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196638722New York: The Macmillan Company 1966. Hardcover. 4to. Red cloth with gilt lettering and emblem slipcase with color pictorial label. 207pp. Extensive illustrations most color maps pictorial endpapers. Fine/very good. Slipcase lightly edgeworn and sunned. A tighty and handsome first edition of this outstandingly illustrated gathering of primary source material. The Macmillan Company hardcover
1390216985.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
18820007631Chicago: Fergus Printing 1882. First Collected edition. printed wrappers. Fine. 12mo 208 pages as new folded but never sewn. <br/><br/>Fergus Historical Series no.18. Includes William Mosley Hall's speech "A National Railroad to the Pacific" the first speech promoting a trans-continental railroad for America. Illinois Congressman Abraham Lincoln was a delegate to this Convention: his brief speech there was his first before a nationwide platform - and it caught the ear and mind of Horace Greely also a delegate that this Lincoln was an up-and-comer. see Howes C371; Gutter Between the Waters and the Wind 14. Fergus Printing unknown
1882DEMO016530IChicago: Fergus Printing 1882. First Collected edition . Flexible covers. Very Good. 12mo208 pages untrimmed wrappers 1 short tear else fresh <br/><br/>Fergus Historical Series no.18. Includes William Mosley Hall's speech "A National Railroad to the Pacific" the first on this subject Chicagoans focussed on getting support for the Illinois & Michigan Canal which would tie together the western waters of the Great Lakes with the great inland navigable rivers. "The meeting of that Convention raised the value of the Chicago property at once and was the starting point of its unheard of prosperity - Wm. M. Hall Commissioner." This is a much expanded annotated and indexed treatment of the original 1847 publication. This convention caused Abraham Lincoln's first visit to Chicago which he addressed on two occasions in its 3 days. see Howes C371; Gutter Between the Waters and the Wind 14. Fergus Printing unknown
0428787983.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0428175201.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
0366372718.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
0366372815.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
151860240Seattle WA & Portland OR; San Francisco: Oregon Steam Navigation Company OSN Lithographers Britton Rey & Co. May 15 1874. Oblong 8vo. 9.5 x 5.25 in. 1 lithographed stock certificate printed in red & black image of OSN sidewheeler decorative borders signed by Wygant Ainsworth & Thompson at lower fore-edge transfer printed on verso signed by Edwin M. Lewis to Mrs. Kate J. Jones w/ stamps of paid dividends in 1878 and 1880. A nicely lithographed and rare original stock certificate issued in 1874 by Jay Cooke and the Northern Pacific Railroad to raise money for OSN after many of its original stockholders had sold out in 1867 as the Company continued to compete with Ben Holladay’s Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Unfortunately OSN became entangled with the declining financial woes of the Northern Pacific to the extent that by 1879 Henry Villard representing German Bondholders in 1879 purchased the OSN paid off the certificate holders by 1880 and the company disappeared into Villard’s transcontinental railroad. Edwin Lewis in Shasta OR transferred this certificate to Kate J. Jones May 1 1875 and shows the stamps of being paid off in dividends when the Northern Pacific absorbed OSN’s four railroads 26 steamboats and real estate in Portland Astoria The Dalles Umatilla OR and Vancouver WA. Oregon Steam Navigation Company (OSN), Lithographers, Britton, Rey & Co., unknown
