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184 pages. Features: Farmer Claude Pagles talks to General Marshall; How to choose a cow; We're inviting a foot-and-mouth disaster; A home for small flocks; Soil conservation needs a change; We're really saving soil today; Hunting our biggest cat; The Taylors of Walnut Hill - The Thomas R. Taylor family and their Walnut Hill Hereford Ranch of Barton County, KS; Greener grow their pastures; A bargain in cotton; Family story - J. Garrett Tolan Angus Cattle of Illinois; We need more meat; Plain talk; and more. Ads: Ipana ad features Frances Nalle and her kids Amanda and Bobo; Texaco ad features photo of invention at the Moore Brothers plantation near Navasota, TX; B.F. Goodrich ad features photo on the farm of Woody Doremus near Bakersfield, CA; ad for the Cessna 190 and 195; M-E rotary tillers; GE radio ad with illustration of Bea Wain; GMC trucks (color); Ford cars - with color photos in Italy, including the Leaning Tower of Pisa; International trucks; Jeep; Ford trucks; Case equipment; Futuramic Oldsmobile; New Dodge trucks; Minneapolis-Moline Universal "R" tractor - with color photos; Buick; Ford tractors (2 pages); Oliver 60 tractor; Sparton radio (color); True Temper tools; Stewart-Warner radios; Studebaker color ad inside back cover features W.K. Price Jr. of Orlando, FL; Camel cigarette color ad on back cover features Bronc rider Jerry Amber, fisher Mrs. Dorothy Allan Newstead, polo star Cecil Smith and table-tennis star Mary Reilly. Average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
pp. 389, (26) [Publisher's catalogue listing books on Electricity and Electric Railroads]. Illustrated with numerous drawings of electric motors, generators and accessories. Stamped ownership of Foster & Freeman, Patents, Dec. 5, 1893 Washington, DC on front paste down and page 100. Inner hinges cracked. 12mo. 180 mm. Original full blue cloth binding, slightly worn. Title page continues: Being a Summary of Current Periodical Literature Relating to Electric Railway Construction, Operation, Systems, Machinery, Appliances, Etc.". First Edition. Very good condition. VERIA 3
188 pages. Features: Signposts toward super yields; Scrob cows good-bye - artificial insemination; "Like to Ride with Daddy" - farm safety; California's new Millions; Clover Seed Can be a Cash Crop; Dyed-In-The-Wool Ranchers - the John Norton's of Montana's Gallatin Valley; I Farm in the Moon; That Laborsaving Tractor Lift; Making good land better; Now the aminals tell us; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
148 pages. Features: Does Jackpotitis threaten farm youth?; The Harlands of Willamette Valley - great color-photo illustrated article on this seed business family; More meat with cheaper feed; Farm help from abroad - article with photos of Ukrainian immigrants; Can we grow 300-bushel corn?; From brush to grass to dollars; Million-acre farm boom - color-photo-illustrated article on farming in Sonora, Mexico; "I'm Raising a crop of Boys." - Eleanor Hester of Shelby, MI; Formula for Big Yields; Other hybrids in the making; and more. Ads: Ipana; Texaco - with photo of farmer Byron Harris, near Ravenna, MI; Ford; Maxwell House; Plymouth; International Harvester (color photos of combines); Studebaker trucks; New Holland balers; Oliver crawler tractors; Buick; Dodge cars; Chesterfield cigarette ad features Bob Hope and tobacco grower William P. Wiseman of Dannville, VA; Cone denim; Minneapolis-Moline Harvestors; Joan Bennett in Auto-Lite ad; Ford truck ad with photos of bellmaker George Schulmerich of Sellersville, PA; Back cover Camel cigarette ad features color photo of baseball players Gene Bearden with Johnny Vander Meer. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
40 pages. Features: The Sears Roebuck office building in Minneapolis is featured in an ad for the Dovetail Anchor Slot Co. inside front cover; Super full-page photo ad for the Indiana Limestone company features the Palmolive Building in Chicago; Photo ad for Tidewater Red Cypress lumber; Nice pull-page photo ad for the Foley Saw Filer; Photo of the Ambassador Hotel Apartment Building in Milwaukee is featured in an ad for "Tie-To" inserts; Vintage full-page illustrated ad for International Trucks shows dump truck being loaded; vintage Skilsaw ad; The Missouri Pacific Building in St. Louis is featured in an ad for the Bonded Floors Company; Construction Technique in Remodeling - article with photos of how 5 stories were added to a 3-story building in San Francisco for a new department stor; Detailing Concrete Form Work - part V; Arc welding steel buildings and bridges - a review of progress to date and what remains to be done; The contractor and the courts; Latest prices of materials; Construction activity this week; Sealed proposal announcements; Back cover ad for General Electric features image of the Steuben Club Building in Chicago; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. These nostalgic topics and images are certain to please modern-day contractors. Magazine
