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Agreement between Canadian National Railway Company (Express Department) and Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees and Other Transport Workers
Montreal No publisher 1945 Stiff Card Wraps About Very Good Sextodecimo -- from 5.75" to 6.75"
The bargaining agreement between Canadian National and unionized workers, parts of which came into effect on July 1, 1945 (monthly, hourly, overtime rates of pay), January 1, 1946 (annual vacations), April 15, 1946 (uniforms), and August 1, 1946 (rules governing working conditions). An uncommon item. 103 pages + index (ix). Ghost of erased pencil marginalia on page 57, scribbles on blank page preceding index, light soil. Internally tight. (C/BT)
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AIR-BRAKE TROUBLES Instruction Paper with Examination Questions, Part 1 & Part 2
Scranton International Textbook Company/International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. 1910 Revised edition Wraps Very Good Small Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
676 A and 676 B. A pair of uncommon items from the I.C.S. home study course. Part 1: 24 pages + 2 pages of examination questions. Part 2: 38 pages + 2 pages of examination questions. Part 1 is lightly soiled, w/mild dampstaining.
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20.00 USD
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Air-Signal System, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions
Scranton International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. 1905 2nd edition Wraps About Very Good Small octavos -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
#679. An uncommon item issued by the I.C.S. home study course. 21 pages + 2 pages of examination questions, illustrated. Some dampstaining, moderate handling wear.
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Boiler Attachments, Part 1, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions
Scranton International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. 2nd edition Wraps Good Small Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
# 695 A. A scarce booklet issued by the I.C.S. home study course. (1910), 59 pages + 3 pages of examination questions, illustrated. Cover soil, uneven 1/2" tear to fore-edge, light internal soil, handling wear. (C/BR)
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Boiler Attachments, Part 1, Part 2, & Part 3, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions
Scranton International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. 2nd editions Wraps Small octavos -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
#s 695 A, 695 B, 695 C. Three very scarce booklets issued by the I.C.S. home study course. Part 1: (1910), 59 pages + 3 pages of examination questions, illustrated. VG w/moderate handling wear. Part 2: (1920), 53 pages + 2 pages of examination questions, illustrated. G w/light smudging, 1.5" x 1.5" piece torn from top edge of front cover, moderate handling wear. Part 3: (1920), 37 pages (continues pagination from Part 2, thus 55 through 91) + 2 pages of examination questions (continues pagination from Part 2, thus 3 & 4), illustrated. VG w/moderate handling wear.
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Breakdowns, Part 1, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions
Scranton International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. 2nd edition Wraps About Very Good Small Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
#700 A. A scarce booklet issued by the I.C.S. home study course, dealing with the breakdowns of locomotive engines. (1905), 64 pages + 3 pages of examination questions, illustrated. A couple of .75" edge tears to covers, previous owner's complicated mathematical calculation to left edge of front cover, small chip to bottom left corner of front cover, moderate handling wear.
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20.00 USD
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Canadian National Railway Company, Rates of Pay and Rules Governing Service of Locomotive Engineers
No Place Canadian National Railway/CNR 1951 Stiff Card Wraps w/metal clamp Fair Sextodecimo -- from 5.75" to 6.75"
Contains the 1951 rates of pay and rules for the CNR's "STEAM LINES, ATLANTIC AND CENTRAL REGIONS'(Excluding Newfoundland District)/All Lines East of Armstrong and Port Arthur/excluding Lines in New England, United/States & Canada Railroad, Champlain/& St. Lawrence Railroad, and/St. Clair Tunnel Company." Also contains the 1959 and 1961 revised rates of pay and rules, which are attached to the whole with a folding metal clamp at rear. Previous owner's name to top of front cover, cover soil, dampstaining, moderately soiled edges, some rust to metal clamps. (C/BT)
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Centennial Tour, IMPERIAL HELL DRIVERS, The Wildest Show on Wheels
No Place No publisher (Chrysler Canada) 1967 Stiff Card Wraps Good Quarto -- from 9.75" to 12" tall
A souvenir program featuring the Chrysler Canada-sponsored Imperial Hell Drivers as they made their tour of Canada in the country's centennial year of 1967. The stunt drivers were Doug Yenson, Linus Molyneaux, 'Natch' Miller, Paul Riddell, Jean Pierre Audet, and Don Fullerton. The general manager of the whole affair was Joe Riddell. Unpaginated (20, + covers), illustrated w/photographs. Some smudging to covers, corner wear, light soil, impressions, moderate general wear. An uncommon item.
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45.00 USD
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Constitution of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, 1941
1941 Wraps Good to Very Good Sextodecimo -- from 5.75" to 6.75"
"Revised and amended at the thirty-fourth convention held in Denver, Colorado, July and August, 1941," this revision of the constitution was to come into effect "on and after January 1, 1942, except such laws as become effective at the time indicated by action of the Convention." 331 pages (including index). Dusty edges, light soil. (C/BT) $20
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Foundation Brake Gear, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions
Scranton International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. 2nd edition Wraps About Very Good Small Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
#678. A very scarce booklet issued by the I.C.S. home study course. (1910), 40 pages + 2 pages of examination questions, illustrated. Light dampstaining to bottom, light handling wear.
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25.00 USD
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HAULAGE CAPACITY OF LOCOMOTIVES in Equivalent Tons and Instructions Relating Thereto
No Place Canadian Pacific Railway Company, New Brunswick District Stapled Wraps Good Sextodecimo -- from 5.75" to 6.75"
No place (circa 1921). Lists engine numbers, class and type of engine, driver size, engine capacity, and the approximate light weight. Also contains general instructions, as well as haulage capacity for the Brownsville Division, which included the Fredericton and Saint John sub-divisions, and the Woodstock Division, which included the St. Stephen and Edmundston sub-divisions. The information became effective on Jaunary 1, 1922. Cloth backstrip, 10 pages. Top half of cloth backstrip peeled away from wraps, some cover spotting, rust to staples. The contents have pulled away and are separated from the covers. An uncommon item in any condition. (C/BT)
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25.00 USD
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HIGH-SPEED BRAKE, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions
Scranton International Textbook Company/International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. 1910 2nd edition Wraps Good to Very Good Small Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
An uncommon item from the I.C.S. home study course. 27 pages + 2 pages of examination questions, illustrated, fold-out diagram. Moderate general wear.
