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Proceedings: The 2nd Classic Yacht Symposium, March31-April 2, 2006: Herreshoff Marine Museum


Palmieri, John (Ed.)

Softcover. New England, USA, Herreshoff Marine Museum/Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 299 pages. Softcover. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. Wrapper excellent. Binding tight. Clean inside and out. In beautiful condition.

Record # 31566


Price: $50.00 

Beyond the Black Box: The Forensics of Airplane Crashes by: Bibel, George
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Beyond the Black Box: The Forensics of Airplane Crashes by: Bibel, George

Hardcover. Baltimore, MD, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1st, 2008, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 393 pages, hardcover. This is an ex-library book with the usual stamping. Dust jacket, cloth covers, and interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. B&W photography and illustrations throughout. This well-researched book details how accident investigators piece together what really happened in a plane crash, from black boxes to debris patterns. It also extrapolates to show how these insights are utilized in aircraft design and operation to keep commercial aviation as safe as possible. Unmarked text. Record # 33906
Price: $18.00 

Mystic Seaport Watercraft by: Bray, Maynard; Fuller, Benjamin A. G.; Vermilya, Peter T.
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Mystic Seaport Watercraft by: Bray, Maynard; Fuller, Benjamin A. G.; Vermilya, Peter T.

Hardcover. Mystic, CT, Mystic Seaport, 3rd, 2001, Book: Very Good, 396 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has a minor closed tear at the top of the spine, but is still in very good condition overall. Teal cloth covers and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book is a comprehensive compilation of water craft from Mystic Seaport. Nearly 500 boats at the museum have been thoroughly described and annotated. This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Previous owner's short inscription is present on the front end papers in gold pen, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34547
Price: $22.00 

 

Book of Railway Journeys, A


Kennedy (Ed.), Ludovic

Hardcover. NY, Rawson Wade, 1st , 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 7 collection of writing, fiction & non-fiction on train travel. 356 pages

Record # 57276


Price: $15.00 

 

Knights of the Air


Maitland, Lt Lester J.

Hardcover. NY, Doubleday Doran, 1st , 1929, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Illust. with black & white photos. A history of aeronautics in the U.S. and it's key figures. Ex-lib worn covers, cracked hinges, spine torn but internally VG. A candidate for rebinding.

Record # 59520


Price: $25.00 

 

Mixer's Motor Maps and Tours


N/A

NY, New England Hotels Pub. Co., 1st, 1925, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Nice early road maps with profiles of towns, ads. Unpaginated, easily 300+ pages in limp cloth. Covers a little wrinkled but internally VG.

Record # 68249


Price: $15.00 

 

Ships That Have Made History


Robinson, Gregory

New York , Kennedy Brothers Inc., 1st, 1936, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 192 pages, illustrated in color with drawings and paintings by the author. , dust jacket with edgewear, creases, otherwise very good.

Record # 175940


Price: $21.00 

 

Lindbergh Alone May 21, 1927


Gill, Brendan

New York, Harcourt Brace Janovich, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 216 pages. Black & white photography.

Record # 207982


Price: $25.00 

 

Monitor Chronicles, The - One Sailor's Account - Today's Campaign to Recover the Civil War


Marvel, William (Ed.)

New York, Mariner's Museum/SES , 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 272 pages, color, B&W illustrations.

Record # 304758


Price: $25.00 

 

Transport Aviation


Black, Archibald

Hardcover. Chicago, Simmons-Boardman, 1st, 1926, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 245 pages, blue cloth with gilt lettering. B&w illustrations throughout. An attractive previous owner's bookplate with an aviation design on inside front cover.

Record # 405145


Price: $25.00 

 

Fighter Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War


Lamberton, W. M. and Others

Hardcover. Letchworth Herts UK, Harleyford Publications, 2nd pr., 1960, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 224 pages, many b&w photographs and diagrams of aircraft. Yellow cloth with a worn dust jacket that has tears and chipping.

Record # 406613


Price: $35.00 

Rip Van Winkle Railroads: Canajoharie & Catskill R.R., Catskill Mountain Ry., Otis Elevating Ry., Catskill & Tannersville RyHelmer, William F.
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Rip Van Winkle Railroads: Canajoharie & Catskill R.R., Catskill Mountain Ry., Otis Elevating Ry., Catskill & Tannersville Ry


Helmer, William F.

Hardcover. Berkeley, Howell-North Books, 2nd, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 146 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Fraying and chipping to dust jacket, and small tear to top spine. Cloth covers, show minor rubbing, internally very good. Black and white picture throughout.

Record # 412133


Price: $24.00 

 

Encyclopedia of American Cars from 1930: 60 Years of Automotive History


Consumer Guide

Hardcover. Publications International, 1st, September 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 816 pages, b&w and color photographs throughout. Minor wear to dust jacket. Writing on front fly leaf. Else a very clean, tight copy.

Record # 454472


Price: $40.00 

 

Shadow of Kilimanjaro, The : On Foot Across East Africa


Ridgeway, Rick

Hardcover. US, Henry Holt and Co., 1st, 1998-10-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 288 pages, b&w photos. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Record # 462466


Price: $15.00 

 

Central Vermont Railway,The - A Yankee Tradition - Volume 1


Jones, Robert C.

Hardcover. Silverton, Sundance, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 192 pages. Pictorial boards. Illustrated with photographs and reproductions in color and black & white. Minor browning to edge of front endpaper. Book in plastic protective cover. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 510215


Price: $51.00 

 

Motor Trips: All of Eastern America from Quebec to Florida


N/A

Hardcover. Hartford, Guyde Publishing Co., 1926, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Flexible cloth covers, unpaginated, b & w illustrations and maps, bumping and creasing to the corners and edge wear, light marking to some pages.

Record # 603197


Price: $10.00 

 

Last of a Glorious Era, The


Pearse, Ronald

Hardcover. London, Syren and Shipping, Reprint, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 96 pages. Seven pages with underlining and brief spirited commentary in red and green ink. Dust jacket shows light wear.

Record # 608796


Price: $12.00 

 

Automotive Electrical Practice


Kuns, Ray F.

Hardcover. Milwaukee, Bruce Publishing Company, 1st, 1926, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 516 pages. Hardcover. Illustrated with black & white photographs and drawings. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 611195


Price: $38.00 

Home on the Road by: White, Roger B.
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Home on the Road by: White, Roger B.

Hardcover. Washington , DC, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 220 pages. B/W photographs. Dust jacket worn, sticker residue. Record # 801850
Price: $12.00 

Ford 1903 to 1984 by: Lewis, David L., Mike McCarville, Lorin Sorensen
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Ford 1903 to 1984 by: Lewis, David L., Mike McCarville, Lorin Sorensen

Hardcover. New York, Beekman House, 1st, 1983, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 384 pages, over 1000 b&w photographs, 32 pages in full color, gilt-lettered spine, color-illustrated dust jacket. Light wear to dust jacket, overall a clean, tight copy. Record # 803203
Price: $12.00 

 

THE BEETLE BOOK: America's 300 Year Love Affair With The "Bug"


Steinwedel, Louis William

Softcover. Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1st, 1981, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 141 pages. Illustrated color and b&w captioned photographs throughout text. Light edge wear to wrappers. Small water stain on bottom of front cover. Else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 809181


Price: $12.00 

 

Flying High: Anecdotes About the Airways


Marsh, Franklin W., Illust. by: Jack Hinkley and C.F Schar

Hardcover. Washington D.C, Public Affairs Press , 1st, 1957, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 138 pages. B&w illustrations throughout. Gilt titles on spine. Includes glossary of terminology. Dust jacket clipped. Musty odor, otherwise clean, tight copy.

Record # 857408


Price: $15.00 

 

Automobile Quarterly, 33 vols


N/A

Hardcover. NY, Automobile Quarterly, 1st, 1962-1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, A hardcover quarterly dedicated to the antique car enthusiast, color photos. Vols 1-8 complete except for vol 7 #2, plus additional vols 9 #1 and 10 #2

Record # 20564


Price: $400.00 

Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well by: Hough, Daivd L.
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Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well by: Hough, Daivd L.

