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8vo., First Edition, with 16 plates and 43 illustrations and maps (one double-page) in the text; cloth, gilt back, red top, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter very lightly browned with minor loss at back panel and one small scuff on front panel. Ottley 12346.
Paris, Editions N.M., 1964. Grand in-8, broché, couverture illustrée en couleurs, 492 pages plus 40 pages de bibliographie et une page table des matières. Bel exemplaire. Thèse.
Broché. 542 pages.
FIRST AND ONLY EDITION of this rare provincial imprint. 80 pp. A SPECIAL COPY ENTIRELY PRINTED ON PINK WOVE PAPER. The only other copy I have been able to locate (on regular paper) is in the Bibliotheque Nationale (Paris). The first part comprises critical commentaries, mainly concerning contemporary actresses. The second part is a collection of poems on various subjects, including "Les chemins de fer", surely among the first poems ever devoted to railroads. This poem predicts that with the benefits of this mode of transportation, France will ultimately reign over the world. Small 8vo. Original wraps. Entirely uncut. Light soiling to wraps, else a pristine copy of a very rare book.
8vo., folding coloured map on cloth measuring 34.5 x 29 inches (approx. 88 x 74 cms) folding in 24 panels to 9.5 inches (approx. 23 x 13 cms); wrappers lettered in red and black, certain folds neatly reinforced, some mild age-soiling and rubbing else a very good, bright, clean copy. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
No marks or inscriptions. Creases to upper corner of front cover, none to rear. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 100pp. This study is an attempt to record a way of life in the 19th and early 20th centuries of the industrial and rural communities served by the North Staffordshire Railway using where possible photographs not previously published elsewhere.
Broché. 128 pages.
Ex-library book with usual (minimal) marks and stamps. Otherwise book would be classed as 'fine'. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with lovely bright unmarked tape-free boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with a little rubbing to spine. 96pp. The story of London's Post Office Railway, one of the most fascinating, superbly efficient railways in the world which performed with speed and reliability, year in year out from 1927 to 2003 when a controversial political decision was taken to close it. Extremely scarce.
390p. +Plus 8 plates. 8vo. 200mm. Original publisher's full cloth pictorial binding in red. Cover stamped in gilt, black with color illustration. Spine in faded gilt. Some fading and slight loss of color of spine. Cloth torn at base of spine, but still a decent example. Hardbound. Good. NW66
1 vol. in-12 reliure demi-chagrin noir, Alfred Bouchard, Paris, 1846, 2 ff., 128 pp. et En Vente chez les Principaux Libraires, Paris, 1858, 2 ff., 75 pp. et 2 cartes dépliantes. Rappel des titres : Le Nouveau Martial. Epigrammes, Satires, Réflexions [ Suivi de : ] Chemin de Fer de Paris à Cherbourg. Itinéraire technique, géographique, historique, statistique, indutriel et Commercial, orné de 2 belles cartes Rare exemplaire de cet ouvrage satirique (moquant avec esprit les gloires du temps, de Louis-Philippe aux romantiques, de Victor Hugo à Thiers ou Guizot), auquel on a joint un rare guide de voyage (la ligne Paris-Cherbourg fut ouverte cette même année 1858 , bien complet des 2 cartes. Bon état (petite mouill. angulaire à qq. ff.) Français
1 vol. in-8 br., qques photos et ill. noir et blanc, chez l'auteur, Bourges, 1975, 60 pp. Très bon état pour ce beau tiré-à-part. Français
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 232 pages. 10 1/4"w x 9 7/8"h. Many photos and illustrations.
432 pages including index. All towns and highways described in detail mile-by-mile. Accommodations. Campgrounds. Emergency Services. Ferry Information. City maps. Alaska Railroad. Local History. What to see and do. Underlining and marginalia upon several pages. Very light wear. Attractive colour glossy covers. Please note: fold-out map not included. Book
Tape and other marks to end papers, none to covers. Not a library book. On the front end paper has been added an attractive realistic painting of LMS Princess class No 46022. The book is worth buying for this painting alone. Clean very tight pages with dusty page edges, bright unmarked boards, slight fading to spine and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket clipped with a little marking including tape marks on dust flaps and with rubbing to corners. 95pp. Forty-two full page photographs of some of the latest steam locomotives in Britain plus other older models. Tucked in are two newspaper cutting of railways around Keighley plus the author's brief typed details of a train journey - timings and locomotives involved.
Oversize 122p., illus. Hardcover Good condition; boards soiled
3 brochures in-4, Maulde et Renou, 1977, 1978, 1979, 132 pp. Complet. Bon état. On joint le courrier manuscrit d'un lecteur signalant une erreur. Français
Broché. 24 pages. Dos factice.
1 vol. in-4 cartonnage éditeur sous jaquette ill. noir et blanc, nombr. ill. noir et blancs, coll. Le Siècle des Petits Trains, éditions Cénomane - La vie du Rail et des transports, 1994, 224 pp. Bon état Français
Extrait de la Revue Générale des Chemins de fer (N° du 1er juin 1937), 1 vol. in-4 br., Extrait de la Revue Générale des Chemins de fer, Dunod, Paris, juin 1937, 30 pp. avec illustrations en couleurs Bel exemplaire en parfait état de ce tiré à part. Français
26 pages. Black and white illustrations. Features: Great cover photo after a successful caribou hunt; Editorial - We Can Have Highways; Who the Loon Got its White Neck Band and Spots on its Back - And Man Was Turned into a Lynx; Pioneer Judge's Wife - part 1; Along the Trapline; Two clear photos of the aftermath of a locomotive boiler explosion in the railway yars of P.G.E. at Quesnel, B.C. in September 1951; The Ghost of Hunter Jack - Poem; Photo of a group of gold panners at Lowhee Placer mine with a pan full of huge nuggets; Yukon Epic - a true tale of the northland; Nature Oddities; Dawson Creek Motorists First to Drive over John Hart Highway - Ralph Thomsen and son Bob, Stan Carnell and Bob Greer - brief write-up with two photos; Four Million Acres of Untouched Grassland - review of "Grass Beyond the Mountains" by Richard P. Hobson Jr. - with a small photo of Hobson; Back cover ad for Finning's "Caterpillar" Diesel farm and logging tractors; Dozens of ads for small local businesses; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this vintage British Columbia publication. Magazine
233 pages. Index. Footnotes. Black and white diagrams and reproductions of archival photos. "The first comprehensive case study of railroad electrification in the United States, this pioneering book highlights a subject of current government and industry studies and a target of billions of dollars of Amtrak rehabilitation funds." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Binding tight. An excellent copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with photographs and illustrations in the text, and endpaper maps; red cloth, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly sunned at backstrip. SCARCE.
1 vol. in-8 br., Editions LBM, Little Big Man, 2012, 205 pp. Bon état Français
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 127 pages. Large format: 10 1/4"w x 12 1/4"h. "In this selection of projects by European architects, both built and currently under construction, including Waterloo International Terminal, Roissy, Lisbon Expo 98, Lyon Satolas, Marcus Binney illustrates the complex range of factors explored in the creation of this new architecure of rail."
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 144pp. A series of excellent captioned photographs showing steam on the West Somerset Railway.