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30.00 USD
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Historical Facts About Early International Harvester Automotive Vehicles
Chicago International Harvester Company First Edition Stiff Card Wraps Very Good Small Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
No date (circa 1950). A booklet prepared to provide information to "collectors of antique automotive vehicles in early International Harvester Buggies and Auto Wagons." 32 pages, illustrated. VG w/automobile dealer's stamp to bottom of front cover, light spotting, light general wear. Internally tight and clean. (C/BT)
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13.50 USD
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Intercolonial and Prince Edward Island Railways & Canadian Government Railways -- Lot of 4 items
I&PEI Railways and CGR Wraps Good Sextodecimos -- from 5.75" to 6.75"
A lot of four bookets related to the Intercolonial and Prince Edward Island Railways, and the Canadian Government Railways, Eastern Lines. The first three items are from the Intercolonial and Prince Edward Island Railways. The first of these is from the Motive Power Department, is entitled 'Series of Questions for the Mechanical Examinations of Locomotive Firemen', and is dated June, 1910. The questions were divided into several categories: locomotive (132 questions), lubrication (19), air-brake (107), L triple valve (14), improved freight (K1 and K2) triple valve (39), E.T. equipment (33), and electric headlight (24). Eighty per cent of the questions had to be answered correctly in order for the candidate to pass. 30 pages. G w/moderate handling wear, some internal smudging. Internally tight. The second I&PEI item is 'Rates of Pay, Trips and Rules Governing Service of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen', and came into effect January 1st, 1913. As the title suggests, it describes the pay for engineers and firemen for various duties, and details the distances, train classes, and time allowed for trips from one point to another. Additionally, there are rules which applied to payment and responsibilities for the men in question. 24 pages. G w/previous owner's name faintly across top edge of front cover, again neatly and legibly across top edge of title page, light external and internal soil, moderate general wear. The third booklet is from Canadian Government Railways, Eastern Lines, and is entitled 'Rates of Pay and Rules Governing Service of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen', and took effect April 1st, 1917. It contains the same type of information as the second I&PEI Railways item detailed above. 32 pages. G w/light external and internal soil, short tears to bottom edges of pages 15/16 (1/4") and pages 21/22 (1/2" w/tiny chip). In neither case does the tear affect the text. The final booklet is from the I&PEI Railways Employees' Relief & Insurance Association, and is entitled 'Rules for the Guidance of Members of the Temporary Employees' Accident Fund, with Instructions to Railway Officials.' No printed date. It details the company's policies and procedures with regard to injuries to temporary employees while on the job. The 'Certificate of Insurance Against Accident, for Temporary Employees Only' form on the inside front cover has been completed in the name of the previous owner, and dated 4th December 1916. Additionally, the certificate bears an official number, stamped by the company. 8 pages. G w/light soil, moderate geneal wear. Laid in with this item are six time slips (5 dated 1921, the other 1923) detailing some of the previous owner's trips, and sometimes including the engine number, the number of miles between the various destinations, the tons of coal used, and the type of train. 4 of the slips appear to be in original pencil, and the other 2 are carbons. The first three booklets form a nice chronological collection of points in a locomotive fireman's career from the time he took the mechanical examinations through to the time when the CGR absorbed the I&PEI Railways. These four items, and the time slips tucked into the Employees' Fund Accident booklet are rare, and seldom found in any condition. (C/BT)
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350.00 USD
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L.N./L. N. Passenger Brake Equipment, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions
Scranton International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. 1911 First Edition Wraps Good Small octavos -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
#1292. An uncommon item issued by the I.C.S. home study course. 36 pages + 2 pages of examination questions, illustrated w/colour and b&w drawings. Key to the Colour Plates page bound in at front. A couple of abrasions to back cover, moderate handling wear.
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25.00 USD
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OPERATING AND TESTING TRAINS, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions
Scranton International Textbook Company/International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. 1910 2nd edition Wraps Very Good Small Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
677. An uncommon item from the I.C.S. home study course, the instructions applying "to freight trains of fifty cars or less, the engine of which has only one pump and moderate main-reservoir capacity and is equipped with the G-6 brake valve or a brake valve antedating this valve." 39 pages + 3 pages of examination questions. Moderate general wear.
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20.00 USD
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P C Passenger Brake Equipment, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions
Scranton International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. 1920 First Edition Wraps Fair Small Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
#1293. A very scarce booklet issued by the I.C.S. home study course. (1912), 65 pages + 3 pages of examination questions, illustrated. Dampstaining, covers partially pulled from staples, spine separations, handling wear.
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Rates of Pay and Rules Governing Service of Locomotive Engineers, Firemen and Hostlers
No Place Canadian Pacific Railway / CPR Stiff Card Wraps Good Sextodecimo -- from 5.75" to 6.75"
From the front cover: "Overtime rule in freight service effective January 1st, 1920. Other rules effective October 1st, 1920." Contains Supplement A to the September 23, 1920 agreement, being amendments to the rates of pay. The supplement is effective May 16, 1927. Inserted between pages 32 and 33 is a four-page pamphlet (compiled January 1928) dealing with mileage regulations. Laid in at rear is a four-page insert, dated April 14, 1937, being a "Memorandum of Revised Regulations for Application Firemen's Schedule Mileage Limitations." 75 pages. G w/moderate soiling, previous owner's name to top right corner of front cover, pencil calculation to reverse of title page, a few turned corners, general wear. (C/BT)
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35.00 USD
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Rules Governing the Loading of Lumber, Logs, Stone, Etc., and Loading and Carrying Structural Materials, Plates, Rails, Girders, Etc.
