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An Account of the Manufactures of the North British Locomotive Co. Ltd. during the period of the War 1914-1919, with a Short History of the Firms which constituted the Company when formed in 1903 by North British Locomotive Co.Ltd - 0

by North British Locomotive Co.Ltd

An Account of the Manufactures of the North British Locomotive Co. Ltd. during the period of the War 1914-1919, with a Short History of the Firms which constituted the Company when formed in 1903 by North British Locomotive Co.Ltd - 0

An Account of the Manufactures of the North British Locomotive Co. Ltd. during the period of the War 1914-1919, with a Short History of the Firms which constituted the Company when formed in 1903

by North British Locomotive Co.Ltd

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Glasgow: North British Locomotive Co.Ltd. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. [1920]. 123pp, photos, map, landscape formatbrown cloth/dec sl worn/stained, contents v good. Attractive manufacturer's presentation volume, printed on art paper. Scarce..
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  • Publisher North British Locomotive Co.Ltd.
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  • Keywords North British Locomotive First World War One Railways Railroads Steam Locomotives Munitions Scotland Scottish Glasgow Britain British
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The Trains We Rode

The Trains We Rode

by Beebe, Lucius; Clegg, Charles

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Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books; 1965, 1966.. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Photo endpapers. 976 pp. Illustrated. Index. Volume 1 lacks the dust jacket and has a bump to head of spine. Volume 2 has a couple of small closed tears to jacket. A solid set. "...the most comprehensive picture survey of American railroad travel ever undertaken by historians in the field.
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THE SANITARY ENGINEER DEVOTED TO ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION &  SANITATION Volume...

THE SANITARY ENGINEER DEVOTED TO ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION & SANITATION Volume 10, June to November 1884

by Various Authors

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New York: The Sanitation Engineer. Good+. 1884. Hardcover. Volume 10, June to November 1884. Text tight, clean & intact. Pages 293 & 295 with small edge tear. Numerous B/W illustrations. The latest in sinks, toilets, tubs and urinals. Public health, drainage, water supply, ventilation, heating & lighting. Clean marbled boards with modest edge wear. Green cloth tape spine with gilt lettering. X-Library with some internal markings including book plate. Technical, Sanitation Engineering; Ex-Library; B&W Drawing; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 618 pages .
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Narrow Gauge Portrait: South Pacific Coast; Signed
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Narrow Gauge Portrait: South Pacific Coast; Signed

by MacGregor, Bruce A

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Glenwood Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. Limited/Numbered Edition. Hardcover. 0911760237 . Number 898 of 1000 copies, signed by author on half-title page; Book and DJ have very light edgewear, owner's embossed stamp on FFEP, page ends very lightly toning; DJ has light toning to edges, crease along bottom edge; DJ in protective Brodart cover; b/w photos; 187 pages; Signed by Author .
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Railroads Of The Santa Maria Valley: Three California Railroads, Three  Different Gauges

Railroads Of The Santa Maria Valley: Three California Railroads, Three Different Gauges

by Madson, Hal

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Olive Press Publications. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. No Edition Stated. Hardcover. 0933380372 . Book and DJ have slight edgewear, tiny faint soil spot to top edge of front cover; DJ has tiny wrinkle to top rear edge; b/w photos; DJ in protective Brodart cover ; 184 pages .
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Rails Around Gold Hill
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Rails Around Gold Hill

by Cafky, Morris

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Rocky Mountain Railroad Club, 1955. Hardcover with Mylar-wrapped dust jacket. Used- Good condition. First edition. Limited edition number 760. Signed by the author. Book is clean and tight. Book shows shelf wear. Scuffing on the edges and corners of the dust jacket. Small tearing on the top right corner on the front cover of the dust jacket. Some creasing and small tearing on the bottom left corner on the front cover of the dust jacket. Small chunk missing on the top left edge on the back cover of the dust jacket. Small tear in the middle and right side edge on the top on the back cover of the dust jacket. Scuffing and small pieces torn off on the top and bottom edge of the spine on the dust jacket. Limited edition copy numbered 760 /2,750. Signed by the author on limited edition page. No further markings on the inside of the book. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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Early Mt Washington Cog Railway Picture Book