Softcover. Irvine, CA, Bowtie Press, 5th, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 256 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. B&W photography throughout. This is the best and most complete book ever written on how to ride a motorcycle safely and efficiently. Previous owner's signature on front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33870
Price: $12.00 

The Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine and its Operation by: Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
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The Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine and its Operation by: Pratt & Whitney Aircraft

Softcover. East Hartford, CT, United Aircraft Corporation, Revised, 1958, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 152 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, with only minor edge wear. Interior pages are in very good condition. Spiral binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color illustrations throughout. This book provides information regarding the history, operation, and construction of gas turbine engines for aeronautical use. Clean copy. Record # 34469
Price: $24.00 

 

Men O'War


N/A

Paperback. Richmond, Va, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., 1st wraps, 1943, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Color ilust. wraps + 48 pages of black & white WW II combat warships photos. Approx 9.75 x 12.25

Record # 54582


Price: $40.00 

 

American Wings


Leyson, Captain Burr

Hardcover. NY, Dutton, 3rd, 1938, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Forward by Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker. Previous owner's signature date front end paper, otherwise

Record # 58550


Price: $18.00 

 

Railroad Stories - April 1937


N/A

Paperback. New York, Frank Munsey, 1st wraps, 1937 , Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Paperback pulp magazine. 144 pages. Paper browning. Articles, fiction on trains & railroading. Cover illustrations features stoker in cab with shovel. Light chipping, short tear to cover.

Record # 67607


Price: $15.00 

 

How to Fly - The Pilot and His Problems


Studley, Barrett

Hardcover. NY, Macmillan, 2nd, 1931, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 291 pgs. B&w illust. previous owner's signature (large) on front fly leaf . Still, a nice copy.

Record # 106943


Price: $50.00 

 

Airliner and its Inventor Alfred W. Lawson, The


Faunce, Cy Q.

Columbus, Ohio, Rockcastel, 1st, 1921, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 205 pages. Black & white photographs. Front and rear hinges cracked. Back of front cover soiled.

Record # 204449


Price: $150.00 

Narrow Gauge To The Hills. Exploring Narrow Gauge Railroads For Freight And Passengers In The American West, Europe, Latin America And India. by: Mead, Edgar T.
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Narrow Gauge To The Hills. Exploring Narrow Gauge Railroads For Freight And Passengers In The American West, Europe, Latin America And India. by: Mead, Edgar T.

Hardcover. New Hampshire, Weedy Rail Books, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Record # 220814
Price: $12.00 

 

P-51 Mustang in Action


N/A

Softcover. Carrollton TX, Squadron/Signal Publications, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 60 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. Color wrappers. Aircraft No. 45 in series.

Record # 403792


Price: $15.00 

 

B&O Steam Finale (2 Volumes)


Mellander, Deane and Bob Kaplan

Hardcover. Kensington MD, National Railway Historical Society, 1st, 1986/88, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Two volumes complete, Illustrated in color, 120 and 147 pages. Blue cloth covers with gilt design and lettering. Dust jackets present but edgeworn, chipped. Books are in very good condition, clean.

Record # 406111


Price: $75.00 

Pilot's Handbook for The Flying Wings of Northrop - Model YB-49 AirplaneKohn (Introduction), Leo J.
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Pilot's Handbook for The Flying Wings of Northrop - Model YB-49 Airplane


Kohn (Introduction), Leo J.

Softcover. Appleton WI, Northrop Aircraft/Aviation Publications, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 75 pages, b&w illustrations. Softcover, very good, clean copy.

Record # 406972


Price: $15.00 

 

Great Marques: Mercedes Benz


Bell, Roger

Hardcover. London, reprint, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 96 pages, b&w and color photographs. Light edge wear, rubbing to dust jacket. Else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 451777


Price: $15.00 

CabooseSchafer, Mike
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Caboose


Schafer, Mike

Softcover. Osceola, WI, USA, MBI Publishing, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 96 page, illustrated throughout in color. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers.

Record # 460082


Price: $13.00 

 

Glorious Shannon's Old Blue Duster and Other Faded Flags of Fadeless Fame, The


Snider, C. H. J.

Hardcover. Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1st, 1923, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 430 pages, color, b&w illustrations. Blue cloth covers with black design and gilt lettering. Spine lettering faded. Previous owner's inscription on front fly leaf.

Record # 502947


Price: $60.00 

 

1934 Oldsmobile Shop Manual - 6 & 8 Cylinder


N/A

Softcover. Lansing MI, Olds Motor Works, 1934, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 160 pages, softcover, b&w photos, line drawings throughout. Front cover wrapper soiled, chipped. Rear cover gone. Internally clean except for light soil to title page and there is a musty odor. Tough year to find intact.

Record # 602776


Price: $15.00 

 

Tramp - Sagas of High Adventure in the Vanishing World of the Old Tramp Freighters


Krieger, Michael J.

Hardcover. San Francisco, Chronicle, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 142 pages. Illustrated with full color photographs of Old Tramp Freighters from around the world. Previous owners inscription on half title page. Light wear to dust jacket. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 604268


Price: $13.00 

 

Art of the Chopper


Zimberoff, Tom

Hardcover. New York, Bulfinch, 1st Thus, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 256 pages. Illustrated with full color photographs. Museum store sticker at top right corner of title page. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 610301


Price: $25.00 

 

Elizabeth: Passage of a Queen, The


Stevens, Leonard A.

Hardcover. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 1968, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 235 pages. Hardcover. Features black & white photographs, drawings and one fold-out map. Previous owner has pasted in 2 related newspaper clippings on front endpaper and on page 143. Brief note in pencil on first page of Appendix. Price clipped dust jacket with tape repaired tears along edges.

Record # 613682


Price: $15.00 

 

Archaeology of the Boat


Greenhill, Basil

Hardcover. Middletown, Connecticut, Wesleyan University Press, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 320 pages, 213 b&w illustrations, cloth cover, gilt lettered spine, color dust jacket. Light wear to edges of dust jacket, faded dust jacket spine; overall, a very clean, tight copy.

Record # 802277


Price: $16.00 

 

Command at Sea


Mack, William P. & Albert H. Konetzni Jr.

Hardcover. Maryland, Naval Institute Press, 4th, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 519 pages, b&w pictures and charts throughout. Navy blue covers with gilt printing. Light foxing on top edge, else a tight and clean copy.

Record # 808956


Price: $12.00 

 

Great Passenger Ships of the World, Complete Six Volume Set


Kludas, Arnold

Hardcover. Wellingborough, Patrick Stephens, reprint, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Translated by Charles Hodges, complete 6 volume set spanning from 1858 to 1986, all with pictorial dust jackets and copious photographs throughout. Minor edge wear and fade to dust jackets, otherwise, all very clean and bright.

Record # 854906


Price: $250.00 

Man in the Air 200 Years (1783-1983) (INSCRIBED COPY) by: Bauer, Charles J., Illust. by: Multiple
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Man in the Air 200 Years (1783-1983) (INSCRIBED COPY) by: Bauer, Charles J., Illust. by: Multiple

Hardcover. Silver Spring MD, Silver Spring Press, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 206 pages, hardcover. Exterior dust jacket is folded inwards at the cover corners, but interior pages and binding are in great condition. B&W illustrations throughout, detailing the early history of aviation. Some additional thematically related artwork and materials were pasted into interior beginning and end pages by previous owner, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33595
Price: $18.00 

Lindbergh: A Photographic Biography of the Lone Eagle by: McAllister, Bruce, Wilkinson, Stephan
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Lindbergh: A Photographic Biography of the Lone Eagle by: McAllister, Bruce, Wilkinson, Stephan

Hardcover. Boulder, CO, Roundup Press, 1st, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 232 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book brings to life Lindbergh's epic career, with evocative text and hundreds of photographs, many rarely published. Clean copy. Record # 34318
Price: $18.00 

 

Treasury of the Automobile, The


Stein, Ralph

Hardcover. NY, Golden Press, 1st, 1961, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Profusely illust. with color, black & white photos. Previous owner's rubber stamp on half-title page

Record # 54238


Price: $30.00 

 

Loss of Eden - A Biography of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh


Milton, Joyce

Hardcover. NY, Harper Collins, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Black & white photos

Record # 57672


Price: $23.00 

 

1987 Lincoln Town Car - Electrical & Vacuum Trouble-Shooting Manual


Lincoln Car Manual

Paperback. n.p., Ford Motor Co., 1st wraps, 1986, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Many 2-color drawings. 158 pages. Softcover

Record # 63992


Price: $19.00 

 

Luxury Trains of the World


Allen, Geoffrey Freeman

Hardcover. NY, Everest House, 1st, 1979, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 192 pgs. illustrated in color, black & white, 9 1/2 x 12 1/4"

Record # 100896


Price: $20.00 

 

Treasury of Early American Automobiles 1877-1925


Clymer, Floyd

NY, McGraw-Hill , Unknown, 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Black & white Illustrations. 213 pages.