Chicago Master Car Builders' Association 1914 Revised edition Stapled Wraps Good to Very Good 24mo -- from 5" to 5¾" tall
An unusual item of more than passing interest to rail historians, and possibly model railroaders keen on accuracy. 167 pages (including index), illustrated w/diagrams. Nicks to corners, moderate cover soil, some turned/worn corners, 1.25" tear to fore-edge of pg 9/10. (C/BT)
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100.00 USD
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The Biographical Directory of the Railway Officials of America for 1887
Chicago The Railway Age Publishing Company 1887 Hard Cover Good to Very Good No Jacket Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
From the title page: "A record of the railway service of the principal officers of American railways; a supplement giving recent changes and appointments; an alphabetical list of all general and division officers not included in the biographical record; a list of prominent railway men recently deceased." The listings are thorough, and include officials from some of the most obscure short line and narrow gauge railways in the US. Among the Canadian railways listed are the Manitoba & North-Western Railway Co., the Central Ontario Railroad, the Grank Trunk Railway, the Erie & Huron Railway, the Quebec Central Railway, and numerous others. This copy once owned by one of the men included in the list, one John Stewart, division superintendent, of the New Brunswick Railway office in Woodstock, New Brunswick, and bears his signature on second end paper. Maroon cloth w/title and rule in blind to front cover, blind decoration/rule to back cover, gilt spine lettering, 416 pages + eight pages of advertisements, illustrated w/35 portraits. Moderate wear to corners/spine ends, spine slant, tanned/lightly soiled edges, previous owner's (Stewart's) name/position/city/date on second end paper. An uncommon item, especially in this condition. (C/BT)
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125.00 USD
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THE POCKET LIST OF RAILROAD OFFICIALS, Number 245, First Quarter 1956
New York The Railway Equipment and Publication Co. 1956 Wraps Good 32mo -- from 4" to 5" tall
Contains lists of railroads, railroad officials, departments, private companies, commissions (American and Canadian), and much else. 1,014 pages. Strong spine roll, soiled/tanned edges, handling wear. (C/BT)
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Train Control, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions
Scranton International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. 1912 First Edition Wraps About Very Good Small octavos -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
#1294. An uncommon item issued by the I.C.S. home study course. 49 pages + 4 pages of examination questions. Some dampstaining to fore-edges, moderate handling wear.
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20.00 USD
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Type K Freight Triple Valves, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions
Scranton International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. 1911 First Edition Wraps About Very Good Small Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
#1291. A very scarce booklet issued by the I.C.S. home study course. 31 pages + 1 page of examination questions, illustrated in colour and b&w. Light dampstaining to top, light edgewear, .25" separations to top and bottom spine, mild general wear.
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45.00 USD
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Valves and Valve Gears, Part 2, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions
Scranton International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. 1911 2nd edition Wraps Fair Small octavos -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
#698 B. A scarce booklet issued by the I.C.S. home study course. 48 pages + 2 pages of examination questions, illustrated. Edgewear, short edge creases, smudging/soil, some dampstaining near back, covers beginning to pull from staples.
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10.00 USD
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Working Card and Due (Dues) Book
No Place International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders and Helpers of America Leatherette Very Good Very Good case Sextodecimo -- from 5.75" to 6.75"
No date (circa 1914). A working card and dues book with signed dues stamps fromJanuary, 1915 until June of 1918 affixed to the appropriate spaces. This item was the property of one W.W. Snyder, who is listed as a B. Helper with Local 378 in Moncton, New Brunswick. Gilt lettering to front cover, 23 pages (including some general information and extracts from laws), in black leather case stitched at sides, w/Snyder's name written to front. An odd and uncommon railroadiana item. (C/BT)
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45.00 USD
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Working Card and Due (Dues) Book
No Place International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders and Helpers of America Leatherette Very Good Very Good case Sextodecimo -- from 5.75" to 6.75"
No date (circa 1910). A working card and dues book with signed and unsigned dues stamps from January, 1911 until December of 1914 affixed to the appropriate spaces. Three Sub. Lodge Assessment stamps also affixed to their proper spots. This item was the property of one W.W. Snyder, who is listed as a B. M. Helper with Local 141 in Moncton, New Brunswick. Gilt lettering to front cover, 24 pages (including some general information and extracts from laws), in black leather case stitched at sides. An odd and uncommon railroadiana item. (C/BT)
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45.00 USD
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Anonymous Mull Railway
Argyll Mull and West Highland Narrow Gauge Railway Company Limited Wraps Very Good No Jacket Sextodecimo -- from 5.75" to 6.75"
No date (circa 1985). The story of Scotland's first island passenger railway, a 10.25" gauge tourist attraction conceived in 1975 and officially opened in 1984. Unpaginated (16 pages, including covers), illustrated. Light scratching, moderate general wear.
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10.00 USD
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Appleyard, S.F. Marine Electronic Navigation
London Routledge & Kegan Paul 1980 First Edition Hard Cover Good Good Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
A tome "primarily aimed at those studying for deck/navigating officer and radio/electronic officer qualifications." Blue/green cloth w/silver spine lettering, 251 pages (including Index).
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Archibald, P.S. (engineer) and D. Pottinger (chief superintendent) Intercolonial Railway, Maintenance of Way Department, Rules and Instructions for the Government of Trackmen
Moncton Intercolonial Railway (printed at the Times Office) 1881 Flexible Cloth Good Sextodecimo -- from 5.75" to 6.75"
Lays down the obligations for trackmen in the employ of the Intercolonial Railway in the late 19th century. 26 pages, fold-out diagram at rear. Light cover soil, moderate edgewear, left half of tipped-on title band torn from front cover, mild tanning, five words of two lines on page 14 lined out w/red ink (indicating a change in responsibilities. The words are "AND PLATFORMS" in the title SIDE TRACKS AND PLATFORMS IN GOOD ORDER, and "the Platforms and" in the body of obligation 27, which reads, in full, "27.--All Side Tracks must be maintained in good order, and the Platforms and Station Grounds shall always present a cleanly appearance.--An untidy Section will be considered as evidence of an incompetent foreman.") Internally tight. A scarce piece of railroadiana.
