Steam Locomotive Book Resources
Book Sources
Many books about steam locomotives are
out of print, but the following sources are suggested
for finding copies. (Note- I receive no money or other
compensation from any of these sources.)
(New 18
June 2012)
Chegg mainly deals in
college text books, but there are quite a few steam
books available as well. They rent as well as
sell books.
http://www.chegg.com/
The following links
are for sites which allow you to search the
inventories of numerous used book stores
simultaneously:
http://www.bibliofind.com
http://www.bookfinder.com
http://www.abebooks.com
http://www.alibris.com
http://www.antiqbook.com
(Europe)
http://www.booksprice.com
is a free innovative service of finding the best price
on a purchase of several books together. This service
is more useful than the standard services which
perform one book comparison at a time, and can save
more money when buying several books together.
A new search is offered by Addall.com
directly using the form below:
or you can access their websites directly at:
http://www.addall.com
(new books)
http://used.addall.com
(used, rare and out-of-print books)
http://www.ebay.com
- The major on-line auction site, they often have
Locomotive Cyclopedias and other antique railroad
books listed.
New Books
Camden Miniature Steam Services
http://www.camdenmin.co.uk/
- Book store with an excellent selection of a wide
variety of books on steam locomotives, engineering and
other technical subjects. Write them for a free
catalog.
Little River Press- Little
River had been republishing a wide variety of old
steam technical books, including Baldwin engineering
standards, ICS course, etc. Apparently, they have run
into difficulties and are no longer in business.
If you know of other books or good
sources for out-of-print railway books, please e-mail
me at:
whodom2001[at]yahoo[dot]com
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