Hadley Arthur

Railroad Trasnportation

G. P. Putnmans, 1900. Later Edition. Hardcover. Railroad Transportation Hadley, Arthur G.P. Putnam's. 11th edition 1900 Hardback in acceptable condition NO just jacket. Text clean and unmarked, binding tight, however cracked front and rear spine. Cover shows signs of wear with heavy rubs top and bottom of spine. Notation inside cover stating who it belonged to and that it was found in their effects for unknown reason. This book contains the history of railroad transportation as well as the laws at the time of publication. Has appendix as well as large index, 269 pages. Nice railroad collectible. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001392

Catalogue: Transportation

Keywords: RAILROADS

Lubbock Basil

The Best of Sail

Grosset & Dunlap, 1977. Later Printing. Hardcover. Jack Spurling. The Best of Sail by Lubbock, Basil Illustrated by Jack Spurling Grosset & Dunlap, 1977 ed. Hardback in good condition, text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Embossed board cover is clean dust jacket being white is slightly soiled and tanned. This book contains a great history of early sailing ships with wonderful art work by Spurling. It contains the history of each, excerpts from the ships logs, sail and rigging plans, lists of captains and crew and much more. Full color illustrations of each of the ships. Index of all know sail ships, and general index of names, ports etc. 179. pages. Good/Fair.

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Book number: 003721

Catalogue: Transportation Nautical

Keywords: SAILING SHIPS, CLIPPR SHIPS

Kimes Beverly

Oldsmobile The First 75 Years

Princeton Pub, 1972. Unstated. Hardcover. Oldsmobile The First 75 years Edited by Kimes Beverly Princeton Pub. 1972, unstated edition Hardback in good condition, NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, Cover is clean. This is a history of the Oldsmobile auto from the early 188oies through 1972. Simply loaded with details of the early attempts at gas, electric and steam cars, up to the vehicles at time of publication. Loaded with wonderful old photos B&W and color, of their classic cars, experimental cars that went nowhere, cars that have become classics, facilities etc. Production dates and list of vehicles, list of managers of company 72 pages Good.

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Book number: 004051

Catalogue: Transportation Automative

Keywords: OLDSMOBILES, EARLY AUTOS, TRANSPORTATION

Gunston Bill

Giants of the Sky

1852602589, Patrick Stephens, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 1852602589. Giants of the Sky by Gunston The Biggest Aeroplanes of All Time Patrick Stephens, 1991, lst, ISBN: 1852602589 Hardback in good condition with NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cloth cover is clean. This is a history of the biggest airplanes from per 1920 through 1970ies. Contains brief history of planes, drawing, tables, some diagrams. B&W photos and illustrations throughout, 320 pages. What designer could resist making a plane bigger? but was bigger better? check out this great book on aircraft of the 20th century. Good.

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Book number: 003728

Catalogue: Transportation

Keywords: AIRPLANES, FLGIHT, PLANE DESIGN 1852602589

Chilton Motor Books

Chilton's Repair Dodge Dart & Demon

Chilton, 1975. First Edition. Board. Chilton's Repair Doge Dart & Demon Chilton, 1975, 2nd edition, 223 pages EX-Library Hardback in acceptable condition, No dust jacket, Library mylar cover in blue. Text is clean however there are grease fingerprints on various pages, as well as stains on casing. Binding tight, usual library markings, i.e. stamps, pocket etc. Cover shows signs of wear with rubs along the bottom and top down to boards. This is a hard to find repair book for the Dodge Dart & Demon. It appears to have been well used but is still sound and solid. If you just need the information on repairing and don't care about a few grease stains then it is fine. Rated as acceptable reading condition. Like all Chilton Manuals it is loaded with photos, and diagrams as well as charts. Covers the 170, 198, 225 engines as well as the 273,318,340,360 and 383 engines. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001099

Catalogue: Transportation Automative

Keywords: DODGE DART, DOIDGE DEMON, AUTO REPAIRIR

McAllister Bruce

DC-3 A Legend in Her Time

Roundup, 2010. First Edition. Hardback. 9780615228778. DC-3 A Legend in Her Time by McAllister Bruce Roundup Press, 2010, lst. ISBN: 9780615228778 Hardback in good condition, with good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cloth cover is clean as is dust jacket which shows little if any signs of wear. This book was put out on the 75th anniversary of the Douglas DC-3. Loaded with this planes history in its many variations, B&W and color photos many from the Douglas archives not seen before. First flown in 1932, this became one of the first major passenger plane used by airline, did service in various throughout WWII, returned to passenger service in the 1950ies-60ies and some are still flying today. 248 pages. Good/Good.

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Book number: 004725

Catalogue: Transportation

Keywords: DC-3 PLANES 9780615228778

Buckley, J.R.

Classic Cars

Batsford, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Classic Cars, by Buckley J.R. Batsford, 1964 lst. Hardback in good+ condition with good dust jacket. Text clean and unmarked, binding tight. Dust jacket shows slight signs of wear. This is loaded with photos of classic cars as well as fairly complete information page on each. Deals with the classic marquee cars of the 1920 and 1930ies. Good/Fair.