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75.00 USD
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Bleser, Richard K. HANDBOOK: SMALL BOATS
Macfadden 60-121 1963 First Edition Paperback Good Sextodecimo -- from 5.75" to 6.75"
from selecting the right boat to learning the rules of courtesy and safety to reading charts and channel markers and other aids to navigation, the author offers "A practical guide to everything the pleasure-boat skipper needs to know."; 127 pgs. incl. Glossary, illustrated; reading crease, corner creasing, pinhole to middle of front cover, tanning; internally tight and clean;
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Cadfryn-Roberts, John (editor) Coaches and Trains
Princeton Golden Ariels/D. Van Nostrand Company 1965 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
The second volume in the publisher's "19th Century Transport Prints" series. Decorated boards, 12 pages + 20 pages of colour plates by a variety of 19th-century artists and engravers.
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10.00 USD
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Charlebois, Dr. Peter STERNWHEELERS & SIDEWHEELERS, The Romance of Steamdriven Paddleboats in Canada
Toronto NC Press Limited/New Canada Publications 1978 0-919600-72-7 / 9780919600720 First Edition Stiff Card Wraps Good Oblong Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
This is the wraps edition, issued simultaneously with the hardcover. From the back cover: "The first book to deal comprehensively with those thrashing, puffing monsters of yesteryear." 144 pages (including suggested reading, index of ships), copiously illustrated w/photographs. Edgewear all around, gentle crease to bottom right corner of front cover, scratches/impressions, Christmas gift notation to top right corner of half-title.
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10.00 USD
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Christie, Hugh K. The Carman's Helper
Chicago Trade Educational Bureau of the Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America 1920 3rd edition Hard Cover Fair to Good No Jacket Small Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
Christie offers this as "a compilation of the best thought as I have obtained it from the hundreds of Carmen" whom he has known, "so that it might be something for ready and convenient use of the individual Carman." An unusual title about an aspect of railroad work that is seldom mentioned or written about: car repair. Navy cloth w/gilt lettering to front cover/spine, 200 pages (plus index and two pages of advertisements), illustrated. Lettering pretty much faded entirely from front cover/spine, wear to corners/spine ends, 1/4" puncture to left edge of front cover at gutter, front end paper excised, previous owner's name/date in pencil on title page, moderate genearl wear. (C/BT)
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40.00 USD
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Collins, David WINGS OF PROGRESS, The Challenge of the Measureless Skies
Toronto Clarke Irwin & Company, Jackdaw Publications, Grossman Publishers First Edition Wraps Folder Oblong octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
No date (circa 1973). No. C36 in the publishers Jackdaw portfolios series, this one tracing highlights of the aviation story, "from 1903, when the Wright brothers first flew their biplane at Kitty Hawk for a distance of 120 feet (36.5 metres) at a speed of about 30 mph (48 kmph), to the 1970's, when jumbo jets carrying nearly 500 passengers daily travel at an average altitude of 35,000 feet (10,670 metres) at speeds of about 600 mph (965 kmph). Folder contains all twelve reproductions of various historical documents, the five broadsheets, and the introductory insert. Enclosures G-VG or better w/moderate general wear, folder G w/previous owner's frenetically six-times-stamped proof of ownership to front flap.
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15.00 USD
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Cruikshank, Jeffrey L., and David B. Sicilia THE ENGINE THAT COULD, Seventy-Five Years of Values-Driven Change at Cummins Engine Company
Boston Harvard Business School Press 1997 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Good to Very Good Quarto -- from 9.75" to 12" tall
1st printing w/complete number sequence. "Drawing extensively on interviews as well as archival research," the authors give us the story of the Cummins Engine Company, which "has prospered through an unusual strategy that is at once relentlessly competitive and distinctively humanitarian." Blue cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 589 pages (including Acknowledgements, The Irwin-Sweeney-Miller Family, Notes on Sources, Interviews, Notes, Index, About the Authors), illustrated, dust jacket illustration by Rita Daly and Hyun Kounne. Light corner wear, in dust jacket w/impressions, scratches.
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60.00 USD
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de Boer, Siebe ONDER ZEIL, met de ROLLO IV rond de wereld (signed)
Den Haag AEGON verzekeringen 1985 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Good to Very Good Quarto -- from 9.75" to 12" tall Signed by Author
Dutch-language text in which the author relates the story of around-the-world sailing adventures with his wife. This copy signed by de Boer and his wife, on title page. Blue cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 272 pages, illustrated. A bit of slant, light edgewear, lightly sunned cover edges, in rubbed dust jacket w/light edgewear, 3/8" tear to top edge of rear panel, impressions. Uncommon signed.
