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8vo., First Edition, with plates and illustrations in the text; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Ottley, 12000.
1946LFA-126742064Revue mensuelle de 32 pages, format 210 x 275 mm, illustrée, brochée, bon état
197332208London Blandford press 1973 4 volumes avec leurs jaquette en bel état, 200 pp environ pour chaque volume , les dates de parution sont diverses pour chaque volume
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates; terracotta cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Ottley, 7379.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and illustrations in the text; brown cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustswrapper. Ottley, 12072.
No marks or inscriptions to contents. Tiny crease to lower corner of front cover, none to rear or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked boards, no bumping to corners and traces of storage. Price corner on half-title page not clipped. 72pp. A fascinating collection of railway facts and anecdotes.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked red cloth boards and the tiniest of bumps to corners. 144pp. How to create realistic model railways layouts and accessories.
2 vols., sm. folio, Mixed Impressions, with frontispiece, and numerous plates, illustrations and diagrams (a number folding); ivory buckram, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. Bright, crisp set of a true railway classic. The set comprises Vol. I (third impression, 1963); Vol. II (first edition, 1966). COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Ottley, 2849, 10434 respectively (recording the first edition of the first work).
8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, and very numerous photographs and diagrams in the text; green cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Ottley, 17976.
197p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
8vo., First Edition, with 12 plates on 4 and illustrations and maps in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a very good, clean copy. Locomotion Papers, No.34. Ottley, 12470.
4to., First Edition, with numerous illustrations and tables in the text and pictorial endpapers, cloth, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and diagrams in the text; green cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Ottley, 12244.
191935935London 1919. Mit zahlr. Zeichn., Tab., Planskizz. u. Abb. i. T. u. a. Taf./Faltblätt. XVI, 646 S. Ldrbd. Goldgepr. Rückentitel. 42x29 cm.
191935936London 1919. Mit zahlr. Zeichn., Tab., Planskizz. u. Abb. i. T. u. a. Taf./Faltblätt. XV, 648 S. Ldrbd. Goldgepr. Rückentitel. 42x29 cm.
4to., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 3 coloured plates, and numerous monochrome photographs and illustrations in the text; green cloth, gilt back, green endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Ottley 12571.
168 pages. Bibliography. Glossary. Index. Moderate wear. Contents include: Conception; Survey and Construction; The Last Spike; The Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Land Grant; Passenger Service; The Development of Freight Service; Weather, High Water and Wrecks; E&N Presidents and other personalities; Early Facilities and Locomotives; The Sale of the E&N; Contract for Construction; Locomotive Roster; Engine Movements from Dispatcher's Diary; E&N Employees in the running trades; Railway Statistics; Abstracts of Payroll, 1905. Unmarked. Moisture exposure to last 10 pages or so has resulted in modest undulating. Binding sound. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy of this uncommon and highly informative work. Book
8vo., Best Edition, with a frontispiece, illustrated title, 8 coloured plates, 38 monochrome plates and 13 illustrations and maps in the text; cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in the dustwrapper. Considerably expanded version of the original edition of 1977. Ottley, 11804 [1977 edn]
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with frontispieces, title-vignettes and very numerous photographs and diagrams (a number full-page) in the text; maroon cloth, gilt backs, a fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Ottley, 12105.
Oversize harback with red illustrated paper over green cloth boards. 10"w x 12 1/4"h. Elaborate color map endpapers of the Saint Lawrence River, several other maps inside. Back of cover has a presentation seal identifying the book as #4485, presented to "The N.E. Dairyman" in neat cursive pen. An introduction by the commissioners, after which the book has text on the L. page with a very large b&w photo on the right, captioned below, displaying some element of the Port or some aspect of the Montreal harbor, all on glossy paper.
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with frontispieces (one coloured), title-vignettes and very numerous photographs and diagrams (a number full-page) in the text; maroon cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. The set comprises: Part 1: 1906-1930; Part 2: 1930-1965. COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Ottley, 11981.
8 pages in blue card covers. A short article intended to preserve the history and statistics of the Wellington Colliery Railway, one of the early narrow-gauge railways which ushered in wide gauge on Vancouver Island before the transcontinental railways reached the shores of the Pacific. The railway was abandoned in 1899, and the locomotives and rails taken to Extension. Today, timber grows on the old grades over which millions of tons of Wellington coal had been hauled." - from pages 3 and 5. Includes copies of 5 black and white photographs which show the first train to Wellington in 1880, the locomotive Columbia, the last coal to be hoisted in the Nanaimo-Wellington district in November 1953, and more. Author was chief inspector of the Railways Branch. Unmarked. Average wear. Some damage to bottom two inches of left margin of page 3. Blue card covers. Book
256p., illus. 1,000+ steam, electric & diesel locomotives from 1804 to present Hardcover Very good condition very good d.j. good
Pages 161-192. Features: Cover photo of German aircraft downed at Palmyra with Vichy markings painted over swastika - absolute proof of collaboration between Vichy and the Axis powers; Photos of personalities of the week include Wing Commander Whitney Straight, Sir Emsley Carr, Sgt. Pilot James Allen Ward, V.C. (the first New Zealand V.C. in the present war), British POWs from Syria detraining at Baalbek; New British 18-ton "Crusader" tank; Photos of the "Beaufighter"; R.A.F. Channel rescue craft; Six photos of fighting at see in the Mediterranean and in Heligoland Bight; Air-photo of submarine building yards at Le Trait bombed by "Blenheims" in daylight; Two-pages of illustrations demonstrating that tanks are not invincible; Fishermen at War (article); Photos of British units ousting snipers from the ruins of Zenobia's Palmyra; Seven great sepia-tone photos illustrate the end of the Syrian campaign as Beirut fetes the entry of Allied troops under Generals Wilson and Catroux; Two pages with ten fascinating photos from the Russian Front, showing U.S.S.R. army units fighting with magnificent elan against the common enemy; Soviet Russia At War (article); Photo of signing of Poland's Pact of Friendship with Russia - Prime Minister Sikorski and M. Maisky, with Eden and Churchill at head of table; Centerfold illustrations demonstrate the value of pigeon-post as an accessory to wireless in war; Four excellent photos of the "Fortress I" bomber as it arrives in England - on its way to Germany; Two pages of photos of night and day scenes at a Fleet Air Arm training station; Two pages of photos of construction of the "Trans-Saharan" rail line to Dakar - with map and two artist's renderings of the diesel electric locomotives planned to service the line; Romantic discovery of a vast and unknown cavern on Mendip - article with three photos and map; Three pages of photos inside the newly-discovered Stalactite Caves at Mendip; Half-page photo-illustrated ad for the British Power Boat Company; Nice half-page Burberry services equipment ad; more vintage ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this informative wartime issue. Book
1960137960Howell-North Books, San Diego, Ca, 1960. 269 S. 4°, Leinen mit OU
