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New York: Augustus M. Kelley, Publishers, 1969. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. Perfect condition. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illus. Reprint of the RAILWAY HANDBOOK, the first major catalogue of second hand railway books (originally published 1893) plus the 36 page index for it that first appeared in 1895. Nearly 500 items are described and annotated, many in great detail. Most entries relate to Great Britain or Ireland but there are many of American interest as well. Contains a wealth of commentary and scarce bibliographical data. Includes title and subject indexes. Bound in the original gilt-stamped black cloth. Complete with dust jacket.. 1969 reprint of the 1893/1895 editions. Hardcover. New/New. (iv), 128pp. + 36 page… Leer más

Washington D.C.: Regular Common Carrier Conference, A.T. A. , 1953. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. Original blue pictorial wraps. Light cover soil. Previous owner's name. Scarce. From the Foreword: "The following pages represent the first effort, to our knowledge, to compile a Motor Freight Transportation Bibliography." . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. vi, 10pp .

London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1988. BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW dust jacket. Perfect condition. NOT price clipped (£35 net). NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO rubbing. NO fading. Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve (itself lightly rubbed). Sharp corners. Bright and shiny. Fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. 1988. Supplement: 7951-12956 only. Describes some 5,000 books, parts of books, pamphlets and academic theses on the history and description of public rail transport in the British Isles published from 1963 to the end of 1980, with Addenda to the books covered in the original volume. Many entries have useful annotations. First Printing of the First Edition. Bound in the original green cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. Complete with pristine dust jacket. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo. 544pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Washington, D.C.: The American Waterways Operators, Inc , 1973. Appears unread. Very Good+ condition. Bright, clean, tight, square, and unmarked. Flat spine. No creases. Not price clipped ($4.50). No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated throughout with two-color maps and photos. A history and survey of American keelboats, towboats, tugs, barges, ocean barging, locks and dams, ports and terminals, national defense, water recreation, Army Corps of Engineers, Maritime Administration, waterway economics, and profiles of individual waterways (e.g. Allegheny, Chesapeake Bay, Delaware River, Gulf Intracoastal waterway, Kentucky River, Missouri River, Mississippi River, New York State Barge Canal, Sacramento River, etc). Large fold-out map of U. S. waterways at the end. Complete with Errata sheet, laid-in. Mileage tables. Logo of the Barge and Towing Industry Association on the rear cover. Bound in the… Leer más

Arlington, Virginia: Newcomb Publishers, 2000. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the title page. Near Fine condition (cover is only lightly rubbed). NO chips, tears. Flat, uncreased spine. NO bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. NOT a library discard. 2000. Second Edition, Revised. Bound in the original red pictorial wraps, stamped in bright white and black. From the rear cover: "Biographical Directory… an indispensable resource containing information on 1,072 Russian flag rank offices, past and present, a brief history of the Red navy and a list of significant dates in Russian Naval history between 1917-1999.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. Second Edition, Revised. Softcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket, as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. (iv), 300pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Bookman Associates, 1960. Near Fine condition. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. Pages are fresh and crisp, probably never read. With 16 pages of illustrations. Endpaper maps by Don Negus, illustrate the Bateaux Route, 1758 (front endpapers) and Erie Canal and Feeders, 1886 (rear). Selected Reading list. Sources. Keywords: Jonas Platt. De Witt Clinton. Canal Law. New York History.. Signed by Author (on title page - signature only). First Edition. Hardcover. Publishers gold cloth/No dust jacket. Illus. by Negus, Don (endpaper maps). 8vo. 195pp. .

New York: Random House, 2008. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Jean Silverwood directly on the title page. Her business card is neatly taped to the page opposite. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Fine dust jacket. NO chips, tears, creases, or fading. NOT price clipped ($25.00). Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. 2008. First printing with "First Edition" so stated and with complete number row (246897531) on the copyright page. Bound in the original black boards, stamped in bright silver on the spine. From the dust jacket: "I told God that if he would let us survive this night, I would make it mean something worthwhile. And then, somehow, I felt calmer than I have ever felt. Unreasonably so. Irrationally so. I looked over the scene of our wrecked life and I smiled -- a crazy smile for sure -- and I looked through the dark at the mad beauty of it." -- Jean Silverwood. An exhilarating true-life adventure of one… Leer más

