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1843161137.: . 1843. Unbound. Very Good. EDINBURGH COACH BUILDER. John Stoddart Coach Builder & Harness Maker Edinburgh. An engraved bill head made out to Wm Brodie for four dung carts dated April 25th 1843. 130mm x 160mm. 1843. <br/> <br/> . unknown
182704116032001Black Young & Young London 1827. Editio Nova. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Sophoclis: Tragoediae Septem. In 2 volumes. Prelims and individual plays and notes to plays are in Latin text of plays is in Greek. Half-leather covers with marbled boards are rubbed and worn. Leather split over external joints. Shelf-wear to edges. Lightly bumped corners. Spine chipped with areas of surface loss over bands and at spine-ends Vol.1 larger area of surface loss at upper spine-end Vol 2. Marbled text-block edges. Darkened upper text-block edges. Tight binding. Clean pages. Foxing to end-papers. xvi 132 140 iii-xxii 23-162 iii-xvi 17-126 iii-vi 7-122. i-xii 13-119 iii-xii 13-156 iii-xx 21-198 477-523. 2-volume set complete. Text is in Latin & Greek. No dust jacket as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 04116032001. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. This book is heavier than 1kg and may incur additional delivery charges on some delivery services to some locations. Black, Young & Young hardcover
1834r1536Lipsiae Leipzig: Caroli Tauchnitii Taunitzch. G : in Good condition. Covers rubbed and bumped with some edge and corner wear. Loss to title label. Browning throughout. 1834. Editio Stereotypa. Black hardback cloth cover. 170mm x 110mm 7" x 4". vi 1036pp. Ad optimus editiones inprimis Everardi Van Der Hooght Ex Recensione Aug. Hahnii Expressa. Hebrew Bible. Introduction in Latin. . Caroli Tauchnitii [Taunitzch] hardcover
187447196Leipzig: Muquardt 1874. Broché. Mauvais état. in-8. Dos cassé Couverture sale avec tampon Complet des 4 planches en couleur 203 pages Exemplaire à relier Muquardt unknown
1889864M14Lipsiae Leipzig: Sumptibus Ottonis Holtze 1889. Leather. Near Fine. 5.5" by 4". Not Stated. A small attractive volume of the poetical works of Horace; an uncommon edition edited by Karl Hermann Weise and bound in full vellum. A later edition of this work in a full vellum binding with decorative gilt to the spine and marbled end papers. Ink inscription to the first blank page and to the title page. A collection of the best known poetical works of the Roman satirist Horace in the original Latin edited by Karl Hermann Weise. 'Odes' is a collection of four books of lyric poems by Horace originally published in 23 BC and 13 BC. The odes are written in an imitation of the short lyrical poems written by the Greek poets Sappho Pindar and Alcaeus. They cover a range of subjects including religion wine patriotism love friendship and morality. This particular version edited by Karl Hermann Weise is becoming uncommon. In a full vellum binding. Externally very smart with only a couple of small marks to the front board. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot to the first and last few pages. Near Fine Sumptibus Ottonis Holtze hardcover
184562953vii 240 pages has been interleaved with blanks text in Greek Published by Tauchnitz hardcover
1817275585Lipsiae: sumtibus Frid. Christ. Guil. Vogelii 1817. Editio Quarta. Hardcover. Finely re-bound in contemporary gilt-blocked calf. Remains preserved overall; tight bright clean and sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the library of J.B. Wilterdink with the owner's bookplate. Physical description; 489 pages. Subjects; Albii Tibulli Carmina. Latin texts. Lipsiae: sumtibus Frid. Christ. Guil. Vogelii hardcover
189046913Illinois: Frank's Fine Art Car 1890. Very Good. Illinois: Frank's Fine Art Car n.d. ca. early 1890s. Original albumen cabinet card of a serious young woman with her multi-thong riding whip 13x10cm affixed to card mount 16.5x11cm captioned along bottom edge "Frank's Fine Art Car." Image and mount a bit foxed along top edge brief peeling from mount at top right-hand corner of photo else Very Good. <br /> <br /> Verso of mount is illustrated with a line drawing of a steam engine chugging along a tree-lined elevated line followed by the baggage car and then Frank's Fine Art Car. Frank Bogges the traveling train photographer operated primarily in central Illinois during the early 1890s providing inexpensive photographic portraitures around the state. . Frank's Fine Art Car unknown
189521132London: Henry J. Drane. Good with no dust jacket. 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Covers rubbed and dust stained. ; No date 1895. vi 7-132 colour frontispiece one plate "A Bird's eye-view of Conrad Wm. Schmidt's F.A. Glaeser's Factory in 1895" 5 advertisements 3 blank pages. Limp orange cloth boards with black lettering on spine and front boad. Page dimensions: 183mm x 123mm. Contents: Introductory Remarks; Priming; Priming - Second Coat; Filling Up; Rubbing; First Coat of Paint; Stopping - Lead; Facing; Ground Colour; Varnishing - First Coat; Flatting; Varnishing - Second Coat; Varnishing - Third Coat; Carriage Wheels Shafts Etc.; Japan and How to Use It; Leather-Coverd Carriages - How to Treat Them; Colours; Lining; Choice of Colours; Mixing Colours; Touching Up and Revarnishing; Matching Colours; Leather Heads or Tops - How to Touch Up and Revarnish; Painting Iron Work; Varnished Work; Basket Carriages or Wicker Work; Trademen's Carts and Vans; Brushes - Their Selection and Care; Why Varnish Goes Bad and How to Prevent It; Blistering and Cracking; Railway Carriage Painting; Locomotive Engine Painting; Writing Scrolling Etc.; Scrolling Ornament Etc.; Table to Assist the Writer in the Choice of Colours for Blocking; Work-Time Tables; Table for Best Painted Work; Table for Varnished Work; Table for Japanned Work; Table for Trademen's Carts and Vans; Conclusion. . Henry J. Drane hardcover
