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Bacon, Gertrude How Men Fly
London Cassell 1911 First Edition Cardboard Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
117 pages. Glossary. 15 photographs on eight tipped in sheets. 6 in-text diagrams. Photos include Henson's (proposed) flying machine, Latham's Antoinette monoplane, the Wright Brothers' flyer, Santos Dumont's 'Bird of Prey' biplane, Bleriot monoplane, Moore-Brabazon's Voisin biplane, the Howard-Wright biplane, and more. The front cover shows Roger Sommer, the French aviator, at the controls of his Farman biplane with this book's author, Gertrude Bacon, seated behind. Ms. Bacon's flight with Sommer at Rheims in August 1909, was the first by an English woman; this book includes Ms. Bacon's account of that flight on pages 11-14. This cover illustration is reported to be the first published picture of a woman in an airplane. Chapters include: At a Flying Meeting, How an Aeroplane Flies, How Man Learnt to Fly, The Aeroplanes of Today, Recent History, and The Aeroplanes of Tomorrow. Binding fairly tight. All pages and photo sheets present; edgewear to some of the photo sheets. Generall clean pages with a few faint spots of foxing. Owner's name on front free endpaper. Cover has some wear including badly worn spine covering with two inch piece missing from tail. Scarce early flying book, but with some problems so . . . priced accordingly.
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125.00 USD
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Bradley, E. Philip The Crash of Piedmont Flight 349 Into Bucks Elbow Mountain as Told By the Sole Survivor
E. Philip Bradley 1997 First Edition Pictorial Cover Near Fine No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Signed by Author
107 pages. Illustrations throughout. Signed by Bradley on the title page. "On the evening of October 30, 1959, at exactly 8:40 P.M. according to Phil Bradley's watch, a Piedmont DC-3 on a flight from Washington, D.C., to Roanoke, Virginia, with a crew of three and 24 passengers crased head on into Bucks Elbow Mountain just above Crozet, Virginia." Chapters include Three Days in the Life of 'The Sole Survivor,' Daily Progress Reports on the Search and Rescue, The Final CAB Report, Directions to the Site, and more. Would be "As New" but for small spot of discoloration on rear cover where it appears a price tag was removed.
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75.00 USD
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Bulliet, Richard W. The Camel and the Wheel
Cambridge Harvard University Press 1975 First Edition, 1st Printing Hard Cover Near Fine Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
327 pages. Illustrations throughout. "The invention of the wheel was a landmark in human history. Oddly enough, its use for transportation was abandoned throughout the Midle East and North Africa sometime between the third and sixth centuries of our era. The pack camel replaced the wagaon, and wheeled vehicles remained virtuall unknown from the time of their disappearance until the twentieth century. Mr. Bulliet's richly illustrated study is devoted to an explanation of this anomaly." Doesn't appear to have ever been read. Tight binding with sound hinges. Clean pages. Cover has very little wear. Some minor wear to dust jacket.
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30.00 USD
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Diesel Rudolf The Present Status of the Diesel Engine in Europe and a Few Reminiscences of the Pioneer Work in America
St. Louis, Missouri Busch-Sulzer Brothers Diesel Engine Company 1912 First Edition Wrapper Very Good No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
"A Lecture delivered before The Associated Engineering Societies of Saint Louis, April 13, 1912. Sibley College, Cornell University, April 18, 1912. United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., April 26, 1912. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, April 30, 1912. Promotional booklet provided upon request by Busch-Sulzer. 48 glossy pages. B/w photographs, illustrations, schematics, and charts throughout. One of Diesel's earliest publications about his revolutionary engine. Discusses four-stroke cycle engines, horizontal stationary engines, small engines, two-stroke cycle engines, industrial plant applications, vessel applications, and locomotive applications, Quite scarce. Tight stapled binding. Clean pages with some minor foxing on front and rear fly leaves and the two center leaves. Paper wrapper cover is in nice shape; some minor soiling and a 1" closed tear at top left front.
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175.00 USD
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Fox, Charles Philip Circus Trains (Book 19 in "Trains" Album of Railroad Photographs)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Kalmbach Publishing 1947 First Edition Comb Binding Near Fine No Jacket Oblong 4to
The best photo reference of mid-century American circus trains. 21 pages of b/w photographs including the circus layout with identified tents and structures. Photos are of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, The Greatest Show on Earth. Sound comb binding. Clean pages. Light cover wear.
