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Name to lower edge of rear cover. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A clean tight copy with lightly rubbed, slightly dusty boards and no bumping to corners. 119pp. With features on a Ginetta to build, Supervan, Mazda R100, Beetle build continued, SAH's 1500, Withers of Winsford, RH0E's Escort, Toledo, Escort GT, Dyane 6, VW/Porsche 914, Mini subframe swap, 3-litre Escort and more.
No marks or inscriptions. A clean very tight copy with bright boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn or creased. With traces of handling to book and jacket. 96pp. . The history from 1948 to date of the Porsche saloon and racing cars including technical specs. An emphasis on the cars as icons with the large number of superb colour photos. Anyone with an interest in Porsche should love this book.
234 pages. Bibliography. Maps and black and white illustrations. Index. Chronology. "A history of the building of trails and roads between British Columbia's interior and its lower mainland from the Cariboo Road to the Coquihalla Highway." - subtitle. Usual library markings. Somewhat above-average wear. A sound copy. Book
252 pages. Author's inscription and signature upon opening leaf. Recounts early Canadian legal incidents. Chapter titles include: A Norland Nemesis; When Toronto was Stirred to the Depths; The Shot Heard Round the World; When the Middle Road Knew Terror; When a Province Sympathized with a Republic; The Brawling Brood of Bribers; Who Killed the Treasurer of Ancaster?; When Three Lives Were Given for One. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Two-inch opening to base of front cover at spine. Covers partially detached from textblock. Still a worthy copy. Book
No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright boards, label removal marks on front and no bumping to corners. 121pp. Over sixty years history of Manchester City Football Club plus biographies of over sixty players from those years.
No marks or inscriptions. Faint creasing to covers adjacent to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 72pp. Very well captioned photographs of Manchester's public road transport from the start of the 20th century to the 1960s.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece (original tissue guard present), and 167 illustrations by the author in the text; handsomely bound in dark red full morocco, back gilt with raised bands, gilt from original upper board and backstrip preserved and mounted on new and separate leaves, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. A lovely copy
Features: Big Improvements by Northern Pacific During 1912; Through Service Seattle to Texas; O.-W. R. & N. Enter Vancouver; Will Carl Gray Succeed L.W. Hill? - article with photo of Gray; Dangers Attending Hauling Explosives; New H-H-1 Locomotive Design; Seattle's Greatest Opportunity; Bush Terminal Company to Build on Harbor Land - article with photo of Model Loft buildings at the New York Bush Terminal, similar to those to be built on Harbor Island; Portland's Proposed Harbor Front Development and the Commission of Public Docks - major article; South and Central American Trade; Great Prospects for Vancouver, B.C.; The Official Statement of the [Seattle] Port Commission re: improvements and facilities; Economy of the [Seattle] Municipal Plan (part 4) - major article which includes official map of Grand Trunk Pacific Railway showing proposed extension to Vancouver and Seattle, plus map of new thoroughfare donated to Seattle by Great Northern Railway with franchise for Interbay-Ballard Route; Bogue Plans for Tacoma Harbor Are Impressive - major article with map showing City section of harbor plans; Casualties to Pacific Coast Shipping for Year 1911 - Four full pages of fine print document the voluminous incidents of the year including the vessel and damage it sustained; Photo of Strathalbyn's bow after collision; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; Big Company to use Panama Canal - International Mercantile Marine; and more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with small repair and light creasing to upper edge. 136pp. The development of the omnibus industry, and of the bus itself over a forty year period, including the many operational, traffic, economic, social, political and technical factors which have shaped our bus services.
From the Past into Present series. Inscriptions inside front board. No other marks. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn with rubbing to edges and corners. 96pp. The author vividly captures the excitement of the dramatic developments in transport over the last two centuries, covering rail, road, canals and air. A scarce book in this condition.
Paperback Like New. Ships from publishers directly. Pls. allow a minimum of 4 - 6 weeks delivery time as this is a new book.
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.
Decenas de fotografias en color.
25x17. 272p. Firma anterior poseedor. Fotogr. Enc. Cart. Ed. Sobrecubierta.
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with frontispieces (original tissue guards present), 28 fine plates (all original tissue guards present) and numerous illustrations in the text, neat contemporary inscription on front free endpaper of first volume; original red pictorial cloth, upper boards ruled, blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt backs, gilt tops, covers lightly age-marked else a very good, bright, clean set. With the trade ticket of Mawson Swan & Morgan of Newcastle-on-Tyne on front paste-down. Delightfully illustrated companion and guide compiled in Hewlett's best leisurely style. UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION. Muir 14.
" Experience Ontario's history with an audio tour of The King's Highway - beginning at the Joseph Brant Museum in Burlington you will follow Lakeshore Road through Oakville and Mississauga." CD narrated by David Redman and Marlane Oliver.Produced through a heritage partnership of the Museums of Burlington, Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, Oakville Museum at Erches Estate and the Museums of Mississauga. Boxed CD The insert includes colour map. Still in original shrink wrap. [Only ONE copy found in Wor;dCat]. Audio Book
[6], 168 pages. 9.5" x 6.5". Includes black and white illustrations by C.W. Jefferys from the Imperial Oil Collection. "Here we have the history of [Albion Township] , written by Esther Heyes, who is well qualified for such research and writing by her previous newspaper experience, and published by Werden Leavens of The Bolton Enterprise, well-known for his interest in historical projects. The Township lay outside the land included in the Toronto Purchase from the Indians in 1787-8 and belonged to the Mississauga Indians until 1818." - Preface. Former library copy with usual markings and above-average wear. Binding intact. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A worthy reference copy of this informative Ontario local history. Bishop p.1100 Book
538 pages. Fifteen maps. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. "With very few exceptions, the only written sources for the past four hundred years have come not from the islanders themselves, but from the pens of the ship captains, traders, missionaries, administrators and roustabouts who visited the islands from afar. The history of Micronesia, then, is one that is written by foreigners." - from Preface. A sampling of the eighteen chapter titles includes: Conquest and Colonization; On the Road to China; A Nest of Rogues and Runaways; Copra Becomes King; The White Man's Law; The South Seas Mandate; Ruin and Reconstruction; and more. Light wear. Binding tight. Gift greetings upon front free endpaper. Minimal foxing to edges and front free endpaper. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this valuable reference. Book
No marks or inscriptions. No diary entries. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very minor traces of storage. Unpaginated. pp. Full of colour photographs and paintings of vintage and classic cars. With small spaces for diary entries for every day of the year, actual day names not included so could be used for any year.
No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 208pp. Published to commemorate the aniversary of Berlin's transport network, the BVG, this study gives its updated history. Large pull-out chronological diagram at rear. Very well illustrated. Text in German.
45 pages. Index of motor marks. Chart of general dimensions. Undated but appears to be circa 1958. Chapters include: Chassis; Lorry Bodies; Vans and Cars; Buses; Special Purpose Vehicles; Details; Wheels; and more. Moderate quantity of markings to contents. Somewhat above-average external wear and soiling. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with plates and circuit plans in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Arguably the best biography in English of Tazio Nuvolari (1892-1953), widely regarded as the finest racing driver of all time. SCARCE.
52 pages. Loaded with black and white reproductions of wonderful archival photos supplemented with informative text. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this informative local history. Book
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; grey cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 184pp. Detailed study of the bus services in the North East of England. Well illustrated.