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No marks or inscriptions. Very minor creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards. 60pp. Very well illustrated review of 100 years of transport development from 1879 in Southamption.
120 pages. Short Stories: Doomsday and Mr. Lincoln; Forbidden Zone; The Imaginary Heir; Marry the Boss' Daughter. Articles: Bright Young Boss of Princeton - Bob Goheen; Adventures of the Mind - 25 - How War began; Color-photo feature on the North Atlantic island of St. Pierre; Hectic Home of the Los Angeles (L.A.) Dodgers - Los Angeles Coliseum; Medicine's Legal Nightmare, Part 2, Doctors in Court; Making a Man Out of Charlie - great photo-illustrated article on 10-year-old Prince Charles; D Day, conclusion, Beachhead Established. Serials: The Dark Road (part 2 of 6); Comanche Captives (part 6 of 7). Ads: GE and Philco fridges; Bufferin; GE Appliances; Northern tissue; Lark Play Wagon (baby blue) by Studebaker; NAPA parts; Coffeematic by Universal; Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup; Pontiac (orange); Betty Crocker / Sunkist "Mystery Lemon Pie Contest"; Western Auto; Arrow Shirts; Ford Cars - featuring a blue Country Sedan station wagon in fishing/camping scene; Chef Boy-Ar-Dee Ravioli; Benny Goodman is prominently featured in a Texaco ad; Centerfold Texaco color-photo ad; Karo Syrup; Band-Aid; Packard Bell TVs; Gulf - super color night photo of Corvette (?) filling up; Admiral fridges; Foremost 'Big Dip' Ice Milk; Canada Tourism; Cushman 780 Truckster; Hammond organs; Betty Crocker Devils Food Cake ad on back cover; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
in-8°, 283 pages, ill. hors texte N&B, cartes, biblio, index, broche, couverture illustree plast. Plastif. de la couv. defect. sin. b. ex. [CA30-4]
Book is in excellent condition with very light shelf wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners , text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Exhibition catalog for show at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, 8/2/80 -- 9/3/80. Oblong format, 11" wide with 58 color and b&w full page prints depicting the historical and gradual development of Hong Kong harbor and city as recorded in painting and drawing. Descriptions in Chinese and English on the L. page with the print on the R. Text/interior is spotless and printed on heavy paper.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 128pp. An overview of the earliest days of motoring and pictures and known details of many unidentified cars sent by readers to 'Honest John', the Daily Telegraph motoring correspondent.
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.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text; grey cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
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 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.
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
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.
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.
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
[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
" 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
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.
25x17. 272p. Firma anterior poseedor. Fotogr. Enc. Cart. Ed. Sobrecubierta.
Decenas de fotografias en color.
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.
Paperback Like New. Ships from publishers directly. Pls. allow a minimum of 4 - 6 weeks delivery time as this is a new book.
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.
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.
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
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
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.