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197121346New York: Long Island Rail Road 1971. 10 pages; a densely-printed official Metropolitan Transportation Authority pamphlet outlining the extensive history of the Long Island RR; with a short foreword by the then-company president Walter L. Schlager; early days charter signers for the line steam cars the ups and downs of the development of the system addition of branches and lines of transportation commuter considerations and a final section "What's Ahead for the Seventies" giving the news of large equipment orders grade crossing eliminations construction of new stations tunnels from Queens to Manhattan airport access ".twin-powered gas turbine/electric commuter car capable of high performance of either electrified or non-electrified right-of-way." and more; about 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" size; stock; light wear little darkening; very good condition interesting Long Island Rail Road ephemeral item from the 1970s interesting 'snapshot' view of the line's state of affairs at the time. . Soft Cover. Very Good. Long Island Rail Road Paperback books
193323606North Dakota: Not Published 1933. With an illustration of the Hall of States which housed the ND exhibit; approx. 11" x 15" size; printed black on blue-green thin paper stock; old fold line at center; some edge tips wear and darkening to the paper; in good condition. Broadside. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback books
194120069New York: Long Island Rail Road 1941. Long illustrated printed broadside about 6" x 18 3/4" size; printed in red with cartoon illustrations on browned paper stock; advertising special summer excursion rates on the Long Island Rail Road to enjoy the amenities of Shelter Island Peconic Bay Orient Point Greenport; noting also that there is available ".special information about Fish and Fishing Boat Charters etc."Fishing Information Bureau"; light wear old fold lines; very good condition interesting Long Island Rail Road ephemeral item from the 1940s. Good. Long Island Rail Road unknown books
193174983Saint Paul Minnesota: Northern Pacific Railway Company. Very Good. 1931. Brochure. 63 pages; illustrations; 8 x 4 1/2 inches - original red pictorial wrappers fully illustrated Fine condition. . Northern Pacific Railway Company unknown books
199715772JOsceola Wisconsin: Motorbooks Internationa 1997. First Edition. First Printing. From the collection of motor sport photographer Jesse Alexander with a certificate of authenticity laid in. On page 67 is a very atmospheric full page color photograph by Jesse Alexander which is a close up of a driver in helmet which had been published in the magazine in May 1971. The caption below reads “This character shot was used to inspire readers to enter the ‘Road & Track Photography Contest’. It worked: More than 10000 photos were submittedâ€. 264 pages. Large coffee table book filled with numerous color photographs. Fine copy in a bright dust jacket Motorbooks Internationa unknown books
1995232273Berkeley: Americas Review 1995. Paperback. 126p. 6x9 inches very good trade paperback poetry and literary journal in white pictorial wraps. Americas Review paperback books
1997232274Berkeley: Americas Review 1997. Paperback. 56p. 6x9 inches very good trade paperback poetry and literary journal in white pictorial wraps. Americas Review paperback books
19891323176Baltimore: Safety Through Knowledge 1989. Other. Tall Octavo; VG-; Paperback with comb binding; Covers have moderate stains to the front and rear; Fore edge has minor foxing otherwise text block is clean; 116p. 1323176. FP New Rockville Stock. Safety Through Knowledge unknown books
2000171345Mexico D.F.: Americo Arte Editores 2000. Hardcover. VG. Fuschia boards with purple and gold lettering. 139 pp. Color illustrations. Text in Spanish and English. Americo Arte Editores hardcover books
196639542México: Libreria de Porrua Hnos y Cia 1966. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. A very good copy with top edge clipped. 60 pp. 8vo. Featured book is Bernardo J. Gastelum's La Revolucion Mexicana. Interpretacion de un espiritu. Libreria de Porrua Hnos y Cia unknown books
19164316Washington DC: Gibson Brothers 1916. Single sheet 44.5 cm x 61 cm printed on both sides and folding to pamphlet size 22 cm x 10 cm Good only with some splitting at the folds and a small piece of tape on one of the panels. One side contains a map 22 cm x 40 cm 'Washington-Sunset Route: Southern Railway West Point Route Louisville & Nashville R.R. Southern Pacific Lines ' and timetables for the trip from Washington DC and across the southern U.S. to California. The reverse prints a description of the cars and black and white views of the southwest Arizona New Mexico Texas Mexico and the map 9 cm x 18 cm 'The Apache Trail of Arizona <br/><br/>"Stop-over at Washington. Whether national pride or curiosity is the incentive transcontinental passengers especially those who have not visited Washington should permit nothing to interfere with stop-over at the National Capitol a privilege embraced in all westbound tickets via Washington Sunset Route by depositing tickets at Stop-over Bureau at Union Station. Mr. J. E. Peckham representing Washington-Sunset Route will meet standard tourist or coach passengers if notified in advance and will show them the interesting sights of the Nation's City without charge. Gibson Brothers unknown books
