Books for sale.
(Last
January 7th, 2012)
The Library has a number of books that are available for sale. They represent duplicates of books already in the Library or books that are outside of the scope of the aims of the Library. You will notice that there is an attractive price differential for members. The proceeds from this sale will be used to purchase books that are considered of high priority to be added to the Library.
If you see books that you wish to purchase then please email your request listing the books that you would like to buy along with your mailing address so that they can be set aside for you and the shipping cost determined.
Following this you will be asked to make out your cheque or money order made payable to:
and you will be provided with mailing information.
The books currently remaining are shown in the following table. All are in excellent condition. All prices are shown in Canadian dollars. Postage, packing and insurance is extra at cost.
Members will receive a 20% discount on the prices shown below.
| No. | Title | Author | Publisher | Date | Price | |
| Prototype Railways | ||||||
| 27 | Colorful World of Steam, Great Trains & Railroads | Westwood, John | 1980 | $2.00 | ||
| 54 | Lost Pleasures of the Great Trains, The (shrink wrapped) | Page, Martin | $9.00 | |||
| 75 | Railroads, The Great American Adventure | Ogburn, Charlton | National Geographic | 1967 | $6.00 | |
| 83 | Steam Trains | Wicker, John | 1988 | $7.00 | ||
| 84 | Steam Trains | Price, Paul | 1978 | $5.00 | ||
| 86 | Supertrains | Klein, Aaron | Bison | 1985 | $3.00 | |
| 124 | Lords of the line - CPR | David Cruise | Viking | 1988 | $10.00 | |
| 133 | Canadian Pacific - portrait of power | Susan Goldenberg | Methuen | 1983 | $10.00 | |
| 178 | The pocket list of railroad officials - 1st quarter 1998 | Primedia Directories | 1998 | $2.00 | ||
| 179 | The pocket list of railroad officials - 3rd quarter 1999 | Primedia Directories | 1999 | $2.00 | ||
| 188 | Highliners, a railroad album | Lucius Beebe | Bonanza Books | 1960 | $7.00 | |
| 198 | The Western Railroader vol 24, #7-July 1961 | 1961 | $0.50 | |||
| 206 | Full Steam Ahead | Jay Underwood | Lancelot Press | 1996 | $5.00 | |
| 217 | 75 ans Aigle-Sépey-Diablerets | Gaston Maison | Revue de rail | 1989 | $30.00 | |
| 218 | Voies Étroites de la Campagne Vaudoise | Michel Grandguillaume et autres | BVA | 1986 | $45.00 | |
| 220 | Voies Étroites du Jura Vaudois | Michel Grandguillaume et autres | BVA | 1988 | $42.00 | |
| 221 | Les Tramways Vaudois | Michel Grandguillaume et autres | BVA | 1979 | $45.00 | |
| 222 | Chemin De Fer Français | Anon | Platform 5 | 1991 | $10.00 | |
| 223 | Plaquette du Centenaire - L.E.B. | Gaston Maison | Revue de rail | 1973 | $30.00 | |
| 225 | Les Chemins de Fer Fribourgeois | Patrick Belloncle/Jean Metz | Les Editions du Cabri | 1992 | $50.00 | |
| 226 | Die Waldenburgerbahn | Claude Jeanmaire-dit-Quartier | Verlag Eisenbahn | 1978 | $20.00 | |
| 234 | Railroads, The Great American Adventure | Ogburn, Charlton | National Geographic | 1967 | $5.00 | |
| 235 | All Aboard - Canadian Rockies by Train | David Mitchell | Douglas and McIntyre | 1995 | $12.00 | |
| 237 | Cinders and Smoke | Doris Osterwald | Western Guideways | 1995 | $6.00 | |
| 240 | Steam in the Wilderness | Albert Tucker | Fitzhenry and Whiteside | 1978 | $6.00 | |
| 242 | A Book of Railway Journeys | Ludovic Kennedy | Fontana | 1980 | $6.00 | |
| 246 | The History of Trains - Orient Express to Bullet Trains | Massimo Ferrari/Emmanuele Lazzatti | Crescent Books | 1990 | $10.00 | |
| 247 | The History of Canadian Railroads | Greg McDonnell | New Burlington Books | $15.00 | ||
| 249 | Railways of Canada | Jim Lotz/Keith Mackenzie | Bison | 1988 | $15.00 | |
| 250 | Steam Trains of the World | Colin Garratt | Exeter Books | 1987 | $20.00 | |
| 266 | Canadian National's Western Depots | Bohi | $20.00 | |||
| 272 | Road to Paradise | Moedinger | Strasburg | 1971 | $5.00 | |
| 276 | UK Intercity timetable | BR | 1991 | $2.00 | ||
