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Stagecoach Books, plans and models

  I get so many requests for information on the stagecoach that I have decided to create a page for this vehicle. Some of this info will be for model makers and some will be how to build full size stagecoaches and some of the books listed will be for the historian seeking more information on the days that the stagecoach connected the west to the rest of the world. There are also a few kits and models. These items will also be found in the other pages - but this will sum it up on one page as best as I can. Some of these books are out of print but often I can find a copy for you if requested. I do not have ONLINE ordering - you will have to call with credit card, mail a check or money order or use www.paypal.com to send the money. I can combine the s/h if you are ordering several items. My account with Paypal is my email address books@wildhorsebooks.com. S/h is $8 for the first books and $2 for each additional unless otherwise noted for the larger books. Out of country s/h will cost more.

Books

Abbott-Downing-co Abbott, Downing Co Their catalog & price list from 1895 with pictures and drawings of their Coaches, buggies and wagons. 32 pages, soft cover 5½” X 8½” 

 $4.00

Abbott-Downing: Coach and Wagon Makers to the World. New book by the New Hampshire Historical Society presenting an overview of the history of this company and the art and science of coach decoration. Also a list of known surviving Concord coaches.
Soft cover,  8 1/2 x 11", 60 pages.

$10.95
American-HD-veh

American Horse-Drawn Vehicles Jack D. Rittenhouse. One of the greatest books with a wide variety of buggies and wagons of all kinds. The book is out of print - but I have found a few copies with the dust jackets. Some jackets have slight tears but the book is in very good condition. Hard cover 8 ½” X 11”.

$40.00 gently used

Carriage-collection The Carriage Collection, The Museums at Stony Brook  The 80 vehicles listed and described in this book is a small part of the entire collection. In these pages you can see the various types of vehicles starting with a few European vehicles that were used before production began in the US and includes Personal Vehicles, Gypsy wagon, Coaches, Pleasure Driving, Sleighs, Freight & Trade, public transportation and fire-fighting vehicles. Details include the Vehicle name, maker, date (when known), dimensions and condition of the vehicle. Soft cover,127 pages. This is going out of print! Also see the companion book 19th Century of Carriages.

$30 Out of Print - I have a couple used copies in stock.

Carriage-term

Carriage Terminology Don Berkebile One of the most important books for your library. Detailed entries explain the use and appearance of each carriage or wagon with 539 illus. This is the best book for identifying of almost every vehicle. 488 pages, Cloth bound, 8½” X 11” This is out of print and I have a limited supply of new books. I am trying to get it printed again - but no guarantees. Mr. Berkebile died July 28, 2008.

$150 + $14 s/h  This book is out of print - two left

First-mail-west First Mail West, Stagecoach Lines on the Santa Fe Trail, Morris F. Taylor. This is the history of the transportation business from 1850 to 1879, that helped built the Southwest. The information was taken from commercial records, ledgers, waybills and letters showing the struggle for the Government mail contract. This book covers the roads used, the land, the physical equipment of the line, their fares, stations and accommodation for passengers, the nature of the country, the people and the trade at the end of the route in New Mexico. Soft cover, 253 pages. 6 x 9 ¼"

$25 soft cover - 1 Hard cover for $45

HD-com-veh Horse-Drawn Commercial Vehicles, Don Berkebile. Very well illustrated resource book covering hundreds of 19th century vehicles used in business including stagecoaches, deliver wagons, fire engines & more.
255 photos & Illus.160 pages. Soft cover 8” X 11”

$19.95

Marshall-collection The Marshall Collection: Horse-Drawn Commercial Vehicles An extensive collection of over 90 horse-drawn vehicles including rare wagons, carts, vans, trolleys, coaches, sleighs, buses, cabs, fire-fighting equipment, and much more - all showed in beautiful color photos showing the front and back side of this amazing collection of vehicles. Hard cover, 198 pages, 8 ½ x 10"

$39 s/h $12
Six-horses Six Horses Captain William Banning and George Hugh Banning 5 ¾ x 8 ¼" Hard cover, no dust jacket,  in good condition. For more of the first had history of the stage coach routes and drivers. History buffs will love this one.