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Book number: 001331

Catalogue: Transportation Automative

Keywords: CLASSIC CARS, CARS 1920, 1930

Course Chuck

Budd Car RDC Story

Weekend Chief, 1990. Unstated. Hardcover. 0961281421. Budd Car the RDC Story by Crouse Chuck Weekend Chief, 1990, unstated ed. ISBN: 0961281421 Hardback in good condition, with acceptable dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover is clean however does show some slight signs of wear, there is inscription inside cover thanking person for contributions to book but does not appear to be by author. This is the complete history of the self propelled car. These first came into use in the 1890ies and by 1915 it had been perfected to a degree that these early cars were called doodlebugs. By the 1920ies the Budd company had started to build airplanes in stainless steel which lead to some auto work and then to train cars. Doodlebugs were heavy and by 1931 Budd had delivered a stainless steel car to the Reading Pa railroad. This is the history of the Budd self propelled cars. Loaded with color photos, charts, list of cars and owners, ads, index, 225. pages. Good/Good.

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Book number: 002996

Catalogue: Transportation

Keywords: BUUD CARS, ELECTRIC TRAINS 0961281421

Campbell Colin

New Directions in Suspension Design

Robert Bentley, 1981. Unstated. Hardcover. 0837601509. New Directions in Suspension Design by Campbell, Colin Robert Bentley, 1981, appears to be first. ISBN 0837601509 Hardback in good condition with good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover is clean dust jacket has what appears to be small cut near front edge otherwise clean. This book by Campbell deals with high speed racing cars and their crashworthiness through changes in suspension systems. B&W photos and illustrations, charts, index, 219 pages. Good/Good.

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Book number: 004998

Catalogue: Transportation Automative

Keywords: COLIN CAMPBELL, AUTO SUSPENSION 0837601509

Dalton, Lawrence

Those Elegant Rolls-Royce

William Morrow, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Those Elegant Rolls-Royce by Dalton, Lawrence William Morrow, 1967, lst. Hardback in good condition, with good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover is clean, dust jacket shows very little signs of wear, owners name inside cover. The Rolls is known undisputable as the best car in the world. The Rolls history goes back even further than one may think back to 1710 to the Barker Co. couch builders to Queen Ann. Fast forward to 1905 when Rolls started building automobiles the firm made the statement "All Rolls-Royce cars will be fitted with Barker bodies". This book covers the various models from that time period through the start of WWII. Loaded with B&W photos some times 5 per page, index of all vehicles, showing chassis, type body, coachbuilder, page reference. 319 pages. Good/Good.

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Book number: 004737

Catalogue: Transportation Automative

Keywords: ROLLS-ROYCE

Donald David

Black Jets

Airtime Pub, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 1880588676. Black Jets by Donald, David AirTime publications, 2003, ISBN: 1880588676 Hardback in good condition with good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover is clean. This book covers four highly detailed reports on the development, history, technical aspects of the F-117,B-2, U-2 and the SR-71. Planes covered are: Northrop's B-2 Stealth Bomber, Lockheed F-117, Lockheed's Black Birds the A-12, YF-12 and SR-71, Lockheed's U2R/S 2nd generation. Appendix A features the D-21 Drone, Appendix B covers preserved aircraft. B&W and color photos, and illustrations, index, 256 pages. Good/Good.

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Book number: 004904

Catalogue: Transportation

Keywords: U-2, B-17 JETS, MILITARY AIRCRAFT 1880588676

Deane, Dorothy

Sierra Railway

Howell-North, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Sierra Railway, Deane Dorothy Howell-North, 1960, lst. Hardback in good+ condition, with good+ dust jacket. Text clean and unmarked, binding tight. Dust jacket in plastic cover, in very good contion, not price cliped. This is the history of a well known short line that has been in operation since 1896. Located in the Mother Lode region of California. The story covers the mining and lumbering history of Tuolumne and San Andreas counties. Loaded with B&W photos. Bonus: laid in book is a 1916 Sierra Railway Fuel Oil Ticket from Jamestown, Ca. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 001120

Catalogue: Transportation

Keywords: SIERRA RAILWAY, SHORT LINES, CALIFORNIA RAILWAYS

Edited

35th Annual Palo Alto Concours d'Elegance

Palo Alto Lions, 2001. First Edition. Soft cover. 35th Annual Palo Alto Concours d'Elegance 2001 Palo Alto Lions Club, 2001, first Softcover in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover is clean but does show some signs of wear. This is the program and list of autos from this Concours. Loaded B&W photos, a few in color of various cars, pass winners, complete list of entries. Good.

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Book number: 004030

Catalogue: Transportation

Keywords: CONCOURS, PALO ALTO CONCOURS

Edited

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rates of Pay

Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, 1956. Unstated. Staple Bound. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rates of Pay and Working Conditions for Trainmen Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen 1956 Staplelbound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, all staples in place no loose pages. Cover is very clean. This is a union rules and pay rate book for trainmen for the year 1956. Contains rules, working conditions, work day, pay per hour and pay for overtime. Appendix's A-G, Rate Chart, for extra miles and what the actual overtime is etc. 237 pages. Good.

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Book number: 002925

Catalogue: Transportation

Keywords: ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RATES

Edited

Bibliography and Priced Catalogue Early Railway Books

David & Charles, 1969. Facsmile. Hardcover. Bibliography and Priced Catalogue Early Railway Books 1893 a Handbook Facsimile David & Charles reprints, 1969 Hardback in good condition with good dust jacket. Text is clean an unmarked, binding tight. Cloth cover is clean, dust jacket shows slight signs of wear with some small nicks and rubs, otherwise clean This is a great reference book for collectors of railroad materials from 1800- to 1880, 128 pages. Also contains title and subject index of 36 pages. Good/Good.

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Book number: 003025

Catalogue: Transportation

Keywords: RAILWAY BOOK PRICE GUIDE