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75.00 USD
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Deighton, Len, & Arnold Schwartzman Airshipwreck
New York Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1978 1st US edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good Oblong Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
better known for his novels of intrigue and suspense, Deighton, with the assistance of Schwartzman, here offers the endlessly fascinating story of commercial airships and their quarter-century of development and service; contains a number of remarkable photographs, many of them published here for the first time; black cloth w/silver lettering/illustration to front cover, silver lettering to spine, 73 pgs., illustrated; gently bumped spine ends, light general wear; lightly rubbed dj w/impressions/thin scratches; a nice copy;
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7.50 USD
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Filby, James CREDIT VALLEY RAILWAY, The Third Giant
Cheltenham Boston Mills Press 1974 0919822002 / 9780919822009 First Edition Wraps w/French flaps Very Good Duodecimo -- from 6.75" to 7.75" tall
The first title in the Credit Valley Series, this one providing the history of an early, important railway in Ontario. 107 pages (including acknowledgements, appendix, bibliography and picture credits), illustrated. Short scratch to right edge of front cover, light general wear. (C/BT)
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Fonger, Donald CHALLENGING THE SKIES, Horizons Around the World
Winnipeg Challenging the Skies 1988 0-9693675-0-3 / 9780969367505 First Edition Hard Cover Near Fine Very Good Octavo -- from 7¾" to 9¾" Tall Signed by Author
The author relates his numerous flying experiences. An amusing book mark/boarding pass and two photocopied newspaper articles are laid in. Signed by the author above his name on the title page. Navy cloth, 210 pages, illustrated.
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Franklin, Walter FAMOUS AMERICAN SHIPS, From the Discovery of the New world to the Battle of Manila
New York Simon & Schuster/Golden Library of Knowledge #7703 1958 First Edition (A) Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket Small Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
Hard Cover. Very Good/---. First Edition ("A" binding). Small 8vo. the story of American ships from the Mayflower to Atlantic steamers, the text adapted from "American Heritage, The Magazine of History"; illustrated boards, 56 pgs. incl. Picture Credits, illustrated; light edgewear, sunned spine, some rubbing to back cover, previous owner's small sticker to front end paper, mild general wear; internally tight and clean;
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Gibbs-Smith, Charles Harvard AVIATION, An Historical Survey from its Origins to the end of World War II
London Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO) 1970 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
Based on the author's 1960 work, 'The Aeroplane: an Historical Survey,' which he has rewritten into two volumes, this being the first. Black cloth w/gilt decoration to front cover, gilt lettering/rule on blue box to spine, 316 pages (including Bibliography, Addenda, Index), 3 fold-out charts, illustrated. A couple of faint soil marks to covers, light wear to corners/spine ends, in rubbed dj w/light edgewear, thin impressions/scratches.
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Goldenberg, Susan Canadian Pacific: A Portrait of Power
Toronto Methuen 1983 First Edition Hard Cover About Very Good Very Good Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
the author traces the growth of the railroad giant, from its beginnings as "a company created to build a railway across the plains and the Great Divide," to an economic colossus which has become "a global conglomerate whose operations touch the lives of millions of people in a host of countries and whose annual sales of over $12 billion could purchase the combined assets of General Motors of Canada, Imperial Oil, and Simpsons-Sears."; a detailed account of the company, based on intensive research and more than 200 interviews with business and government people; 316 pgs., incl. Appendix; lightly soiled fore-edge, scratch/impression to front cover, light corner/spine end wear; rubbed dj w/impressions, light edgewear;
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Greenly, Henry (revised by Martin Evans) WALSCHAERTS' VALVE GEAR for model locomotives
Watford Argus Books 1980 0 85344 108 1 / 9780853441083 Revised edition Stiff Card Wraps Very Good Sextodecimo -- from 5.75" to 6.75"
Greenly "explains the functions of the various parts and how to go about designing the gear to suit any model locomotive." Originally published before WW2, this was revised, with additional notes, in 1954 by Ernest A. Steel. Martin Evans has revised this edition and "the opportunity has been taken to re-draw some of the drawings and make some minor corrections. 63 pages, illustrated. Price/previous owner's name/date to half-title. (C/BT)
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15.00 USD
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Greif, Martin THE AIRPORT BOOK, From Landing Field to Modern Terminal
Toronto Beaverbooks 1979 0-88902-575-4 / 9780889025752 1st Canadian edition Hard Cover Good to Very Good Good to Very Good Quarto -- from 9.75" to 12" tall
the first book to take a look at the history of the airport, from cow pastures onward; in addition to chapters covering commercial aviation, the first international airports, and flying in the '20s and '30s, the one contains "a gallery of contemporary jetports from five continents that graphically illustrates just how far the airport has progressed in the seventy-five years since it was first called an 'aerial garage.'"; grey boards w/black cloth backstrip, 192 pgs. (incl. Credits and Index), illustrated; sunned cover edges, moderate general wear; dj w/light chipping to corners/spine ends, general wear;
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Hampton, T.A. The Sailor's World
Pan 02683 1971 0 330 02683 6 / 9780330026833 1st Pan edition Paperback Good Sextodecimo -- from 5.75" to 6.75" John Horsley
Originally published in hardcover in 1968 by David & Charles (Publishers) Ltd. "This essential, easy-to-read guide tells everything about ships, harbours and customs of the sea./Copiously illustrated and containing a detailed glossary of nautical terms, this is a book to turn landlubbers into shellbacks." 159 pages (including Index). Crease to top right corner of front cover, rubbing, toned pages, moderate general wear.
