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93 pages plus 8 pages of wonderful vintage ads. Features: My Bear Hunt in the B.C. Rockies - Part I, by E. Ashmead-Bartlett; Thrilling stories of the Air, with amazing crash photos; A Doctor in the Holy Land - Dr. H.J. Bailey in Palestine - Gaza and Nablus; Facing Death for Cinema Thrills - some hairbreadth escapes of well-known motion-picture stars, related by themselves, with photos; Tales of the Service - part IV - Tossed into the Bog - a true tale by a Customs Officer from the West Coast of Scotland; The Pirate of the Pacific - Count von Luckner - with photos; A Woman's Journey Across Africa - part V of Eva J. Jordan's 4,000 mile honeymoon trip across the dark continent; Beyond the Law - part IV, by Emmett Dalton, the sole survivor of the Dalton Gang; Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram - Part IV, by Fanny Bullock Workman and William Hunter Workman - with photos by the authors; The Drover Dempster - A.A. Beattie relates a deadly drive of 500 miles in Australia; The Disappearing Island - Helen Darbishire describes Ocean Island in the South Pacific - built entirely of phosphates - with nice photos; "Lionel - Because of the Lions" - Mrs. Fred Maturin (Edith Porch) explains how she came to name a lonely station near the Congo, on the Cape-to-Cairo Railway; The Water Miracles of India - how the engineer has wiped out India's famine scourge and reclaimed millions of acres of land by the erection of vast irrigation works - with great photos; Photo of 28-lb lobster; Photo of French school-children in war zone wearing gas masks; Photo of a Mormon Church in Salt Lake City converted into an auto shop; photo of the quaint circumcision garb worn in Uganda. Nostalgic back cover ad by the Haywood Tire & Equipment Co. of Indianapolis proves that the tire repair business was booming in 1918! Full-page ad inside back cover boasts that the Newell Pharmacal Co. can banish the smoking habit in 48 to 72 hours. Small ad for Emblem motorcycles and bicycles. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Pages 194-284 plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Romance of the French Foreign Legion; Adrift in a Mine-Field - two men drift through a mine-field in a crippled seaplane, fending off mines with their bare hands!; That Night - a rice-planter's cyclone ordeal on Bordelieu Island off the Florida coast; An Englishwoman in South America - Mrs. Mayer-Nixson describes the ways of Chilean (Chilian) policemen, the curious manners and customs of the people, and the odd habits of Chilean servants; The End of the Rainbow - an adventure of Etienne, a half-breed trapper in Northern Canada who had not heard of WWI; Rua the Prophet - the curious history of a Maori fanatic, Rua Kenana, who established a native "New Jerusalem" in the heart of the wild and inaccessible Urewera Mountains of New Zealand - article with great photos; Canada's Last Frontier - part II of a photo-illustrated narrative of a trip to Canada's Eskimo country - including a photo of Fort McMurray which was but a tiny clearing in the woods, plus a photo of an early oil well, and the Pelican gas 'gusher' which had been buring for 18 years!; Our Zambezi Lion-Hunt - adventure involving a black-faced lion; The Tale of the "Tara" - the adventures of the crew of the auxilliary cruiser "Tara," torpedoed off the North African coast - photo-illustrated article; Exploring the Black Canyon - A.L. Fellows and W.W. Torrence help tap a river by a tunnel which irrigates a previously barren valley in Colorado. Unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Pages 90-178 plus 16 pages of great vintage ads, many illustrated. Features: The pitfalls of a man who purchased three submarine-chasing 'M.L.'s' and set out to bring them from Rosyth to the Thames - with only one boat reaching her destination - with illustrations and a photo of the boat which survived; Some Adventures with Jaguars; Photo and brief write-up of a nine-foot boa constrictor housepet in Ecuador which showed remarkable affection for its master; Unkown Peru - an Englishman who has lived in Peru for many years describes his experience in unknown regions - illustrated with his photos (part 1); Mangahau the 'Magician' - a Maori tale of a prodigal son and Tapu ; In Search of Sea Monsters - F.A. Mitchell-Hedges sets out on a two-year expedition to find and catch the world's largest fish - with photos (part 1); The Poker Bandits; a 'hold-up' at the Red Deer Lumber Company's camp in Manitoba leads to an exciting and tragic man-hunt; A Miracle of Marine Salvage - the strange case of the 'St. Paul' - with photos; The Road to Timbuctoo - another humourous adventure of Leo Walmsley of the "Three Asses in the Pyrenees" articles; A Motorcycle in High Albania - Kenneth Robertson was the first motorcyclist to cross the Albanian Alps; Winter Wild-Fowling in Friesland (Northern Holland) - with great photos of their decoys and more; Our Adventure in Normandy - a cycle-camping trip leads to an odd experience; Frank Miller's Last Fight - a gas bomb is used to overcome a cop-killing desperado in Jersey City, New Jersey - with photos; Above-average wear. Covers loose but present. Pencil writing atop front cover. A worthy vintage copy. Book
grand in-8, 224 pp., cartonnage toile bordeaux de l'editeur, texte argente. Bel exemplaire. [TX-22] Conferences faites a l"Automobile Club de France.