Record # 200106


Price: $18.00 

 

NARROW GAUGE TO THE HILLS. EXPLORING NARROW GAUGE RAILROADS FOR FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS IN THE AMERICAN WEST, EUROPE, LATIN AMERICA AND INDIA.


Mead, Edgar T.

Hardcover. New Hampshire, Weedy Rail Books, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good,

Record # 220809


Price: $19.00 

 

Casuals of the Sea: The Voyage of a Soul


McFee, William

Hardcover. New York , Doubleday Page & Co., Reprint, 1927, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, SIGNED (twice) by Author. Inscribed on front endpaper. Personal letter tipped in as well. 481 pages. Minor spotting to covers. Fading to cover page. Overall very tight copy.

Record # 401892


Price: $35.00 

 

Metropolitan Transportation Politics and the New York Region


Doig, Jameson W.

Hardcover. New York , Columbia University Press , 1st, 1966, Book: Good, 327 pages, blue cloth covers, ex-library copy with light stamping, residue, spine label. Clean internally.

Record # 405784


Price: $15.00 

 

Military Aeroplanes: Simplified-Enlarged - An Explanatory Consideration of Their Characteristics, Performances, Construction, Maintenance and Operation


Loening, Grover C.

Hardcover. np, privately printed, 1st, 1918, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 202 pages, b&w illustrations, many fold-out plates. Green cloth covers with gilt design and lettering. Back cover has a stain causing discoloration to surface, hinges partially cracked but holding. Internally the volume is clean, very good.

Record # 406643


Price: $125.00 

Getting There: The Epic Struggle between Road and Rail in the American CenturyGoddard, Stephen B.
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Getting There: The Epic Struggle between Road and Rail in the American Century


Goddard, Stephen B.

Softcover. Chicago, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 351 pages, b&w photographs. A very clean, tight copy.

Record # 450826


Price: $12.00 

 

Chesapeake Bay Skipjacks


Vojtech, Pat

Hardcover. Centreville, Md., 2nd printing, December 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 145 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Dust jacket price clipped with light edgewear. Previous owner

Price: $19.00 

 

American Cars of the 1930s


H., Bart (Bart Harmannus) Vanderveen

Hardcover. London, New York, F. Warne, reprint, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 80 pages. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket. Previous owner's sticker on front end paper, otherwise clean tight copy.

Record # 471860


Price: $19.00 

 

Sea Battles: A Reference Guide


Sanderson, Michael

Hardcover. Middleton, Connecticut, Wesleyan University Press, 1st US, 1975, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 199 pages. Black and white plates and sea charts. Covers 250 sea battles arranged in alphabetical order. Chronology. Previous owner's embossed stamp.

Record # 512282


Price: $13.00 

 

U.S. Coast Gaurd in World War II, The


Willoughby, Malcolm F.

Hardcover. New York, Arno Press, Reprint, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 348 pages. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Reprint edition originally published in 1957. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 603892


Price: $32.00 

 

Bounty Ships of France


Villiers, Alan/Henri Picard

Hardcover. New York, Scribners, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 240 pages. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Dust jacket shows light wear, with some wrinkling along top edge of front cover.. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 609776


Price: $15.00 

 

How to Understand Aeroplanes


Walkden , S. L.

Softcover. London, Percival Marshall & Co., Sixth Impression, 1918, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, 113 pages plus ads. Softcover. Sixth Impression. Heavy stock paper covers with wear; 1/2" chunk missing at top of spine. Separation between signatures at chapter one. Book is intact but tender.

Record # 612603


Price: $63.00 

 

Background of Phoenician Expansion into the Mediterranean in the Early First Millennium


Douglas Young, Gordon

Hardcover. Ann Arbor, MI, University Microfilms, reprint, 1976, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 283 pages. Bound copy of dissertation. Cover spotted.

Record # 802201


Price: $26.00 

 

Steel Rails to the Sunrise: The Long Island Rail Road


Ziel, Ron, and George Foster

Softcover. New York, Hawthorne Books, Inc., st, 1965, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 320 pages, b&w photographs. Light edge wear, rubbing to covers. Slightly warped; else pages crisp and clean.

Record # 808900


Price: $15.00 

 

Railways of Thirty Nations


Middleton, P. Harvey

Hardcover. New York, Prentice-Hall, 1st, 1937, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 328 pages, b&w photographs. Green cloth covers w/ light edge wear; spine slightly faded. Light foxing to top edge. Previous owner's stamp on front end paper and fly leaf. Else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 851035


Price: $15.00 

Outlaw Sea, The: A World of Freedom, Chaos, and CrimeLangewiesche, William
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Outlaw Sea, The: A World of Freedom, Chaos, and Crime


Langewiesche, William

Hardcover. New York, North Point Press, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 239 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges. A tight copy.

Record # 2230400


Price: $15.00 

 

From Boston to the Berkshires: A Pictorial Review of Electric Transportation in Massachusetts


Carlson, Stephen P. , Thomas w. Harding

Softcover. Boston, MA, Boston Street Railway Association, inc., 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 160 pages. Softcover. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. With fold out map attached at back endpapers. Wrapper excellent. Binding tight. Pages clean. In great shape.

Record # 31931


Price: $19.00 

A History of Aerial Warfare by: Taylor, John W.R.
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A History of Aerial Warfare by: Taylor, John W.R.

Hardcover. London, England, Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., 1st, 1974, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 240 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in generally good condition, protected by a plastic coating, with one open tear present at the bottom of the spine. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color illustrations throughout. This book details the fascinating history of aviation as it pertains to warfare, with emphasis on the development of airframes designed for specialized tasks, such as bombers. The volume covers world military history from pre-WWI, to post-WWII. Clean copy. Record # 34033
Price: $12.00 

Building Classic Small Craft: Complete Plans and Instructions for 47 Boats by: Gardner, John
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Building Classic Small Craft: Complete Plans and Instructions for 47 Boats by: Gardner, John

Hardcover. Camden, ME, International Marine, Ragged Mountain Press, Commemorative Edition, 5th Pr., 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 536 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has mild age wear, with creasing to the edges and light scuffing. Blue cloth covers have lightly bumped corners. Interior pages are clean and bright despite light foxing to the page edges. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout. In this book you'll find all the plans, measurements, and directions a reader needs to build any of 47 beautiful small boats for oar, sail, or motor, including dories, peapods, Whitehalls, Rangeley boats, wherries, Sea Bright skiffs, and more. This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34551
Price: $34.00 

 

Solo-Life With an Electric Car


Perrin, Noel

Hardcover. NY, Norton, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good,

Record # 57397


Price: $18.00 

 

Hindenburg, The


Mooney, Michael M.

Hardcover. NY, Dodd, Mead & Co., 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Black & white photos. 278 pages.

Record # 59733


Price: $18.00 

 

British and European Combat Aircraft


Jackson, Paul A.

Hardcover. NY, Crescent Books, Rep., 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Nearly 200 color illustrations including cutaways, profiles, photos & diagrams. 80 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Faded dust jacket, chipped and corners bumped.

Record # 68499


Price: $12.00 

 

Fly! - A Brief History of Flight Illustrated


Moser, Barry, Illust. by: Barry Moser

New York , Willa Perlman Books, 1st, 1993, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, With color Illustrations by Barry Moser. Some wear to front of dust jacket.

Record # 176124


Price: $18.00 

 

GOOD SHIPS OF NEWPORT NEWS, THE. An Informal Account of Ships, Shipping and Shipbuilding in the Lower Chesapeake Bay Region. Together with the Story of the Last Terrible Voyage of the Yarmouth Castle


Brown, Alexander Crosby

Hardcover. Cambridge, MD, Tidewater Publishers, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 243 pages. Illustrated with text photographs and with captioned photograph plates. Royal 8vo. Dark blue cloth with heavy gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Minor wear and shipping to spine edges. Light wear on cover edges. Corners bumped. Very Good.

Record # 219851


Price: $18.00 

 

Seafarers, The (18 vols.)


Time-Life

New York, Time-Life, 1st, 1970s-l980s, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 18 of the 22 volume set. (Missing: Northwest Passage, Great Liners, Ancient Mariners, Pirates). Color, B&W illustrations, approximately 170 pages per book. Excellent condition.

Record # 304785


Price: $188.00 

 

Kansas City and the Railroads: Community Policy in the Growth of a Regional Metropolis


Glaab, Charles N.

Hardcover. Madison WI, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1st, 1962, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 260 pages, brick cloth covers, gilt lettering on spine. Ex-library with spine label, light stamping, bookplate inside front cover.

Record # 405712


Price: $15.00 

Jane's All the World's Airships 1909Jane, Fred T.
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Jane's All the World's Airships 1909


Jane, Fred T.