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120.00 USD
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Gibbons, John Townsend Palaces That Went to Sea
Minneapolis, Minnesota Nereus Publishing 1990 0-9625082-0-9 / 9780962508202 First Edition Hard Cover Near Fine Near Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Complete with dust jacket. 252 pages; photographs throughout. Exceptionally nice. Terrific reference on the furnishings and amenities of the classic ocean liners. "It was the interior amenities of each new luxury liner that gave her an individual personality . . . showpiece(s) of magnificence. . ." Sound binding with sound hinges. Clean pages. Almost no wear to the cover or dust jacket.
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70.00 USD
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Gray Marine Motor Company Powered By Gray (Power Boat Engine Brochure)
Gray Marine Motor Company 1931 Wrapper Very Good No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
31 pages. Over 100 photos of boats with Gray engines. 10 photos of Gray engines. Cover features the "Phantom," the winner of the Detroit News International Trophy. Includes info about the Phantom, other powered boats, and Gray engines. Many owner testimonials. Tight stapled binding. Clean pages. Some cover fading and wear including creased lower right corner.
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150.00 USD
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Howland, S.A. Steamboat Disasters and Railroad Accidents in the United States. . . .
Worcester, MA Warren Lazell 1846 Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
"To Which are Appended Accounts of Recent Shipwrecks, Fires at Sea, Thrilling Incidents, etc." "Revised and Improved" edition. 408 pages. Full-page and in-text illustrations throughout. See Howes H742. Complete; no missing pages or illustrations. Comprehensive reference with information on over 85 ship and rail accidents. Tight binding with sound hinges; uneven text block with three signatures just starting to pull. Clean pages with foxing. Gift dedication in front matter. Cover shows some wear; mostly at spine ends.
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300.00 USD
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Kerr, James W. Illustrated Treasury of Rail Rapid Transit Systems and Cars of North America
Alburg, VT DPA-LTA Enterprises 1983 First Edition Hard Cover Near Fine Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Signed by Author
Signed by author on title page. Annotated as a complimentary, review copy. "260 pages of master reference covering where the PCC cars left off / Includes 35 subway & light rail vehicle systems / Full page maps, Condensed histories, Statistics, Car rosters in detail / 200 professional large format photographs - Commuter car coverage. Tight binding with sound hinges. Clean pages. Light cover wear. Dust jacket has some edgewear. Owner's name inside front cover. Protected by an archival cover. See accompanying scanned image.
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25.00 USD
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Lewis, Donald C. Rail Canada: CN The Canadian National Railway: The System and Its Constiuent Companies
Vancouver, BC Launch Pad Distributers 1976 First Printing Hard Cover Near Fine Very Good
"Diesel Paint Schemes of the CN System. 144 pages. Color and b/w photographs, schematics, diagrams, etc. Chapters include: Brief History, Canadian National Railway, Grand Trunk Western Railroad, Central Vermont Railway, Duluth Winnipeg and Pacific Railway, Grand Trunk Railway (Eastern Lines), All Time Diesel Roster, and Scale Model Cross Reference. Tight binding with sound hinges. Clean pages. Very light cover wear. Dust jacket has some minor wear, heaviest at spine ends.
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45.00 USD
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Little, George Life on the Ocean, or Twenty Years at Sea
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland George Clark and Son 1849 Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
288 pages. Woodcut frontispiece of a sailing vessel. Embossed dark blue-green cloth with gilt spine lettering. Little's memoir chronicling his life at sea and his journeys throughout South America, Central America, China, Australia, the Galapagos, and more. Includes an extensive nautical glossary and appendices about a shipwreck on the St. Lawrence River and the sinking of the HMS Centaur. Tight binding with sound hinges. Evenly toned pages. Partially obliterated presentation on reverse of the frontispiece. A few doodles on rear endpaper. Cover shows some wear, heaviest at spine ends. Gilt lettering has darkened.
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160.00 USD
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National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) NMRA Standards
National Model Railroad Association 1948 Printed Wrapper Very Good No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Nice historical manual from the early days of model railroading. Published one year after NMRA incorporated as a non-profit organization. 1948 standards with updates through April of 1960. Original gray and maroon cover with arco binder that allowed for removal and insertion of pages when updates were published. Don't think any of these standards and data sheets are still available at the NMRA website or on it's cd. Clean pages. Arco binder in good shape. Cover has some edgewear. Owner's name on title page.
