several hardcover railroad photo books on railroads in Oregon and also on his youthful extensive experiences of riding the rails.

Featured Items

A complete set of the limited issues of The Void Trilogy signed by Hamilton. All three are fine in fine and bright dust jackets and are housed within the publisher's pictorial slipcases. Also, all three remain in the publisher's shrinkwrap. An as new set. THE VOID TRILOGY. THE DREAMING VOID, THE TEMPORAL VOID, and THE EVOLUTIONARY VOID
Hamilton, Peter F.
London: Macmillan, 2007, 2008, 2010, A complete set of the limited issues of The Void Trilogy signed by Hamilton. All three are fine in fine.. more
Price: $595.00
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway. 51 pages with a history of the company, locomotive photographs, eight in color, locomotive data, and rosters. Quarter bound in original black cloth spine with brown cloth over the boards with lettering and detailed locomotive illustration stamped in gilt. Marbled endpapers. A fine and bright copy. LOCOMOTIVES OF THE L.M.S. PAST AND PRESENT
London: Locomotive Magazine [about 1930], The London, Midland and Scottish Railway. 51 pages with a history of the company, locomotive photographs, eight in color, locomotive.. more
Price: $250.00
Based on the screenplay by David Newman and Leslie Newman. Colorful illustration of the stars Christopher Reeve and Richard Pryor. Very fine in very fine and bright dust jacket. SUPERMAN III
Kotzwinkle, William
London: Severn House, 1983. Based on the screenplay by David Newman and Leslie Newman. Colorful illustration of the stars Christopher Reeve and Richard Pryor... more
Price: $65.00
Consists of 30 sheets printed rectos only, 27 of which are full-page color maps. Bound in original brown cloth with lettering stamped in gilt. Small library plate on the front free endpaper, no other library markings or pockets were ever present. Preliminary page creased with some wear along upper edge. A very good plus copy. ATLAS TO ACCOMPANY MONOGRAPH XXXI ON THE GEOLOGY OF THE ASPEN DISTRICT, COLORADO
Spurr, Josiah Edward
Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey/U.S.G.S., 1898. Consists of 30 sheets printed rectos only, 27 of which are full-page color maps. Bound in original brown cloth with.. more
Price: $650.00
All three copies signed by Hamilton on the title page. Signed four panel promotional card laid into the first volume. All are fine in fine and bright dust jackets. THE NIGHT'S DAWN TRILOGY. THE REALITY DYSFUNCTION; THE NEUTRONIUM ALCHEMIST; and THE NAKED GOD
Hamilton, Peter F.
London: Macmillan, 1996, 1997, 1999, All three copies signed by Hamilton on the title page. Signed four panel promotional card laid into the first volume... more
Price: $650.00
Collects 10 classic stories, each attractively illustrated by Violet LaMont. Spiral bound in colorfully illustrated heavy card covers. Light rubbing along the cover edges. The handles were never used. They show no creasing. A near fine, wonderful bright copy. THE CARRY AWAY BOOK; CLASSIC TALES RETOLD
Child, Mary S., arranged by
New York: Broadland, Inc, 1945. Collects 10 classic stories, each attractively illustrated by Violet LaMont. Spiral bound in colorfully illustrated heavy card covers. Light rubbing.. more
Price: $190.00
Signed by Heinlein on the title page. Dust jacket and title page illustrations by Clifford Geary. Very light toning to the edges of the text block, else fine in fine and bright dust jacket. An exceptional copy. FARMER IN THE SKY
Heinlein, Robert A.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958. Signed by Heinlein on the title page. Dust jacket and title page illustrations by Clifford Geary. Very light toning to.. more
Price: $1,200.00
All twelve issues for Volume Eleven, 1944, including the blue magazine covers, bound in hardcover by the publisher. 574 pages with photographs, diagrams, foldouts and index. Bound in original black pebbled cloth. Endpapers toned. A very good copy. THE MODEL RAILROADER, VOLUME 11, ISSUE NUMBERS 1 - 12, JANUARY - DECEMBER, 1944
Taylor, Frank, editor
Milwaukee, WI: Modelmaker Corp./Kalmbach Publishing, 1944. All twelve issues for Volume Eleven, 1944, including the blue magazine covers, bound in hardcover by the publisher. 574 pages.. more
Price: $65.00
The letter line beginning with "A" is present. Translated from the Spanish by Sonia Soto. A supernatural biblio-mystery and basis for the 1999 Roman Polanski film, "The Ninth Gate," starring Johnny Depp, Frank Langella, Emmanuelle Seigner, and Lena Olin. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. THE CLUB DUMAS [THE NINTH GATE]
Perez-Reverte, Arturo
New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1997. The letter line beginning with "A" is present. Translated from the Spanish by Sonia Soto. A supernatural biblio-mystery and basis.. more
Price: $65.00
Presented as Bulletin Number 11 by the Electric Railway Historical Society. Selections from Brill Magazine of 1915. Systems featured are Illinois Traction Company, Syracuse, Salt Lake City, Dallas, along with many other systems. Unpaginated. Articles on car types and features, maps, photographs and car diagrams. A near fine copy. BRILL MAGAZINE; VOL. 9, NO. 7, JULY, 1915
Chicago: J.G. Brill/Electric Railway Historical Society [no printing date], Presented as Bulletin Number 11 by the Electric Railway Historical Society. Selections from Brill Magazine of 1915. Systems featured are.. more
Price: $20.00
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