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Harding, J.W. (prepared under the supervision of) LOCOMOTIVE OPERATION, Valves, Valve Gears, Valve Settings
Scranton International Textbook Company 1924 First Edition Hard Cover Good to Very Good No Jacket (as issued) Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
#267B in the International Library of Technology. Contains chapters on locomotive valves, the Stephenson valve gear, locomotive management, breakdowns, oil-burning locomotives, the Type D duplex stoker, and locomotive value setting. Green cloth w/red cloth backstrip w/gilt spine lettering, marbled end papers, illustrated, three fold-outs. Circular stains to cloth of front cover (probably the ubiquitous coffee cup, moderate edgewear, one frayed corner, other corners lightly worn, moderate wear to spine ends, 2.5" tear to left spine edge, 1" scrape to join of green/red cloth on back cover, some staining to back cover, light internal soil, rear hinge going. Internally still fairly tight. Uncommon. (C/BT)
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50.00 USD
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Hare, Jay V. History of the North Pennsylvania Railroad
Reading Company Stapled Wraps Very Good to Fine Quarto -- from 9.75" to 12" tall
A quite scarce piece of American railroadiana, detailing the North Pennsylvania Railroad's history from its beginnings in 1852 through to the time of this publication in January of 1944. At the time of writing, the author served in the capacity of Secretary and Treasurer for the Reading Company. Stapled wraps, typescript, 31 pages. Tanning, light smudging, light general wear. A scarce item, especially in this condition. [C/BT}
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125.00 USD
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Harrison, Frederick G. Fading Glory
No Place Privately Printed 1974 2nd printing Stiff Card Wraps Very Good Oblong Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
"A pictorial review of team railroading in the boom days of the Upper Midwest." Unpaginated. Rubbing, moderate edgewear, impressions, handling wear. (C/BT)
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Higgins, S.H. Pearce THE WANTAGE TRAMWAY, A History of the First Tranway to adopt Mechanical Traction
Berkshire The Abbey Press Hard Cover Good Good Octavo -- from 7¾" to 9¾" Tall
Introduction by John Betjeman. Blue cloth w/gilt lettering to front cover/spine, 158 pages (including Appendices, Notes), illustrated. Bumped/moderately worn corners/spine ends, foxed fore-edge, gift inscription (in pencil) to previous owner, in rubbed and price-clipped dust jacket w/some chipping to corners/spine ends, thin scratches, general wear. {C/BT}
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Hill, John A. Progressive Examinations of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
Terre Haute Standard Publishing Company 1981 25th edition Flexible Cloth About Good Sextodecimo -- from 5.75" to 6.75"
A scarce item that provides questions and answers intended to help the prospective engineer and fireman begin and further his career. Dominion Atlantic Railway stamp to front end paper. 96 pages (including 18 pages at rear, entitled "Diagrams Illustrating Manner of Using Signals According to the Standard Code of Train Rules as Adopted by the American Railway Association" -- some diagrams w/green and/or red colour). About G w/cover soil, edgewear, some internal dampstaining along edges, light internal soil, title page w/two paper pulls/tears at staples, general wear. (C/BT)
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Howell, Mark Racing Stutz
Ballantine 1972 0345026101 / 9780345026101 First Edition Stiff Card Wraps Good Duodecimo -- from 6.75
A title from the Ballantine's Illustrated History of the Car, this being Special Book #2. Introduction by Phil Hill. 160 pages, illustrated. General wear.
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Keefer, T. C. (edited, with an Introduction by H. V. Nelles) Philosophy of Railroads
TorontoUniversity of Toronto Press
this printing follows the 3rd edition, published in 1850; the modified conclusion of the 4th (French) edition is appended for comparison; in 4 parts: 1) Philosophy of Railroads, 2) Montreal, 3) A Sequel to the Philosophy of Railroads, and 4) Railways; Keefer's title essay is considered one of the greatest praises of the age of iron and steel ever written in North America, and shows the reasons why the railroads were considered the arteries of Canada during the 19th century; pp. (lxiii), 185; lightly dusted top edge; rubbed dj w/some light edgewear, very slight spine discolouration, light scratches to rear panel, and 1/4" tear to bottom of front fold;
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Lowe, Paul E. ELECTRIC RAILWAY TROUBLES and How to Find Them, A Comprehensive Treatise on Motors, Motor Operation, Motor Repairs, Car Break-downs, Control Systems, Repairing of Control, Air Brakes, Air Brake Troubles, and Electric Railway Operation Generally
Chicago Frederick J. Drake & Co. 1909 First Edition Hard Cover Good No Jacket (as issued) Small Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
The sub-title pretty much covers the depth and breadth of this one. Illustrated blue cloth, gilt lettering to front cover/spine, 367 pages (including Index), + 10 pages of advertisements for other Drake-published titles, 118 illustrations (1 fold-out). Wear/fraying to corners/spine ends, spine slightly discoloured, previous owner’s faint stamp to front end paper/title page, soiled/dusty edges, cracked hinges, general wear. (C/BT)
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MacDonald, Bruce The Guysboro (Guysborough) Railway 1897-1939
Antigonish Formac Ltd. 1973 First Edition Stiff Card Wraps Very Good Small Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
"An attempte to reconstruct the history of the Guysboro Railway." The potential of this railway was great, since it could have delivered coal and lumber, as well as served the fisheries, but politics reared its ugly head, and the enterprise died. 59 pages (including bibliography), illustrated. Uneven crease to left edge of front cover, impressions, moderate handling wear. (C/BT)
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McKee, Alexander INTO THE BLUE, Great Mysteries of Aviation
London Souvenir Press 1981 0 285 62476 8 / 9780285624764 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Good to Very Good Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
McKee examines a number of aviation-related mysteries, among them the mythical Daedalos and Icaros, balloonist Salomon August Andree, Joseph Kennedy, Amy Johnson, Amelia Earhart, and various WWI aces. Black cloth w/silver foil spine lettering, 296 pages (including Sources), illustrated, dust jacket illustration by Andrew Sier. Spine slant, light handling wear, in rubbed dust jacket w/impressions/scratches.
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Mitchell, Charles A Book of Ships
Hammondsworth King Penguin K3 1941 First Edition Stiff Card Wraps Good to Very Good Duodecimo -- from 6.75" to 7.75" tall
A charming little title offering a bit of history concerning ships from various ages. 31 pages (including 11 b&w illustrations) + 16 pages of colour plates. Gift inscription to previous owner, moderate general wear. (C/BT)
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Nock, O.S. Algoma Central Railway
Sault Ste. Marie & London Algoma Central Railway/Adam & Charles Black Hard Cover Near Fine Near Fine Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
"The author has chronicled the development of the railway from the early days of Francis Clergue through to the present time." Green cloth w/silver spine lettering, 190 pages (including Index), illustrated. [C/BT]
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20.00 USD
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Olson, John R. Secrets of Buying & Selling Collector Cars
Specialty Press Stiff Card Wraps Very Good Duodecimo -- from 6.75" to 7.75" tall
A guide for people interested in collector cars, with advice and information ranging from value appreciation to restoration, preparing a sale to maintenance, and everything in between. 96 pages, illustrated. Internally tight and clean.
