Titles starting with R from John Lord's Books

London: Arms & Armour Press., 1987. pp: 287. Sixteen page insert of b&w photographs, ten maps. Appendix, bibliography, index. Slight browning to the edges of the pages. The Battle of Britain from the point of view of some of the individual squadrons rather than the usual overview. . ISBN: 085368846X. First Edition. Cloth, Gilt Lettering.. Fine/Fine. Tall 4to.. History, Military, Aviation, Fighters, WW II.. ... more information

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Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1944. pp: xviii, 376. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. List of decorations awarded, index. Owner's label to ffep, owner's inscription to ffep, owner's stamp to rfep; owner's stamp to front of dust jacket. Tips of corners bumped; Gilt of title dulled. Dust jacket frayed to head of spine; chipped to foot of spine; nicked at corners; two quarter-inch tears with crease to top of front panel; chipped and creased to top of rear panel.. First Edition... more information

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Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1945. pp: xviii, 404. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. List of decorations, Roll of Honour, index. Lacks ffep. Light wear to head and tail of spine. The second volume in the series on the accomplishments of the RCAF during WW II.. First Edition. Cloth, Gilt Lettering.. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Canada, Military, Aviation, WW II, RCAF.. ... more information

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Toronto: Bell & Cockburn.. pp: vi, 311, [1, printer's imprint], 31 ( ads.). Photogravure frontispiece of Stevenson. Index. No date but the ads to the rear for books by Methuen are dated September 1913. Probably First Canadian Edition, using the British sheets. Text is just about fine with some foxing to the edges and to the prelims.Bound in red cloth titled to the front in gilt, ruled in gilt with Tudor roses at each corner; titled in gilt to spine with single Tudor rose. Spine somewhat faded and wi... more information

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London: Bloomsbury Publishing., 1988. pp: xiv, 304. Map endpapers. Sixteen pages b&w plates, maps. Appendix, notes, index. Very light wear to edges of dust jacket. Page edges browning. Based on previously unpublished documents, this book tells of the scramble for Africa in the last quarter of the nineteenth century and the resistance from the African people.. ISBN: 0747501130. First U.K. Edition. Cloth, Gilt Lettering.. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Africa, History, Colonialism.. ... more information

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Woodstock, NY: The Overlook Press., 1997. pp: xiv, 434. Thirty b&w illustrations. Notes, bibliography, index. A major biography of one of the leading and more flamboyant figures of twentieth-century literature.. ISBN: 0879518316. First Edition. Cloth- Backed Boards.. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Biography, Literature.. ... more information

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Ottawa: Steel Rail Publishing., 1988. pp: xiv, 151. Eight-page insert of b&w illustrations. References, index. Very light shelf wear. Foreword by Ed Finn. A history of the newspapers that supported the Canadian labour movement during the late 1800s.. ISBN: 0887910394. First Edition. Illustrated Card Covers.. Near Fine. 8vo. Canada, Labour, Media.. ... more information

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New York: Rinehart & Co., Inc., 1949. pp: xii, 308. Light wear to extremeties. Appendices, index. The first part of the book is devoted to the skills and qualifications of a radio announcer, whilst the latter part is devoted to excercises.. Third Printing.. Cloth, Gilt Lettering.. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. Entertainment, Radio.. ... more information

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Toronto: Gage Publishing Co. For Rogers., 2000. pp: xiv, 130. Illustrated with b&w photographs, documents, advertisements, etc.Index. A biography of Ted Rogers, Canadian radio pioneer, founder of CFRB in Toronto. An unread copy.. ISBN: 0771580509. First Edition. Paper Covered Boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Canada, Biography, Radio, Television, Science, Technology.. ... more information

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Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications., 1976. pp: xviii, 487. Illustrated with twenty pages of b&w photographs, and numerous figures and graphs to the text. Appendices, bibliography, index. Bookplate to front free endpaper. Spine of dust jacket somewhat sunned. Originally published in 1965.. ISBN: 0632083700. Third Edition, Third Printing.. Cloth, Gilt Lettering.. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Science, Technology, Medicine, Radiography.. ... more information