Hardcover. New York, Arco Publishing Co., reprint, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 374 pages, green cloth covers with a bright dust jacket. Many b&w illustrations, includes a chapter on aerial engineering by Charles De Grave Sells. This is a reprint of the first Jane's annual published in 1909 in London.

Record # 406614


Price: $50.00 

Ab & Marvin Jenkins: the Studebaker Connection and the Mormon Meteors (SIGNED COPY)White, Gordon Eliot
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Ab & Marvin Jenkins: the Studebaker Connection and the Mormon Meteors (SIGNED COPY)


White, Gordon Eliot

Softcover. Hudson WI, Iconografix, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 158 pages, b&w illustrations throughout. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. Clean.

Record # 415209


Price: $38.00 

Airbus JetlinersWagner, Mark
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Airbus Jetliners


Wagner, Mark

Softcover. Osceola, WI, USA, Zenith Press, 1st, October 3, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 96 pages, color photographs throughout. Minor wear to wrappers. Else very good.

Record # 454480


Price: $12.00 

 

Aviation's Mr. Sam


Haggerty, James J

Hardcover. US, Aero Publishers, 1st, 1974-01-01, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 184 pages. Previous owner's inscription on front end paper. Light edgewear and rubbing to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 462870


Price: $15.00 

 

Central Vermont Railway,The - A Yankee Tradition - Volume 3


Jones, Robert C.

Hardcover. Silverton, Sundance, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 192 pages. Pictorial boards. Illustrated with photographs and reproductions in color and black & white. Minor browning to edge of front endpaper. Book in plastic protective cover. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 510217


Price: $51.00 

 

Spirit of the Motorcycle, The


Dregni, Michael

Hardcover. Stillwater, Voyager Press, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 160 pages. Illustrated with full color and black & white photographs and reproductions. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 603681


Price: $51.00 

 

Ticonderoga - Lake Champlain Steamboat


Strum, Richard M.

Softcover. Shelburne, Shelburne Museum, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 110 pages. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. Illustrated with full color and black & white photographs. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 608924


Price: $18.00 

 

Motor Mania - A Hundred Years of Motoring


Sutton, Richard

Softcover. Oxford, Past Times, 1st Thus, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 159 pages. Softcover. Previous owners name at top right corner of front endpaper. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Minor wear. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 611621


Price: $13.00 

 

Over the Hills to Woodstock


Mead, Jr., Edgar

Hardcover. Brattleboro, VT, Stephen Greene Press, 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 44 pages. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. B/W photographs. Very clean.

Record # 801898


Price: $13.00 

Breaking Gridlock: Moving Toward Transportation that Works by: Motavalli, Jim
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Breaking Gridlock: Moving Toward Transportation that Works by: Motavalli, Jim

Hardcover. San Francisco, CA, Sierra Club Books, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 306 pages. White boards, orange cloth spine, gilt. Pictorial dust jacket. Record # 803501
Price: $12.00 

 

ROLLS-ROYCE CATALOGUE 1910-1911: New Preface by H. F. Fergusson-Wood


Rolls-Royce

Hardcover. New York, Bonanza Books, reprint, 1973, Attractive unused bonsai tree bookplate on front pastedown. 69 pages. Illustrated with color and black and white captioned plates of the automobiles. Specifications and chassis illustrations of the Silver Ghost and various Rolls-Royce body styles. Oblong 4to. Red cloth, gilt titled spine. Very nice pictorial dust jacket.

Record # 809183


Price: $18.00 

 

Lookoutman, The


Bone, David W.

Hardcover. New York , Harcourt Brace and Co., 1st, 1923, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 220 pages, color, b&w illustrations by H. Hudson Rodmell. SIGNED BY BONE on front fly leaf. Tight, bright copy.

Record # 900118


Price: $19.00 

 

Floyd Clymer's Historical Motor Scrapbook - #2


Clymer, Floyd

Paperback. NY, MGraw-Hill, 8th wraps, 1955, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 1st published in 1944, a collection of articles, old car ads, b&w Illustrations

Record # 20821


Price: $20.00 

Burlington International Airport: A Pictorial History by: Board of Airport Commissioners
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Burlington International Airport: A Pictorial History by: Board of Airport Commissioners

Softcover. Burlington, VT, Board of Airport Commissioners, 1st, 1982, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 90 pages, soft cover. Covers are in good condition, despite some chipping to the spine. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. B&W photography throughout, This book details the history of Burlington International Airport (BTV) with handsome photo illustrations and an emphasis on the changing airport landscape and technology over time. Clean copy. Record # 33895
Price: $15.00 

Charleston's Maritime Heritage, 1670-1865: An Illustrated History [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Coker III, P. C.
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Charleston's Maritime Heritage, 1670-1865: An Illustrated History [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Coker III, P. C.

Hardcover. Charleston, SC, CokerCraft Press, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 314 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some edge wear and rubbing. Blue cloth covers with silver titles are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography and illustrations throughout. This book presents a maritime history of Charleston. Author's inscription to the previous owner on the title page reads, "Sept. 24, 1993, With Best Wishes, P. C. Coker." This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34508
Price: $50.00 

 

Last Hero: Charles A. Lindbergh, The


Ross, Walter S.

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Black & white photos. previous owner's stamp front end paper,

Record # 54830


Price: $18.00 

 

Great Atlantic Air Race, The


Rowe, Percy

Hardcover. Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, The saga of the post WW i World of competive air racing. Light edgewear to dj.

Record # 58559


Price: $20.00 

 

Rails in the North Woods - Histories of Seven Adirondack Shortlines


Allen, Richard S. and others

hardcover. Lakemont NY, North Country Books, 1st , 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, Black & white photos. Drawings by John D. Mahaffy. 194 pages. Remnants of dust jacket laid-in. Book is VG.

Record # 67608


Price: $22.00 

 

Air Pilots' Dead Reckoning Tables


Ramsey, Logan C.

Hardcover. NY, Ronald Press, 1st, 1941, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 48 pgs., mostly charts.

Record # 106945


Price: $15.00 

 

Cars of the World in Color


Scheel, J. D., Illust. by: Verner Hancke

New York, Dutton, 1st, 1963, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 215 pages. Color and black & white illustrations by Verner Hancke. Previous owner's signature on front end paper. Dust jacket has light wear.

Record # 206939


Price: $12.00 

 

Selected Articles on Government Ownership of Railroads, Volume II


Phelps Edith M. (Ed.)

NY, H. W. Wilson Co., 1st , 1919, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None , 200 pages. Ex-lib with light marking residue to end papers.

Record # 300628


Price: $15.00 

 

P-80 Shooting Star T-33/F-94 in Action


N/A

Softcover. Carrollton TX, Squadron/Signal Publications, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 50 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. Color wrappers. Aircraft No. 40 in series.

Record # 403793


Price: $15.00 

 

Northern Pacific, The: Main Street of the Northwest


Wood, Charles R.

Hardcover. Seattle, Superior Publishing Co., 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 208 pages, b&w illustrations. Color dust jacket with laminate wrinkle. Otherwise very good, clean copy.

Record # 406125


Price: $15.00 

Northrop Flying Wings  by: Maloney, Edward T.
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Northrop Flying Wings by: Maloney, Edward T.

Softcover. Corona Del Mar CA, World War II Publcations, 5th pr., 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Approximately 80 pages, b&w illustrations, softcover. Clean. Record # 406973
Price: $12.00 

 

Gathering speed: Tales of motorcycles and life


Braun, David A

Softcover. Ft. Collins, CO, 1st pr, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 198 pages, b&w photographs. Light edge wear to wrappers. Else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 451801


Price: $20.00 

American Fire Engine, The Halberstadt, Hans
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American Fire Engine, The


Halberstadt, Hans

Hardcover. Osceola, WI, USA, Motorbooks International, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 192 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Light shelf-wear and rubbing to dust jacket. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 460113


Price: $19.00 

 

Modern Port, The: Its Facilities and Cargo Handling Problems


Fugl-Meyer, H.

Hardcover. Taiwan, Pirated ed. , reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. 202 pages. Pirated Edition. Previous owner's signature on front end paper. Spine darkened.

Record # 503961


Price: $13.00 

 

1956 Supplement to the 1955 Chevrolet Passenger Car Manual


General Motors

Softcover. Detroit MI, Chevrolet Motor Division, 1956, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, approx. 192 pages, illustrated with b&w diagrams and photos. Heavy paper covers soiled, internally clean. Musty.

