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1968rif. 139978[Zch.], Eisenbahn-Amateur, 1968. 80 S., mit zahlreichen s/w-Abbildungen nach Fotografien sowie einer doppelblattgorssen Planskizze und Tabellen. Original kartoniert, 8°. Mit handschriftlicher Adressangabe (eigenhändig?) des Autors auf Vorderumschlag. - Beigelegt ist eine vom Autor eigenhändig beschriebene Postkarte, datiert und signiert. - Lose beigelegt ist ausserdem ein Werbeblatt für den "verein tram-museum zürich" mit dem man seine Mitgliedschaft anmelden konnte. 3. erweiterte Auflage. Softcover Kleiner Stempel auf dem Titelblatt. Separatdruck aus dem "Eisenbahn-Amateur" Nr. 8/1960 bis 11/1961
1888rif. 221661888. Original patent documentation for Edmond Verstraete's innovative 1888 railway car design an uncommon surviving artifact from the era of rapid industrial expansion and technological advancement in American rail transport. Verstraete Edmond. Railway Car. Washington D.C.: U.S. Patent Office July 24 1888. Patent No. 386512. First edition. 2 printed lithograph sheets measuring 9" x 7". Signed by inventor and witnesses. Includes two detailed mechanical drawings by Verstraete with formal submission details signed by the inventor and his attorney. This patent filed during a period when the U.S. railroad network was transforming American commerce and mobility documents Verstraete's reconfiguration of the passenger car interior and structural layout. The diagrams show side and overhead views of a self-contained passenger railcar marked by articulated platform entries segmented internal seating and a defined vestibule region. Of note are the annotated elements marked "x" in red ink labeled as "Lower entries" and "Passengers" likely indicating areas of operational focus or examiner queries. The first sheet offers a longitudinal cross-section while the second presents a plan and elevation revealing design emphasis on safety comfort and structural balance. The late 19th century witnessed a proliferation of railway car patents as inventors sought to enhance efficiency passenger experience and operational safety in the context of growing urban transit systems and long-haul travel routes. Verstraete's work fits within this inventive surge paralleling the emergence of Pullman cars electric trolleys and elevated rail networks. As cities like New York Chicago and San Francisco expanded rail-based infrastructure designs such as this laid the groundwork for more integrated mass transit and intercity rail travel. Light toning minor smudge at lower margin of first sheet archival notations in red and pencil at margin; "EXAMINER" hand-stamped at top. Overall very good condition. A scarce and compelling primary document reflecting the ingenuity and regulatory mechanics of the Gilded Age railroad boom ideal for researchers in industrial history transportation technology and the evolution of public transit. unknown books
1888rif. 221661888. Original patent documentation for Edmond Verstraete's innovative 1888 railway car design an uncommon surviving artifact from the era of rapid industrial expansion and technological advancement in American rail transport. Verstraete Edmond. Railway Car. Washington D.C.: U.S. Patent Office July 24 1888. Patent No. 386512. First edition. 2 printed lithograph sheets measuring 9" x 7". Signed by inventor and witnesses. Includes two detailed mechanical drawings by Verstraete with formal submission details signed by the inventor and his attorney. This patent filed during a period when the U.S. railroad network was transforming American commerce and mobility documents Verstraete's reconfiguration of the passenger car interior and structural layout. The diagrams show side and overhead views of a self-contained passenger railcar marked by articulated platform entries segmented internal seating and a defined vestibule region. Of note are the annotated elements marked "x" in red ink labeled as "Lower entries" and "Passengers" likely indicating areas of operational focus or examiner queries. The first sheet offers a longitudinal cross-section while the second presents a plan and elevation revealing design emphasis on safety comfort and structural balance. The late 19th century witnessed a proliferation of railway car patents as inventors sought to enhance efficiency passenger experience and operational safety in the context of growing urban transit systems and long-haul travel routes. Verstraete's work fits within this inventive surge paralleling the emergence of Pullman cars electric trolleys and elevated rail networks. As cities like New York Chicago and San Francisco expanded rail-based infrastructure designs such as this laid the groundwork for more integrated mass transit and intercity rail travel. Light toning minor smudge at lower margin of first sheet archival notations in red and pencil at margin; "EXAMINER" hand-stamped at top. Overall very good condition. A scarce and compelling primary document reflecting the ingenuity and regulatory mechanics of the Gilded Age railroad boom ideal for researchers in industrial history transportation technology and the evolution of public transit. unknown