MIR PUBLISHERS MOSCOW 1986 510 PP. FONDO DI MAGAZZINO: SEGNI DEL TEMPO, VOLUME INTONSO, MAI SFOGLIATO. The book gives the fundamentals of the theory of thermal and nuclear power stations, considers problems of their operation, methods for determining their technico-economical indices and the conditions for obtaining the best efficiency. The book is intended for students specializing in power engineering. This book may also be of use for engineers engaged in the design and operation of thermal and nuclear power stations. Informazioni bibliografiche ch. 1. Types of power stations. Combined and separate generation of electrical energy and heat ch. 2. Schemes of steam-turbine plants of power stations ch. 3. Characteristics of thermal and overall efficiency of power stations ch. 4. Steam cycle parameters of power stations and their effect on thermal efficiency ch. 5. Regenerative feed-water heating at thermal and nuclear power stations ch. 6. Determiniation of power indices for steam-turbine plants of power stations ch. 7. Heat supply from power station to heat users ch. 8. Material balance of heat-transfer agent and working fluid at power stations ch. 9. Elements of heat flow diagrams of power stations ch. 10. Heat flow diagrams of power stations ch. 11. Operating conditions and performance characteristics of station equipment ch. 12. Selection of station equipment ch. 13. Detailed heat flow diagrams of power stations ch. 14. Pipelines and valves ch. 15. Layout of main building of power stations ch. 16. Service water supply at power stations ch. 17. Fuel-handling facilities of power stations ch. 18. Gas cleaning and ash removal at power stations ch. 19. Deposits on inner surfaces of thermal equipment and their removal ch. 20. Sitting and general layout of thermal and nuclear power stations ch. 21. Operation of power stations ch. 22. Technico-economical indices of power station operation ch. 23. Effects of power stations on the environment. Safe operation of power stations ch. 24. Gas-turbine, steam-gas, and MHD-generator power stations.
88 pages. Features: Cover portrait of "Il Duce" Benito Mussolini, fascist dictator of Italy, 1922-1943; Nice color Nash car ad inside front cover; Color ad for the Packard Super-8 160 car; Nice color one-page ad for The Transcontinental (Air) Line and Western Air, Inc. (TWA); Nazis claim to release secret American diplomatic documents captured in Poland; Max Moskowitz is too tough for thieves at his gas station; Homicide in Breathitt County, Kentucky; Article on Mussolini; Mackenzie Kings Wins - article with photo of King casting ballot; Photo-illustrated article on Japan's Crown Prince Akihito; First anniversary of peace in Spain; Color ad for Campbell's tomato juice; Allied Shipping Blockade in the Orient - article with map; Vintage United Air Lines ad includes photo of stewardess; Nice color one-page ad for Cadillac features a red Sixty Special; Color-photo ad for the Studebaker Commander car; Article on 'Negro Health'; Home-grown composer Roy Harris; Color Pabst Blue Ribbon beer ad illustrated by Bradshaw Crandall; Great stone faces in southern Mexico - Who carried them?; Running photo features photo of Gregory Rice; Photos of Joe Louis knocking out Johnny Paychek; Beautiful White Rock ad features bare-breasted maiden gazing into pond; The Philadelphia Museum of Art; Chatanooga's newspaper publisher George Fort Milton; Nicely illustrated GMC truck ad features semi; Illustrated Ford V-8 truck ad shows man pulling tarp over load; Bob (Robert) Scherer and his Gelatin Products Co. of Detroit; Wilson golf products ad features headshot photos of "Johnny" Revolta, Eleanor Tennant, and Helen Hicks; Nice color ad for the Lincoln Zephyr V-12 inside back cover; Back cover color-photo ad for Camel cigarettes features lovely polo player Peggy McManus of Santa Barbara, California; and more. Complete and unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
Paris Hermann et Cie 1943, In-8 broché, 126 pages. Trés bon état.