Record # 602807


Price: $13.00 

 

Proceedings of the North American Society of Oceanic History at Salem 1977


Reynolds (editor), Clark G.

Paperback. Salem, NASOH, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Non-Paginated. Illustrated with black & white photographs and drawings. Staple bound. Sun fading to spine edges.

Record # 604282


Price: $13.00 

 

Street Cars and Interurbans of Yesterday - A Collection of Car Illustrations and Drawings


Davies, Owen

Hardcover. Chicago, Owen Davies, 2nd Printing, 1963, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 166 pages. Illustrated with black & white photographs and technical design detail drawings. Ex-museum library copy. Embossed stamp at top right corner of title page. Strip of white library tape at bottom of spine. Clean, unmarked copy.

Record # 610305


Price: $31.00 

Chemin de fer de la Bonne Sainte Anne 1889-1959 - An illustrated historical account of seventy years of railway service on the Coast of BeaupreLavallee, Omer S. A.
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Chemin de fer de la Bonne Sainte Anne 1889-1959 - An illustrated historical account of seventy years of railway service on the Coast of Beaupre


Lavallee, Omer S. A.

Softcover. Montreal, Lavallee, 1st, 1960, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 16 pages. Softcover. No date - circa 1960. Ex-museum library copy with tape residue at bottom left corner of front cover. Degree of darkening to edges. Clean, unmarked text.

Record # 613947


Price: $63.00 

 

The Sailing Ship: A Study in Beauty


Rogers, Stanley, Illust. by: Stanley Rogers

Hardcover. New York, Harper & Brothers, 1st, 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 98 pages, color illustrated frontispiece, 7 color plates, 20 b&w illustrations, gilt lettered spine. Previous owner's bookplate to front endpage, light wear to cover; overall a very neat, tight copy.

Record # 802283


Price: $13.00 

 

Battleship Sailor


Mason, Theodore C.

Hardcover. Maryland, Naval institute Press, 1st, 1982, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 271 pages, red cloth cover with a blue jacket with a B&W photo.Cover has some staining and the jacket is yellowed on the inside, foxing to the edges. Otherwise tight, crisp copy.

Record # 808958


Price: $12.00 

 

Aero Club of Vermont 1916


N/A

Hardcover. Burlington, VT, Privately Printed, 1st, 1916, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, 61 pages, gilt title on blue cloth board. Minor corner bumps and spine edge wear, otherwise, very clean and bright copy.

Record # 855346


Price: $75.00 

The Maine Two-Footers by: Moody, Linwood W.
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The Maine Two-Footers by: Moody, Linwood W.

Hardcover. Berkeley CA, Howell-North, 1st, 1959, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 213 pages, hardcover. Cloth pictorial boards are in good condition, as are the interior pages. Solid binding. This book tells the story of the historical two-foot gauge railroads of Maine. B&W photographs and maps included throughout. Clean copy. Record # 33635
Price: $18.00 

Aero-Hydrodynamics of Sailing by: Marchaj, C. A.
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Aero-Hydrodynamics of Sailing by: Marchaj, C. A.

Hardcover. Camden, ME, International Marine Publishing, Revised and Expanded, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 743 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some minor edge wear with light bumping to the corners, but is still in good condition overall. Gray cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book is the international classic work of reference for anyone wishing to understand the factors governing the performance of a sailing boat. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Previous owner's short inscription is present on the front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34351
Price: $50.00 

 

Those Wonderful Old Automobiles


Clymer, Floyd

Hardcover. NY, Crown Bonanza, rep., 1953, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Over 60 photos, jokes ads, songs, etc. of American cars of yesterday

Record # 54246


Price: $25.00 

 

In the Tracks of the Trades - The Account of a Fourteen Thousand-Mile Yachting Cruise to the Hawaiis, Marquesas, Societies, Samoas and Fijis


Freeman, Lewis R.

Hardcover. NY, Dodd Mead & Co., 1st , 1920, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Many black & white photos of local scenery, natives. Dj cover & spine found-in rear of book.

Record # 58480


Price: $85.00 

 

Sikorsky vs. 44 Flying Boat


Pember, Harry E.

Paperback. n.p., Flying Machines Press, 1st wraps, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 70 pages., black & white, color photos. Restoration brochure laid-in.

Record # 63995


Price: $25.00 

 

Portraits of the Iron Horse - The American Locomotive in Pictures and Song


Kuhler, Otto and Robert S. Henry

Hardcover. NY, Jr. lit Guild/Rand McNally, 1st, 1937, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Black & white drawings throughout by Kuhler. Dust jacket with edgewear, chips.

Record # 101238


Price: $30.00 

 

Whale Hunt - The Narrative of a Voyage Nelson Cole Haley Harpooner on the Ship Charles W. Morgan 1849-1853


Haley, Nelson Cole

Hardcover. NY, Washburn Press, 1st, 1948, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Illustrated Maps on the end papers. Black and white illustrations. Light edgewear and soil to cloth. Previous owner's bookplate.

Record # 200796


Price: $18.00 

NARROW GAUGE TO THE HILLS. EXPLORING NARROW GAUGE RAILROADS FOR FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS IN THE AMERICAN WEST, EUROPE, LATIN AMERICA AND INDIA.  by: Mead, Edgar T.
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NARROW GAUGE TO THE HILLS. EXPLORING NARROW GAUGE RAILROADS FOR FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS IN THE AMERICAN WEST, EUROPE, LATIN AMERICA AND INDIA. by: Mead, Edgar T.

Hardcover. New Hampshire, Weedy Rail Books, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Record # 220810
Price: $12.00 

 

Chrysler Master Maintenance Manual


n/a

Softcover. Detroit MI, Chrysler Corporation, 1936, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated, 3-hole punched technical and repair manual in heavy paper covers. Approximately 300 pages, illustrated with many b&w diagrams, illustrations and photos. Aside from soiled covers, very good.

Record # 402023


Price: $50.00 

 

Aircraft Communications: Navy Training Courses


N/A

Softcover. Washington DC, Government Printing Office, 1st, 1944, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 312 pages, b&w illustrations, fold-out color chart of signal flags. Minor edgewear to paper covers otherwise very good.

Record # 405905


Price: $31.00 

 

50 Jahre Deutsche Luftwaffe: Band 1 1910-15


Nowarra, Heinz J.

Hardcover. Berlin, Eigenverlag des Verlassers, 1st, 1961, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 212 pages, many b&w photographs, light blue cloth covers with silver lettering on spine. Bright dust jacket with light edgewear.

Record # 406644


Price: $56.00 

 

Wind and Strategy


Walker, S. H.

Hardcover. New York, 1st, January 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 416 pages, b&w diagrams and illustrations. Edge wear, small tears to price-clipped dust jacket. Foxing to top edge. Else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 451595


Price: $40.00 

 

World's Worst Cars, The : From Pioneering Failures to Multimillion Dollar Distasters


Cheetham, Craig

Hardcover. Barnes & Noble, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 320 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Record # 458830


Price: $19.00 

New York Central RailroadSolomon, Brian
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New York Central Railroad


Solomon, Brian

Hardcover. St. Paul, MBI Pub. Co. and Voyager Press, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 160 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Light edgewear and rubbing to cover boards, otherwise clean, tight copy.

Record # 471870


Price: $38.00 

 

Immortal Sails


Hughes, Henry

Hardcover. Prescot, England, T Stephenson & Sons Ltd., 1st, 1969, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 240 pages. 30 black and white plates. History of the small port of Portmadoc from which an immense fleet of tiny sailing vessels was launched throughout the nineteenth century.

Record # 512296


Price: $13.00 

 

Ships and Memories


Adams, Bill

Hardcover. Brighton, Teredo Books Ltd., 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 449 pages. Illustrated with black & white photographs and drawings. Light wear to dust jacket.

Record # 603906


Price: $26.00 

 

Cunard White Star Quadruple-Screw North Atlantic Liner - Queen Mary, The


Hood, A. G./Leslie Read

Hardcover. New York, Bonanza Books, Reprint, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 288 pages. Features 2 fold-outs. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Dust jacket shows light wear. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 610003


Price: $20.00 

 

Islands of Lake Champlain and Beyond, The


Rutland Railroad

Softcover. Rutland, Rutland Railroad, 1st, 1902, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 80 pages. Softcover. Travel guide published by Rutland Railroad (Rutland Vermont). Features black & white illustrations. Reference material in rear: List of Hotels and Summer Boarding Houses and Excursion Rates to Summer Resorts on Rutland Railroad, Season 1902 - Cities Listed: Boston, New York, Montreal to Vermont towns. Light wear/abrasion to top right corner of pages. Light wear overall. Clean, unmarked text.