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Toronto: Stoddart Publishing., 1987. pp: [vi], 627, [i],[v, ads]. Some browning to the edges of the pages as is usual. Half-inch tear to foot of spine of dust jacket and very light wear to all edges.This is NOT a BCE; this edition was published with no price to the front flap. Published simultaneously with the Heinemann, UK, edition using the same sheets. Number six in the Courtney saga.. First Canadian Edition. Cloth, Gilt Lettering.. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Fiction, Africa, Thriller.. ... more information

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London: Ian Allan Ltd., 1986. pp: 128. Fully illustrated with b&w photographs, maps, documents, station layouts etc. Photographic endpapers. . ISBN: 0711015929. First Edition. Cloth, Gilt Lettering.. Fine/Fine. Tall 8vo. Railways, Railroads, England.. ... more information

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London: Ian Allan Ltd., 1984. pp: 128. Fully illustrated with b&w photographs, maps, documents, station layouts etc. Photographic endpapers. Appendix. . ISBN: 0711013667. First Edition. Cloth, Gilt Lettering.. Fine/Fine. Tall 8vo. Railways, Railroads, England.. ... more information

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London: Ian Allen Ltd., 1990. pp: 128. Illustrated with over 140 b&w photographs and fifteen line drawings, advertisements, plans. Map endpapers. Appendices. Part of Ian Allen's continuing series on the Rail Centres of Great Britain.. ISBN: 0711018928. First Edition. Cloth, Gilt Lettering.. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Transportation, Railways, Britain.. ... more information

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Poole, Dorset: John Batchelor Ltd., 1973. pp: v, 61. Illustrated throughout with b&w photographs and technical drawings. An ex-library copy with the usual markings. Tape residue to both covers and with toning to the edges. A history of the Rail Gun since its first use at Richmond during the American Civil War. The book covers guns from America, France, Germany and Britain. The last few pages give scaled drawings for both HO and OO gauge modellers.. ISBN: 0852423284. First Edition. Cloth, Gilt Lettering... more information

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Buffalo: National Railway Historical Society, Buffalo Chapter., 1976. pp: [26] ( inc. covers). Twelve b&w photographs of locomotives with an opposing page of calendar, plus illustration to front cover. Calendar pages unmarked. Cerlox binding.. Annual Publication.. Cerlox Binding.. Fine. 8 1/2" x 11". America, New York, Railways, Railroads, Steam, Diesel, Electric.. ... more information

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Buffalo: National Railway Historical Society, Buffalo Chapter., 1977. pp: [26] ( inc. covers). Twelve b&w photographs of locomotives with an opposing page of calendar, plus illustration to front cover. Calendar pages unmarked. Cerlox binding has become brittle and lost some of its teeth resulting in the pages being somewhat floppy, however the pages are all present and in fine condition.. Annual Publication.. Cerlox Binding.. Good. 8 1/2" x 11". America, New York, Railways, Railroads, Steam, D... more information

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Bloomfield, ON.: Floyd W. Hall / Museum Restoration Service., 1980. pp: [vi], 110. Fully illustrated with over 100 toned b&w photographs from the author's collection. Map endpapers.Index. Dust jacket has one-inch closed tear to top of front joint; quarter-inch closed tear to bottom of front panel; light scuffing to the extremities. Owner's name to front pastedown. Signed " Charlie Heels" to title page. Charles Heels' connection with the Canadian Railroad system dates back to his... more information

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Bloomfield, ON.: Floyd W. Hall / Museum Restoration Service., 1980. pp: [vi], 110. Fully illustrated with over 100 toned b&w photographs from the author's collection. Map endpapers.Index. Dust jacket has an half-inch closed tear to top edge of both panels; light shelf wear. Small gift inscription to front free endpaper. Charles Heels' connection with the Canadian Railroad system dates back to his grandfather, who left England in 1855 to work on the Grand Trunk Railway, he was succeeded by his f... more information

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New York: Castle Books, 1955. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 230pp. A thoroughly illustrated history of railways around the world.. RAILWAYS. ... more information

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