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358 pages. In 1912, a 23-year-old mechanic with the Reo Motor Car Company of St. Catherines, Ontario set out in a 1912 Reo Special touring car with the English writer Thomas Wilby. There aim was to be the first to drive a car from the Atlantic to the Pacific entirely within Canada. A retired mechanic from Vancouver and the author recreated that historic trip 85 years later. Provides an account of both trips. An examination of the automobile and its effects on our cities and lives. A delightful travel and history guide to Canada as it is and was. Lovely giftable copy. Book
109 pages. Contents: The B.C. Party System in the 1952 and 1953 Provincial Elections; Water and Sanitiation Services in Vancouver - An Historical Perspective; The Road to Enfranchisement - Chinese and Japanese in British Columbia; The Forest and the Trees - Review Article; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
36 pages. Songs include: It's a Wonderful Life; Once More we are Home Again; The Girls of Today; The Bambazoolian Way; Mulligan's Fair; The Call of the Open Road; You're the Fellow for me; It's a Beautiful Thing to go Nowhere; Sea Scouting is the Life for Me; Knocking at the Door for Mabel. Unmarked. Average wear. A worthy copy of this nice vintage compilation. Book
306 pages including reference index and bibliography. "Presents as clearly and as concisely as possible those fundamental principles on which all achievement is based, in order that the person seeking success, may, by having a comprehensive chart of the road, more easily, quickly and surely attain his/her objectives." - from foreward. A very practical and helpful work. Front free endpaper removed, taking with it most of front hinge. Above average wear. Unmarked. While this is not the prettiest copy, it remains a valuable and uncommonguide to self-improvement, written during the pit of the Great Depression. Book
167 pages. Circa 1971. Contains dozens of fascinating black and white photographic reproductions. A historical look at the territory beyond Mount Garibaldi. Sections include: 1858-1864 The Douglas Route; Lillooet a Hundred Years Ago; The Squamish Trail; The Lillooet Indians; Homestead Recipes; Pemberton Valley Playground; and more. Prior owner's name and details upon decorated front flyleaf. Illustrated covers show average wear with minor spine lean. Book
297pages. A provocative, probing and personal expedition into your mind, heart and soul. Weave your way through this treasure trove of list ideas designed to reveal the vistas of your heart and soul. Soon, you'll find yourself on a colorful road through years of experiences, memories, desires, and wisdom. Clean and unmarked with minor wear to corners of boards. Excellent copy. Book
Undated but appears to be circa late 1950s. Approx. 18" x 33". Two-sided. Printed in red and blue. Covers from the Gulf Coast to the Canadian border and from Pittsburgh to Denver. Unmarked with moderate wear. A nice vintage copy. Book
Pages 78-111. Features: The 19th Carrier Air Group on the RCN's 1949 Spring Cruise; The Battle for a CPAL Transcontinental Air Route; The Curtiss HS-2L and the Beginnings of a National Air Force (part 1); Navy Tiger Moths; The Canadian Aviation Artists Association; Dan Reynolds - A Legend in Dawson City's Aviation History Looks to the Future; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
In 8 grande, pp. (42) con ill. in b/n. Br. ed.
33x24,5. 127p. Fotogr. Textos de J. C. Elorza Guinea, B. Castillo Iglesias, R. J. Payo Hernanz.
Paris, Syndicat d'initiative du Sud Indochinois 1913. Grande carte couleurs se repliant au format in-12 et au 300000e. Certaines pliures se détachent. Un petit manque en angle d'une pliure.
21x22. 107p. Fotogr. Mapa. Enc. tela ed. sobrecubierta algo deteriorada.
4to., First Edition thus, with numerous photographs throughout; ivory cloth, backstrip lettered in red, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. First published in Italy in 1985.
8vo., Second Impression, with numerous plates and illustrations in the text; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Published a month after the first edition.
No marks or inscriptions. Reading crease to front cover and crease to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 237pp. Book two of the mini company histories of thirty-five American trucking companies, celebrating 100 years of existence since the first firms were set up in 1890. This volume concentrates mainly on the 1950s and 1960 for 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.
Finger marks to a small number of pages. No other marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers. Mainly clean tight pages with soiled boards and page edges. 36pp. Very well illustrated spare parts catalogue for the Scott Motor Cycles including some detailed technical drawings of gears, hubs, brakes and engine. Tucked in is a leaflet from Ward Motors describing the rear brake for Scott Mototcycles of pre-1924 pattern. Extremely scarce. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery.
Finger marks to a small number of pages. No other marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers. Mainly clean tight pages with soiled boards and page edges. 40pp. Illustrated instructions in the care and management of the Scott motor cycle including the Scott three-speed counter-shaft gear clutch and kick starter. It includes some detailed technical drawings of the gear box, gears, hubs, brakes, front fork and engine. The eight available models illustrated at the end. Extremely scarce. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery.
Book is in excellent condition, appears as-new with very light sun fading only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 168 pp. 35 color, 171 bw reproductions. Detailed essays regarding ceramics, oils, paper works, houses built, frescoes, etc. Heavily illustrated with pages 102 -- 162 prints only, usually two per page sometimes in color. catalogue compiled by Harold E. Dickson and Richard Porter. Lists 148 works. Exhibition held in University Park, PA: Penn. State Univ. Art Museum, Sept. 14 to Nov. 20, 1983, moving then to other locations.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; grey cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. SCARCE.
A very large book. No marks or inscriptions. Minor creasing to some page corners. A clean copy with sound ring binding, slightly dusty slightly sunned unmarked boards with a little peeling to the reinforcing laminate on the boards. Unpaginated. ca 140pp. Mainly a series of maps and associated text showing the statistics applicable to Portsmouth in terms of Administration, Physical Background, Historical Development, Economic Structure & Social Facilities, Census and Community Analysis and Contemporary Growth and Change. Plus a fair number of photographs of the area showing the features referred to in the maps and text.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with many hundreds of coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; blue cloth, gilt back, terracotta endpapers, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
4to., First Edition, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; green cloth, upper board blocked in gilt, gilt back, green endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
Mm 260x290 Nuovo - Volume cartonato rigido, 143 pagine con numerose illustrazioni in nero nel testo. Libro in condizioni di nuovo - brand new. Testo italiano-inglese - English-Italian texts. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
In 4o, pp. 12, brossura in carta colorata coeva. Testo riquadrato. Memorie Patrie della città di Treviso, raccolte dall'autore e dedicate alle famiglie Perazzolo e Monterumici. Pubblicazione di un documento del 1274 relativo alla famiglia dei Caminesi, o meglio, a Gerardo de' Castelli. Minime fioriture. Ottimo (19793/TREVISO - PERAZZOLO - MONTEMURICI - DA CAMINO)