193572 pages. Profusely and exquisitely illustrated in black and white. Undated but probably circa 1935. Presumed first edition as no indication of reprinting present. Includes information about the Trix Permag Motor (4-8 Volt) and Dynamo. Projects include such marvelously authentic contraptions as a railway crane, motorcycle, aeroplane roundabout, racing car, locomotive and tender, tip lorry, mechanical navvy, H.M.S. Hood, and more. The Permag motor is used to power a number of these projects. Unmarked. Toning of paper and amount of wear are consistent with that of a respectully used vintage copy. Pagination begins at page 1. If this item was originally issued with covers they are no longer present. A great Trix collectible. Book
1987rif. 0077262Armagh PA: The Roadster Factory 1987. Paperback. Very Good. Collection of 6 manuals/catalogs for the Triumph TR6 and TR250. Mild wear to most but all are clean unmarked and securely bound. First 5 published by the Roadster Factory; the last by Special Interest Car Parts. Includes: 1. Glove Box Companion 2004-5 -- 2. TR6 Quick Reference Catalogue -- 3 and 4. Spare Parts Catalogue volumes 1 and 2 -- 5. Restoration Checklist 1987 edition -- 6. Special Interest Car Parts Catalog 1990. The Roadster Factory paperback
1965rif. 53338Coventry. Standard Triumph. (1965). 6 Seiten. Mit mehreren farbigen Abbildungen. Farbig ill. Originalbroschur. Querformat 22x19 cm
1902rif. 5001New York: M. T. Richardson Co 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. Pp. 78 followed by 2 pages of publisher advertisements. Illustrated with line drawings. Bound in dark red cloth title stamped in black on the cover. Lessons in wagon and carriage woodwork compiled from articles published in The Blacksmith and Wheelwright monthly journal. Stains to the covers else crisp and bright. Reprinted from the Blacksmith and Wheelwright. The authors describe how independent craftsmen can profitably construct various vehicle types in the new era of mass manufacturing: express wagon Corning buggy cabriolet phaeton two-wheeler etc. M. T. Richardson Co hardcover
1970rif. 2111902152909163Misuzushobo 1970. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: A5 Number of books: 5 in total Misuzushobo paperback
rif. DADAX0801988276New unknown
1975rif. 80406(Ohne Ort). Ausgabe 1975. 144 Seiten. Mit zahlr. Abbildungen. Ill. Originalbroschur. (Umschlag mit starken Gebrauchsspuren) 15x21 cm
1981208 pages. Includes the following songs: Acid Queen; Another Tricky Day; Baba O'Riley; Bargain; Behind Blue Eyes; Cache Cache; Can't Reach You; Daily Records; Did you steal my money?; Disguises; Dr. Jimmy; Don't Let go the coat; Five Fifteen; Gettin' in Tune; Goin' Mobile; Happy Jack; How can you do it alone?; I can see for miles; I'm Free; It's a boy; The Kids are alright; La-La-La-Lies; Love Ain't for Keepin'; Love, Reign Over Me; Magic Bus; My Generation; Odorono; Our Love Was, Is; Pictures of Lily; Pinball Wizard; Pure and Easy; Quadrophenia; The Quiet One; The Real Me; See Me, Feel Me; Slip Kid; The Song is Over; Sunrise; Squeeze Box; Tattoo; Who are You; Won't get fooled again; You; You Better You Bet. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Solid working copy. Book
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1950192 pages. Features: Big government is in your county, too; They struck it rich with soil tests; Let's wipe out hog cholera; New life for old barns Ditching at $0.10 a foot; They took a holiday in the Rockies - the Harold Davises of Oklahoma; Range lambs with less risk; Headache and heartache for your heirs?; Beef with Brahman blood; More milk at less cost; New chemicals control old enemies of livestock; Camel cigarette ad on back cover features color photo of Rita Tennant; and more. Several closed openings and some soiling to back cover. Pencil writing on several pages, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1960140 pages. Short Stories: Hard-Luck Girl; The Words of Love; Dangerous Bluff; His Sister's Keeper. Articles: Why do they Hate us in Panama? - photo-illustrated