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50 pages. Many wonderful black and white photos. Features: Colorado Railroads - Why the railroads built into a wilderness of rock and snow, railroad operation, and notes for the traveler; Rich Road, Poor Road - Florida, East Coast Railway is unique among bankrupt roads of the nation; Mail-Key Railroaders - The sort the mail as speeding trains whisk the nation's letters on their way; Railfans' Utopia - If New England men have their way, fans will have a private road of their very own; SP Articulateds - Siamese twins of the rails, sired by Mallet type, are themselves simple articulateds; Hiawatha 4-4-2's. Small date stamp atop front cover. Average wear and soiling. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Lakeside Classics Series. "This volume focuses on a portion of this country which has not been touched on in any previous volumes of the Lakeside Classics and provides a description as they were seen c,1770 by the naturalist author " equally skilled as a botanist, a writer and as an artist " Originally published in Philadelphia in 1791, this volume , edited by Thomas P. Slaughter, is "a shortened version, containing only the first two parts, somehat abridged" This ediiton retains some of the original black & white illlustrations, some by Bartram himself, and many more - some in colour - by his contemporaries. 324p. Illustrated with 37 plates , maps .index. The Lakeside Press Classics series was started in 1903 by Thomas E. Donnelley, [who] believed that a simple book, dignified and well designed, would be an appropriate holiday gift. Beautifully printed on fine paper in a handsome green cloth covered boards, with gilt title and decorations. Small format nice gift volume. Book
234 pages. Features: Fuming Red; Final Approach; Jungle Fever; Nitrous Oxide on a Ranger!; Outrageous Fortune - a California Blazer; Project X - step 1 of a Chevy transformation; Ford dropped I-beams; Tuf Truk from Oregon; Rags to Riches; Three Monster Mini 4X4s!; 1991 Previa - Toyota's new mini-van; Safety harness for Ford Ranger; Dream Come True; Splitting gears on the 454 SS; Tow Truck - hot F-100; Florida parties with Rodney Rat; Classic Thunder; and much more. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A sound copy. Book
248 pages. Features: One 2 Show - a Northern California Mini; Ford concept trucks; Purple Merc; Add Corvette rear suspension to your project truck; Annual run at Prado Park; Jerry Covington and two of his fine Chevy pickups; Pro Farm Ford; Add a suspension lift to your truck; The Torch - from Florida; Alloy Toy - an $85k street pickup; The Narrow Way; West Coast Mini-Truckin' Nationals; Solomon Gallegos and his custom Chevys; Sinbad; Chevy door repair; Owen Jeancart and his Canadian Classic Chevy pickup; Russell Performance Products 454; and much more. Short tape repair to top of spine. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A sound copy. Book
126 pages. Features: Seven IRA men escape from prison ship The Maidstone; Leo Durocher; Noah Dietrich recalls the day they jailed Howard Hughes; Alan Gibbs - Hollywood stuntman; Handsome Marlborough centerfold loose but present; Eva Cropp - she swims with dangerous fish; The Uncensored adventures of Lewis and Clark; The Mad Marlin (fish) of Punta Carnero; Golf fashion photos; Five on a Raft - and then there were Three - Juan Puga, Richard Antonio and Tom Rash were rescued from Elliott Key, Florida. Above-average but not excessive wear. Unmarked. Address label on front cover. Book
8vo, 255 pages. . ISBN: 0399137203
212 pages. Two unique places - Grand Manan in the Bay of Fundy and Sanibel on the west coast of Florida. Prior owner's name on front flyleaf. Average wear. Includes black and white photos. Book
in-8°, 277 pages, broche, couverture illustree. Bel exemplaire. [AZ-3]
Napoli, 1926, marzo 29, copertina illustrata a colori in fascicolo originale completo di pp. 16 de "Il Mattino Illustrato" .