Record # 612968


Price: $63.00 

 

Merchant U-Boat


Messimer, Dwight

Hardcover. New York , M. Evans and Company, Inc., 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 233 pages. B/W photographs. Dust jacket scuffed, previous bookseller's stamp on title page.

Record # 802206


Price: $13.00 

 

White Plume, The: A Pictorial Representation of the Steam Locomotive


Bowman, Charles

Hardcover. Chicago, Henry Regnery Company, 1st, 1976, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 159 pages, b&w photographs. Dust jacket has several small tears, rubbing. Binding and pages slightly warped, musty.

Record # 808901


Price: $12.00 

 

Pictorial Primer of Yacht Racing Rules & Tactics, A


Aymar, Gordon C.

Hardcover. N. P., Kennedy Brothers, Inc, 1st, 1936, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 141 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Ex-Library copy with usual stamps and markings. Covers slightly worn, lacks dust jacket. Nice reading-copy.

Record # 851468


Price: $15.00 

 

Iron Snake, The: The Story of the Uganda Railway


Hardy, Ronald

Hardcover. New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 318 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Light wear on edges. Chipping and fraying to dust jacket. Covered in plastic sleeve. Light soil.

Record # 2233333


Price: $19.00 

 

Illustrated History of Ford, 1903-1970 (Revised Edition)


Dammann, George H.

Hardcover. Glen Ellyn, IL, Crestline Publishing, Revised Edition, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 320 pages. Hardcover. No dust jacket issued. B/w illustrations throughout. Blue cover boards, gilt title on spine and front cover board. A touch of chipping to top of spine. Some slight tanning from age to pages and edges, pages unmarked.Binding tight. Spine slightly cocked. In beautiful condition. A tremendous information resource about the Ford company and it's many products.

Record # 32005


Price: $19.00 

The Manston Spitfire TB752 & Pilot's Notes for Spitfire IX, XI & XVI by: Deal, Lewis E.
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The Manston Spitfire TB752 & Pilot's Notes for Spitfire IX, XI & XVI by: Deal, Lewis E.

Softcover. Rochester, England, North Kent Books, 2nd Revised, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 142 pages Manston Spitfire, and 41 pages Pilot's Notes. These two volumes on the British Spitfire are both bound in paper wrappers without dust jackets. Covers and interior pages are both also clean and bright. Bindings are solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. "The Manston Spitfire TB752" offers a detailed account of one particular iconic aircraft flown by the Royal Air Force during World War II. Alongside captivating images, readers will find a wealth of information, including technical specifications, operational history, and personal anecdotes from those who piloted and maintained this particular Spitfire. "Pilot's Notes for Spitfire," is a fascinating 3rd edition (1947 reprint) created by the Air Ministry in order to quickly train pilots on these remarkable flying machine. Clean copies. Record # 34060
Price: $15.00 

Preliminary Design of Boats and Ships: A Veteran Designer's Approach to Conceptual Vessel Design for the Layman and the Beginning Professional by: Hamlin, Cyrus N. A.
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Preliminary Design of Boats and Ships: A Veteran Designer's Approach to Conceptual Vessel Design for the Layman and the Beginning Professional by: Hamlin, Cyrus N. A.

Hardcover. Atglen, PA, Cornell Maritime Press / Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1st Ed., 3rd Pr., 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 294 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, blue cloth covers with white text, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W illustrations throughout. This book is intended for people who are not boat designers, and describes how to bring the boat of your dreams into being. It covers a wide variety of water craft. This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Previous owner's name was signed in black pen on the front end pages, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34553
Price: $24.00 

 

Modern Railways


Allen, Geoffrey Freeman

Hardcover. London, Book Club Assoc., Rep., 1980, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 256 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Extensive color and b&w photography throughout. Illustrated end papers and fly leafs. Illustrated title page. Gilt titles on spine. Edge wear and fading to dust jacket. Creasing to title page. Otherwise clean, tight copy.

Record # 57399


Price: $28.00 

 

Harvest of the Sea, The


Grenfell, W. T.

Chicago, Revell, 1st, 1905, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Much on the fishermen and fishing practices of the time. Black & white photos. Ex-lib but only bookplate & minor stamping.

Record # 62049


Price: $22.00 

 

Sentinel of the Coasts - The Log of a Lighthouse Engineer


Putnam, George R.

NY, Norton, 1st, 1937, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Black & white photos, charts. 368 pages. Dust jacket edgeworn, chipped. Previous owner's red stamp to half-title page otherwise clean.

Record # 68989


Price: $100.00 

American Railroad Freight Car - From the Wood-Car Era the Coming of SteelWhite, Jr., John H.
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American Railroad Freight Car - From the Wood-Car Era the Coming of Steel


White, Jr., John H.

Hardcover. Baltimore, John Hopkins, 2nd, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 644 pages. Hardcover. Hundreds of photographs and detailed drawings. Large oversize volume. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 177840


Price: $80.00 

 

THROUGH THE OVERCAST. THE WEATHER AND THE ART OF INSTRUMENT FLYING


Jordanoff, Assen

Hardcover. New York, Funk & Wagnalls Co., Revised, 1943, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 356 pages. Portrait frontispiece of author. Pictorial title page. Profusely illustrated throughout text. Royal 8vo. Blue pictorial cloth of an airplane in flight. Spine is lightened. Light wear to spine edges. Color pictorial dust jacket with some wear and chipping to edges. Small tear on back cover. Minor browning to inside covers. Top edge stained blue.

Record # 219929


Price: $29.00 

 

Riders of the Stom - The Story of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution


Cameron, Ian

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1st , 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good , 256 pages. Color, B&W illustrations. Light edgewear to dust jacket.

Record # 305159


Price: $25.00 

 

Story of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, The (2 Volumes)


Hungerford, Edward

Hardcover. New York , G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1st, 1928, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Two volumes complete, red cloth with gilt lettering on spine, b&w illustrations, top edge gilt. Ex-library copies with usual markings and residue, covers with edgewear. Still, a solid, serviceable set. Clean internally.

Record # 405716


Price: $50.00 

Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919Jane, Fred T. and C.G. Grey
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Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1919


Jane, Fred T. and C.G. Grey

Hardcover. New York, Arco Publishing Co., reprint, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 800 plus pages (unpaginated), green cloth covers with a bright dust jacket which has light chipping to bottom edge. Many b&w illustrations. This is a reprint of All the World's Aircraft published in 1919 in London.

Record # 406615


Price: $50.00 

Before Amelia: Women Pilots in the Early Days of AviationLebow, Eileen F.
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Before Amelia: Women Pilots in the Early Days of Aviation


Lebow, Eileen F.

Softcover. Women's studies, 1st 2nd printing, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 313 pages. Remaindermark to bottom edge, else like new.

Record # 450299


Price: $12.00 

 

Shoreline and Sextant: Practical Coastline Narvigation.


Bublong, John P.

Softcover. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 3rd, 1980, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 214 pages. B&W photos, charts, maps and illustrations. Clean copy with some wear to covers.

Record # 454877


Price: $15.00 

 

History of The Baltimore & Ohio, The


Jacobs, Timothy

Hardcover. US, Crescent Books, 1st, 1989-08-02, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 128 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Light edgewear to dust jacket. Faint foxing to top edge, otherwise a clean, tight copy.

Record # 465828


Price: $13.00 

Highball: A Pageant of Trains by: Beebe, Lucius
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Highball: A Pageant of Trains by: Beebe, Lucius

Hardcover. New York, Bonanza Books, reprint , 1945, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 223 pages. Black & white photography of trains. Dust jacket with rubbing. Record # 511200
Price: $12.00 

 

Piracy & the Decline of Venice 1580-1615


Tenenti, Alberto

Hardcover. Berkley, University of California Press, reprint, 1967, 210 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. Price-clipped, previous owner's embossed stamp on title page, slight wear evident to dust jacket; a tight, clean copy.

Record # 603848


Price: $13.00 

 

Subway City - Riding the Trains, Reading New York


Brooks, Michael W.

Hardcover. New Brunswick, Rutgers University Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 252 pages. Black & white illustrations. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 609076


Price: $15.00 

 

Trolleycars - Streetcars, Trams and Trolleys of North America: A Photographic History


Sullivan, Frank/Fred Winkowski

Softcover. Osceola, Motorbooks International , 1st, 1995, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 128 pages. Softcover. Illustrated with full color photographs. Light rubbing to covers. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 611957


Price: $23.00 

 

Sea Chart


Howse, Derek

Hardcover. New York , McGraw Hill Book Company, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 145 pages. Co-authored by Michael Sanderson. Introduction by Rear-Admiral G. S. Ritchie. Color and B/W reproductions of charts. Very clean. Dust jacket has some scuff marks.

