Terebecki, M. K.MareMagnum
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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.
Fine English Original binding. Hardcover. Oblong large Roy. 8vo. B/w and color ills. 165, [3] p. In Turkish. Corporate history in Turkey of MAN Trucks and Vehicles. 1915'ten günümüze MAN ticari araçlar. 1966'dan günümüze MAN Türkiye. Translator: Deniz Bayrakçi.
168 pages. Superb compilation of classic southern rock songs as performed by The Allman Brothers. Six pages of colour photos of band members. Includes music, chords and lyrics to: Ain't Wastin' Time No More; Blackhearted Woman; Blue Sky; Come and Go Blues; Don't Keep Me Wonderin'; Don't Want You No More; Dreams; Every Hungry Woman; Hot'Lanta; I'm Your Hoochie Cooche Man; In Memory of Elizabeth Reed; It's Not My Cross To Bear; Jelly Jelly Blues; Jessica; Leave My Blues at Home; Les Brers in A Minor; Little Martha; Melissa; Midnight Rider; Mountain Jam; One Way Out; Pony Boy; Ramblin' Man; Revival; Southbound; Stand Back; Statesboro Blues; Stormy Monday Blues; Trouble, No More; Wasted Words; Whippin' Post; You Don't Love Me. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Precious memento of this great band. Book
Flexible ring-bound advertising publication in slip-case. No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Matt black slip case bumped at corners. 20pp. Lavish publicity brochure of Foden, its history, its products, its centres and an offer to visit the Sandbach Works. Overlay depictions of stages of truck construction. With large fold-out of their 1970s products. Includes a seven inch single of the Foden Motor Woks Band playing 'March - the Buccaneer' in sleeve in pocket - appears in perfect condition. Very scarce.
xl, 413 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "Documents the vital but unrecognized contribution of this important segment of Canada's army. From North Africa to Normandy, from Germany to Korea, Asia, and the Middle East, and from home training camps to the bush strips of the Arctic, the story of the Corps with its unfailing service and bustling supply lines is told in lucid prose." - dust jacket. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. Former library copy with usual markings. Dust jacket in clear protection which has been affixed to map endpapers. A sound reference copy. Dornbusch 178, Cooke [3e] p.153, Spadoni & Donnelly 1599. Book
416 pages. Profusely illustrated with black and white archival photos. Based upon extensive access to company records. "Throughout this narrative it has been our goal to show the evolution of the farm equipment industry - specifically International Harvester Company and its predecessors. It is hoped that the reader might see a thread of continuity in our attempt to portray the Company's goal of building labor-saving machines for the farmer." - from Preface. Clean and bright with very light wear. Handsomely decorated read boards. Front endpaper bears prior owner's ink stamps, blind stamp, and handwritten personal details. Atop several pages the page number has been hand-written in. Bit of writing inside back board. This copy was obviously cherished and treated accordingly by its prior owner. A lovely copy of this magnificent compilation. Book
90 pages. Glossary. List of sources. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of dozens of outstanding archival black and white photos which present the development of log trucking technology over the years, and some of the personalities who used and developed it, including Glenn Putnam, T.A. "Truie" Schneider, Bert Pickens, Crabtree Lumber Company, Norm Williams, Leonard Lively, Lloyd Christensen, J.T. McDonald; Howard Brown, H. Clay Myers II, Howard Jenkins, White Trucks, Allan Hedin, Lee Woods, Bob Rush, Bob Slagle, and Carson Strong. Documents some very obscure contraptions used in the early days. Reprint of the 1983 first edition. Usual library markings. Original paperback book, complete with covers, now sturdily bound in generic brown hardcover library binding. A sound copy of this wonderfully informative and entertaining reference. Book
94 pages. Fiction: The Terrible Morning; Mountain Time; (part 4 of 5); The Pond; A Serious Study of Love; A Man Needs a Horse; The Importance of Being Kissed. Articles: All Out Against Cancer; Little Miss Innocent; American in Germany; Underwater Wealth; A.W.O.L. De Luxe - Private John Martin, and American in the Canadian army; Fashion on the Downgrade; Lindbergh in Battle (conclusion); The Little Doc - Doris Gnauck; Bad Neighbor Policy - our diplomatic bungling in Latin America. Ads include: Mary Brewer in Ipana ad; Perry Como and Martha Stewart in G.E. Radio ad; Great logging-theme ad for International Trucks; Mercury cars; Elsie the Cow; Piper Cub; American Airline System; REO trucks; Clark's Teaberry Gum; Perilous Holiday (Movie ad); The Lockheed Constellation aircraft; Great back cover Coke ad shows male and female troops on train. Unmarked. Average wear. A sound copy of this vintage issue. Book
Front cover illustration of Major-General E.H.H. Allenby, the brilliant Cavalry Leader. Later phases of the Great Retreat. With the Northern French Armies during the Great Retreat. The Course of Events from Mons to Lemberg. Photos and illustrations include: The Grand Duke Nicholas - Generalissimo of the Russian Armies; with our French Allies - horse, foot, and artillery - in the field; Big Guns employed by the Allies against heavy artillery of the Germans; Buses converted to Lorries in France; and more. Average wear. Sound and unmarked copy. Book
308 pages including index. Profusely illustrated with archival black and white photographs of early logging equipment. "In terms of plant succession, the imprint of the shoes of tracklaying tractors in the woods are truly endless tracks in the woods. This book is written for those who wish to appreciate the woodlands of North America and to more fully participate in the management of such areas by acquiring additional historical perspective on how our current woodland landscapes have evolved." - from Introduction. Chapters include: Steam Tractors; Best and Holt Steam Wheel Tractors; Lombard Log Hauler; Logging with Big Wheels; Holt Tractor Company; C.L. Best Tractor Company; Cletrac; The Remainder of the Cast - Tracklaying manufacturers Besides Best and Holt 1920; War, Labor, Strife and Productivity; Caterpillar Tractor Company; The Competition - Allis Chalmers and International Harvester; Auxilliary Equipment for the Transportation of logs with Tracklaying Tractors; Stand Damage - The First Crisis in Logging with Tracklaying Tractors; Bulldozers; Scrapers; Motor Trucks for Hauling Logs; Tracked Loaders. Clean, bright and unmarked. Very light wear. Some bumping to two corners. Excellent copy of this work which is guaranteed to thrill the souls of early logging buffs. Book