88 pages. Features: Landlord vs. Tenant; Build-in protection against wind; Here comes a better cow; There is a best way for you to handle foreage; Breeding for better wool; "Tagged Atoms" work for the farmer; It pays to dry small grain; Harveste short cuts; New way to boost legumes; Scipio Smells a skunk (fiction); The Cecil and Susan Johnson family of Grant's Pass, OR. Ads: Tide detergent; '52 Dodge; Champion spark plug ad features the Ferry-Morse Seed Co. of San Juan Bautista, CA with Dick McKenna, Gilbert Bentley, John McCabe and John Moran; '52 Pontica; 1952 Ford trucks (color); GM XP-300 and Le Sabre cars; Case tractors with 'eagle hitch'; Homelite chainsaws; Ford Tractors (2-pages); Bob Hope in Auto-Lite ad; Great color ad for Ford's 1952 station wagons; Nice color 7up ad shows boy pouring pop into class of ice cream; Gillette razor ad features Phil Cavarretta; Kool-Aid; 1952 Studebaker cars (color); Fantastic color back cover Camel cigarette ad features Linda Darnell. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
533 pages. "Expert service information. More than 1,000 photos and illustrations. Full maintenance and troubleshooting data. Complete teardown and overhaul procedures." - from front cover. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. A quality working copy. Book
58 pages. Features: Madam Queen - Missouri Pacific Lines - article with photos; $2 million investment in the new Powhatan Arrow by Norfolk & Western - article with photos; San Francisco's Belt Line; Passengers and Trailer Trucks ride the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad - article with map and photos; Photo Section including nice centerfold photo of St. Louis - San Francisco's train No. 409 steaming across Oklahoma; Welded Rail - Continuous Rail promises to be worth the investment - article with photos; The Wandering West Penn - a trip on the pastoral electric line - article with map and nice photos; Southern Pacific innovative photo feature; Archival photos of early days on the Soo Line; Great vintage ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
28 pages. Features: Betty Lee - "How I kicked the movie habit"; The Homesteaders - they opened up the west (photo-illustrated pioneer anecdotes); Nice one-page colour-photo ad for the 1977 Ford Pickup Trucks features red and white model in manly fishing locale; The Bank of Beaux Arts - Since 1972 it's been given $1 million/year to purchase contemporary Canadian art and rent it to other government departments; Rewards of a Word Dealer - Novelist R. Lance Hill; Bedtime snack recipes. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
140 pages. Features: Golden Newbies - BTO, Trooper, Prism, Doucette, Stonebolt, Nick Gilder and Chilliwack are making records in Vancouver - fantastic article with great photos of Bruce Allen, Sam Feldman, Jay Gold, Terry David Mulligan, and others; Microsurgery - Glen Whitehouse gets a new thumb; Alison Griffiths - Managing the U.S. Women's Ski Team; Victor Lee and the local Chinese Benevolent Association; When Trucks Went Logging - an incredibly informative and readable account of the adventurous development of truck logging in B.C.; Quircky reduction kiln - a long day and night at the high fire kiln; Gaawa-Hanas - The Enchanted Place, Poem by Peter Trower; and more. Above-average wear. PLEASE NOTE: Covers not included. Magazine
192 pages. Totally jam-packed with black and white reproductions of fantastic archival photos, plus some in color. Glossary of Trucker Talk. "Trucking is a way of life, with its own perspective on the world. It is a job with dignity and plenty of responsibility. It has its heartaches and it has its high times. It offers independence and a whiff of freedom, but for most who get behind the wheel of a semi truck, it soon becomes an obsession. Here is the story of these individuals and their vehicles from the Pioneer period to the present day." - dust jacket.. Umarked with average wear to book and dust jacket. A vintage gem for any fan of American trucking history. Book
88 pages. Features: RFK seeks New York Senate seat; Barry Goldwater and Republican Party leaders meet to seek unity; "Frontlash" - might be how LBJ described Goldwater's initiative; Cyprus - Precarious ceasefire; South Vietnam - guerrilla war returns; Congo - rebel siege/approaching chaos; Negro problems in Elizabeth and Paterson, NJ; Two-page photo ad by NBC features political convention coverage by Chet Huntley and David Brinkley; Interesting 2/3-page article on James Bond author Ian Fleming, with small photo; Leon Bibb; Canada's Maclean's Magazine faces financial challenges; Golfer Juan (Chi Chi) Rodriguez - article with photos; August is Europe's Mad Vaction Month; Excellent one-page color-photo ad for International Trucks shows cab being mounted on frame in assembly plant, and finished product on the road; Lee Iacocca - his bet on the Ford Mustang pays off; Who Drinks? - The Beer Brewer's Dilemma; Hammermill Bond ad features large photo of Don Steele of Kansas City; The first papal helicopter ride; Billy James Hargis and the Christian Crusade for Christ and America; Two-page NBC Radio Network ad features illustrations of Russ Ward, Robert McCormick, Peter Hackes, and Morgan Beatty; Interesting color-photo ad inside back cover for Bank of America Travellers Cheques features scene in formal Japanese restaurant; Back cover color ad for Tempo cigarettes "with far more activated charcoal"; and much more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: Highway to Canoe Country - one of Ontario's newest roads leads to the well-established town of Atikokan and Steeprock Mine in Northwestern Ontario; Five Ways to 'Do' the Rockies; The Woodcarvers of Port Joli - Route 2 on the south shore of the St. Lawrence; Twin Brothers, Twin Trucks - The Robertson brothers, Dave and Phil, from near Niagara Falls and their 1948 1/2-ton pickup trucks customized with early truck caps for storage and sleeping, all for less than $50.00!; Those Road Maps, by Lillian Allison. Two-inch opening at bottom of cover fold. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