Record # 802155


Price: $13.00 

How to Restore your Collector Car by: Brownell, Tom
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How to Restore your Collector Car by: Brownell, Tom

Softcover. Osceola, WI, Motorbooks International, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 286 pages. Color photographs throughout. Record # 803951
Price: $12.00 

 

Mopar Muscle: Fifty Years Dodge, Plymouth & Chrysler Performance


Genat, Robert and David Hewhardt

Hardcover. St. Paul MN, Motorbooks International, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 192 pages, lavish color photography throughout by Hewhardt. Clean, tight copy. Short cut to dust jacket cover, barely noticeable.

Record # 809316


Price: $40.00 

 

Monsters: The Hindenburg Disaster and the Birth of Pathological Technology


Regis, Ed

Hardcover. New York, Basic Books, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 325 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. Lessons on the technological hubris of a bygone era. Light bumping to corners, mild rubbing to dust jacket. Unmarked. Bright and clean; a tight copy.

Record # 951347


Price: $19.00 

 

Hudson River Watertrail Guide, The: Official Guidebook of The Hudson River Watertrail Association


Giddy, Ian

Softcover. New York, Hudson River Watertrail Association, 4th, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 125 pages. B/w pictures and maps throughout. Spiral bound. Just a small smudge on the back cover, otherwise very clean inside and out.

Record # 30137


Price: $25.00 

Flying Minute Men: The Story of the Civil Air Patrol by: Neprud, Robert E. , Illust. by: Mosley, Zach
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Flying Minute Men: The Story of the Civil Air Patrol by: Neprud, Robert E. , Illust. by: Mosley, ZachFlying Minute Men: The Story of the Civil Air Patrol by: Neprud, Robert E. , Illust. by: Mosley, Zach

Flying Minute Men: The Story of the Civil Air Patrol by: Neprud, Robert E. , Illust. by: Mosley, Zach

Hardcover. NY, Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1st, 1948, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 243 pages, hardcover. Blue cloth covers are in very good condition despite some sunning to the spine and minor edge wear to the bottom of the front cover. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Top edge colored red. This book chronicles the Civil Air Patrol's role during World War II. The book details how CAP contributed to the war effort by performing various tasks like coastal patrols, antisubmarine warfare, target towing, and mail delivery. It highlights the organization's vital role in national defense during a time when the military was stretched thin. Bind-in pages in the middle contain B&W photography. Previous owner's signature on front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33900
Price: $80.00 

Seaworthiness: The Forgotten Factor [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Marchaj, C. A.
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Seaworthiness: The Forgotten Factor [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Marchaj, C. A.

Hardcover. Camden, ME, International Marine Publishing Company, 2nd Pr., 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 371 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some minor edge wear, but is still in very good condition overall. Green cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages, though some light foxing is present along the top edge. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout. This book combines common sense with detailed technical knowledge to present a critical analysis of how the search for speed under the rating rules has led to the development of sailing yachts with potentially dangerous sea keeping characteristics. Author's short inscription to the previous owner is present on the front end page. This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34524
Price: $45.00 

 

Weather for the Mariner


Kotsch, William J.

Hardcover. Annapolis, Naval Inst. Press, 2nd, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Black & white drawings

Record # 54920


Price: $15.00 

 

75th Anniversary of the Westinghouse Air Brake Company


n.a.

Hardcover. Wilmerding, PA, Westinghouse, 1st, 1944, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Illust. in color, black & white

Record # 58560


Price: $18.00 

 

Way of Ships, The


Vale, Edmund

London/NY, Country Life Limited/Scribners, 1st, 1938, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, The Design of Life Series. Black & white illust. 129 pages. Previous owner's inscription on front fly leaf.

Record # 67663


Price: $15.00 

 

Belle Epoque of the Orient-Express, The


Wiesenthal, M.

Hardcover. Barcelona, Geocolor SA, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, A collection of photos, postcards and poster art from the Grand Era of train travel. color, black & white illust. 96 pgs.

Record # 108151


Price: $25.00 

 

The Young Sea Officers Sheet Anchor - A Key to the Leading of Rigging and to Practical Seamanship


Lever, Darcy

Hardcover. Providence, RI, Ship Model Society of RI, rep, 1930, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 124 pages. Black & white illustrations. Previous owner's signature on front end paper. Previous owner's sticker on inside of front cover.

Record # 207729


Price: $41.00 

 

Fliegerschwarme Uber Dem Ozean


Balbo, Italo

Berlin , Rowohldt, 1st, 1933, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, A book on early air transport & international mail delivery in the early 30's. Many B&W photos, light foxing to scattered pages.

Record # 302990


Price: $35.00 

 

Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Membership Roster - June 1, 1966


Greene (compiler), Howard F.

Softcover. Auburndale MA, Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Blue paper wraps, 64 pages.

Record # 403980


Price: $12.00 

Spitfire: Supermarine Spitfire MK V - Aeroguide Classics Number 1 by: Rimell, Ray
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Spitfire: Supermarine Spitfire MK V - Aeroguide Classics Number 1 by: Rimell, Ray

Softcover. Vista CA, Aeolus Publishing, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 32 pages illustrated in b&w, color illustrated wrappers, stapled. Record # 406492
Price: $12.00 

 

Barge Canal Improvement Laws (Erie, Champlain and Oswego Canals, Cayuga and Seneca Canal, Terminals and Related Acts with Amendments to June 1, 1916


Williams and others, Frank M.

Softcover. Albany NY, State of New York/J.B. Lyon, 1916, Book: Good, 224 pages, Light tan paper wraps worn, especially spine. Internally very good.

Record # 407704


Price: $19.00 

Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of ProgressBrinkley, Douglas G.
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Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress


Brinkley, Douglas G.

Hardcover. New York, Viking Adult, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 858 pages, b&w photos. Black cloth, silver lettering to spine. Light wear to dust jacket, else a very neat, tight copy.

Record # 452798


Price: $15.00 

 

Railways Then and Now


Nock, O. S.

Hardcover. New York, Random House Value Publishing, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 215 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Light edgewear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 460122


Price: $19.00 

 

Design and Construction of Ports and Marine Structures


Quinn, Alonzo DeF.

Hardcover. Taiwan, Pirated Ed, reprint, Book: Very Good, Hardcover. 531 pages. Some discoloration to endpapers. Wrinkling to plastic protective cover.

Record # 503963


Price: $26.00 

 

Chevrolet Shop Manual 1942


General Motors

Softcover. Detroit MI, Chevrolet Motor Division, 1942, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, approx. 200 pages, illustrated with b&w diagrams and photos. Heavy paper covers soiled, partially faded. Internally clean. Musty.

Record # 602809


Price: $15.00 

 

When Railroads Were New


Carter, Charles Frederick

Hardcover. New York, Henry Holt , 1st, 1909, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 324 pages. Black & white illustrations. Previous owners name on front endpaper. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 606954


Price: $35.00 

 

Rio Grande - Mainline of the Rockies


Beebe, Lucius/Charles Clegg

Hardcover. Berkeley, Howell-North, 1st, 1962, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 380 pages. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Ex-museum library copy with stamp embossed at top right corner of title page. Tape residue at bottom of spine. Spine slightly cocked. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 610349


Price: $31.00 

Two Feet Between the Rails - Volume 1 - The Early YearsJones, Robert C.
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Two Feet Between the Rails - Volume 1 - The Early Years


Jones, Robert C.

Hardcover. Silverton, Sundance Books, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 416 pages. Hardcover. Previous owners name at top right corner of title page. Full color and black & white photographs. Clear plastic protective cover. Clean, unmarked pages.

Record # 613982


Price: $79.00 

 

Ships and Ship Models


Percival Marshall, Ltd.

Hardcover. Watford, Model and Allied Publications, Argus Books, Ltd., reprint, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 384 pages. Compilation of articles from hobby magazine "Ships and Ship Models" Volume 1, 1931-1932. B/W photographs. Dust jacket faded and frayed on top edge otherwise clean.

Record # 802309


Price: $13.00 

 

Destroyers-60 years


Schofield, William G., Illust. by: Theodore Thomte & Douglas J. Mitchell

Hardcover. New York, Rand McNally & Co., 1st, 1962, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 180 pages, B&W photographs throughout, blue cloth cover with blue jacket with large photo on front. Wear and tear on jacket and rubbing to corners of binding. Tanning on edges of pages.