192759226Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office Hydrographic Office U.S. Navy 1927-1928. Two vols. 8vo. 8 viii 424; 6 v 1 446 pp. With 4 large folding colour maps 1 double-sided elevation maps showing harbor entrances numerous photo plates. Beige publisher’s cloth black lettering front cover & spine darkening to spine fore-edges minor shelfwear dustsoiling still VG set. Third & Seventh editions revised & updated of these coast pilot guides to Central America and Mexico in the 1920’s. Prior to modern GPS systems and satellite navigation these regularly updated and revised navigation handbooks provided key sailing instructions often drawing not only from Mexican and West Indies sources but also governmental publications in the Panama Canal sailing reports from U.S. Navy vessels and those from merchant ships. The first large map delineates not only the requisite coast pilots for sailing in American waters but also the charts to be ordered from the Hydrographic Office. Government Printing Office, Hydrographic Office, U.S. Navy, hardcover
1931030972Edinburgh: The Porpoise Press 1931. First Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Fine/Fine DJ. Eight Woodcuts By Freda Bone. 160 Pp. Sea Chanteys. Extensive Glossary At End. Fine Book No Wear Or Marks Gilt Bright In Fine As New Dj No Wear Or Fading At All Small Areas Of Faint Blue Offsetting To Spine And Front Panel Not Price-Clipped; Dj Was Preserved Separately From The Book. Exhibition Quality. <br/> <br/> The Porpoise Press hardcover
0332162346.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
0364128054.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
0364897430.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
191119610Toronto: Niagara Navigation Company. Very Good. 1911. First Edition. Softcover. Water damage in the gutter at the bottom which does not show on the wraps. This brochure is both advertising and a timetable. As-is. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 32 pages . Niagara Navigation Company paperback
0366447033.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
P22282British India Steam Navigation Company: 1959 UK softcover 22 pages with photos of the interior of the sister ships Kenya and Uganda. In very good conditon paperback
192059237Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office Hydrographic Office U.S. Navy 1920-1940. Five vols. 8vo. vi 638; v 1 287 1; 8 390 pp.; 1; 2 17 1 leaves. With 5 large folding colour maps numerous plates showing elevations. Three volumes uniformly bound in blue publisher’s buckram gilt lettering front cover & spine darkening to spines fore-edges minor shelfwear dustsoiling slightly shaken Supplements in self-printed softcovers edgewear toning to fore-edges minor chipping still VG- set. Third editions revised & updated of vols. I & II second edition of vol. II and 1st editions of both scarce Supplements of these coast pilot guides to British Columbia including lower Alaska and upper Washington in the years between the World Wars. Prior to modern GPS systems and satellite navigation these regularly updated and revised navigation handbooks provided key sailing instructions often drawing not only from Brazilian Argentine and British coast pilots as well as sailing reports from U.S. Navy vessels and those from merchant ships. The first large map delineates the requisite coast pilots for sailing in B.C. waters and charts to be ordered from the Hydrographic Office while the second maps depict the sailing routes to Asia the Soviet Union and the Arctic across the Pacific. Both editions of Vol. II are offered here with the expanded 3rd edition featuring nearly double the material and extra map of the 2nd. Government Printing Office, Hydrographic Office, U.S. Navy, paperback
200333333336969Brussels Belgium.: PIANC General Secretariat. 2003. Includes a CD ROM. This book is part of a large purchase from a Public Sector Library and except where mentioned are for the most part LIKE NEW! MOSTLY the ONLY flaws are the blacked out they insisted Library stamps which show many of them to be UNUSED! This copy is Near Fine NEAR NEW. FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. FROM A DEALER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE!. EX PUBLIC SECTOR LIBRARY BLACKED OUT STAMPS. This is the First Edition. Glossy Pictorial Card. Near Fine NEAR NEW/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. CARD COVERED PAPERBACK. PIANC General Secretariat. Paperback