article about anti-American riots; The Birds' Last Stand - 6,000 exotic birds may be evicted from their Stone Harbor, New Jersey haven; Pilots Aren't Obsolete Yet - the recently-cancelled B-70 Valkyrie bomber may be necessary for our survival; Los Angeles' Cure for Drunks - California desert rehabilitation farm; The Movies' Modern Marco Polo - Stanley Goldsmith is Twentieth Century Fox's chief trouble shooter for pictures filmed overseas; They Call Me Madam (part 2 of 4) - Washington's legendary hostess Perle Mesta; Fabulous Mine in the Sea - The Grand Isle Sulphur Mine in the Gulf of Mexico; Touring Russia Made Easy. Serials: If Hitler Had Invaded England (part 2 of 3); The Tewksbury Feud. Ads: Dogde Trucks (inside front cover); Employers Mutuals of Wausau - with photos of John M. Fox of the Minute Maid Corporation and company driver Eddie Mew plus Ed Waters; GE Appliances; Spring cigarettes; Fantastic two-page color-photo (red) Corvair ad features gents in black suits and hats checking out the car; Old Crow Whisky, with one-page color illustration of James Crow with his neighbors; Two-pages of the Ford Galaxie; Lowry organs; Quaker State Oil; The BMC 850 (Mini) (2 pages in color); Canadian Pacific Dome Cars (1 color page); Nice color photo ad for the (red) Chrysler Imperial in a horse-racing setting; Hotpoint fridges; Cadillac Guide-Matic; Scott Paper; ScottTowel multi-color towels; Schlitz beer - flying a kite; Kem-Tone and Kem-Glo Paint; Johnson V-75 outboard motor; Toro lawn and garden products; Admiral TVs; Cracker Barrel Cheese; Caterpillar; Smith-Corona typewriters; Hertz rental cars; Boeing 720; Samsonite luggge with Queen's guards in background; The Denver Hilton Hotel; Karpen furniture (very funky); Nabisco Veri-Thin Pretzels; American Seating Company; Lucky Strike cigarettes (back cover). Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
rif. 2080502106917665Not Available N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
2001rif. 46304Parragon Plus, 2001. 221 S., zahlreiche Farbaufnahmen, gebunden, illustrierter Orig.-Pappband,
1966rif. 053963New York NY: The Benjamin Co. Inc. 1966. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased; some light shelf wear; pages are toning; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Very rare and hard-to-find title! Black and white pictorial wrapper with orange and white lettering. 64 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of print first edition! "You and your brother-in-law are sitting in your living-room watching the Lions play the Packers. The television network has just called time-out for a commercial. Your brother-in-law turns to you and blithely says "Watch Karras on the next play. If he keeps slanting to the outside shoulder of the guard Schmidt will have to fill the middle. So I'll bet Bart Starr pops the quick look-in to Fleming." As the blood begins to drain out of your face you realize what a boff you really are. You don't even know who Karras is. And you always thought people had right and left shoulders not inside and outside ones." --- from the Preface The Case Against Superfan. The Benjamin Co., Inc. paperback
rif. SONG1441943323Used: Good unknown
rif. DADAX0387688358New unknown
rif. BN387483Dieric Bouts Creator of Images. Dieric Bouts Creator of Images. Till-Holger Borchert Peter Carpreau With contributions by Inigo Bocken Jordan Marie Booker Till-Holger Borchert Peter Carpreau Marjan Debaene Mark Derez Bart Fransen Valentine Henderiks Stephan Kemperdick Didier Martens Gust Van den Berghe unknown
1989150 pages. A practical and easy-to-use program designed to teach both novice and competitive swimmers the most effective swimming techniques. Combines the scientific skill-learning approach to swimming developed by the renowned swimming coach, Dr. Jeno Tihanyi, with tips and personal observations from Olymbic gold medallist Alex Baumann. Generously illustrated. Minimal wear. Clean and unmarked. Very nice copy. Book
1965rif. B19051Dusseldorf: Auftrag Der Demag Aktiengesellschaft Duisburg Walter Rau Verlag 1965. First Edition Thus. Fine. First Edition Thus. Large oblong folder with loose text and 27 plates mounted on card. No date mid 1960s. Introduction by Carl Lamb with piece by Selma Lagerlof 'Die Flucht Nach Agypten.' Signed presentation copy from Carl Lamb to Marshall Spink. Some general soiling to gilt printed woven oatmeal covers otherwise vg with prints and text fine. Auftrag Der Demag Aktiengesellschaft Duisburg, Walter Rau Verlag, unknown
rif. 1021038636.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
rif. DADAX0080448534New unknown