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58 pages, map. eng
56 pages, map, light creasing to covers. eng
52 pages, map, light creasing to back cover. eng
62 pages. Colour photos. Features: Vectis reflections; Decline of the Wight railway; Industrial twilight; Just the way it was; Gallery; Stowe - second time around; Worldwide report; The glorious years; Scotland's new steam railway; The Longmoor story concluded; Putting back Scarborough's turntable; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Editions Ecole Active et Gamma 1977, In-8 cartonnage éditeur, 44 pages, avec de nombreuses illustrations, ancien ouvrage de bibliothèque, étiquettes collées sur les pages de gardes, bon état. Ouvrage pour les enfants.
36 pages. Densely packed with text and a multitude of marvelous reproductions of archival black and white photos. Includes: Color reproductions of two antique transfers and a ticket; The Mousam River Railroad; Sanford & Cape Porpoise Railway; Portsmouth, Kittery & York Street Railway; Portsmouth, Dover & York Street Railway; Atlantic Shore Line Railway; York Utilities Company; Seashore Electric Railway; Tables of rolling stock; Route map inside back cover; Facsimile stock certificate on back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy of this informative work. Book
Broché. 64 pages. 19x26cm.
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Beyond the Law - Part I of the First True Account of the Exploits of the World's Most Noted Outlaws, by Emmett Dalton, the only survivor of the "Dalton Gang" - article with photos and great cover illustration; Wonders of the Teleferica - an interesting account of the remarkable aerial lines/cableways used by the Italians to transport men, guns, and provisions in the high Alps - article with many photos; The Youngest Soldier in the French Army - photo of 11-year-old Charles Meux of the French Army; Tales of the Service - Part I - A Night in a Vat; A Woman's Journey Across Africa - Part II - Eva J. Jordan, F.R.G.S. travelled with her husband for four-thousand miles through the great Equatorial Forest of Central Africa, becoming the first woman to penetrate this area - article with photos; A Night of Terror - an associate of Izaak Walton sinks into quicksand while fishing; Buried in a Snowdrift - a mining engineer is caught in an avalanche in the Andes; "Hooshta!" - the Tragedy of an Australian camel race - a stirring story from the West Australian goldfields; Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram - Part I - Fanny and William Workman describe their Himalayan mountaineering exploits - article with map and great photos; Thrice Through the Jaws of Death - Sergeant J. Harte of the Inland Water Transport relates hair-breadth escapes at sea and on land; How We Built the Bridge - War story related by a corporal of the canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps; Crossing the Canal - A despatch orderly attempts to cross the Suez Canal at night; Some Adventures of a Newspaper Woman - Marie Harrison provides a graphic and thrilling account of her startling adventures in search of 'copy'; The Railway Conquest of the Bay - a photo-illustrated account of the building of the Hudson Bay Railway; A Happy Family - humorous account of the antics of a number of strange pets belonging to a party of colonials in Singapore; A Modern Grace Darling - Miss Ella Trout rescues a sailor from a torpedoed ship off the coast of Devon - article with nice photos of Miss Trout; Photo of a group of Solomon Islands head-hunters reading The Wide World Magazine; Interesting four-page illustrated stock offering by Guaranteed Tractors, Inc., Edmund G. Soward, President; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [3], 4-88, 9-24 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book
144 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous high-quality reproductions of archival black and white photos. "Born from the amalgamation of a series of small lines in mid-Wales, the Cambrian Railway holds a special place in the affection of railway enthusiasts. In this volume the author recalls a lifetime of personal observation of the company's lines and presents a unique view of the running practices, changes during Great Western days and the staff who worked on the line. The company's routes, including those from Oswestry to Machynlleth and Aberystwyth along the Welsh Coast line to Pwllheli, are recalled from both the lineside and footplate, to create an evocative reminder of the Cambrian system." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings neatly upon front free endpaper otherwise clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. An excellent copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with 4 coloured plates, numerous monochrome plates and several illustrations and diagrams in the text; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The best of the Big Four WWII histories. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
1 vol. in-8 reliure pleine percaline souple bordeaux, Bibliothèque des Actualités Industrielles, Librairie Bernard Tignol, Librairie de l'Ecole Centrale des Arts et manufactures, Paris, s.d. [ 1909 ], 164 pp. et 4 ff. Edition originale. Etat très satisfaisant (ancien cachet d'institution religieuse, étiquette de cote en garde, rouss. parfois fortes) pour ce titre rare. Français
Collection " Ecole spéciale des travaux publics du bâtiment et de l'industrie " Dont M. Eyrolles est l'Ingénieur-Directeur . Illustré de nombreux schémas , coupes et plans dépliants de locomotives et de trains , une photographie d'une automotrice électrique . - 176 p. , 450 gr .