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50.00 USD
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Semmes, Raphael Captains and Mariners of Early Maryland
Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 1937 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
16 introductory pages. 856 text pages. Black cloth cover with gilt lettering. Exceptionally thorough and detailed history of early Maryland with a a maritime focus, yet with considerable information on indian tribes, settlers, the military, government, and everyday life. Tight binding with sound hinges. Clean pages. Very little wear.
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150.00 USD
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Unlisted A.B.C. Of Ships & Boats, Aunt Louisa's London Toy Books #100
London Frederick Warne 1885 Printed Wrapper Good to Fair 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall May, Walter
No publishing date but small Christmas gift inscription from 1885 on front cover. Number 100 in the Aunt Louisa London Toy Books series. Hard-to-find maritime alphabet book. Full color pictorial card cover. 12 internal pages counting inside covers. 6 full-color pages of letter and accompanying ship/boat illustrations. Great double-page color print of a fleet of British warships (similar to front cover). ome soiling and chipping. Very neatly resewn. Several pages have paper repairs, also neatly done. So . . . priced accordingly. See accompanying scanned image.
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150.00 USD
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Unlisted Champion Road Race Game
Champion Spark Plugs 1934 Game Very Good
Booklet. Promotional racing game published by Champion Spark Plugs. Spark plugs are featured on the game board, and highlights of the 1934 racing season are depicted along the bottom border. All racing cars and the spinner are still attached to the game board. Very nice shape. Complete and still all attached. Light soiling on cover.
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100.00 USD
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Unlisted Indian Motorcycle Advertising Envelope
Clintonville, Wisconsin Indian Cycle Agency 1928 Envelope Very Good
Nice example of the famous Indian motorcycle cover (envelope) with front and rear cachets. The cover has a return address of the Indian Cycle Agency, Clintonville, Wisconsin and is addressed to the Indian Motorcycle Co. of Springfield, Massachusetts. Front and back both carry an ink stamp reading "Last Day/Air Mail/Of 10c Rate." Front has a Lindbergh airmail stamp postmarked in Greenbay, Wisconsin, on 31 July 1928. The envelope has serial number A278. The reverse of the envelope has text stating "This Letter Was Carried by Indian Motorcycle With Side Car, From Milwaukee To Green Bay, Via Oshkosh By Henry O. Meisel, Accompanied by Joe Campbell of Milwaukee, On Tuesday, Julty 31st, 1928 / Total of 388 Souvenir Air Mail Letters Were Carried On This Trip." Reverse also has a Chicago July 31st air mail postmark and text that reads "due To Delays Before Start From Milwaukee Connections Were Missed For Airplane Service On July 31st." Light wear. Meisel was the owner of the Clintonville dealership and a leading philatelist of the time.
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225.00 USD
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Unlisted Railroad Story Book
New York McLoughlin Brothers 1907 Printed Wrapper Very Good No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Beautiful copy. This is not a Merrimack reproduction. Very clean with no writing or scribbles. 12 full color illustrations. 10 pages plus 2 inside covers. Cover has a tiny (1/16") scuff as well as a corner crease and small (1/2") closed tear.
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175.00 USD
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Unlisted Rambler Bicycles Advertising Cover
Washington, DC Rambler Bicycles 1897 Envelope Very Good
Advertising cover (envelope) for the Gormully & Jeffery Manufacturing Company of Washington, DC. The illustration shows an American Indian kicking his horse to the ground and mounting a bicycle instead. The text reads, "Gormully & Jeffery Mfg. Co. / Bicycle Accessories . . . Manufacturers of / Ramber Bicycles." Thomas B. Jeffery began making high quality, exceptionally strong bicycles in Chicago in 1878; he also developed an early interest in automobile production and in 1897, the year this cover was posted, built his first automobile, a single cylinder car with bicycle wheels that was prototype of the Rambler Model A. Jeffrey then sold his interest in this company to concentrate on building Rambler automobiles and by 1902 was the second largest car manuacturer in the United States. This envelope is franked with Scott #247 or #264; postmarked and cancelled with a Barry Postal Supply Company machine cancel with diagonal killer bars.
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100.00 USD
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