South Brunswick & New York: A. S. Barnes & Company, 1974. Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($6.95). No chips. No creases. A bright, clean, square, tight copy. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are clean, crisp, and unmarked, but for a few tiny brown speckles (foxing) on the edges of the text block. Illustrated with a map of the Jersey shore, 1776-1783, and drawings of the ship, its utensils and furniture, colonial buildings, harbor views, etc. From the Dust Jacket: "She was the topsail schooner BLAZING STAR, built in 1765 at the little hamlet of Blazing Star on Staten Island Sound, Near what is today Sewaren, New jersey. Dr. Gilman recapture's the ship's history, telling its story through the eyes of a farm boy who grew up at sea during the Revolutionary period... [As] the restrictions piled up on the Crown Colonies after 1765, BLAZING STAR became engaged in contraband and smuggling... With the stamp Act and the… Leer más

Thorndike, Maine: Thorndike Press, 1999. HARDCOVER LARGE PRINT edition with MUCH larger font/typeface for easier reading. Fine condition. Mild EX-LIBRARY, without any library markings on the title page, spine or cover of the book. A few library markings on the upper edge of the textblock and front free endpaper only. All other pages are fresh, crisp and unmarked. Hinges are perfect. Sharp corners. Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Seldom used, if at all. . LARGE PRINT edition. Hardcover. Fine EX-LIBRARY/No dust jacket issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 728 pages. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

London: Adlard Coles Nautical, 2005. Appears never read. Cover is in Very Good condition with only light wear. Square and tight. FINE inside. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp. clean and unmarked. 2005. Third Edition, Revised and Updated. Bound in the original full color pictorial laminated boards. "Probably the best technical reference and troubleshooting book in the world'" - YACHTING MONTHLY. "It deserves to come standard with every boat" - YACHTING WORLD." From the publisher: "This manual takes both novice and experienced boatowner through minor to major repairs of electrical systems, engines, electronics, steering systems, generators, pumps, cookers, spars and rigging. When it was first published in 1990, the BOATOWNER'S MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL MANUAL broke new ground. It was hailed as the first truly DIY manual for boatowners and has sold in its thousands ever since. There have been… Leer más

London: Macdonald and Jane's, 1976. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. NOT price clipped (£3.25 net). NOT a library discard. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated with photos, maps and diagrams. Covers handling and maintenance, launching and recovery, safety, rules of the water, trailing abroad, lauching sites, etc. Index. Bound in the original pictorial boards. Complete with erratum slip and dust jacket. Jacket illustration matches the cover.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. 141pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Edmonds, Washington: Patos Island Press, 2014. UNCOMMON HARDCOVER edition. Warmly INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the AUTHOR as "David" directly on the title page. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket (only light shelfwear). NO chips, tears or fading. NOT price clipped ($24.95). Bound in the original black boards. Complete with dust jacket. From the publisher: "A memoir and anthology and a unique chronicle of success surprise, comedy and tragedy. Three generations of the author s family and friends will move you from laughter to tears with their creatively linked stories. Follow the Olson family from Minnesota to the wild coast of Southeast Alaska, all the way to the South China Sea and back again. Dave Olson is an adventurous sailor who bridges the generations with an appreciation for family, keen observations, and sensitivity for nuance and words. Encounter the Reverend Roy, a man of faith and action. Meet inspirational Reverend Ken and daughter Jef, whose loses are so keenly… Leer más

London: The Shenval Press Ltd., 1960. Very Good++ condition. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. The Book Collector, Volume 9 No. 3, Autumn 1960. Contains: Some Books of Early English Provenance in the Library Company of Philadelphia by Edwin Wolf 2nd; Railway Reading by Alan Walbank; English Bookbindings XXXIV by Howard M. Nixon; Further Reminiscences X by P. H. Muir; etc. Bound in the original stiff wraps. 5.75" wide by 8.75" tall.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good++ condition. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books, 1974. Appears unread. Fine condition in a Good+ dust jacket. The jacket is price clipped. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp and creamy white. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. The author was associate librarian at the United States Naval Academy. Eleven illustrations. With five appendices listing books actually or typically found in early seagoing libraries. Five appendices. List of bibliographic notes. Index. Bound in the original blue pebble grain cloth (imitation leather) stamped in shiny gold. From the dust jacket: "BOOKS AFLOAT AND ASHORE presents for the first time a panoramic view of the role of books, libraries, and reading in the maritime environment. The early use of books among seafarers and the precedents for libraries at sea are traced from the invention of printing [until about 1850]. There is discussion of the social, literary, and religious as well as the… Leer más

Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books, 1974. Appears unread. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket (price clipped). NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are crisp and creamy white. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. The author was associate librarian at the United States Naval Academy. Eleven illustrations. With five appendices listing books actually or typically found in early seagoing libraries. Five appendices. List of bibliographic notes. Index. Bound in the original blue pebble grain cloth (imitation leather) stamped in shiny gold. From the dust jacket: "BOOKS AFLOAT AND ASHORE presents for the first time a panoramic view of the role of books, libraries, and reading in the maritime environment. The early use of books among seafarers and the precedents for libraries at sea are traced from the invention of printing [until about 1850]. There is discussion of the social, literary, and religious as well as the military… Leer más

South Bend, Indiana: Quill Communications Services, 1998. Near Fine condition. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Dog ear to one page. Pages are otherwise crisp, clean and unmarked. Subtitle: "671 Questions and Answers Based on Patrick O'Brian's Best-Selling Novels of a British Naval Officer in the Napoleonic Wars.. Diagrams of a 19th Century Fighting Ship, Sails and Rigging... PLUS Cross-Reference to More Than 600 Words and Phrases... Naval, Archaic, Arcane, and Uniquely O'Brian... Found in the Aubrey/Maturin Novels." Bound in the original white pictorial wraps, lettered in dark blue and black.. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Softcover. Near Fine condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. Unpaged. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Privately Published, 1999. INSCRIBED / SIGNED on the front free endpaper by the AUTHOR, Howard Lister as "Howard." The inscription reads; "Judy, Your contribution to CHUBASCO! was priceless! - Your Friend, Howard." SIGNED copies are SCARCE. Fine condition. Sharp corners. Bright and shiny. Pages are clean and unmarked. Illustrated with maps, b/w photographs and ship diagrams. Full title: "CHUBASCO! The True Account of Howard and Millie Lister's Eleven Year Trek Aboard Their Trimaran Manitou." Bound in the original full color pictorial laminated boards.. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Howard Lister. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Hardcover. Fine condition/No dust jacket, as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 263pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1988. A handsome copy of the first printing. SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the half-title page (NOT personalized to anyone). Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket (lightly rubbed). NO chips or tears. NOT price clipped (£12.95). Protected by a removable mylar clear-plastic sleeve. Bright, shiny, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean, crisp, and unmarked. 1988. First printing of the First Edition, with "First published in Great Britain in 1988" so stated, and no indication of any other printings. In addition to his signature, the half title page has the author's official rubberstamp ["Dr. N. G. Roberts, Principal Medical Officer, R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth 2"] and his note that the book was "Purchased on board QE2 1988." Bound in the original blue boards, stamped in bright gold on the spine. Complete with dust jacket.. SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First… Leer más

Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Department of Trade and Commerce, 1940. Near Fine condition. Bright, clean, tight, unmarked copy. The spine is square and flat. NO owner's name or bookplate. Softcover. 5.5" wide by 9" tall). Profusely illustrated with nearly 100 photos, maps, and charts, including several that fold-out. Features full-color portraits of the King George VI and the Queen. Many other photos document the royal tour of Canada, 17 May to 15 June 1939. "The handbook is planned to cover, in nineteen chapters, the current economic situation in Canada." Looks at the status of Canada's military services and the War effort, plus agriculture, lumbering, pulp and paper, mines and minerals, fisheries, the fur trade, water powers, construction, labour, transportation, manufactures, national parks, population analysis, exports, imports, employment statistics, etc. Index. Bound in the original blue wraps with gold trim and map of Canada, in orange.. First… Leer más

Greenwich, Connecticut: New York Graphic Society, 1972. Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket (price-clipped). The jacket has a tiny spot along its top-edge and three short scratches on the rear panel. NO chips. NO creases. A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. Previous owner's small name-stamp. Pages are crisp and clean. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. First printing of the Updated and Expanded Edition. Oversize Hardcover. 10.5" wide by 13" tall. Illustrated with 247 drawings, diagrams, photographs, and 6 fold-out plans with meticulous details of the ship's design and building. Frontispiece drawing of Empress of Britain by Kenneth Shoesmith. This is No. 4 in the NYGS OCEAN LINERS OF THE PAST series. The book includes a facsimile reprint of the complete souvenir issue of The Shipbuilder & Marine Engine-Builder, published in 1931 on the occasion of the Empress of Britain's maiden voyage. Introduction and epilogue by Leslie Reade.… Leer más