Broché. 160 pages. Format de poche.
1st edition. VG paperback. Illustrated by David A. Warner & Nigel W. Hearn. (Hamlyn all-colour paperbacks). 11110. eng
Paris, André Bonne 1972. In-8 carré broché, couverture illustrée rempliée, rhodoid. 272 pages illustrées. Cartes. Très bon état.
218 pages. An interesting look at the history of the northern shore of Lake Superior. Chapters include such topics as: Many Billion Years Ago; The Wisconsin Glacier; How Rocks Write Their Own History; The First Inhabitants; Early Explorers and Notable Events; A World Famous Canal System; The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR); Early Industries; Shipwrecks on Superior; Prisoner of War and Internment Camps; Communities Lake Superior's Circle Route. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative work. Noteworthy for its 20 illustrated pages on the region's World War Two POW camps. Book
Arthéme Fayard 1959, In-8 broché, 155 pages + photos. Bon état.
66 pages. Features: Hetty Green's Railroad; Gerald M. Best; You Couldn't Beat a Climax; Whistle on the Levee (fiction); Along the Iron Pike (pictorial); Northern Pacific Locomotive Roster; Water Towers that are Still Standing; Setouts and Pickups; Steam-Powered Reader Railroad; Not Listed in the Official Guide; and more. Covers in rough shape. Coverfold almost entirely open. A worthy reference copy. Magazine
132 figures dans le texte et 40 planches hors texte, 1 vol. in-4 reliure pleine percaline éditeur bordeaux, Librairie Polytechnique Ch. Béranger, Editeur, Successeur de de Baudry et Cie, Paris, 1906, III-334 pp. avec nomb. planches dépliantes. Rappel du titre complet : La Locomotive Actuelle. Etude générale sur les Types récents de Locomotives à grande puissance. Complément au Traité Pratique de la Machine Locomotive [ Edition originale ] Proportions - Conditions d'Etablissement - Construction - Régime Economique - Utilisation - Revue des Principaux Types usités en Europe et aux Etats-Unis Bel exemplaire de l'édition originale, en très bel état. Français
Ouvrage précédé d'une introduction par Edouard Sauvage, 973 figures et planches dans le texte, 6 planches hors texte, 4 vol. in-4 reliure pleine percaline éditeur marron, Librairie Polytechnique, Baudry & Cie, Paris, 1898, 2 ff., XII pp., 1 f., 457 pp. ; 2 ff., 510 pp. ; 2ff., 551 pp. et 5 pl. dépliantes ; 2 ff., 459 pp., 2 ff. avec 6 grandes planches dépliantes. Titre complet : Traité pratique de la Machine Locomotive. Contenant Les Principes généraux relatifs à l'étude et à la construction des locomotives, la description des types les plus répandus, l'étude de la combustion, de la production et de l'utilisation de la vapeur, du rendement, des conditions de fabrication et de réception des matériaux, des proportions et du mode de construction des organes. Edition originale. Très rare exemplaire bien complet de cet important traité. Bon ensemble(cartonnage lég. frotté avec petites fentes à qq. mors, bon état intérieur). Français
333 pages. Index. Reference notes. "Here is social history at its finest, using many new unpublished sources and conveying the human side of railway and nation-building." - from dust jacket. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Worthy reference copy. Book
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Plon 2006, trés fort In-8 broché 800 p. Trés bon état.
A. Barret 1978, In-4 oblong; cartonnage éditeur sous jaquette illustrée. 204 p. Belles photos. Trés bon état.
1 vol. in-folio br. format à l'italienne (50 x 33 cm), Musée Français du Chemin de fer de Mulhouse, Imprimerie et Edition des Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace, s.d., 6 ff. Rare exemplaire de ce "volume à découper" permettant de réaliser par des moyens simples les moèdles à l'échelle exacte de 1/50. Bon état (qq. rouss. sur couv., très bon état intérieur) Français
