Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society, 2013. Hardcover. Presumed first edition, with no further printings noted. Slightest wear to edge of glossy illustrated jacket, bumping to lower corners of red boards. Pages bright and unmarked. 254pp. 11.5 x 9". As an oversize, heavy book this order will be packed carefully.....
Signature Press, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Bump to tail of spine, with corresponding creasing to jacket. Glossy jacket, blue cloth boards, map endpapers, unmarked glossy pages. 304pp. 11.25 x 9". As an oversize, heavy book this order will be packed carefully and may incur additional shipping charges.
The Cole Motor Company, 1912. Soft cover. A delightful pamphlet published by the Cole Motor Company of Indianapolis (1909-1925) with guidance for early buyers of automobiles, with advice on service, maintenance, etiquette, and assertions of superiority of Cole's designs. "Designed Illustrated and Printed by the Hollenbeck Press Indianapolis". Wear to.....
Crowell, 1911. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Canadian novelist Frank L. Packard used his early experience working as a civil engineer on the Canadian Pacific Railway as inspiration for his writing career. 8" x 5 ¾". Grey cloth boards with pictorial front cover featuring a navy blue train with orange cliff side.....
New York: Hill Publishing Company, 1909. Hardcover. When the Model T's and Model A's were on the road, this was the book to have to understand how the engines worked. Cecil Poole was the editor of several technical magazines and the author of several technical books related to autos and.....
Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society, 2020. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Slightest wear to edges of illustrated jacket, with slight bumping to corners. Sturdy boards with bright gilt titles. Interior pages clean and unmarked. Signor's characteristically detailed study of Southern Pacific's Los Angeles Division, including "over 1,000 photographs - most never.....
Bellflower, CA: Shade Tree Books, 2001. Soft cover. Volume 8 in Strapac's exhaustively detailed study of Southern Pacific Historic Diesels. Illustrated covers are bright, 96 clean and unmarked pages. 11.25 x 8.75.
Shade Tree Books, 2002. Soft cover. Volume 9 in Strapac's exhaustively detained study of the Southern Pacific Historic Diesels. Slight creasing to spine, 96 clean and unmarked pages. 11.25 x 8.75"
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1869. Hardcover. A fascinating early work on the history of the bicycle. Beginning with a reflection that "Whether velocipedes are only the 'toy of the hour,' or are destined to become a permanent adjunct to our civilization and every-day life or not, no one can.....
Redline Books, 2002. Hardcover. Mick Walker's meticulously researched history of AJS, SIGNED and numbered by the motorcycle writer, dealer and racer. Slight wear to the edges of the jacket with noticeable bumping to both upper corners, with corresponding bumps to the black boards. 223 bright glossy pages. 8.5 x 8.5".....