1914106329<p>Folding road map 22" x 34" folding into a 7" x 4 1/2" pocket type road map color illustrated title front cover with add panels on the reverse. Some tears at folds one panel split at fold some aging browning and soiling; otherwise a bright impression in pretty good condition. An attractive and somewhat scarce European roadmap. The map is French and shows roads available for motoring between France Italy and Switzerland. The OCLC locates only a couple of copies. OCLC. </p> Kummerly & Frey, books
1985226423Cleveland OH: The Chester H. Jones Foundation 1985. Pamphlet. 40p. 5.5x8.5 inches First prize poem through Fourth Prize and four honorable mentions commendations the judges very good chapbook in stapled orange wraps. The Chester H. Jones Foundation announces National Poetry Competition Winners 1985. $1000 First Prize $500 Second Prize $250 Third Prize. $50 Honorable Mentions. The Chester H. Jones Foundation unknown books
190244481México: Tip y Lit. "La Europea" de J. Aguilar Vera y Compañia 1902. First edition. Stitched paper wrappers. Wrappers and spine soiled and worn front wrapper partially detached rear wrapper with owner's rubber stamp title inked in on spine contents clean overall about very good. 67 pp. 13 leaves of plates. Illus. with b/w photos and drawings. 4to. Pelvic abnormalities in Mexico. OCLC locates only one copy Univ. Texas at Austin. Tip y Lit. "La Europea", de J. Aguilar Vera y Compañia unknown books
1997162785Havana: Editorial de Ciensas Sociales 1997. 197p. bibliography illustrated with tables text in Spanish very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Editorial de Ciensas Sociales unknown books
1961WRCLIT70867Allentown PA 1961. Whole number one. Pictorial wrappers. Light dust soiling and use at overlap edges otherwise very good or better. Edited by Charles Hanna with associates. Contributors to this first issue include Everson Eigner Levertov Lamantia Alberti Zukofsky Blackburn Bell Neruda Patchen Ginsberg Di Prima and many others. unknown books
1965WRCLIT70868Allentown PA 1965. Whole number two. Pictorial wrappers. Light dust soiling and use at overlap edges otherwise very good or better. Edited by Charles Hanna with associates. Contributors to this issue include Goodman Ammons Cortazar Rothenberg LeRoi Jones Lamantia Levertov Dawson Oppenheimer et al. unknown books
1999221671Moyahua Zac: Self-published by the author 1999. Paperback. 92p. illustrated with four genealogical trees and color covers that reproduce period artwork showing peasants gaming drinking staging cockfights. Softbound in 8x5 inch glossy decorated wraps a nice clean copy. Self-published by the author paperback books
1951WRCLIT73137Mexico City & Buenos Aires: Fondo de Cultura Economica 1951. 3422pp. Octavo. Printed wrappers. Portrait. First edition 3000 copies printed. Slight tanning but very good or better unopened. PAYNE p.224. Fondo de Cultura Economica unknown books
197610362México D.F: Museo de Arte Moderno Bosque de Chapultepec INBA Septiembre 10-Octubre 10 1976. Crease on back cover. 21cm. 10p b/w and color plates bio/chron. cat. color pict. front cover wrps. Exhibition catalogue of paintings by Mexico b 1942 Enrique Estrada. He studied at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas and was a helper of David Alfaro Siqueiros. His paintings in this occasion have as a common theme the Mexican Revolution Museo de Arte Moderno, Bosque de Chapultepec, INBA unknown books
199338797Caracas: Oscar Todtmann Editores 1993. 167p. color plates ind. color pict. d.w. in slipcase w/cut out design in frt. Many photographs of Venezuela's flowers. Text in Spanish and English. Oscar Todtmann Editores unknown books
199339221Guatemala: Fundación Paiz / Programa Permanente de Cultura 1993. 21.5x28cm. II Festival Internacional de Cultura Paiz La Antigua Guatemala 5 al 21 de febrero de 1993. 30p. b/w and color plates ports. bibl. ind. pict. wrps. Guatemalan painter b. 1920 known foremost for his work in the 1960's. Fundación Paiz / Programa Permanente de Cultura unknown books
191235822Montevideo: Libreria Cervantes 1912. First edition. Cloth. A very good copy original wrappers lightly worn. 318 pp. Sm. 4to. Palau 84328. Jones 2829. Libreria Cervantes hardcover books
1970043907Madrid: Editorial Gredos 1970. 3a Edicion Renovada. 342p. original stiff printed wrappers mostly unopened Biblioteca romanica hispanica. III. Manuales 4. Editorial Gredos unknown books
2000251630Alameda: ARC Press 2000. unpaginated 5.5x8.5 inches poems illustrated with drawings fine revised and expanded edition in wraps. San Francisco-based Filipina immigrant poet. Use of Tagalog is translated within parentheses. Laid in is an unsigned typed Christmas letter from the Estrada family. ARC Press unknown books