Early Mt Washington Cog Railway Picture Book

by Robertson, Edwin "Bill"

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Robertson Books [1997]. (4to paperback) 68pp. Very good plus. Signed by the author. Photographs, maps, illustrations. There is a small wrinkle on the front cover near the spine. Locale: Mount Washington--New Hampshire; New Hampshire. (Transportation, Cog Railways, Locomotives, Mount Washington Railway, Railway Companies--United States).
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Locomotive Operation: Questions and Answers Defects and Remedies Examination Questions

Locomotive Operation: Questions and Answers Defects and Remedies Examination Questions

by Deal, Alonzo W. Sr.

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, 1918. Very Rare Private Press: Title Page: The Westinghouse Automatic and Straight Air-Brake Combined E.T. Equipment and Machinery Questions and Answers with Their Defects and Remedies Private Press, published by the author: Circa 1918 Small 16mo red clothbound hardcover has very thin boards with lovely rounded corners; 346 pages with some black and white illustrations. Author Alonzo Deal was an Air-Brake and Machinery Examiner for the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad. He began his railroad career with the North Pennsylvania Railroad in 1876. His biography appears on page 2 and his photograph on page 3. Bumped head and heal of sunned spine with some wear and soil to covers; dusty top. Blank back endpage was stuck to back of inside cover and caused a tear to rep, with some residual paper on rear inside cover. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning. . Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" -… Read More
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The Theory and Practice of Surveying; containing All the Instructions Requisite for the Skilful...
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The Theory and Practice of Surveying; containing All the Instructions Requisite for the Skilful Practice of this Art

by Gibson, Robert

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NY: Evert Duyckinck, 1821. First edition thus, Newly Arranged, Improved and Enlarged with Useful Selections and a New Set of Accurate Mathematical Tables by James Ryan. Published NY: Evert Duyckinck, 1821. 8vo., v+360pp., plus 184pp. of tables, plus 14 fold out copper plates. Full leather with leather spine label. Leather worn at the hinges and extremities, covers strong, light foxing, pencil calculations on pastedowns, but a good, workable copy. . 1st. Hard. Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.
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Light Steam Power Magazine:  Vol. 2, July-Sept. 1952 No. 6
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Light Steam Power Magazine: Vol. 2, July-Sept. 1952 No. 6

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1952. Magazine: Vol. 2, July-Sept. 1952 No. 6; an 8vo size staple bound magazine, paginates from 220-262 with black and white illustrations and photographs. Contents include: The Serpollet System The Late Mr. R. H. Bolsover The Scott-Newcomb Steam System Doble Steam Cars British Light Steam Power Society Steam Launches and Their Machinery, 1909 Firing Monotube Steam Generator with Solid Fuel A 1920 Stanley Steamer wtih Modern Boiler and Burner Thermodynamics of Vapour Power-Plants for Motor Vehicles Some rubbing wear to covers, staples in binding have rusted and there are rusty areas a staple insertion points, particularly in the center fold and top back cover. There are some light wrinkles on back cover and on page 229 and wear to top of spine. Ephemera includes: 1. Published sheet, circa 1951, titles Modern Steam Power Development. There is an underlined sentence and a folded edge on the right side. 2. Published Legal size sheet, also circa 1951 with some information on Modern… Read More
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Operating Manual for 138kV Submarine Cables
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Operating Manual for 138kV Submarine Cables

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British Insulated Callender's Limited, London, September 1956, Serial No: 41, Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket, 52 page, 8.5" x 11.25". Plus 16 page booklet produced by B.C. Electric Company, "120,000 kilowatts under the sea", Fine Softcover, 8.25" x 10.25". The details of linking Vancouver Island with the mainland power grid with a 17 mile submarine cable.
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Practical Shop Mathematics
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Practical Shop Mathematics: Volume one, elementary

by John H. Wolfe & Everett R. Phelps, Ph.D

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Burgundy cloth cover with gilt title on spine, no dust jacket, Previous owner's name stamped on paste down and front free endpaper. This revised edition has simplified illustrated presentations, replaced difficult trigonometric problems with simpler ones, etc. John Wolfe taught machine shop and shop mathematics for many years, giving him the background to present the illustrated practical problems.Printed by the Maple Press Company, York, Pa.
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Great Speckled Bird vol 8 #19 May 8, 1975

