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192052056St. Paul MN: Northern Pacific Railway ca. 1920. 4to. 16 pp unpaginated. Title illustrated & printed in red & black map in red & black numerous photo illustrations rubricated initials. Colour-illustrated softcovers wraparound cover art of wagon train by Frank B. Hoffman 1888-1958 noted Western commercial artist who illustrated many travel posters and brochures for the Great Northern Railroad and the Northern Pacific slight shelfwear NF. First edition thus of this well-illustrated Northern Pacific brochure extolling and detailing the Lewis & Clark Expedition to the Pacific Northwest and the parallel route adopted by the NPRR over 75 years later. Of particular interest are the photos by Curtis Haynes Gifford & Schlecten of Montana Astoria Fort Snelling Sitting Bull & Buffalo Bill General Custer Gold Creek MT Last Chance Gulch Indian Scouts at Custer Battlefield and more. Northern Pacific Railway, paperback
0265956366.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1939145615Canadian Pacific Railway 1939. Softcover. Very good. 59 p. 34 cm. 12 full page colour sketches 1 photo 1 colour 2 p. map. Card covers. Edges a bit creased. Small tears around staples. Separate page lists Their Majesties' itinerary across Canada. <br/><br/>The section on P.E.I. is by Lucy Maude Montgomery New Brunswick by Charles G. D. Roberts Ottawa by Duncan Campbell Scott and British Columbia by Nellie McClung. A superb production. Canadian Pacific Railway paperback
78 pages. "Reviews the taxonomy, distribution, migrations, definition of stocks, and life history of spiny dogfish as background to an historical account of its utilization in the Northeast Pacific." - from Abstract. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page else clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
Photos include: The capture of the capital of Saar; Naval pictures from the Pacific Ocean; New pictures from the battle-line in Germany; Fighting in Mandalay; photos from the Russians; Coblenz (Koblenz) and Remagen; Massive captured German rail-mounted guns; The German citizen and the war; Iwo Jima conquest completed; The R.A.F. attack in Burma, Yugoslavia and Norway; Photos of the great 10-ton bombs of the R.A.F.; British scenes in field and shipyard; and more. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
174 pages. Author's signature upon title page. An adventure mystery - and a tale of horror, a dark 'Kidnapped.' Set in the rich wilderness of the Oregon coastline of the early 1800s, James White's novel has skillfully interwoven fact and conjecture centered on one of the most enigmatic figures in northwestern lore - Jack Ramsay, or "Lamazee." Prior owner's details atop half-title page else unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
20152083002115705827Kawade Shobo Shinsha 2015. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 287p Size: 22cm Number of books: 1 Kawade Shobo Shinsha paperback
folio [30 x 22 cm]; xii, 237 pp, numerous illustrations and plates, mostly in color from early sources, detailed bibliog, index. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and front cover, pictorial endpapers, dj (not price clipped), fine and clean copy, unused and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A description of the discovery of the unique fauna such as the Kiwi, Moa, Takahe and the Tuatara beginning with the voyages of Captain Cook to the end of the Victorian era. Attractive illustrations include those of Parkinson, Forster, Lear, Gould, Wolf, Martyn, Keulemans and Donovan cover all aspects of animal, bird, marine and insect life.
folio [30 x 22 cm]; xii, 237 pp, numerous illustrations and plates, mostly in color, detailed bibliog, index. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and front cover, pictorial endpapers, dj, fine and clean copy, unused. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A description of the discovery of the unique fauna such as the Kiwi, Moa, Takahe and the Tuatara beginning with the voyages of Captain Cook to the end of the Victorian era. Attractive illustrations include those of Parkinson, Forster, Lear, Gould, Wolf, Martyn, Keulemans and Donovan cover all aspects of animal, bird, marine and insect life.
