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Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. HARDCOVER Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Oversized.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. No clipped or missing pages. Spotless inside and out. Just the slightest wear to edges of covers. The magazine will be packed with a backing card, bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Steam Showdown" ("We tested four modern-era steamers and four postwar steamers and came up with some surprising results") by Terry Thomson with Bob Keller; "Classic Train Set: the Flyer City of Denver" ("For four years, this bright American Flyer prewar streamlined passenger set ruled three rails") by John Grams; "Parade of Piggybacks" ("Everything you need to know about Lionel's postwar and modern trailer-on-flatcar production") by Bill Keiken; "Building MTH's all-new Showroom Layout" ("New MTH products and prototypes are combined with a traditional design to create a showpiece for the company's Maryland headquarters") by Raymond R. Klein; "ABCs of Relays" ("You don't need to be an electrical whiz to use relays to improve the operation of your layout") by Dennis Eichenberg; "For the Love of Marx" ("John Torgerson's collection is just as much about people as it is about trains") by Carl Swanson; "Model the Baltimore & Ohio" (City or mountains, the B&O makes for a toy train layout full of variety") by Terry Thompson; "Repairing Lionel's No. 3361 Lumber Dump Car" ("Trouble with your no. 3361 lumber car? Here's how to fix it) by Ray L. Plummer; "My Greatest Find: an Erector set Hudson" ("A box full of Erector set parts as a garage sale held quite a surprise) by David Obermiler; "Editor's Desk" ("Kids and display layouts"); "Correspondence" ("Transformers, kid-proofing, bridges and LEDs"); "News and Notes" ("Lionel and MTH on-line sales, RF&P repaint, toy trains in print and on television, Market Basket report"); "Point of View" ("The wit and wisdom of Lionel's founder, J.L. Cowen"); "Product News" (Weaver U25Bs, Inkwell layout detail items, Dr. Pepper car, UMD tank cars"); "Questions and Answers" ("Re-motoring a Flyer PA, wiring distant switches, bad DC rectifier"); "Product Reviews" ("Lionel Daylight locomotive, MTH doodlebug, 3rd Rail cab-forward locomotive, Lionel firecar, K-Line polar bear handcar"); "Collectible Classics" ("Lionel's other B&O F3"); "Events" ("Upcoming shows and exhibits"); "Ad Index", and "Observation Playform" ("The real showdown was making up your mind").

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Clean inside and out. Pages undamaged. There is 3/4" tear at the juncture of the spine and back cover. Some minor wrinkles in the back cover. Slight wear to edges of covers. Will be backed with cardboard and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. Important Note: I have listed hundreds of model railroading items. I only charge .50 shipping per item for second and subsequent items in a single order. Combine items to save money. This issue includes: "Editor's Desk: The postwar ZW transformer may be in the twilight of its 50-year reign"; "Correspondence: Plasticville, Lionel no. 221 steamer, postage stamps, Beanie Babies"; "News and Notes: New CTT online, latest from Lionel, LGB birthday bash, track oddity, Market Basket report"; "Product News: Marklin steamer, Hallmark Lionel collectibles, K-Line diecast hoppers, Marx Dreyfuss locomotive"; "Questions & Answers: Cleaning your layout, factory errors, Ives value, leaning gantry crane, long-nose first, please!"; "Point of View: Stuart Armstrong finds that a walk-around throttle has released him from the tyranny of the control panel"; "A Home for Your Locomotives: Water tanks, cooling towers, and engine houses? Here's how they can be combined into a realistic setting" by Joe Lesser; "Lionel's 1948 Paper Buildings: Fifty years after his first attempt, the author finally gets his chance to 'build them right'" by Jack Ahearn; "Classic Train Set: The 2163WS Berkshire Freight: Catalogued in 1950 and '51, this freight set was headed by a prized no. 736 Berkshire locomotive" by John Grams; "Flyer for '48: Realism, not flashy colors or accessories, was the focus of American Flyer's 1948 line" by Ted Hamler; "Cleaning Lionel's Twin-bin Dump Car: Tuning up this postwar workhorse is easy with the author's tips" by Terry Thompson; "Re-creating Lionel's Prewar T-Rail Layout: Fascinated by Lionel's pre-war masterpiece, Paul Fischer builds a near duplicate of the T-Rail layout in his home" by Paul Fischer; "The T-Rail showroom layout: the finest ever?: The New York City T-Rail showroom layout gave Lionel a dramatic stage for its o gauge trains" by John Grams; "Five Prewar Diners: Several of thesediners are the result of wartime production limitations" by Stan Merritt; "The New York & Long Branch: This tiny New Jersey commuter line had more than its share of toy train prototypes" by Neil Besougloff; "CTT Visits Williams Electric Trains: Williams products have found homes with budget-conscious operators" by Bob Keller; "Toy Train Advertising Gallery: Toy train advertising has always followed a father-son theme--even if Mom actually bought the set"; "Build a Sound Activation Controller: Upgrade your transformer with this simple-to-construct device" by John Zollo; "Product Reviews: K-Line's GP38-2, Weaver's U25, MTH's Standard gauge 400E, Third Rail's Q2 4-4-6-4"; "Collectible Classics: Lionel's Mercury capsule car was a reflection of the times"; "Events: Upcoming shows and exhibits"; "Ad Index"; and "Observation Platform: Toy trains were at home under the Christmas tree--even before World War I".