66 pages. Features: News Photos; Grand Trunk Western and Detroit's only rail suburban service; Photo-illustrated Article on Trucks; Adding large chunks of ice to reefers; TVA to the Rescue - Its demand for coal keeps coal-hauling short lines in business; Photo Section; Nice photo centerfold shows the Polar Star pausing at Badminton Station at night; Inside Burlington - Part 2 - a detailed illustrated article; Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania - photos; Great vintage ads; and more. Small faint date stamp atop back cover otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Magazine
142 pages. Features: Home-Built street trucks; First Time Around - Our clean custom cover S-truck; Time Traveler - a well-aged Chevy with lots of kick; Pro Phantom - this is how to do up a Chevy; Big Blue; Upstairs, Downstairs - home-built the hard way; 100+ beste bolt-ons; Ford's design guru speaks's out; How to Switch - TBI to TPI - manifold magic for Chevys; Fantastic back cover color-photo Toyota ad features Leo Warfield and his yellow pickup which has over 600,000 miles on it!; and much more. Unmarked with 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
62 pages. Features: London Toy and Model Museum; Neustadt - an HO scale German layout by Stephen Rabone; Building a Layout - 17; Merry-Go-Round Hoppers; Performance of Locomotive Mechanisms -3; Plans Page - GNR Twin articulated suburban coaches; Lineside Lorries in the '80s; Wallsea - Barrie C. Walls with headlamp codes on his 0 gauge layout. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 211pp. Book three of the mini company histories of thirty-one American trucking companies, celebrating 100 years of existence since the first firms were set up in 1890 - the small companies who led the way with trade and transport across North America. Each mini history is accompanied by at least one full-page image of one of their trucks. Extremely scarce.
94 pages. Features: Flight of the Phoenix - Ron Turner's 1956 Ford F-100; 5th Annual Chevy/GMC Truckin' National's; Thacker's Weed Whacker - Dave Thacker's 1979 Datsun; Armor Deck - the security blanket for trucks; Suzuki's new Samurai; Holiday Gift Guide; Readers' Renderings; Formula S-10 Blazer - Bob Clark's 1985 S-10 Blazer; 590 H.P. Mini Van! - Ford of Europe makes fast deliveries; Mini Van Coversion - the final chapter; 1986 Toyotas; Fresno F-100 Harvest - the 15th Annual North/South Run. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
94 pages. Features: A Better Bachmann Caboose; Build a Bridge and Gauntlet; Cape Sarah Station; The Norma Beach Railway; Getting Started in Garden Railroading - Part 6; Southern Railway's 4-6-2 in 1:29; Regauging Aristo-Craft's 4-6-2; MDC Trucks for 0-Gauge. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
pp. 55, (9)[Lubrication Record]. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Damp stained. 8vo. Original printed wraps, worn. First Edition. A classic line of trucks. The windshield in the pick-up opened from the bottom for ventilation. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AUTO/1
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, single crease to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 213pp. Book one of the mini company histories of forty-eight American trucking companies, celebrating 100 years of existence since the first firms were set up in 1890. These were mostly the small companies who led the way with trade and transport across North America. Each mini history is accompanied by at least one full-page image of one of their trucks. Extremely scarce in the UK.
No marks or inscriptions. Reading crease to front cover and crease to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 237pp. Book two of the mini company histories of thirty-five American trucking companies, celebrating 100 years of existence since the first firms were set up in 1890. This volume concentrates mainly on the 1950s and 1960 for the small companies who led the way with trade and transport across North America. Each mini history is accompanied by at least one full-page image of one of their trucks. Extremely scarce in the UK.
45 pages. Index of motor marks. Chart of general dimensions. Undated but appears to be circa 1958. Chapters include: Chassis; Lorry Bodies; Vans and Cars; Buses; Special Purpose Vehicles; Details; Wheels; and more. Moderate quantity of markings to contents. Somewhat above-average external wear and soiling. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book
pp. 55, (1)[Index]. Illustrated. 8vo. Original blue printed wraps, slightly worn. Covers all sorts of Chevrolet trucks, including the Independence Series and one and a half ton trucks, etc. First Edition. Nice copy. AUTO/1