44449730724016New. The Southern Pacific Trackside at Transition is a personal pictorial of the face of railroading during the transition years of one of the West's great railroads. As a youngster the author in the company of his mother traveled the system in search of photographic locations and interesting power. The author includes in this look at his lifetime of photography several other railroad companies and short line railroads that he covered during his travels. This 320 page landscape book contains 224 B&W and 145 color photographs most of which have never been published. Through his photography the author gives you a glimpse of railroading in the west. It is library bound with a dust jacket bibliography and index with a cover painting done by John Winfield. Contents:Dedication Acknowledgements pp. 7-10Southern California San Diego through Los Angeles to Vincent pp. 11-108Owens Valley Mojave to the Keeler Branch pp. 109-136San Joaquin Valley pp. 137-196The Central Coast San Luis Obispo to Davenport pp. 197-240The Bay Area pp. 241-260Northern California pp. 261-294The North Coast Tiburon The California Western and Pacific Lumber Co. pp. 295-310Bibliography pp. 311-312Index pp. 313-320. Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society hardcover with jacket 320 pages standard landscape book 10 x 8 in. 224 B&W and 145 Color photographs most never before published. Features: New Hardcover Jeffrey A. Cauthen and Donald M. Munger Southern Pacific H&T Society Arts History hardcover
1989003832Washington, Brassey'`s, 1989. -- Broschiert -- 8°
790 pages. Bibliography. Index. Reproductions of black and white photos. "Outlines the main trends in the past, present and possible futures of the diverse and stimulating societies of the world's most scattered region." - from Preface. Prior owner's name upon front free endpaper otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent reference. Book
Sidney, W.E. Smith Limited, s. a. (1974). Folio cuadrado; 95 pp. sin numerar, con gran cantidad de fotografías de Max Dupain, editado en la Navidad de 1974 por el Council of the City of Sidney. Ejemplar dedicado por un miembro de dicho Consejo a un visitante. Encuadernación original en cartoné impreso, fatigada.
2026x-1032552077Taylor & Francis Ltd 2026. Paperback. New. 168 pages. 9.18x6.12x9.21 inches. Taylor & Francis Ltd paperback
1355310830.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 239 pp, text illustrations from drwgs, numerous color illustrations from photos on plates, map endpapers showing route. original cloth, dj (not clipped), small remainder mark on lower edge of text block, fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author travelled from Oman on the Arabian Sea in a ship similar to those used 1,000 years ago in an attempt to follow Sinbad's voyages from "A Thousand and One Nights". He travelled to India, Sri Lanka and across the Indian Ocean to Sumatra and the Malacca Straits to the China Seas to Canton in a boat that was a replica of an Arab sailing ship that was used a thousand years ago. It is one of the most remarkable sailing stories of the twentieth century. This copy includes a copy of the author's article in National Geographic (July 1982), 'In the Wake of Sinbad', a 40 page article with many colored photos, map, and is complementary to the book. Its included as part of the entire issue of the National Geographic for that month.
010684Glendale CA: Trans-Anglo 1983. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Silver cloth. Map endpapers. x 257 3 pages. Illustrated. Bibliography. Index. Jacket has a small rectangular chip cut from the bottom edge of the rear panel. Contents clean and tight. "The Virginia & Truckee Railroad became a legend long before the last train ran in 1950. Those who lived in the days of glitter and bustle of Virginia City during the hectic days of the Comstock Lode have been gone for decades. Even those who rode the train to Virginia City as youngsters are vanishing. Ted Wurm and Harre Demoro well-qualified railroad scholars add this personal touch to this well-rounded story of the V&T which bring out little-known facts of the railroad's history." - David F. Myrick <br/> <br/> Trans-Anglo (1983). hardcover
1994EA446201994 208 p., numerous coloured figures and photographs, large 4to, paperbound. Library stamps. Upper part somewhat undulated.
1990019491<p>Portland OR: Oregon Historical Society Press 1990. Softcover. Very Good. 226pp; Covers clean & bright text unmarked binding is tight VG condition. Signed by Authors. History of the high tech industry in Portland Oregon from 1945 to 1986.</p> Oregon Historical Society Press paperback
Spine and endpapers a bit browned. ; The author describes this story as part novel, part travel journal, and part autobiography; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 296 pages
70-2525San Francisco : Security Pacific Gallery 1990. 4to. 16 pp. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illustrated paper wraps. Staple binding. Light shelf wear. Color plates throughout. Extremely Scarce. San Francisco : Security Pacific Gallery, 1990. paperback
1938VM145491938 107 p., 113 figs, 2 pls, roy. 4to, hcloth (original front cover laid on). Discovery Reports. Library stamps. Scarce.
1985ASeLOS A0Los Angeles: 1985. 1985. 4to. pp. 233. colour illus. throughout several fold-outs. cloth. dw. tear to head of spine. First Edition. F. Hardcover. Los Angeles: [1985]. Hardcover
69-4220Los Angeles California: Security Pacific Corporation 1987. 4to. Softcover. 52 pp. Color Plates. Good slight tear on binding.Provenance: Berkeley Architectural Historical Association Los Angeles, California: Security Pacific Corporation, 1987 paperback
1985163678Los Angeles Calif. : Security Pacific Corp. 1985. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 233 pages; Description: 233 p. : chiefly ill. some col. ; 32 cm. Subjects: Security Pacific Corporation. Art Modern --20th century --Private collections --California --Los Angeles --Catalogs Los Angeles, Calif. : Security Pacific Corp. hardcover