184544214Heidelbergae : Chr. Fr. Winter 1845. 230x150mm. VIII- Basil-Halbledereinband. Wichtig Stockfleking. 1578 Chr. Fr. Winter unknown
1895021264London: Henry J. Drane 1895. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 131 pages plus six pages of ads for varnish suppliers. The Coach Painter's Hand-Book offers no publishing date which I have taken from Internet Archive. The boards are badly stained; the front end paper is missing exposing the front hinge though the binding remains very good.There is intermittent dust staining throughout the book though obvious it is not horrific and finally the back end paper and paste down suffer from very mild water staining at the edges. Aesthetically the book is not pretty but it is still very serviceable. <br/> <br/> Henry J. Drane hardcover
183631748Philadelphia: Vandyke & Downing 1836. Very Good. Philadelphia: Vandyke & Downing 1836. Pictorial printed broadside 15.5x19.5cm. accomplished in manuscript; top edge adorned with three small woodcut illustrations depicting two types of coaches and a pile of luggage. Small closed tear at top edge towards left-hand corner not approaching text old paper remnants to verso from having been previously mounted subsequent toning showing through to recto else a Very Good example.<br /> <br /> Receipt dated Philadelphia May 5 1836 acknowledging business conducted between the coach makers Vandyke & Downing located at S. Tenth Street between Locust and Walnut and a Mr. George Brinton. Brinton purchased a coach harness $75 in exchange for a second hand harness credited $20. Similar receipts not separately catalogued in OCLC as of January 2025. Vandyke & Downing unknown
1888221661888. Original patent documentation for Edmond Verstraete's innovative 1888 railway car design an uncommon surviving artifact from the era of rapid industrial expansion and technological advancement in American rail transport. Verstraete Edmond. Railway Car. Washington D.C.: U.S. Patent Office July 24 1888. Patent No. 386512. First edition. 2 printed lithograph sheets measuring 9" x 7". Signed by inventor and witnesses. Includes two detailed mechanical drawings by Verstraete with formal submission details signed by the inventor and his attorney.<br /> <br /> This patent filed during a period when the U.S. railroad network was transforming American commerce and mobility documents Verstraete's reconfiguration of the passenger car interior and structural layout. The diagrams show side and overhead views of a self-contained passenger railcar marked by articulated platform entries segmented internal seating and a defined vestibule region. Of note are the annotated elements marked "x" in red ink labeled as "Lower entries" and "Passengers" likely indicating areas of operational focus or examiner queries. The first sheet offers a longitudinal cross-section while the second presents a plan and elevation revealing design emphasis on safety comfort and structural balance.<br /> <br /> The late 19th century witnessed a proliferation of railway car patents as inventors sought to enhance efficiency passenger experience and operational safety in the context of growing urban transit systems and long-haul travel routes. Verstraete's work fits within this inventive surge paralleling the emergence of Pullman cars electric trolleys and elevated rail networks. As cities like New York Chicago and San Francisco expanded rail-based infrastructure designs such as this laid the groundwork for more integrated mass transit and intercity rail travel. Light toning minor smudge at lower margin of first sheet archival notations in red and pencil at margin; "EXAMINER" hand-stamped at top. Overall very good condition. A scarce and compelling primary document reflecting the ingenuity and regulatory mechanics of the Gilded Age railroad boom ideal for researchers in industrial history transportation technology and the evolution of public transit. unknown
1900013582305 Flinders Lane Melbourne: The Thomson Motor Car Ltd 1900. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Printed by Syd Day 16 Wrights lane Melbourne. Covers crisp and fun faded to rear cover for 2cm around the top and stapled edge. Map of Australia on rear cover with picture of the Thomson car in the center. Sketch of the New light model to inside of rear cover. A Day by day account of the first cross country journey in Australia. To be followed by such greats as Francis Birtles and Michael Terry. <br/> <br/> The Thomson Motor Car Ltd paperback