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. Pages are spotless, unmarked and undamaged. Exterior covers are also spotless. Spine slightly curled. Very slight wear to edges of covers. Cover corners just slightly bent. The magazine will be packed with a backing card, bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "The Big Red Bridge" (Superlatives don't do justice to this Texas-sized operating lift bridge) by William H. Hidell; "The Bridges of Lionel Country" (Varied and beautiful bridges were Lionel hallmarks) by John A. Grams; "Tinplate Prototype: Hell Gate Bridge" (The New York landmark inspired toy train manufacturers in the 1920s and again today) by Carl Swanson; "Apartment Layout" (This track plan, first published in Model Builder magazine in the 1940s, shows that bigtime fun can come in small packages) by Terry Thompson; "Long on Variety" (Action and eclectic tastes are packed into this extensive layout and collection) by Dave Watson; "Control Your Layout Crossing with Relays" (Dave Watson's layout features a signaled, relay-controlled crossing that you can build) by John A. Grams; "Build a Whisper Quiet Layout" (Foam carpet padding and plastic bundling straps silence the roar of a workplace Lionel layout) by Joe Lesser; "Construct a Wooden Arch Bridge" (Basic woodworking techniques are the key to this pleasing scratchbuilt bridge) by Robbie Robinson; "Re-creating Prewar Scenic Plots" (Making your own tinplate scenery is easy and inexpensive) by Joe Lissi; "Lionel's Factory: A Family Business" (Anthony LaFauci enjoyed working for Lionel for nearly a half century, but he will tell you candidly that every day at the factory was not a picnic) by Roger Carp; "Bridges from the Local Hardware Store" (The short-lived Stanlo construction sets make perfect bridges for toy trains) by Peter Corrigan plus "Editor's Desk" (There's a new toy train marketplace: the on-line auction); "Correspondence" ('Ideal' Lionel layout, toy trains and the movies, TrainAmerica Studios circuit board); "News & Notes" (Big steamers from Lionel and MTH, more helixmania, postwar set sells for $68,000); "Point of View" (Don't fault Lionel for making the trains we all requested); "Product News" (MTH boxcab electric, 'I Love Toy Trains' boxcar, Lionel rolling stock, K-Line Crusader set, Y2K boxcar); "Questions & Answers" (Lonely tenders, gunmetal paint, peeling GGI, weak whistles); "Product Reviews" (MTH Premier Line Daylight steamer, Lionel Postwar Celebration Series switcher, USA Trains GP38-2, MRC Throttlepack); "Events" (Upcoming shows and exhibits); "Ad Index"; and "Collectible Classics" (Lionel's early postwar Alcos gave O-27 layouts a streamlined diesel of their own).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Short tear to top of jacket. Light edgewear and surfacewear. A nice, bright copy. ; Color Photographs; 10.25 X 0.5 X 10.25 inches; 128 pages.

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Condizione: Good. Original silver lettered black boards and spine, dust jacket, richly illustrated in colour, 4to.

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hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!