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Page, Victor W. THE MODERN GAS TRACTOR, Construction, Utility, Operation And Repair
Norman W. Henley Publishing 1924 4th impression Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket Duodecimo -- from 6.75" to 7.75" tall
"A Practical Treatise Covering Every Branch of Up-to-Date Gas Tractor Engineering, Driving and Maintenance in a Non-Technical Manner. Considers Fully All Types of Power Plants and Their Components, Methods of Drive and Speed Changing Mechanisms. Describes Design, Construction, and Operation of Latest Tractors, and Their Parts, Their Installation and Adjustment, as well as Practical Application of Tractors in the Field." Olive cloth w/white lettering/rule to front cover/spine, 590 pages (including Index), 39-page catalogue detailing other books published by Henley, illustrated w/300+ illustrations and 3 folding plates (one of which is a fold-out). Mild wear to corners/spine ends, dusty edges. Internally tight and clean. A very nice collectible copy of an uncommon item. (C/BT)
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200.00 USD
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Phillips-Birt, Douglas Reflections in the Sea
Lymington, Hampshire: Nautical Publishing Company 1968 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Good Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall photographs by Captain Th. D. A. de Lange
a rearranged selection from the author's column in 'Yachting Monthly,' presented in in five sections: The Sea, Sailor's Talk, The Poet's Eye, Antique Seas, and Ocean Waves; blue cloth, 115 pgs. incl. Index of Authors/Index of Works Mentioned; previous owner's name on half-title magic-markered out; price-clipped dj w/impressions, 3 short edge tears, general wear;
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Pridmore, Jay, and Jim Hurd The American Bicycle
Osceola Motorbooks International Publishers Hard Cover Good Good Oblong Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
"Chronicles more than 130 years of bicycles in America, from the high-wheelers of the late 1800s to the high-tech mountain and race bikes of today." Blue cloth w/silver spine lettering, 192 pages (including Index), illustrated. Moderate wear to corners/spine ends, some slant, uneven 1&1/4" tear to top right corner of rear gutter, in moderately worn dust jacket w/uneven 1" tear to top left corner of front panel.
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17.50 USD
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Pullen, Rear-Admiral H.F. Goelettes de l'Atlantique
Fredericton Brunswick Press/Pavillon des Provinces de l'Antique Expo '67 1967 Stiff Card Wraps Near Fine Oblong Duodecimo -- from 6.75" to 7.75" ta Commander L.B. Jenson
French-language edition of 'Atlantic Schooners,' a look at various two-masted, fore-and-aft rigged vessels, as developed in Atlantic Canada. Translated from the English by Lieutenant-Commander Rene LaRoche. 64 pages (including bibliographie), illustrated. Tiny scrape to left edge of front cover, light general wear. (C/BT)
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Railway Service Engineers of Imperial Oil Limited (prepared by) Railway Lubrication
No Place Imperial Oil Limited 1947 Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket (as issued) Sextodecimo -- from 5.75" to 6.75"
Details pretty much everything that a person might want to know about the lubrication requirements of various train parts. Red leatherette w/yellow lettering/illustration to front cover282 pages, illustrated w/110 in-text illustrations and full-colour tipped-in frontispiece. VG w/light cover soil, soil mark to fore-edge, previous owner's name/address in pencil to front end paper, light general wear. (C/BT)
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Ranger, Dan Jr. PACIFIC COAST SHAY, Strong Man of the Woods
San Marino Golden West Books 1964 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall Signed by Author
The story of Ephraim Shay, the geared locomotive which he invented and which bears his name, and its use in the logging industry of the Pacific Coast. This copy numbered (#84) on copyright page, and signed by author on second end paper. Very scarce signed. Some slant, moderate wear to corners/spine ends, scuffed/lightly speckled covers, in dust jacket w/moderate wear to corners/spine ends, some foxing to reverse, moderate general wear. (C/BT)
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125.00 USD
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Rossiter, Sean THE CHOSEN ONES, Canada's Test Pilots in Action
Vancouver & Toronto Douglas & McIntyre 2002 1-55054-930-8 / 9781550549300 First Edition Hard Cover As New Very Good to Fine Octavo -- from 7¾" to 9¾" Tall Signed by Author
1st printing w/complete number sequence. Rossiter gives us the story of numerous Canadian test pilots, whose "job is to make whatever can go wrong with an aircraft go wrong before anyone else flies it." Foreword by Richard P. Bentham. Signed by Rossiter, on title page. Granite boards w/silver spine lettering, 271 pages (including Endnotes, Bibliography, Index), illustrated. Scuffed dust jacket.
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Rossiter, Sean THE CHOSEN ONES, Canada's Test Pilots in Action
Vancouver & Toronto Douglas & McIntyre 2002 1-55054-930-8 / 9781550549300 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good Octavo -- from 7¾" to 9¾" Tall Signed by Author
1st printing w/complete number sequence. Rossiter gives us the story of numerous Canadian test pilots, whose "job is to make whatever can go wrong with an aircraft go wrong before anyone else flies it." Foreword by Richard P. Bentham. Signed by Rossiter, on title page. Granite boards w/silver spine lettering, 271 pages (including Endnotes, Bibliography, Index), illustrated. Bumped corners, in scuffed dust jacket.
