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ref. 4880n.p. Mounted Photograph. Fine. A circa late 1880s 8x10 mounted collodion photograph of the interior of a Pullman "Palace" car. The luxurious fittings and decor suggest that the photographed car belonged to either a Gilded Age Robber Baron in the U.S. or European royalty such as the Romanov's who had similar cars for their Imperial train built by Pullman. We find no comparable images online of this French influenced Rococo-style decor used in other Pullman Palace cars. As this photo is uncredited we date it circa late 1880s from a book visible one on of the library shelves "The Makers of Venice : Doges Conquerors Painters and Men of Letters" by Mrs. Oliphant Macmillan in 1887 and assume that the owner may have hired their own private photographer. Also Pullman had hired Wylie Dennison as their full-time photographer in 1888 and he was known to name number and sign his negatives "WD". The image is perhaps somewhat overexposed near the windows - an effect of the strong natural light pouring in - but it still retains all of it's sharpness and rich chocolate tones. A peek through 19th century curtains into a beautifully liveried train carriage showing a lifestyle enjoyed and known to but a few. Ask about our other available Pullman Palace Car photos. unknown
1990ref. 2092902138000481Misuzushobo 1990. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 3 Misuzushobo paperback
1902ref. 34694Denver: The Carson-Harper Co. 1902. 1902. COLORADO. First edition. 8" x 9 1/2" oblong purple wrappers with a mounted view of an open sided excursion car titles in silver gilt on front and rear covers both inside and out 61 11 pp. illustrated maps advertisements. The writer of this booklet says it best "This will treat of two subjects. The first portion will be devoted to a description of the points of interest in Denver with high art illustrations just as they appear from the famous trips of "SEEING DENVER" cars which are operated every day in the year. The latter half of the book will be a succinct summary of the vast new and rich region tributary to Denver the rapid development of which is irresistibly raising her to a position as one of the four great cities of the United States ---- New York Chicago and San Francisco being the other three." At the center is a double view of Denver in 1902. At the back is a color map of the Columbus Consolidated Gold Mining Company's properties and surroundings along with an invitation to make an investment in a stock purchase. The American Sight-Seeing Car and Coach Company were made available at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver. Pictures of the Brown Palace Hotel the Denver Club the McPhee Building Markham Hotel Albany Hotel Equitable Building Ernest & Cranmer Building Union Depot New Union Hotel Tabor Opera House Mining Exchange the Tramway Loop Arapahoe County Court House and much much more. A history of Colorado Denver and surrounding areas is provided along with numerous views of all areas. A choice item with wonderful photographs and views of Colorado Denver and areas near-by to Denver. Fotografs by the Smith-Hassell Co.; Presswork by the Carson-Harper Co.; Engravings by Frank Reistle; and Manuscript by W. E. Bridgman. Fine copy. The Carson-Harper Co. 1902]. unknown
ref. ria9783111207100_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A hardcover
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2019ref. x-012817532XAcademic Press 2019. Paperback. New. 500 pages. 9.25x7.50x0.08 inches. Academic Press paperback
2002ref. Q-0759101779AltaMira Press 2002-10-23. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! AltaMira Press hardcover
2021ref. BN175426ThiemeMeulenhoff 2021. 2021. Softcover. Elektrische netwerken voor HTO Elektrotechniek Elektrische netwerken voor HTO Elektrotechniek van den Eijnden C.A.R.; Spoorenberg C.J.G. ThiemeMeulenhoff paperback
ref. 5414iHrsg. von Hillman Motor Co. LTD. Coventry 1949. 62 s. u. ein mehrfach gefalt. Hillman Minx Mark IV Schmierungs- u. Instandhaltungsschema. StaU./etwas fl. Deutsche Ausgabe unknown
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1985ref. 050326013Brooklands Books Ltd 1985-05-31. paperback. Very Good. 0x0x0. Very good condition. Pages look free of notations. Brooklands Books Ltd paperback
1984ref. 2080502106911519Not Available 1984. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1888ref. 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
2023ref. 2-03239911142023. Paperback. New. 350 pages. 9.25x7.50x1.06 inches. paperback
1888ref. 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
2024ref. x-3031620976Springer Nature 2024. Hardcover. New. 214 pages. 9.25x6.10x9.25 inches. Springer Nature hardcover