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n. 1975. Soft cover. Good. 1975 Soft cover Good hippie counter culture newspaper
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Maxim 1992 New Releases Data Book : 1992 Analog Design Guide Series Book 1
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Maxim 1992 New Releases Data Book : 1992 Analog Design Guide Series Book 1

by Maxim Integrated Products

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Sunnyvale, CA, USA: Maxim Integrated Products, 1992. Very Good condition Softcover Octavo, 1992, 1st edition. Light wear of wraps. Interior unmarked and tight. Used, not abused.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Book.
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Maxim 1994 New Releases Data Book Volume III
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Maxim 1994 New Releases Data Book Volume III

by Maxim Integrated Products

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Sunnyvale, CA, USA: Maxim Integrated Products, 1994. Very Good condition Softcover Octavo, 1994, 1st edition. Light wear of wraps, one corner lightly creased. Interior unmarked and solid. Used, not abused.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Book.
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Noise Control in Building Services

Noise Control in Building Services

by Sound Research Laboratories Ltd

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9780080340678
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Good condition. Minor signs of use. No highlights. No writing inside. Book jacket is intact, but has tape, tape residue, blemishes on the spine area.
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New Graphics Workbook

New Graphics Workbook

by Stevenson, Dennis R

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N P E Technical Publishing, Racine, WI, 1991. Softcover. Fine. 157pp; Engineering Technical Graphics workbook, with hundreds of illustrations; Minor wrinkling; No markings or other significant flaws; Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 - 2 pounds. Category: Engineering, Industrial, Trade; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 103201. .
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Street-Railway Roadbed
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Street-Railway Roadbed

by Pratt, Mason D.; Alden, C.A

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STREET RAILWAY ROADBED. Street Railway Publishing Company, New York. First Edition, 1898. 135 pages indexed. Authors: Mason D. Pratt and C.A. Alden. ILLUSTRATED with drawings, diagrams, tables. Former owner name and date of 1903 on front floral end-paper. RARE. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ NO DUST JACKET IF ISSUED. A nice copy. Please see our photos.
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The Copper Princess, A Story Of Lake Superior Mines (1898, Harper & Brothers)
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The Copper Princess, A Story Of Lake Superior Mines (1898, Harper & Brothers)

by Munroe, Kirk

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Munroe, Kirk: The Copper Princess, A Story Of Lake Superior Mines. Illustrated by W.A. Rogers. Harper & Brothers First Edition, 1898, Impression C-Z Thus. Used. Good-/No dust jacket included.
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King Solomon's Mines
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King Solomon's Mines

by H. Rider Haggard

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Haggard, H. Rider. King Solomon's Mines. Longmans Green & Co., London. No copyright date. States New Impression 1921 on the title page. USED. VG/ No DJ Included. Blue boards withdark red- orange titling. 274 pages plus adverts. 5 1/8 X 7 5/8. Summary "King Solomon's Mines (1885) is a popular novel by the English Victorian adventure writer and fabulist Sir H. Rider Haggard. It tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain for the missing brother of one of the party. It is one of the first English adventure novels set in Africa and is considered to be the genesis of the lost world genre."
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Economic Control of Interconnected Systems (General Electric series)

Economic Control of Interconnected Systems (General Electric series)

by Kirchmayer, Leon K

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Wiley, 1959. Paperback. Appears to be brand new except for the light soiling to the covers that might come with fifty years age. Previous owner's name and price stamp to half-title; one tiny dog-eared page. Paperback with a square, tight binding, no creasing to spine, sharp tips. Interior clean and bright. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING AND CARDBOARD. New York: John Wiley & Sons / General Electric, 1959. 207 pages; illustrated with charts, graphs, formulas and schematics; 6 x 8.75 inches. Stresses mathematical, control, and computer skills for accomplishing optimum economic operation of interconnected utility systems. One of a series written by General Electric authors for the advancement of engineering practices.
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