Facsimile of the rare London 1609 first English edition. 12mo. Original leather grained cloth binding. Fine copy. The first description in English of the continental interior of the Southern and Gulf states and of the discovery of the Mississippi River These facsimiles are the most affordable way to study, own, and enjoy such rare Americana. NW29. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
92 pages. Text in French. Features: Le Chapitre Des Chapeaux; Ensemble a Cape Pour Le Printemps; Le Mouvement Projete En Avant; L'Ecole De Ski; Sous Le Soleil De Sestrieres; Les Nouvelles Collections; A La Decouvert; Le Massage Facial; Idees Nouvelles Dans Les Bikoux; Accessoires; Fraicheir Du taffetas Quadrille; S.A.R. La Princesse Marina De grece; Mue De L'Homme, par Jean-Richard Bloch; Matins de Printemps; Sur La Cote De Floride; A Burlington House; Sur La Scene; Many gorgeous vintage ads. Above-average wear. Soiling to front cover. Binding intact. Missing pages 71-72. A worthy reference copy of this marvelous vintage issue. Book
(4) ff., VIII-135-[46]-(1)-136 à 192 pp., (38) ff pour les observations météorologiques, (2) ff d'errata Veau marbré, dos à nerfs ornè, pièce de titre rouge, tranches rouges (Reliure de l'époque) 1763, 1763, in-4, (4) ff, VIII-135-[46]-(1)-136 à 192 pp, (38) ff pour les observations météorologiques, (2) ff d'errata, Veau marbré, dos à nerfs ornè, pièce de titre rouge, tranches rouges (Reliure de l'époque), Édition originale, ornée d'une carte dépliante de la Martinique de cette relation rédigée par le botaniste natif de la Martinique, Thibault de Chanvalon (1723-1788). Membre du conseil supérieur de l'île, il fut chargé d'en dresser la statistique. L'ouvrage renferme des renseignements sur la population, dont une étonnante description des "américains", l'économie, l'esclavage, la géographie, la faune et la flore, le climat, etc. L'année même de la publication de ce volume, Chanvalon sera nommé intendant de la nouvelle colonie de Guyane, là où le royaume plaçait ses espoirs après la perte du Canada ; l'expédition sera un véritable désastre, à la fois sur le plan humain et financier, entraînant la perte de milliers de colons et de plusieurs millions de livres. Bel exemplaire, malgré une trace d'eau sur le plat supérieur et une mouillure peu prononcée dans l'angle inf. des premiers et des derniers cahiers. Provenance : Cachet ancien de la Bibliothèque de Leugny. Chadenat, n°1067. ? Leclerc, n°311. ? Sabin, n°11936
76 pages. Features include: Blewitt Pass; The ABC's of Coinshooting; Diamond Oddities; A Bottle Digger's Winter; Outlaws, Cattle Rustlers, or what?; How to Facet; Civil War sites along the North Carolina coast; Maine; San Saba County Indian relics; Venice, Florida - Graveyard for Sharks. Average wear. Book
76 pages. Features include: The excitement of shaping a gem; Detector penetration; Treasure on Sioux Lookout; Is your find marketable?; The naked eye - your built-in coin detector; Gems and fossils in Florida sand beaches; Rubies in North Carolina; Youth camp treasure sites; Largo Canyon treasures; the Panamint Valley; Collecting Ships Bottles; Panning. Above-average wear. Book
Cover title. 32p. PAMPHLET Very good condition
8vo [23 x 14.5 cm]; xiv, 319 pp, frontis of Camp in Myakka Swamp, map, title with vignette of grove of cabbage palm, title printed in red and black, engraved chapter head and tail pieces, table, with the half-title page. original blue cloth decorated in black, gilt spine title lettering and decoration, bookplate removed from endpaper, spine lightly sunned, edges a trifle rubbed,else near fine, clean and sound copy in original binding. A picture of this book is available u A very detailed description of Florida, based on the author's extensive travels, from agriculture to nature, to conditions, people, towns, transportation, an early description of Miami, fishing, etc. The appendix is on climate.