I found one copy $75 + $12 s/h

Stagecoach-rare Stagecoach Rare Views of the Old West 1849-1915 Sandor Demlinger Over 200 authentic photos of life in the old west. The Stagecoaches, wagons, towns and the people who lived on the frontier of America. Abbott Downing & Henderson stagecoaches and so much more 176 slick pages. 11" X 8 ½"

$24.95 

Stagecoach-WellsFargo Stagecoach, Wells Fargo and the American West, Philip L. Fradkin. A fascinating and rare combination of Western and business history. Chapter 1 is BEGINNINGS 1852 - 1869,  Chapter 2 is THE NEW REGIME 1870 -1906 and Chapter 3 is FEEDING THE NATION 1907-2000. Hardcover with dust jacket, 250 pages, 6 ¼  x 9 ½" Some of the dust jackets may have a few wrinkles or small tears, but otherwise in very good condition! I have 3 copies right now.

$25 soft cover and Hard cover $45

WellsFargo-images Wells Fargo, Images of America Dr. Robert J. Chandler Historic photos representing the banking company, the men and women who worked for the company and the stagecoaches that transported the people, mail and gold. 128 pages, soft cover, 6 ½ " x 9 ¼ "

$19.99

 

Plans

Most of these are useful for building full size Stagecoaches or for building models.

 s/h is $8 unless otherwise noted.

Concord-coach Concord Coach, Ivan Collins - 1/8th scale.

$40 

Yellowstone Coach, Ivan Collins - while not a stage coach - it is still a thoroughbrace vehicle and was used to transport people around the Yellowstone National Park. 1/8th Scale

$20

Abbott, Downing Mail Coach by Wagonmaster, these plans were taken from a coach in a museum in CA. It is possible the 39th coach by Abbott, Downing.  Built for Western Stage Co of Des Moines, IA in 1865. There are 10 sheets of paper. Here is a color model made from these plans.

$60

Mud Wagon  by Wagonmaster,  the western style stagecoach (7 sheets, 24" X 32")

$42

Abbott-mud-wagon  Abbott Downing Mud Wagon Stan Teitge This set of plans include the full size vehicle specification. The Scale 1 ½" = 12" or 1/8th scale. Three pages of drawings 24" x 36" and 6 pages of specs.

$95.00

 

Model Stagecoaches

Making-model-carriages Making Model Carriages This is a wonderful source of information for carriages and carts showing the undercarriage, frame, gears, springs and a section on building model wheels. Color photos throughout showing the Coronation Coach, a variety of model vehicles, the Wells Fargo coach and how to build it and other vehicles, including the Wagonette, brougham, wheels and more.104 pages, soft cover, spiral binding.

 JT906 $35

Franklin Mint Stagecoach
Stage Coach
1:16 scale. Comes with the accessories pictured. This is not a kit - it is a complete model with exquisite detail, includes the suit cases, shotgun /rifles and other travel accessories. 

 Order number B11XK59 Out of edition. Secondary market is possible. I have one in stock.

Stagecoach Kit Allwood Brand  1/ 16th scale. This kit has been discontinued and is hard to find but I have a few in stock. All wood parts except a few screws and a piece of thin wire - instructions are included. Ages 12 to Adult. 9 ½" long x 6 ¼" high x 4 ¾" wide.

$65 + $14 s/h on sale for $55

New
Concord Stagecoach by Model Trailways #MS6001 Wood and metal parts.
1:12 scale. Length - 13 3/4", Width - 8 3/4".
This kit is one of the most detailed and incredible kits I have seen. Parts include laser cut wood, and many metal parts and pieces. Not for young kids.
Also by the same company is a Conestoga Kit same price. See pages for Kits.

$229.99 Kit + $16 s/h
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