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8vo., First Edition thus, with illustrated title-spread, 7 coloured plates and numerous monochrome illustrations in the text; pictorial cloth, a near fine copy in publisher's green board slip-case. This edition follows the text of the first book edition of 1906, with minor emendations.
183 pages. This story has thrilled and amused readers of many generations and will continue to do so in this beautifully illustrated edition. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket attractive in archival-grade Brodart cover. Very nice copy. Book
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.
93 pages. Printed on glossy stock. Reproductions of archival black and white photos. Published as a tribute to the pioneers who opened up the district and to commemorate the town's 50th anniversary. Contents include: The First White Man; The Indians; The Calgary-Edmonton Trail; The Missionaries; The Traders; Rebellion; Here Comes the Railroad; Agriculture and Progress; The Ponoka District; Pioneers; Ponoka's Churches; Provincial Mental Hospital (now The Centennial Centre); Clubs and Lodges; Coming of the Pests. Average external wear and soiling. Unmarked. Binding tight. A sound copy of this excellent genealogical reference. (Not listed in Krotki) Book
No marks or inscriptions. Small crease to lower corner of front, none to rear, very faint crease to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Protected in a professional removable plastic cover. 364pp. A classic work on the American West and how it was created. It tells the tale of the wagon train migrations in the middle decades of the nineteenth century.
Feltham, Hallyn, 1968, 591pp.(nicely ill.), linen cover with dustwrapper
8vo, 591 pages, illustrated throughout. Dust jacket is price clipped. eng
248 p. Numerous illustrations. Pictorial end papers. Small 4to. Original red cloth binding, decorated and lettered in gold gilt. Scarce. PA 21
248 p. Illus. Small 4to. Cloth.
251 pages. Index. Bibliography. Appendices. Over 280 black and white illustrations, photographs, maps, timetables, reproductions and scale drawings. "The steamships played a formative role in the development of the north Pacific coast of North America and the CPR's Princesses will have a long place in its history. This is their story, told candidly but with affection." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy. Book
404 p. Hardcover Very good condition fair d.j.
8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, 24 pages of photographs and maps; pictorial boards, black cloth back lettered in yellow and red, a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.
XIV, 154 pages. Index. Six nice maps plus one more on back cover. Printed upon glossy stock. Many nice black and white photos. "The main idea has been to dispel, by means of facts and photographs, the notion held by many people that the county is 'bleak and stony'." - from Preface. Above-average external wear and soiling. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
Articles: Ginseng, Otter Skins, and Sandalwood - The Conundrum of the China Trade; Management Response in British Coastal Shipping Companies to Railway Competition; Toponymie ancienne et origine des noms Saint-Pierre, Miquelon et Langlade; Death was Their Escort, and glory passed them by - Life in the Marine Convoys of World War II; plus several book reviews. 3 items high-lighted in table of contents and sunning to spine else a clean and lightly worn copy. Book
88 pages. Oblong 11" x 8.5". Sections include: The Friendly Service Route; Marion Division; Mahoning & Buffalo Divisions; Susquehanna Division; Scranton Division; New York Division. Loaded with wonderful black and white photos and captions. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
VG/VG . Slight creasing to top of DJ over spine. Unclipped 1st edition. Account of this famous railway system assembled with care from a collection spanning 60 years.Illustrated throughout with wonderful period b/w photographs and documents - all from the age of steam. Quarto pp190
394 pages. Facsimile reprint. Originally published by the Queen's Printer 1888 to 1889. In these early reports are first hand accounts of many of the stirring incidents which shaped the history of the West, written by those who actually participated in them. The Indian Treaties, the influx of the American Sioux under Sitting Bull, the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the North-West Rebellion, and the coming of the settlers are just a few of the dramatic events in which the North-West Mounted Police played an important part. Light external wear. Unmarked. Tight and square. A quality copy. Book
50 pages. Features: Rapid Transit for Houston? - back to the drawing board; Conversation - Alf Savage is CTA's new exec. director; Sex and Good Rapid Transit - what do they have in common?; San Francisco's Historic Trolleys - the festival on Market Street; Baltimore - getting it right; Status Report - rating the rails; A Challenge to Industry - a new plea for standardization; and more. Clean, bright and unmarked. A nice copy. Book
4to, pages not numbered, colour illustrations. Introduction by John A. Coiley. eng
London, Science Museum, 1976, 18pp.nicely ill.
8vo., Seventh Impression; red cloth, backstrip lettered in white, red endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in the same year as the first edition. Flanagan's harrowing novel set against the horrors of the Burma Railway was awarded the M an Booker Prize for 2014. First published in Australia in 2013.
8vo., First Edition thus; red cloth, backstrip lettered in white, red endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Flanagan's harrowing novel set against the horrors of the Burma Railway was awarded the M an Booker Prize for 2014. First published in Australia in 2013. THE UK EDITION IS ALREADY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
8vo., Fifth Impression; red cloth, backstrip lettered in white, red endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published in the same year as the first edition. Flanagan's harrowing novel set against the horrors of the Burma Railway was awarded the M an Booker Prize for 2014. First published in Australia in 2013.
184 pages. Index. List of suppliers. Black and white illustrations. A typically excellent Chilton reference. "Covers the best of today's hobby techniques, from researching a prototype to weathering and superdetailing the completed model." - from back cover. Light to moderate wear. Binding tight. Contents clean and unmarked. Nice working copy. Book
56 pages. Black and white photos, illustrations and maps. "Prince Rupert, the western terminus of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, is a distributing centre for the Skeena River and the Omineca Mining Divisions. It is the natural starting point ... because it is the seat of Government Agency for that section of British Columbia, as well as being the ocean terminus of the transcontinental railway. Starting at Prince Rupert examinations were made east as far as Lorne Creek, a distance 130 miles by railroad" - from page 5. Includes the mining operations, owners, type of resources and type of leases at Kitsumgallum Lake (near Terrace), Douglas Creek, Little Cedar River (Nass-Skeena Coal Claims), Lakelse Valley (Lakelse Hot Springs), Thornhill Mountain, Zymoetz (Copper) River, Legate Creek, St. Croix Creek, Lorne Creek and Graham Island on the Queen Charlotte Islands. Above-average wear. Assorted chips and openings, primarily to front cover. Usual library markings. Spine taped. A worthy reference copy. Book
