Resultados de búsqueda: Vehicles (land, sea and air) from Augustine Funnell Books

1941. Book. Good to Very Good. Wraps. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. "Revised and amended at the thirty-fourth convention held in Denver, Colorado, July and August, 1941," this revision of the constitution was to come into effect "on and after January 1, 1942, except such laws as become effective at the time indicated by action of the Convention." 331 pages (including index). Dusty edges, light soil..

London: Adlard Coles, 1968. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st UK edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A book "for the novice who aims to become a first-class navigator, and the expert who wishes to remain one." Blue cloth w/silver spine lettering, 164 pages, illustrated. Mild general wear. Price-clipped dust jacket w/some edgewear, impressions..

Pocket 95058, 1967. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Paperback original. Contains information on Don Garlits, Don White, Lee Roy Yarbrough, Bud Faubel, Bobby Harrop, Dave Strickler, Roger Lindamood, Ramchargers, Cotton Owers, Danny Ongais, Dave Pearson, A.J. Foyt, Sam McQuagg, Art Malone, Dick Landy, and The Smoke Eaters, with "inside stories of such great cars as The Turbo-Honker, The Cotton Picker, Little Red Wagon, Color Me Gone, The Yankee Peddler, The Hustler, The Original Dependable, The Flying Carpet, The Candymatic, The Swamp Rat, The Mangler, The Dragmaster Dart, The Flying Barn Door, and King Goat." Bill France, president of NASCAR and president of the Daytona International Speedway; Wally Parks, president of NHRA; Jim Tice, president of AHRA; and Joe Littlejohn, track owner and stock car historian, all provide articles about the future of auto racing. 336 pages (including glossary, index) illustrated. Actual flaws (not… Leer más

Chicago: Frederick J. Drake & Co., Publishers, 1909. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Small octavo. The sub-title pretty much covers the depth and breadth of this one. Illustrated blue cloth, gilt lettering to front cover/spine, 367 pages (including index), + 10 pages of advertisements for other Drake-published titles, 118 illustrations (1 fold-out). Wear/fraying to corners/spine ends, spine slightly discoloured, previous owner's faint stamp to front end paper/title page, soiled/dusty edges, cracked hinges, general wear..

Newmarket: Privately published, 2011. Book. Illus. by Anthony Ventura (cover illustration). Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. Oblong 4to. Playter presents the history of transportation in a small Ontario community. Foreword (misspelled as "foreward") by Dan MacPherson. Black cloth, 20 pages, illustrated. Light scuffing to both book and dust jacket. A nice copy of an uncommon item..

New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1974. Book. Illus. by Terry Campbell. Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "Challenges you to get more out of your airplane and the time you spend in the air. Based on twenty years' flying experience, it is geared to sharpen your flying skills and develop faster, more efficient, and, above all, safer pilotage." Blue cloth, 297 pages, including glossary and index. Price-clipped dust jacket w/edgewear, short edge tears..

Scranton: International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. Book. About Very Good. Wraps. 2nd edition.. Small octavo. #678. A scarce booklet issued by the I.C.S. home study course. (1910), 40 pages + two pages of examination questions, illustrated. Light dampstaining to bottom, light handling wear..

Wolfville: Gaspereau Press, 2001. Book. Near Fine. Paperback. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An anecdotal, insightful meditation on the bicycle, with side journeys to literature pertaining to it. Trade paperback w/French flaps, 157 pages (including acknowledgements and sources & suggested reading), illustrated. A hint of general wear. An unread copy, internally tight and clean..

Scranton: International Textbook Company/International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S., 1910. Book. Good to Very Good. Wraps. 2nd edition.. Small octavo. An uncommon item from the I.C.S. home study course. 27 pages + 2 pages of examination questions, illustrated, fold-out diagram. Moderate general wear..

Dunbartonshire: Famedram Publishers, 1971. Book. Near Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. The story of a Scottish railway line, from 1897 to the time of writing. Unpaginated (28), illustrated. Moderate general wear..

Scranton: International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S., 1911. Book. Good. Wraps. First Edition.. Small octavo. #1292. An uncommon item issued by the I.C.S. home study course. 36 pages + two pages of examination questions, illustrated w/colour and b&w drawings. Key to the Colour Plates page bound in at front. A couple of abrasions to back cover, moderate handling wear..