in-4° 343 pages, très nombreuses illustrations photographiques en noir et blanc et en couleurs, biblio, index, rel. pl. toile verte d'Edition sous jaquette illustree plastifiee, emboîtage cartonnage illustre plastifie. Tres bel exemplaire. [VU-8]
58 pages. Features: Western Pacific orders Budd car after successful 10-day trial (short story); The Rutland Railroad - article with photos; The Locomotive in 1949 - railroads cut back diesel orders, almost forgot steam & admired the gas turbine - long article with photos; Ohio's last Narrow-Gauge - The Ohio River & Western - article with two great photos; Photo Section - including centerfold photo of Southern Pacific's Suntan Special in California; Broad Gauge Route - The Erie Railroad - photos; My Finest Train Trip - David P. Morgan describes his trip from New Orleans on the Panama Limited - with photos; Big Hook - the machinery and crews who clear away wrecks - super photos; Hub of the Washington Terminal - Ivy City Enginehouse services the steam, diesel and electric locomotives of the five railroads using the capital's Union Station - article with two photos; Los Angeles at Night - nice long-exposure photos; Casey Jones Died 50 Years Ago - article with photo; Lancaster & Chester - Miniature Division at Elliott Springs; Great vintage ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Features: Most deadly cargo of the century? - hauling nerve gas across the south; Railroad news photos; Thoughts on 30 years of train watching, by David P. Morgan; Super Restaurant on the rails; Steam over India - many photos, long article; Nader's raiders have attacked the ICC - Ralph in the roundhouse; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
58 pages. Features: Built by American Car & Foundry (A.C.F.) - a photo story; Official Guide - presents hundreds of pages of timetables; The Diesel's Big Year - in 1950 steam was on the way out, but the gas turbine was a new opponent to diesel; Photo Section - includes centerfold photo of a Santa Fe eastbound freight near Kingman, Az; Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern - uncommon interurban in Iowa - article, photos and map of the "Crandic Route"; Astra Domes in the Northwest - article with photos; The Stewart Special - awesome article and photos of rail action in the Korean War; Great vintage ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Features: What's new in railroading?; The trains that cost too much - Western Maryland; I rode the 'big blow' (gas turbine 54 of Union Pacific); Erie's mighty Kinzua - a steel viaduct over 2000 feet long and 300 feet high erected in only four months!; Hiawatha 4-6-4s; The Western Pacific Story - 1 - a railroad through the Feather River Canyon; Famous steam locomotive - 17; and more. One inch opening at base of cover-fold. Small date stamp upon front cover else unmarked. Book
in-4° 598 pp., illustrations et figures, reliure plein cuir noir de l'editeur, dos lisse, titre et tomaison en blanc. Cartonnage leg. sali sinon bel exemplaire. [P-27]
br. Il gas naturale:tipologie e riserve; adeguamento alle specifiche; separazione dei condensati; trattamenti secondari; trasporto del gas naturale; conversione chimica del gas naturale; fattori di conversione.
