Category: Vehicles (land, sea and air)

AIR-BRAKE TROUBLES Instruction Paper with Examination Questions, Part 1 & Part 2

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company/International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. : 1910

Seller ID: 016047

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Very Good

676 A and 676 B. A pair of uncommon items from the I.C.S. home study course. Part 1: 24 pages + two pages of examination questions. Part 2: 38 pages + two pages of examination questions. Part 1 is lightly soiled, w/mild dampstaining.
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Air-Signal System, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. : 1905

Seller ID: 016057

Binding: Wraps

Condition: About Very Good

#679. An uncommon item issued by the I.C.S. home study course. 21 pages + two pages of examination questions, illustrated. Some dampstaining, moderate handling wear.
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Boiler Attachments, Part 1, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S.

Seller ID: 016067

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Good

# 695 A. A scarce booklet issued by the I.C.S. home study course. (1910), 59 pages + three pages of examination questions, illustrated. Cover soil, uneven 1/2" tear to fore-edge, light internal soil, handling wear.
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Boiler Attachments, Part 1, Part 2, & Part 3, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S.

Seller ID: 016063

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Very Good

#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 + three pages of examination questions, illustrated. VG w/moderate handling wear. Part 2: (1920), 53 pages + two 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) + two pages of examination questions (continues pagination from Part 2, thus 3 & 4), illustrated. Moderate handling wear.
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Breakdowns, Part 1, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S.

Seller ID: 016073

Binding: Wraps

Condition: About Very Good

#700 A. A scarce booklet issued by the I.C.S. home study course, dealing with the breakdowns of locomotive engines. (1905), 64 pages + three pages of examination questions, illustrated. A couple of 3/4" edge tears to covers, previous owner's complicated mathematical calculation (ok, it's simple addition) to left edge of front cover, small chip to bottom left corner of front cover, moderate handling wear.
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Canadian National Railway Company, Rates of Pay and Rules Governing Service of Locomotive Engineers

Price: $15.00

Publisher: No Place, Canadian National Railway/CNR : 1951

Seller ID: 016672

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Fair

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. Stiff card wraps w/metal clamp. Previous owner's name to top of front cover, cover soil, dampstaining, moderately soiled edges, some rust to metal clamps.
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Image for Collective Agreement Between The Canadian Pacific Railway Company and The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen on behalf of the Conductors -- Baggagemen -- Brakemen/Car Retarder Operators/Yardmen and Switchtenders employed on the Eastern Region

Collective Agreement Between The Canadian Pacific Railway Company and The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen on behalf of the Conductors -- Baggagemen -- Brakemen/Car Retarder Operators/Yardmen and Switchtenders employed on the Eastern Region

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Montreal, No Publisher : 1954

Seller ID: 016424

Binding: Stiff Card Wraps

Condition: Very Good

The bargaining agreement between CPR and one of its unions, which came into effect on April 1, 1954. Lightly scuffed covers, light wear to spine ends, numerals to top right corner of front cover.
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Constitution of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, 1941

Price: $5.00

Publisher: : 1941

Seller ID: 016559

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Good to Very Good

"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.
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Foundation Brake Gear, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S.

Seller ID: 016070

Binding: Wraps

Condition: About Very Good

#678. A scarce booklet issued by the I.C.S. home study course. (1910), 40 pages + two pages of examination questions, illustrated. Light dampstaining to bottom, light handling wear.
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HIGH-SPEED BRAKE, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company/International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. : 1910

Seller ID: 016021

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Good to Very Good

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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L.N./L. N. Passenger Brake Equipment, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. : 1911

Seller ID: 016051

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Good

#1292. An uncommon item issued by the I.C.S. home study course. 36 pages + two 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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OPERATING AND TESTING TRAINS, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company/International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. : 1910

Seller ID: 016022

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Very Good

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 + three pages of examination questions. Moderate general wear.
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P C Passenger Brake Equipment, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. : 1920

Seller ID: 016071

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Fair

#1293. A scarce booklet issued by the I.C.S. home study course. (1912), 65 pages + three pages of examination questions, illustrated. Dampstaining, covers partially pulled from staples, spine separations, handling wear.
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Train Control, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. : 1912

Seller ID: 016058

Binding: Wraps

Condition: About Very Good

#1294. An uncommon booklet issued by the I.C.S. home study course. 49 pages + four pages of examination questions. Some dampstaining to fore-edges, moderate handling wear.
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Type K Freight Triple Valves, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. : 1911

Seller ID: 016069

Binding: Wraps

Condition: About Very Good

#1291. A very scarce booklet issued by the I.C.S. home study course. 31 pages + one-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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Valves and Valve Gears, Part 2, Instruction Paper with Examination Questions

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. : 1911

Seller ID: 016061

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Fair

#698 B. A booklet issued by the I.C.S. home study course. 48 pages + two pages of examination questions, illustrated. Edgewear, short edge creases, smudging/soil, some dampstaining near back, covers beginning to pull from staples. A scarce booklet.
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BY SEA AND ROAD, A Play and Reading Book

By: Anonymous

Price: $40.00

Publisher: London, Brimax Books

Seller ID: 012195

Binding: Stiff Card Wraps

Condition: Good

No date (circa 1950s). One of the anomalies in the book world: a book meant to be destroyed. This is a cut-out book, with four pages of cars, ships, dock equipment and so on intended to be cut out and displayed on their paper bases. Inserted in the middle is a booklet entitled 'On Land and Sea,' which, in juvenile verse, offers a bit of information/entertainment about various modes of travel. Both covers feature die-cut outlines through which can be seen some of the vehicles intended to be cut out. Tears to the edges of a couple of the die-cut outlines, inside booklet detached at top staple, m...
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Mull Railway

