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Features: Horrific opening photo of the ruins of Wesel bears the caption 'German cities are being pulverised to dust; photos of the British jet plane, the Gloster-Whittle; photos of the crossing of the River Rhine; Photos and details of Hitler's Berhof at Berchtesgaden; Photos of the capture of Mandalay; photos from Iwo Jima; The capture of Wesel; New equipment for use against Germans and 'Japs'; Pictures from Russia; and more. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
2011SKU-1303AI06703204Casemate Publishers 2011. 1. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good; Hardcover; Light wear to the covers; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format 11.75" - 12.75" tall; 2.8 lbs; White covers with photo of soldier and title in red and green lettering; 2011 Casemate Publishers; 176 pages; "The Soviet Soldier 1941-1945" by Philippe Rio. Casemate Publishers hardcover
2352501008.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1914152123.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
44449883717808New. White River Productions hardcover with dust jacket 256 pages 12 x 9 x.75 in. 380 color photographs 12 detailed maps index. By Ronald C. Flanary Scott D. Lindsey David P. Oroszi. Beautiful Southern Green and Cream cab units high-hood second-generation diesel units lush green scenery bright red cabooses well-maintained track massive bridges and trestles and division maps - the Southern Railway is well illustrated in this White River Productions title. There was a time particularly during the 1970s when virtually every railroad enthusiast was in some manner a Southern Railway fan. The cause for such notoriety was the Southern's long-running steam excursions a program that began in 1966 and was eventually discontinued by successor Norfolk Southern in 1994. As spectacular and successful as the steam program was it did not adequately touch on the extraordinary success of the Southern as a railroad system. The company that gave a "Green Light to Innovations" was always at the forefront of the US railroad industry by virtually any metric one could use. Rather than being remembered for its grand green and gold-striped Ps-4 Pacific types Saluda Grade or the streamlined Southerner of 1941 it was the "modern" Southern that commanded respect. Southern was an early convert to diesel-electric traction. The company's management led the way into the 1960s with remote mid-train helper locomotives mechanized track gangs welded rail and a fleet of specialized freight cars to handle all types of commodities and finished goods. There was also one of the earliest computer-driven car location systems a virtually spotless safety record and ground-breaking regulatory accomplishments that proved to be precursors to today's largely unregulated industry. Today's railroad industry is now largely free from the archaic constraints that kept it from being fully competitive with other forms of transportation thanks in large part to Southern's innovations. This book the combined efforts of 75 photographers plus input from some of the leading historians of the railroad that "Served the South" is a division-by-division visual tour of the work-a-day Southern. This 256-page volume with 380 outstanding color images and 12 detailed maps is the most comprehensive visual history of the modern Southern ever published. Chapter introductions provide context to better understand each geographic region's traffic base its lines and terminals and of course its trains. It's all here as well from first class freights with nearly 200 cars and mid-train power plus the Southern Crescent on down to the most lowly of yard switchers local freights and mine runs. And of note is the foreword written by Wick Moorman who started his distinguished railroad career with the Southern Railway. Contents:. The Southern Railway pp. 6–7 Eastern Division pp. 8–47 Piedmont Division pp. 48–61 Carolina Division pp. 62–83 Georgia Division pp. 84–107 Coastal Division pp. 108–129 Crescent Division pp. 130–143 Alabama Division pp. 144–157 Appalachia Division pp. 158–175 Tennessee Division pp. 176–203 Kentucky Division pp. 204–243 Western Division pp. 244–255 Index pp. 256. History Travel Hobbies & interests hardcover
19922090202120809545Not Available 1992. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Not Available paperback
191415200X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
256 p. Inked ownership on front paste down. 230mm. Original full cloth binding, rubbed and worn at extremities. Hardbound. Good. A useful history of the multitude of sects and churches that have grown up in the fertile soil of the USA. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PAG010A
1794702733.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1278318488.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1949609774.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
44449883422896New. Hardcover 600 pages mostly B&W photographs and illustrations with Color photographs of more recent times. This book has been reprinted and is available again. The Shay Locomotive - An Illustrated History is the most complete thorough and accurate book ever produced on this unique and storied locomotive. The authors have spent decades researching collecting photographs and organizing the information in this all-new volume. The book. Features:. More than 600 pages. more than 1000 photographs. illustrations. and drawings. Complete listing of every Shay built by shop number. by owner/operator. and by location. Lima's involvement in the Shay from the first locomotive by Ephraim Shay in 1881 to the last Shay built in 1945. Photographs of every single surviving Shay. 3 Appendices of Patents. Drawings. and Specifications. Wrecks and mishaps. Mechanical evolution. and so much more! No fan of steam will want to miss this instant classic. By Richard A. Henderson. John C. Benson. George R. Kadelak. Steve Hauff History hardcover