192659234Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office Hydrographic Office U.S. Navy 1926; 1930. Two vols. 8vo.viii 478 pp.; 1 22; 1 leaves. With 1 large folding colour map. First vol. in tan publisher’s buckram black lettering front cover & spine minor soiling spotting fore-edges of covers darkening to spine very slight uniform interior toning; 2nd. vol. w/ self-printed softcovers toning to fore-edges minor chipping still VG set. Second edition stated of vol. I and 1st edition of Supplement. These uncommon coast pilot guides to Eastern Mediterranean waters the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov draw upon British Royal Navy Ottoman Empire & Turkish coast pilots Russian & U.S. Navy reports. Prior to modern GPS systems and satellite navigation these regularly updated and revised navigation handbooks provided key sailing instructions. The maps outlines the available charts for the designated areas surrounding the Black Sea as well as detailing those for the extensive set of the Mediterranean Sea. Government Printing Office, Hydrographic Office, U.S. Navy, paperback
0266226426.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
192059233Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office Hydrographic Office U.S. Navy 1920-1930. Seven vols. 8vo. 4 365 1; 584; v 1 4 447 1 pp.; 2 22; 1; 2 57 1; 1 36 2 leaves. With 3 large folding colour maps numerous photo plates elevation views. Three uniformly bound in blue publisher’s buckram gilt lettering stamped on front covers & spines edgewear dustsoiling very slight uniform toning bowing to covers on vol. III some scuffing supplements all w/ self-printed softcovers edgewear rippling toning to fore-edges some predation still a G set w/ maps in bright condition. First editions stated of these uncommon coast pilot guides to Australian waters drawing upon British Royal Navy coast pilots Australian and U.S. Navy reports. Prior to modern GPS systems and satellite navigation these regularly updated and revised navigation handbooks provided key sailing instructions. The maps outlines the available charts for the designated areas surrounding Australia as well as those for the East Indies Pilot. First editions of these Hydrographic Office pilots are quite scarce and seldom seen with the supplements. Government Printing Office, Hydrographic Office, U.S. Navy, paperback
59127Neuchâtel Verlag Baconnière 1947 Auflage: 1. Leinen gebunden; blaue goldgeprägte Einbände / 3 Bände / Anz. Seiten: 278 35 144 / 225 x 305 cm / mit 35 ausfaltbaren Tafeln Schemata und Karten Bd. 2; 8 Schemata und 4 Karten 2 davon ausfaltbar Bd. 3 / Zustand: gut geringe bis leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Einbände gering fleckig Bd. 1 Bd. 3 fleckig Bd. 2 Rücken leicht gebräunt Schnitt mässig stockfleckig und etwas gebräunt Vorsatz bis Vortitel leicht fleckig Bd. 1 Mit Widmung des Direktors der Zellulosefabrik Attisholz sowie beiligendem Brief; Inhalt: Band 1: Technischer Generalbericht bearbeitet von Ing. H. Blattner Leiter der Studien Genfersee-Rhein: Allgemeines; Die Technischen Studien; Zusammenstellung der Gesamtkosten; Allgemeine Betrachtungen und Bemerkungen zu den technischen Ergebnissen der Projekte; Die technischen Schlussfolgerungen; Band 2: Tafelbeilagen; Band 3: Bericht über die volkswirtschaftliche und wirtschaftliche Beurteilung einer Schiffahrtsverbindung Genfersee-Rhein: Allgemeine Übersichtspläne; Projektabschnitt I Entreroches-Kanal; Projektabschnitt III Bielersee-Aaremündung in den Rhein; Graphische Fahrpläne Aarau - Aarwangen-Wynau - Bernerschachen - Beznau - Binnenschiffahrt - Brugg-Lauffohr - Eclépens-Orbe - Genfersee-Vufflens-la-Ville - Jura-Seen - Klein-Aarwangen - Klingnau - Olten-Gösgen - Orbe-Yverdon - Rüchlig - Rupperswil-Auenstein - Staustufen - Vufflens-la-Ville-Eclépens-Orbe - Wildegg-Brugg - Wynau-Olten Neuchâtel, Verlag Baconnière, 1947, Auflage: 1. unknown
BN168889Audio Navigation und Telematik für Kraftfahrzeuge <br/><br/>Audio Navigation und Telematik für Kraftfahrzeuge Audio Navigation und Telematik für Kraftfahrzeuge unknown
196747805Stockholm Sundbyberg: Lo edita Le Comité Nordique d'Organisation Imp. Solna Tryckeri Sundbyberg 1967.- 414 p.: Ilustraciones fotográficas entre el texto; 4º 232 x 185 cm: Buena impresión sobre papel satinado de excelente calidad; Texto en francés;Tela Ed. lomo dorado y plancha dorada en la tapa anterior. Excelente estado. MARINA PIRATAS CORSARIOS BUCANEROS Livre en français Le Comité Nordique d'Organisation hardcover