195384 pages. Features: The Very Reverend Hewlett Johnson, "Red Dean" of Canterbury, visits Canada; How to Fix a Horse Race - Swabby Swartz, thief turned mastermind, is caught at Fort Erie - article with many photos; The Shadow of the Duke of Windsor - part 2 of a series on the family in the palace by Pierre Berton; Karsh photographs Ottawa - including rare photo of Canadian Cabinet in session; The Bolshevik and the Wicked Witch, story by J.N. Harris - illustrated by Oscar Cahen; Where's the Money Coming From? - the Crisis in Education; Nova Scotia's Strangest Son - A Maclean's flashback to Joseph Howe; Never Never Trust a Bull, by Thomas Walsh - many Canadians are injured by bulls - the killer with the poets eyes; Soups You Can Cut with a Knife - with cartoon illustrations by Oscar Cahen, Duncan MacPherson, George Feyer, Desmond English, Peter Whalley, and William Winter; You Can't Beat Kelly's Bear Grease - Kelly Chamandy is Canada's leading distiller of bear grease and the country's only licensed butcher of bear meat, beaver meat, muskrat meat, and raccoon meat; Nice ad for Allis-Chalmers excavating equipment; Nice full-page colour ad for Ganong's chocolates; Nice GM of Canada ad says "12,176 pairs of hands work on every car and truck..."; 1953 Meteor car ad; 1953 Chevrolet ad; REO truck ad; Elegant full-page ad for the Packard automobile; GE Push-Button Range ad; 1953 Ford Monarch V-8 ad; Nice colour 1953 Studebaker ad inside back cover. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A high-quality copy. Book
1946100 pages. Features: Attractive one-page color ad for Dodge Trucks features bright yellow moving van; Seattle's worst earthquake in history; Mrs. Helen Douglas Mankin wins Atlanta's Negro vote; Color ad for General Tire features well-dressed lady with lots of luggage being helped by black porter; Classy color ad for the Farnsworth Television and radio Corporation; Two-page poem commemorates the first anniversary of the Iwo Jima battle; Canadian exposure of spy ring turns doubting eyes on Russia - major article with photo; Nice one-page ad for the Banff Springs Hotel; Attractive color ad for Ford cars features ski scene; Young UNO closes first session with hope, suspicion, and a veto; Photos of Francisco Franco; Field Marshal von Paulus; Sir Sholto Douglas; Photo of Mohammed Ali Jinnah; The bravest padre - Maj. John Weir Foote, Presbyterian chaplain of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry is awarded the VC; Brief obituaries for Dr. William Allan Neilson, Cornelius Johnson and Adolph Lorenz; Army posters to help soldiers adapt to civilian life; Tuberculosis germ killer; Photo and article of artist Alberto Vargas; Nice color-photo ad for the Boeing Stratocruiser; American Cyanamid color ad shows smiling coal delivery man iun bomber jacket; Dr. Henry A. Jones experiments with onions; Uneasy Swedes wonder what future holds; Photos of the lightweight Bobbi car; Aerial photo of downtown Chicago promotes the area for industrial development; Hotel New Yorker ad features photo of John H. Sienold, Banquet Manager; Photos of American Cardinals; The Secret of "Huff-Duff" (radio direction finder) can be told - as part of ITT ad; Picasso of the Camera - Edward Weston; ad for Dr. Grabow pipes; and more. Covers holding by one staple. Average wear and soiling. A worthy vintage copy. Book
1961955 pages. Prior owner's name inside front board. "Definitions and typical illustrations of railroad and industrial cars, their parts and equipment; cars built in America for export; Descriptions and illustrations of shops and equipment employed in the construction and repair of cars." - subtitle. Average wear. Binding sound. A quality vintage copy of this superlative reference. Book
194056 pages. Features: Nice color ad inside front cover for Nash cars features a picnic scene; One-page Plymouth car ad; Igor Stravinsky marries Vera Sudeikina; Gracie Fields marries Monty Banks; Obituaries for Blanca Errazuriz de Santacruz, Col. Frank White, Sir Patrick Playfair Laidlaw and Sir John Harry Lee Fagge; Charming one-page photo ad for H.J. Heinz features Rene Black of the Waldorf-Astoria, and Crosby Gaige, Chairman of the Wine and Food Society; Murder for sale in Brooklyn; Article and photos on France's new war Premier, Paul Reynaud; War by Moonlight; Gandhi's Victory; Great color one-page Firestone "Champions" ad features color illustration of five racers who won on Firestone Tires - Louis Unser, Mauri Rose, Ab Jenkins, Wilbur Shaw, and Roscoe Turner; Nice one-page color ad promotes the new Golden Gate International Exposition; Finns withdraw before Reds - Swede concern grows; Search for Dr. Hjalmar Schacht aboard Italian liner Conte di