| 307 | Portrait of the Rails | Ball Jnr | Galahad | 1972 | $30.00 | |
| 331 | Railroads - the Great American Adventure | Ogburn | National Geographic | 1977 | $5.00 | |
| 335 | Lords of the Line | Cruise | Viking | 1988 | $10.00 | |
| 336 | Great Trains of the World | Whitehouse | Hamlyn | 1975 | $3.00 | |
| 338 | America's Colorful Railroads | Ball Jnr | Reed | 1978 | $20.00 | |
| 342 | Train Journeys of the World | Train | AA | 1993 | $6.00 | |
| 343 | World of Trains | Whitehouse | Hamlyn | 1976 | $3.00 | |
| 347 | Great Days of Canadian Steam | Folkins | Hounslow | 1988 | $60.00 | |
| 354 | West Highland Railway | Thomas | David & Charles | 1970 | $4.00 | |
| 360 | Age of the Mad Dragons | Waitley | Beaufort | 1981 | $4.00 | |
| 365 | Official Railway Guide Jan/Feb 1978 | $10.00 | ||||
| 366 | Official Railway Guide Mar/Apr 1979 | $10.00 | ||||
| 374 | Continental Railway Guide no. 184 September 9th, 1862 | Bradshaw | $100.00 | |||
| 415 | A Book of Railway Journeys | Ludovic Kennedy | Collins | 1980 | $6.00 | |
| 416 | Fodors Railways of the World | Fisher and Whittaker | McKay | 1977 | $6.00 | |
| 421 | Lords of the Line | Cruise, David & Alison Griffiths | 1988 | $5.00 | ||
| 422 | Lords of the Line | Cruise, David & Alison Griffiths | 1988 | $5.00 | ||
| 428 | Western Rail Trail | McKillop, Norman | 1962 | $5.00 | ||
| 430 | The Railway Journal | Schivelbunsch, WolfGang | 1977 | $10.00 | ||
| 433 | Twilight of Steam Locomotives | Ziel, Ron | 1970 | $6.00 | ||
| 434 | British Steam | Westwood, John | 1989 | $5.00 | ||
| 435 | World of Trains | Whitehouse, Patrick B | 1976 | $5.00 | ||
| 436 | Great Railway Journeys of the World | Wade- Mathews, Max | 1998 | $10.00 | ||
| 441 | Guided Land Transport | various | 1967 | $7.00 | ||
| 442 | Great Railway Bazaar | Theroux, Paul | $5.00 | |||
| 443 | Great Railway Bazaar | Theroux, Paul | $5.00 | |||
| 449 | Diesel Enthusiast's Pocket Guide, L.M. Region South | Oakley, Michael | $2.00 | |||
| 455 | Railway Age | Robbins, Michael | 1963 | $5.00 | ||
| 458 | Steam Locomotives 3D book | Mosely, Keith | $3.00 | |||
| 460 | Jane's World Railways 1990-91 | Allen, Geoffrey Freeman | 1990 | $10.00 | ||
| 461 | Jane's World Railways 1992-93 | Allen, Geoffrey Freeman | 1992 | $10.00 | ||
| 462 | Jane's World Railways 1996-97 | Abbott, James | 1996 | |||
| 464 | Early Railways | Snell, JB | 1964 | $5.00 | ||
| 466 | Best of Canada West | Barlee, NL | 1978 | $3.00 | ||
| 467 | World of Steam | Huxtable, Nils | 1996 | $5.00 | ||
| 468 | Steam Trains | Wickre, John | 1988 | $7.00 | ||
| 469 | American Journey by Train | Jacobson, Timothy | 1981 | $10.00 | ||
| 472 | Modern Trains - illustrated guide | Hollingsworth, Brian | 1985 | $5.00 | ||
| 473 | Great Railway Adventure | Portway, Christopher | 1983 | $5.00 | ||
| 474 | Railways: to the end of the 19th century | Simmons, TM | 1970 | $1.00 | ||
| 481 | Britain by Britrail | Ferguson, GW | 1985 | $1.00 | ||
| 484 | Riding the Iron Rooster | Theroux, Paul | 1988 | $7.00 | ||
| Models and Model Railways | ||||||
| 170 | 101 track plans | Linn H.Westcott | Kalmbach | 1956 | $1.00 | |
| 213 | 101 track plans | Linn H.Westcott | Kalmbach | 1956 | $1.00 | |
| 230 | L'Art de Construire des Modèles Réduits | Daniel Puiboube | Hachette | 1977 | $7.00 | |
| 344 | Colour Treasures of Model Trains | Pollinger | Crescent | 1972 | $5.00 | |
| 451 | Track Planning for Realistic Operation | Armstrong, John | 1979 | $2.00 | ||
Magazines for sale.
(LastFebruary 18, 2011)
The Library also has a large number of magazines that are available for sale. They represent duplicates of magazines already in the Library. The proceeds from any sales will be used to purchase books that are considered of high priority to be added to the Library. The duplicate list covers most model railroad magazine titles from the 1950's to the present day as well as some prototype railroad magazines. Typically they are sold for a nominal amount with a discount for purchasing a complete year.