Rails Across America
Washington, D.C. Association of American Railroads, 1955. Stapled Binding.
Ink name on second page, no chips and no tears.
15 pp. Comic book about the growth of American railways.
Washington, D.C. Association of American Railroads, 1955. Stapled Binding.
Ink name on second page, no chips and no tears.
15 pp. Comic book about the growth of American railways.
Washington, D.C. Association of American Railroads, 1959. Stapled Binding.
Ink name on second page, no chips and no tears.
Comic book about crime-solving on the American railways. Follows the story of two detectives on the trail of a pair of outlaw hobos.
New York: Exeter Books, 1979. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. 2 inch tear and 3 inch crease on front jacket, jacket price clipped.
128 pp. An account on some of the most important fighters that took part in World War II, who designed them and why, a description of.....
Windsor: Fountain Press, 1984. Kristof, Emory. First Edition. Hard Cover.
Jacket edges rubbed, 1 inch closed jacket tear and 1/2 inch closed jacket tear, sticker on front jacket flap.
227 pp. Color and black-and-white photographs, illustrations, and maps throughout. "Cain presents eyewitness accounts of the naval campaigns in which Hamilton.....
Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd., 1976. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Quarter-inch tear along top edge of jacket spine, sticker on front jacket flap, sticker ghosting on rear jacket panel. Ink note on front free endpaper.
334 pp. "The book was primarily written to provide a reference for.....
Dunnellon, FL: D. Carleton Railbooks, 1992. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Edge wear.
415 pp. Well-done pictorial history of the Central of New Jersey and its locomotives, both steam and diesel. Many of the photos are grouped by area so that photos taken near a particular station over the.....
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1962. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket edges rubbed with some small chips and tears. Page base soiled.
xiv, 271 pp. Account of the building and manning of the transport routes, air routes, and radar warning system in the Arctic, as part of.....
. Barnes & Noble, 1999. Large Hardcover.
An exceptional copy.
Informative text and gorgeous full-color photos depicts restored and authentic American pickup trucks.
London: Cavendish, 1984. Large Hardcover.
Faint edge wear.
Discusses the combined American and British air assault on Germany during World War II and describes the experiences of Allied pilots.
New York: Hill and Wang, 2007. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. An exceptional copy.
x, 432 pp. "The sleek, 222-foot, black auxiliary steamer The Sea King left London on October, 8, 1864, ostensibly bound for Bombay. The subterfuge was ended off the shores of Madeira, as the ship was rechristened and outfitted.....
New York: Gallery Books, 1990. First Edition. Soft Cover.
First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket.
46 pp. Describes the type, crew, dimensions, weight, performance, and armament of forty of the world's most sophisticated fighter planes.
New York: Regency House, 2000. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Jacket reverse stained.
112 pp. Celebrating 150 years of steam trains from around the world from 1850-2000.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1920. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1920s reprint, copyright page lists through Army Train, jacket flap through Mountain Division. Small chips and tears to jacket, jacket edges rubbed. Pencil gift note on front endpaper.
iv, 280, [4] pp. Entertaining turn of the century series about young Ralph.....
Palmer Lake, Colorado: The Filter Press, 1967. 6th Printing. Stapled Binding.
Sixth printing. Near fine.
46 pp. Includes black-and-white illustrations. History of laying railroad tracks in the Great Plains.
Blue Ridge Summit, PA: TAB Books, Inc., 1984. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. Edges worn.
xvi, 464 pp. An exploration of space travel throughout U.S. history and the stories behind each craft.
Surrey: Brooklands, 1978. Stapled Binding.
Lightly rubbed.
A collection of newspaper and magazine articles on MG cars from 1948-1951.
London: Allan Wingate, 1958. First UK Edition. Hard Cover.
First UK edition. Jacket foxed and rubbed. Pencil name on front endpaper, ink name on frontispiece verso.
236 pp. Illustrated with black-and-white plates. Begins with the first heavier-than-air crossing of Lieutenant Commander A.C. Read, U.S.N., in the flying-boat NC-4 on the.....
Montreal, Canada: Trains & Trolleys, 1969. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Jacket edges rubbed with small tear to front jacket panel base.
128 pp. A detailed photographic account of Canadian railroads and their use of steam locomotives, with sections on: The Formation of the Canadian National Railways; Locomotive Numbering.....
. S.N., 1923. Clements, Rell S. Single Sheet.
Minor wear along edges, corners seem to indicate these were once mounted in an album.
Two photographs of the U.S.S. Shenandoah, the first American-built rigid airship (one of four total the U.S. made). Built in 1922-23, it crashed and was destroyed due.....
Surrey: Hazleton Publishing, 1983. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Small tear to top edge of rear jacket panel, front jacket flap creased.
192 pp. Freddie Spencer and Kenny Roberts, two of the greatest riders the world has ever seen, battled through twelve Grand Prix to decide the 500 cc.....
. Five Stones Publishing, 2018. Trade Paperback.
148 pp. You are going to thoroughly enjoy this story of Fairhaven, a sturdy little ship making his way across the Sea of Life. He's pursued by enemies, tossed about by severe storms, and intrigued by unusual creatures who become his staunch friends.....
Los Angeles: General Publishing Group, Inc., 1998. 1st Printing. Large Softcover.
1st printing. Page edges very lightly foxed.
304 pp. "Featuring three hundred archival color and black-and-white photographs, the companion volume to the PBS documentary chronicles the development of the American automobile, with contributions by past and present pioneers in.....
New York: The Viking Press, 1982. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover.
Book club edition. Minor general wear.
408 pp. Recounts the career of Henry H. Arnold, the U.S. Air Force's first five-star general, from his work as one of the Wright Brothers' original test pilots to his leadership of the.....
New York: Dutton, 1980. Revised Edition. Hard Cover.
Revised edition.
255, [1] pp. August 13th, 1940. A day forever known as "Eagle Day", the day the Luftwaffe attempted to extinguish the RAF for good.
New York: Grove Press, 1988. Dean, James. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Light general wear to jacket. Smudge on page ridge.
xi, 288 pp. The former astronaut traces America's ascent into space and the history of NASA, from the first faltering steps in 1960, to humankind's first small step.....