Savoia at Gibraltar; The military significance of crisscrossing the North Sea with Air Raids; The Effect of Air Raids on future sea strategy; James R. Young convicted in Tokyo civil court; Vast British evacuation is altering class barriers; Photo of Maj. Armstrong - FM inventor; Rabbi Joseph Isaac Schneersohn arrives in New York to a hearty welcome; Classy one-page color ad for the major US airlines features Mr. & Mrs. Lang Wharton, Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Thomas and Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. Howard; Nice one-page two-color ad for Texaco gas dealers features fire trucks; Billiard player Willie Hoppe; All-American rookie Lou Mandel of the St. Louis Cardinals; Centenary of dentistry; Student Joan Lawrence sues to avoid using shower room at Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra; Frank Davenport Duncan Jr. paints his way in college; Photos of Frank W. Andrew of Palmyra, Ill who watches his tractor work in circles by itself; Chairman of the SEC - Jerome N. Frank; Lord Calvert Whiskey color ad inside back cover features $75k Hawthorn Vase; Back cover color ad for Grace Line South American Cruises features couple preparing for fancy dress party; And much more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
194060 pages. Features: One-page Plymouth car ad; Nice one-page Ford car ad; Maxine Jones marries Noah Beery Jr. - with photo; William P. Buckner Jr. is jailed; Nice one-page color Good Year ad for their Double Eagle Airwheel; White Book - Nazis release papers alleging our envoys talked too much; China Puppet - Wang takes over amid jeers of Chiang's fighting forces; Graf Spee details come to light; Easy government victory in Canada; British admit Nazis lead in propaganda score; South American labor ferment; The bomber and its targets; What does Russia's naval policy portend?; Photo of Bertrand Russell with his family; King Kaslov - King of Russian Gypsies in the US; Nice one-page color LaSalle car ad shows Special Coupe on baseball diamond; Nice one-page glossy two-color ad for Canadian Pacific; Great one-page photo ad for the Chrysler Royal sedan features lovely lady; Conductor/Pianist Walter Damrosch; Photo of Notre Dame runner Greg Rice; Ediphone ad features photo of Mickey Rooney in the movie "Young Tom Edison"; Gyrations in the British Currency; Photo of Yankee Clipper taking off from the new seaplane base at La Guardia Field, New York City; Attractive color ad for the Packard Super-8 160 shows a blue car driving in the country; And much more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
1935Pages 85-168, plus 32 pages of wonderful vintage ads. Many black and white photos and illustrations. Contents include: The Queen Side of Things - The Shot That Failed; Derelicts of Misfortune; Short Stories - The Novice, My Friend the Sea; Clearing the Road; Through Borneo by 'Bus; Tshaka's Treasure; When Davy Jones Invaded Eden; Work-Hunting in New Zealand - part 1; A Run on Raincoats; Phases of Life - When the Tanker Took Fire, The Tribal Law, Streets Paved with Gold; Man and His Needs; Stamps of the World. Bits of clear tape at each end of spine. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this vintage issue. Magazine
1947100 pages. Features: Nice color Nash car ad inside front cover; Up from the Ranks - two-page Bell Telephone ad features photos of 17 Presidents of their operating telephone companies; Classy color Dodge ad features red car and snowman; Borden's ad features Elsie the Cow; Claude Pepper; Kenneth Romney; GI Wives "Living in Squalor"; Very classy color ad for Monnet Cognac; Observations on General Marshall; Europe - cold hands and empty plates; Nice one-page illustrated ad for Northwest Orient Airlines; Exploded truce in Palestine - bombing at Haifa police station; Russia acts for Spitsbergen base; Nice color Lucky Strike ad features farmer holding big tobacco leaf; Lt. Gen. Lucius DuBignon Clay; Nude photo of Evan Braun's sister by waterfall; Photo of Eva Braun flirting with Nazi treasurer Franz Xaver Schwarz; Photo of Eva Braun doing backbend in barely visible swimsuit - all three of these photos taken by Hitler's private photographer, Heinrich Hoffmann; Marshall's spotlight on China; Vietnam - old wine in new bottles; Photo of Barbara Ann Scott; Boeing ad features photo of Stratocruisers; Photo of Bernard Baruch who has withdrawn from public life; Brief obituaries for Herman Bing, Dr. Victor Robinson, Charles Sumner Woolworth and Eva Tanguay; Globe-trotting astronomer Dr. Harlow Shapley; Photos of British undersea canoe!; (MSC - motorized submersible canoe); Nice color ad for Martin Aircraft; Dexter Masters explains the atom to the masses; Aviation - photo of installation of Ground Controlled Approach at Washington; ICS one-page ad features photos of Van A. Bittner and Wayne A. Johnston; Photo of Howard Hughes re: TWA cuts; TVA = Red Ink Valley?; Photo of helicopter shuttling mail in New York City; Henry Hazlitt explains "How to Reduce the Budget"; Dornicks at Ten Paces; Photo of runner Elmore Harris; Great diving photo - students of the Sparling school prepare to go under in big diving suits; Two-page Newsweek ad; Great photo ad for Skylift forklifts; and more. Middle page holding by one staple. Covers loose but present. Above-average wear and soiling. Clear tape along spine. A worthy vintage copy. Book