Record # 808959


Price: $15.00 

 

Building of Boats, The


Phillips-Birt, Douglas

Hardcover. Partridge Green, UK, Maurice Michael, 1st , 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 287 pages. Mostly black-and-white illustrations, with a few color illustrations. Light shelf- and edge-wear to dust jacket, with slight de-lamination along top edge. Flaps a little tanned around edges. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 856613


Price: $25.00 

Citroen: Traction Avant Gold Portfolio 1934-1957 by: Clarke, R.M.
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Citroen: Traction Avant Gold Portfolio 1934-1957 by: Clarke, R.M.

Softcover. Surrey England, Brooklands Books, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 172 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Aesthetic wear is present on the spine. Binding is solid. Not only was the Citroen of this era technologically advanced, it also looked quite different from most of its contemporaries. Yet it was still a family car, and affordable by the man on the street. Clean copy. Record # 33694
Price: $75.00 

Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory: 1999/2000 by: Editor: Taylor, Michael
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Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory: 1999/2000 by: Editor: Taylor, Michael

Hardcover. London, UK, Brassey's, 1st thus, 1999, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 787 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has multiple closed tears and significant edge wear. Blue cloth covers have been bumped along the top edge, but are still in good condition overall. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book is a prime source of in-depth information on the world's aerospace industries. It is an invaluable reference work for aviation enthusiasts around the world. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34370
Price: $20.00 

 

Collector's History of the Automobile


Roberts, Peter

Hardcover. NY, Bonanza, rep., 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Previous owner's bookplate otherwise

Record # 54247


Price: $18.00 

 

National Air and Space Museum, The


Bryan, C.D.B.

Hardcover. NY, Abrams, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Color, black & white illust. 504 pages. Previous owner's inscription on half-title page otherwise VG/VG

Record # 58546


Price: $80.00 

 

Scottish Railways


Nock, O. S.

Hardcover. London, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1st , 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Illust. in color, black & white. 214 pages. Short (1/2") tear to cloth at top of spine otherwise VERY GOOD

Record # 63996


Price: $38.00 

 

Man Flies - The Story of Alberto Santos-Dumont Master of the Balloon


Winters, Nancy

Hardcover. London, Bloomsbury, 1st, 1997, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, Black & white illustrations.

Record # 106337


Price: $18.00 

 

Railroad Traffic And Rates - (2 vols)


Johnson, Emory B. and Grover G. Huebner

NY, Appleton and Company, 1st, 1911, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Front and rear hinges cracked in Vol. 1. Light edgewear and soil to covers. Black & white illustrations. Some pages creased in middle of Vol. 2

Record # 202571


Price: $45.00 

NARROW GAUGE TO THE HILLS. EXPLORING NARROW GAUGE RAILROADS FOR FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS IN THE AMERICAN WEST, EUROPE, LATIN AMERICA AND INDIA.  by: Mead, Edgar T.
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NARROW GAUGE TO THE HILLS. EXPLORING NARROW GAUGE RAILROADS FOR FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS IN THE AMERICAN WEST, EUROPE, LATIN AMERICA AND INDIA. by: Mead, Edgar T.

Hardcover. New Hampshire, Weedy Rail Books, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Record # 220811
Price: $12.00 

 

Moving the Earth: The Workbook of Excavation - Second Edition


Nichols, Jr., Herbert L.

Hardcover. Charlotte NC, National School of Heavy Equipment - North Castle, reprint, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Unpaginated (1000+ pages), b&w illustrations and photos. Dust jacket with edgewear, chipping to top of spine. Heavy volume will require extra for expedited or overseas shipping.

Record # 402336


Price: $40.00 

 

400,000 Miles By Rail: The Reminiscences of a Professional Passenger on All Types of Trains


Blanton, Burt C.

Hardcover. Berkeley CA, Howell-North Books, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 183 pages, b&w illustrations, Dust jacket with light soil, edgewear.

Record # 406102


Price: $19.00 

 

50 Jahre Deutsche Luftwaffe: Band II 1915-18


Nowarra, Heinz J.

Hardcover. New York , Aero Publishers, 1st, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 231 pages, many b&w photographs, green cloth covers with silver lettering on spine. Bright dust jacket with light edgewear, rubbing. Text in German, English, French.

Record # 406645


Price: $31.00 

 

Twelve Meter Challenges for the America's Cup, The


Hoyt, Norris D

Hardcover. New York, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 252 pages, 36 full-color illustrations. Edge wear, small tears, light soiling to dust jacket. Light soiling to end papers. Else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 451662


Price: $25.00 

MG Sports CarsBooks, Bay View
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MG Sports Cars


Books, Bay View

Hardcover. Bay View Books, reprint, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 220 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Light de-lamination and edgewear to dust jacket. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 458833


Price: $25.00 

 

Passenger Cars 3: Solariums, Sleepers, Inspection Cars


Carstens, Hal

Softcover. New Jersey, Carstens Publication, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 225-348 pages, Vol. 3 Only. Softcover with light edgewear to paper wrappers. Stapled binding, black and white internal illustrations and pictures.

Record # 471879


Price: $25.00 

On Railways at Home and Abroad by: Ransome-Wallis, P.
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On Railways at Home and Abroad by: Ransome-Wallis, P.

Hardcover. London, Spring Books, 1st, n.d., Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 300 pages, b&w photos, illustrations and maps. Dust jacket edgewear, chipping, price-clipped. Record # 601195
Price: $12.00 

 

Fair Winds and Foul


Hauser, Heinrich

Hardcover. New York, Liveright, 1st, 1932, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 254 pages. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Previous owners bookplate on inside front cover, notes on front endpaper. Light foxing to spine.

Record # 603907


Price: $16.00 

 

Ocean Steamers - A History of Ocean-going Passenger Steamships 1820-1970


Adams, John

Hardcover. London, White Mouse Editions/New Cavendish Books, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 212 pages. Full color and black & white illustrations. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 610011


Price: $30.00 

 

Aircraft Maintenance and Service


Drake, Colonel Rollen H.

Hardcover. New York, Macmillan Company, 1st, 1949, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 352 pages. Hardcover. Previous owners notation on front endpaper. Illustrated with black & white photographs and drawings. Faint damp odor. Dust jacket with wear along edges and spine - jacket now protected with clear plastic cover. Clean, unmarked text.

Record # 613174


Price: $19.00 

 

Sea, Sails and Shipwreck: Career of the Four-Masted Schooner


Burgess, Robert

Hardcover. Cambridge, MD, Tidewater Publishers, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 131 pages. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. B/W illustrations and photographs of the schooner Purnell T. White. Bookseller's stamp on title page. Dust jacket soiled.

Record # 802215


Price: $22.00 

 

Cunard White Star Quadruple-Screw Liner, The: Queen Mary


Bonanza Books

Hardcover. New york, Bonanza Books, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 287 pages, b&w illustrations. Light edge wear to dust jacket, pages slightly warped; else a good, clean copy.

Record # 808902


Price: $15.00 

 

Young Sea Officer's Street Anchor, or, a Key to the Landing of Rigging and to Practical Seamanship, The.


Lever, Esq., Darcy

Hardcover. New York , Edward W. Sweetman Co., reprint, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 124 pages. Tan cloth cover, some wear to edges and corners. Top edge colored purple. Inside is bright and clean, with b&w illustrations, maps and diagrams throughout. Reproduced by the photolithographic process from the Second Edition of 1819. A nice, tight copy.

Record # 853012


Price: $20.00 

 

War in the Air: Fighting Planes and Pilots on Action


Walker, John B., Illust. by: Barry Bart

Hardcover. New York, Random House, 1941, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 74 pages. Hardcover with chipped cover boards. No dust jacket. Moderate rubbing to interior pages. Light tanning to pages. Illustrated by Barry Bart in color and black and white.

Record # 2233626


Price: $19.00 

 

Bilder von der Chemnitzer StraBenbahn (GERMAN TEXT)


D

Hardcover. Germany, R

Price: $31.00 

On the Wind's Way: The Story of an Atlantic Race by: Snaith, William
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On the Wind's Way: The Story of an Atlantic Race by: Snaith, William

Hardcover. NY, G.P. Putnam's Sons , 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 256 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has been price clipped and has a few chips and closed tears. Blue cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains a bind-in halfway through with B&W photography. "Everything about the sea is either majestic, magical, poetic or scares the hell out of man," writes William Snaith, noted transocean racer, of his adventures aboard Figaro III, a 46-foot yawl with a crew of eight. Previous owner's signature is present on the first front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34198
Price: $25.00 


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