By: Anonymous

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Argyll, Mull and West Highland Narrow Gauge Railway Company Limited

Seller ID: 006763

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Very Good

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, including covers), illustrated. Light scratching, moderate general wear.
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Coaches and Trains (Golden Ariels No. 7), (19th Century Transport Prints Vol. 2)

By: Cadfryn-Roberts, John (editor)

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Princeton, Golden Ariels/D. Van Nostrand Company : 1965

Seller ID: 016307

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

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. Moderate edge/corner wear, in lightly rubbed jacket w/a couple of quite short tears.
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ONDER ZEIL, met de ROLLO IV rond de wereld (signed)

By: de Boer, Siebe

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Den Haag, AEGON verzekeringen : 1985

Seller ID: 015744

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dutch-language text in which the author relates the story of around-the-world sailing adventures with his wife. This copy signed them both. Blue cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 272 pages, illustrated. A bit cocked, 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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Airshipwreck

By: Deighton, Len, & Arnold Schwartzman

Price: $7.50

Publisher: New York, Holt, Rinehart & Winston : 1978

Seller ID: 010986

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

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 pages, illustrated. Gently bumped spine ends, light general wear. Lightly rubbed dust jacket w/impressions/thin scratches. A nice copy.
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The Dodge Book of Performance Cars

By: Engel, George S. (editor) (produced by Lyle Kenyon Engel)

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Pocket 95058 : 1967

Seller ID: 016912

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Paperback original. Contains information on Don Garlits, Don White, Lee Roy Yarbrough, Bud Faubel, Bobby Harrop, Dave Strickler, Roger Lindamood, Ramchargers, Cotton Owers, Danny Ongais, Dave Pearson, A.J. Foyt, Sam McQuagg, Art Malone, Dick Landy, and The Smoke Eaters, with "inside stories of such great cars as The Turbo-Honker, The Cotton Picker, Little Red Wagon, Color Me Gone, The Yankee Peddler, The Hustler, The Original Dependable, The Flying Carpet, The Candymatic, The Swamp Rat, The Mangler, The Dragmaster Dart, The Flying Barn Door, and King Goat." Bill France, president of NASCAR and...
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BRICKLEMANSHIP, The New Brunswick Grief Book

By: Fredericks, H.A. (unattributed)

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Fredericton, Omega Publishing Division of Omega Management Services : 1978

Seller ID: 018868

ISBN-13: 9780969073215

Binding: Stapled Wraps

Condition: Good

A spoof taking aim at Malcolm Bricklin, New Brunswick premier Richard Hatfield, and Bricklin's ill-fated automotive project that ended up costing New Brunswick taxpayers a lot of money. Unpaginated, illustrated. Bottom left corner of front cover chipped, thin crosscracks, moderate handling wear.
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Bricklin

By: Fredericks, H.A., with Allan Chambers

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Fredericton, Brunswick Press : 1977

Seller ID: 018896

ISBN-13: 9780887900877

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

In 1973, Malcolm Bricklin's plan "to revolutionize the North American car industry" attracted financing from the New Brunswick government, but a mere two years later Bricklin was bankrupt, owing the province $23,000,000. A grand total of 2,880 cars were built. 136 pages + a note on sources and list of sources, illustrated. Light edgewear, a couple of tiny soil marks to front cover, impressions/scratches to covers. Internally clean.
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Bricklin

By: Fredericks, H.A., with Allan Chambers

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Fredericton, Brunswick Press : 1977

Seller ID: 018850

ISBN-13: 9780887900884

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

In 1973, Malcolm Bricklin's plan "to revolutionize the North American car industry" attracted financing from the New Brunswick government, but a mere two years later Bricklin was bankrupt, owing the province $23,000,000. A grand total of 2,880 cars were built. Blue cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 136 pages + a note on sources and list of sources, illustrated. Stains to top portions of both covers, small soil marks to bottom edge, stained end papers/pastedowns, in scuffed dust jacket w/moderate edgewear all around, 3/8" tear to bottom right spine edge, long-inert mould stains on reverse. Jack...
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Bricklin (signed)

By: Fredericks, H.A., with Allan Chambers

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Fredericton, Brunswick Press : 1977

Seller ID: 019227

ISBN-13: 9780887900877

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good to Very Good

In 1973, Malcolm Bricklin's plan "to revolutionize the North American car industry" attracted financing from the New Brunswick government, but a mere two years later Bricklin was bankrupt, owing the province $23,000,000. A grand total of 2,880 cars were built. Signed by Fredericks on half-title. 136 pages + a note on sources and list of sources, illustrated. Spine mildly cocked, light edgewear, a bit of wear to corners/spine ends, previous owner's name/date to top of half-title.
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THE AIRPORT BOOK, From Landing Field to Modern Terminal

By: Greif, Martin

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Toronto, Beaverbooks : 1979

Seller ID: 009545

ISBN-13: 9780889025752

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

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 pages (including credits and index), illustrated. Sunned cover edges, moderate general wear. Dust jacket w/light chipping to corner...
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LOCOMOTIVE OPERATION, Valves, Valve Gears, Valve Settings

By: Harding, J.W. (prepared under the supervision of)

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Scranton, International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. : 1924

Seller ID: 016728

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good to Very Good

#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...
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THE WANTAGE TRAMWAY, A History of the First Tranway to adopt Mechanical Traction

By: Higgins, S.H. Pearce

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Berkshire, The Abbey Press : 1958

Seller ID: 014611

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

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.
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Progressive Examinations of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen

By: Hill, John A.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Terre Haute, Standard Publishing Company : 1891

Seller ID: 016595

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: About Good

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. Flexible cloth, 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). Cover soil, edgewear, some internal dampstaining along edges, light internal soil, title page w/two paper pulls/tears at staples, general wear.
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Category: Vehicles (land, sea and air)