194772 pages. Features: Giving credit to Ed Uhl, AUS, for his help in the development of the bazooka; Nice International Harvesteer ad presents their crawlers, tractors and trucks; Nostalgic ad for the Highway Trailers Company; Sugar still rationed; Photo and article on W.C. Fields; Soviet Army pulls out of central Europe; Nice color Nash car ad; Indo-Chinese Puzzle; 22nd World Zionist Congress wraps up answering No to the question "Should the Congress authorize the Jewish Agency to participate in the London conference on Palestine in January?"; Irgun captures British troops and flogs them; Memories of the Soviet Censor III; Color ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes features farmer holding tobacco leaf; Photo of Ambassador George S. Messersmith; Brief obituaries for W.C. Fields, Baron Robert Philip De Rothschild, John Barton, Mrs. Carrie Jacobs Bond and Hugh R. Wilson; Photos of Tiny Tim rocket test; Nice color-photo portrait of Mr. Hiroam U. Helm, distinguished rancher, in Calvert Whiskey ad; Nice color ad for Frazer and Kaiser cars; Student of children, Arnold Gesell; "Star of Cairo" plane crash; Henry Hazlitt writes on the "Purchasing Power" theory; World Series article; Photo of tennis players Ted Schroeder and Jack Kramer; Hermon H. Scott and his Dynamic Noise Suppressor in broadcasting studio; The Irrepressible Taft-Dewey Conflict; Canadian Club color photo ad features diving off the Dodecanese Islands; Great back cover color ad for Chesterfield cigarettes features Jo Stafford and Perry Como; and more. Covers heavily-worn and loose but present. Above-average wear and soiling. Clear tape along spine. A worthy vintage copy. Book
1946104 pages. Features: Nice 2/3-page ad for the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York; Nice one-page two-color ad for International Harvester features their trucks, crawlers and farm tractors; Nice one-page ad for the new Kaiser and Frazer, America's First 1947 Motor Cars; Nice Mercury color car ad; Color-photo Caterpillar ad shows their heavy equipment building levee; Nice New York Central ad features illustration of lady passenger sleeping in large sleeper compartment; Reproduction of notice by David Silberman of the Cap-Tin Development Corp. "A Pleas from a Bewildered Small Business Man"; Photo of German POWs awaiting transit back to Germany; Atomic Bomb - Greatest Show on Earth; Classy color one-page ad for the Farnsworth Television & radio Corporation; Anglo-Soviet Interests collide at UNO; Photo of GI bride Mathilde Dermarinius being paid to watch scary movie; Four photos of Japanese being cleaned and deloused at Sasebo; MacArthur bans sale of Japanese girls into prostitution; Sanji Nozaka - leader of the Japanese Communist Party; Operation Crossroads - Navy sends 100 vessels to take blows of new weapon - atomic bomb; Nice red REO Truck ad; First batch of GI kids and brides sail from Britain to New York; Good Year color centerfold ad (loose but present) shows black laborers harvesting cotton; Hotel New Yorker ad features photo of Manuel Sanchez; GI's ask Ike for permission to marry German girls; Carl A. Spaatz; Canadian Earl Roberts Graham of Vegreville, Alberta, teaches people to kiss - article and photos; Strike fever spreads to Japan - weakly; Photo of Colonel Councill - coast-to-coast by P-80 in 253 minutes; Radar bounces off Moon to throw light on lunar riddle; Shift to letter language may teach Japs to Think; Baseball player Melvin Ott; Canadian M.P. Wilfred Kennedy McDonald is bone-crushing hockey player Bucko McDonald - article with photo; Article and photo on Bob Feller; Super one-page color-photo Boeing ad features the double-decked Strotocruiser; Difficult conditions for newborns in Italy; 25th Anniversary of Planned Parenthood; Photo and article on Johnny Desmond; The State is a Faithless Trustee; Color-photo Canadian Club ad inside back cover features Portugal; Charming color Chesterfield cigarette ad on back cover features Claudette Colbert; and more. Opening to top of coverfold. Average wear and soiling. A worthy vintage copy. Book