Dunbartonshire: Famedram Publishers Book. Near Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. No date (1971). The story of a Scottish railway tourist attraction, the 40-mile journey along the 'Road to the Isles.' Unpaginated (28), illustrated, Moderate general wear..

Norman W. Henley Publishing, 1924. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4th impression.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. "A Practical Treatise Covering Every Branch of Up-to-Date Gas Tractor Engineering, Driving and Maintenance in a Non-Technical Manner. Considers Fully All Types of Power Plants and Their Components, Methods of Drive and Speed Changing Mechanisms. Describes Design, Construction, and Operation of Latest Tractors, and Their Parts, Their Installation and Adjustment, as well as Practical Application of Tractors in the Field." Olive cloth w/white lettering/rule to front cover/spine, 590 pages (including index), 39-page catalogue detailing other books published by Henley, illustrated w/300+ illustrations and three folding plates (one of which is a fold-out). Mild wear to corners/spine ends, dusty edges. Internally tight and clean. A nice copy of an uncommon item..

Den Haag: AEGON verzekeringen, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Dutch-language text in which the author relates the story of around-the-world sailing adventures with his wife. This copy signed them both. Blue cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 272 pages, illustrated. A bit cocked, light edgewear, lightly sunned cover edges, in rubbed dust jacket w/light edgewear, 3/8" tear to top edge of rear panel, impressions. Uncommon signed..

Scranton: International Textbook Company/International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S., 1910. Book. Very Good. Wraps. 2nd edition.. Small octavo. 677. An uncommon item from the I.C.S. home study course, the instructions applying "to freight trains of fifty cars or less, the engine of which has only one pump and moderate main-reservoir capacity and is equipped with the G-6 brake valve or a brake valve antedating this valve." 39 pages + three pages of examination questions. Moderate general wear..

Scranton: International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S., 1920. Book. Fair. Wraps. First Edition.. Small octavo. #1293. A scarce booklet issued by the I.C.S. home study course. (1912), 65 pages + three pages of examination questions, illustrated. Dampstaining, covers partially pulled from staples, spine separations, handling wear..

Huddersfield: The Advertiser Press Book. Illus. by John P. Hanson. Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No date (1958). Describes the early growth of transport in the community, the origins of canals and railways, private industry, tramways, and much else. Foreword by William Hallitt. This copy signed by both author and illustrator. 98 pages. Light edgewear, brief inscription to previous owner on inside front cover. .

London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1838. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Third edition, with additions. Contains introductions from the first and second editions (1825 and 1831, respectively), and a new introduction for this 1838 edition. Quarter leather, marbled boards, gilt rule/spine lettering, raised bands pp: xxvii, 760 (including appendix), [13 folded leaves of plates -- one as frontispiece, 12 at rear], four fold-out charts/tables, illustrated, errata slip bound in at page 1. Bookseller's tag (B. Kimpton, London) to top left corner of front pastedown. Bumped/worn corners/spine ends, some edgewear, light cover staining, small pieces of leather scraped off, dusty/lightly soiled edges, two numbers in ink to front pastedown, bookseller's tag off-set to top right corner of first end paper, moderate general wear..

Terre Haute: Standard Publishing Company, 1891. Book. About Good. Hardcover. 25th edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. A scarce item that provides questions and answers intended to help the prospective engineer and fireman begin and further his career. Dominion Atlantic Railway stamp to front end paper. Flexible cloth, 96 pages (including 18 pages at rear, entitled "Diagrams Illustrating Manner of Using Signals According to the Standard Code of Train Rules as Adopted by the American Railway Association" -- some diagrams w/green and/or red colour). Cover soil, edgewear, some internal dampstaining along edges, light internal soil, title page w/two paper pulls/tears at staples, general wear..

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1913. Book. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. No date (1913). A collection of 23 essays, divided into four sections: Railway Romance, Meanderings With Mother Nature, Stepping-Stones o'er Troubled Waters, and Threads through the Maze. Green cloth w/gilt lettering/rule to spine, 291 pages. Bumped/worn corners/spine ends, wear to spine edges, a bit of cover soil/wear, dusty/moderately soiled edges, tanning..