1888WRCAM5178Np 1888. 4pp. Quarto folded to docket size. About fine. An angry statement from Moreton Frewen mainly concerning the management's plan to liquidate the company stock in Alberta a further move in stripping Frewen of his authority and position. unknown books
AQ31250Aberdeen: William Smith & Sons The Bon-Accord Press s.d. 1920 4pp. Original publisher's printed buff wrappers. A trifle creased. The second located copy of an anonymous Scots dialect verse lamenting the collapse of a suspension footbridge spanning the River Dee Aberdeenshire and pleading for philanthropic intervention for its restoration. St Devenick's Bridge colloquially known of the 'Shakkin' Briggie' for its propensity to sway when crossed was constructed in 1836/37 funded by Church of Scotland clergyman George Morison 1758-1845 for the benefit of his parishioners. The bridge was severely damaged by floodwaters in October 1920. Public funds were raised and repairs carried out resulting in the crossing reopening in September 1922. However since that time erosion of the banks of the Dee has swept away portions of the structure and it now stands derelict. OCLC and COPAC together record a single copy NLS. . First edition. 8vo. William Smith & Sons, The Bon-Accord Press, [s.d., 1920?] unknown
195118183Charles C. Thompson. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1951. Second Edition. Hardcover. Navy cloth cover has wear to corners and spine caps but clean and in very good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Former owner's name on front end sheet. Pages are clean and near pristine. Many photographic images many are disturbingly graphic. . Charles C. Thompson hardcover
1949mon0000141836Charles C. Thomas 1949-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. 1956 second edition hardcover. clean text. solid binding. light cover wear. pre owner name inside cover. Charles C. Thomas hardcover
1956620089Springfield Illinois: Charles C. Thomas 1956. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Second edition. 375pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. About fine in a very good dust jacket with staining on the spine and shallow chips. Charles C. Thomas hardcover
0965032426.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
19106404London: Robt. Riviere & Son 1910. A fine example. Square sixteenmo 5 1/16 x 3 15/16 inches; 129 x 100 mm. 46 2 blank pp. Title-page and initial letters printed in red and black. Handsomely bound ca. 1910 by Rivière & Son stamp-signed in gilt on lower turn-in. Full dark blue crushed levant morocco covers bordered in gilt surrounding an ornate floral design stamped in gilt each with twelve inlaid red morocco flowers spine with five raised bands decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments gilt board edges and turn-ins cream paper liners and end-leaves top edge gilt. Neat ink inscription on front free end-paper and a small gold bookplate. <br /> <br /> Shelley's poem The Sensitive Plant is a beautiful and tragic poem commemorating the brevity of life and immortality of cyclical nature. Written after death of his son while Percy and Mary Shelley struggled with their grief in Pisa the poem consists of four stanzas with three sections charting the change of seasons. It is set in a garden bursting with blooms but highlights the sensitive plant-a mimosa-with its humble leafy foliage. Human will is nothing in the face of the impartial power of nature and time. First published in Prometheus Unbound and Other Poems 1820 here it has been reproduced with a delicate binding to match its subject. <br /> <br /> "For the Sensitive Plant has no bright flower;<br /> Radiance and odour are not its dower;<br /> It loves even like Love its deep heart is full<br /> It desires what it has not the Beautiful!"<br /> <br /> "The Riviere Bindery was one of the most notable and prolific shops in London's West End from about 1840 through 1939" Princeton. Bath-based Bayntun Bindery acquired the firm in 1939 transforming into the "Bayntun-Riviere bindery" which is still in existence and family owned. Robt. Riviere & Son unknown
0331661020.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1332976158.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
161 pages. Black and white frontis portrait of subject. Mr. Harper drowned with Miss Bessie Blair while attempting to save her in the Ottawa River. A monument was erected in his honour in Ottawa. Average wear. Bit of writing atop front free endpaper. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
19721389119New York: Garland Publishing Inc 1972. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 9 pages 119 pages 142 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Blue spine with silver lettering. Full publisher's blue cloth shows light bumping to tail of spine mild sunning to spine light shelf wear to bottom edges and an instance of soiling to front cover. Text block has very slight age toning to edges and occasional ink annotations to text. Part of the Garland series FOUNDATIONS OF THE NOVEL a facsimile of the 1705 edition of Manley's two part novel. <br> <br> . 1389119. Special Collections - Downstairs. Garland Publishing, Inc hardcover
2080202102301713River City Board of Education N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Page number: 895 34p Size: 22cm River City Board of Education paperback
19521375012CAN. New. 1952. Soft Cover. This is a reprint edition. . CAN paperback