Contenente una completa descrizione dell'apparecchio e delle macchine opportune per illuminare col gas idrogeno carbonato, ossia gas di carbonio, le contrade, le case e le manifatture, con alcune osservazioni sopra l'utilità, la sicurezza e la natura in generale di questo nuovo ramo di civile economia di Federico Accum chimico pratico ... Versione dall'inglese con sette rami. Milano, Stella, 1817 ( ma perfetta ristampa anastatica sia per il testo che la riproduzione dei sette rami presenti nell'originale). Ottimo esemplare. Mezza tela editoriale, pp. 215 oltre tavole, in 8°
Roma, 1960, 28 febbraio, copertina illustrata a colori in fascicolo originale completo di, pp. 32 de "La Tribuna illustrata" .
Volume rilegato in simil pelle con titoli in oro al piatto anteriore e al dorso, sovraccoperta illustrata a colori e lievemente segnata da fattore tempo, pagine in buono stato, testo completamente fruibile ed articolato su due colonne, con presentazione di Jens Stoltenberg (Ministro dell'Industria e dell'Energia), introduzione dell'autore, presenti numerose illustrazioni a colori e in nero nel testo, numero pagine 211 USATO
86 pages. Features: Super Run '83 - nice photos; Horsepower from Barrett-Leland Engine Systems in Texas; Vince Mascaro's 1975 Chevy LUV; Jjim Lenhart's 1973 Datsun; 11th National Truck-In; State of the Art Seats; New Security System - Vandal Alert; How Safe is Your Toy Truck; Centerfold illustration of Grey Fleury's '48 Chev; Allan Turnbull's 1980 Chevy LUV 4x4; F-100 Power Steering - Chapter 8 - Ram that Tierod!; Toyota Xtracab debut's for '84; Auxiliary gas tank and modular bed liner for your mini; Truckin's Dodge D-150 Low Ram project is finished; John and Ann Martin's 1953 Chevrolet 3100; Sluefoot and Tonka - Two 4x4 vans owned by Steve & Kathy Heckerman and Charlie Herbert; Steve Grulick's 1955 Ford F-100. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
136 pages. Features: What Our Air Force Found Out About Flying Saucers - Captain Edward J. Ruppelt, USAFR was in charge of Project Blue Book, the official Air Force investigation of UFOs, from 1951 to 1953 - this is what he learned about them - article with photos; Lord Calvert ad inside front cover features photos of Mr. Tom May of the May Company with stores in many states; Thirteen Against the Gods - P-32 and Corregidor; Beyond the Hindu Kush; The Artful Walter O'Malley and the Dodgers; Double-Duty Duds; Camera in the Wilderness - Herb Crisler; Stanley Ketchel Was a Wild Man; Sports Cars vs. Gas Bag (balloons); GI's at last are learning how ot shoot; The Great American Mystery (Fishing) Fly - the nymph; Bunyans of the Back Yard - garden tillers; Paintings by Remington; Lucky Strike ad features tennis player Jack Kramer; Wild ad called "Mental Poisoning" by the Rosicrucians of San Jose, CA; and more. Nibbling to upper half of backstrip means covers are partly loose but present. Unmarked. A worthy reference copy. Book
Vita e morte a Mauthausen. Con 63 fotografie fuori testo ed una cartina.
Mm 170x240 Catalogo n. 38 delle Officine e fonderie Rinaldo Cantini di Pistoia - Brossura editoriale con copertina figurata a colori, 48 pagine con numerose illustrazioni nel testo e tavole fuori testo. Timbri alla prima carta e normali segni del tempo, peraltro esemplare in condizioni molto buone. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
Mm 170x240 Pubblicazione a cura della società anonima industriale San Giorgio - Officine Elettromeccaniche, con sede in Genova-Sestri - Brossura editoriale con titoli rossi in rilievo al piatto, 82 pagine con numerose illustrazioni nel testo e splendide tavole applicate su cartoncino fuori testo. Opera in ottime condizioni. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
Roma, 1953, 27 settembre, copertina illustrata a colori in fascicolo originale completo di pp. 24 de “La Tribuna Illustrata".
Firenze, Stab. Tip. già Chiari succ. Mori, 1935, in-8, br. edit., pp. 14.
Mm 135x210 Brossura editoriale di pagine 204 con alcune illustrazioni in nero. Nuovo. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