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Schmidt, Norman Best Ever Paper Airplanes, Book & Kit
New York Sterling Publishing Co. 0-8069-0904-8 / 9780806909042 Wraps As New Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
no date; carrying kit measuring 11&1/2" x 9&3/4" contains a copy of the book, "Best Ever Paper Airplanes," as well as instructions, 50 sheets of white flying paper, "15 sheets in each of 4 exciting, vivid colors," a stencil for plane markings/decals, a lettering pencil, 4 coloured markers, and a black pen, all of it permitting anyone so inclined "to create more than 100 different planes from 18 basic designs."; still sealed in publisher's shrinkwrap;
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Scott, Gen. Robert L. Tiger in the Sky
Ballantine 306 K 1959 First Edition Paperback Very Good Sextodecimo -- from 5.75" to 6.75"
Paperback original. Stories of the author's flying adventures over the course of thirty years. 142 pages. Light rubbing, mild edgewear. Internally tight and clean.
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Simmons, Jack Transport Museums in Britain and Western Europe
London George Allen and Unwin Ltd. 1970 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
A survey of transport museums, "describing twenty-two museums in Britain and twelve in Western Europe. It treats railways most fully; but it looks at them in the perspective of transport as a whole, giving attention also to roads and aviation, to inland waterways and the sea." Red cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 300 pages (including index), illustrated.
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Taylor, Richard L. Fair-Weather Flying
New York Macmillan Publishing Co. 1974 First Edition Hard Cover Good Good Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall Terry Campbell
"Challenges you to get more out of your airplane and the time you spend in the air. Based on twenty years' flying experience, it is geared to sharpen your flying skills and develop faster, more efficient, and, above all, safer pilotage." Blue cloth, 297 pages, including Glossary and Index. Price-clipped dust jacket w/edgewear, short edge tears.
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Thompson, Kent Getting Out of Town by Book & Bike
Wolfville Gaspereau Press 2001 1-894031-24-5 / 9781894031240 First Edition Trade Paperback w/French flaps Near Fine Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
an anecdotal, insightful meditation on the bicycle, with side journeys to literature pertaining to it; 157 pages (including Acknowledgements and Sources & Suggested Reading), illustrated; a hint of general wear; an unread copy, internally tight and clean;
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Thornborough, Anthony M., and Peter E. Davies The Phantom Story
London Arms and Armour/Cassell Hard Cover Very Good Very Good Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
From the front flap: "This is the most complete and minutely researched history of the Phantom yet attempted, covering all naval and land based versions, development prototypes, modifications and long service hsitory." Blue cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 288 pages (including Glossary, Appendices, Index), illustrated.
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Wallace, P.J. Brooklands
Ballantine 02231 1971 First Edition Stiff Card Wraps Good to Very Good Digest
Special Book #1 in the Ballantine's Illustrated History of the Car series, this one chronicling the history of the exclusive motoring club, Brooklands, pioneering birthplace of the British automobile and aircraft industries; Introduction by Whitney Straight; 160 pgs., illustrated; crease to bottom right corner of front cover, crease to bottom left corner of back cover, creasing to front end papers, moderate general wear; internally tight and clean;
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Watters, Thomas TRAFFIC CRASH ANALYSIS, Court Preparation Manual
Saint John DreamCatcher Publishing / Dream Catcher 1999 1894372018 / 9781894372015 First Edition Stiff Card Wraps Near Fine Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
Apparently the last word on the subject of analyzing traffic accidents, intended for "Lawyers, police officers, insurance professionals and reconstruction experts." 214 pages (including appendices), illustrated. Light general wear.
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Weis, Norm The Starduster
Englewood Cliffs Prentice-Hall 1980 0-13-842914-6 / 9780138429140 First Edition Hard Cover Good to Very Good Good to Very Good Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
a fifty-year-old whose life "seemed to have dwindled to a pattern of familiar routines and unexciting certainties" tells the story of how he realised the last remaining dream of his youth--to fly his own plane, a craft it took him three years to build before he taught himself to fly it; navy cloth, 171 pgs., illustrated; bumped corners/spine ends, bump to bottom edge of front cover, some slant, pencil price impressions to top right corner of front free end paper; dj w/impressions, moderate edgewear, general wear;
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Wilson, Harold Boats Unlimited (signed)
Erin Boston Mills Press 1990 0919783988 / 9780919783980 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall Inscribed & Signed by Author
A lifelong racer and sailboater details his life on the water. This copy inscribed and signed ("Good luck -- and may/you have years of/'fair winds and/happy sailing'/Harold Wilson/Bracebridge/Sept. 15/90"), on half-title. Grey cloth w/gilt lettering to front cover/spine, 269 pages (including index), illustrated, dust jacket painting by Kelley Aitken.
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Wilson, R.M. The Big Ships
London Cassell & Co. 1956 First Edition Hard Cover Good Good Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
From the front flap: "Here are stories of all the great liners which have carried travellers and freight across the world, stories of birth in the great shipyards of the North, of life on the trade routes of the world, and death as time makes the favourite of one age the cast-off of the next, or war brings a sudden and frightful end to a majestic queen of the seas." Navy cloth w/gilt lettering to spine, 246 pages (including index), illustrated w/32 pages of half-tone photographs. Gently bumped corners, light wear to corners/spine ends, tanned/lightly foxed edges, previous owner's signature to front end paper, light foxing to half-title, in edgeworn dust jacket with pieces from edges, chipping to corners/spine ends.
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Woodcock, G. Miniature Steam Locomotives
Dawlish David & Charles 1964 First (limited) edition Stiff Card Wraps Very Good Small Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
An uncommon item covering the development of the miniature steam locomotive, steam lines, builders and construction practices. 80 pages, copiously illustrated. Moderate general wear. (C/BT)
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70.00 USD
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Wright, John Dead Reckoning Navigation
London Adlard Coles 1968 1st UK edition Hard Cover Very Good Good to Very Good Octavo -- from 7.75" to 9.75" Tall
a book "for the novice who aims to become a first-class navigator, and the expert who wishes to remain one."; blue cloth w/silver spine lettering, 164 pgs., illustrated; mild general wear; price-clipped dj w/some edgewear, impressions;
Price:
7.50 USD
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