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Washington: Department of the Interior, Census Office / Government Printing Office (GPO), 1886. This is a solid reading/reference copy that was formerly in the Library of Congress/Smithsonian Institution. Good+ condition. See photos. New endpapers. Inner hinges are perfect. There is a small red ink stamp on the title page that reads: "Library of Congress, February 25, 1887, Smithsonian Deposit." Stamped over it in blue ink is: "Transferred Jan 7 1911." Otherwise all pages are unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Bound in the original brown cloth, moderately rubbed at the spine ends/edges. See photos. 76 tables. Profusely illustrated with 242 figures in the text, and 102 full-page inserted maps and diagrams -- many folding and/or PRINTED IN BEAUTIFUL FULL COLOR. See photos. The List of Plates lists a total of 102 maps, sections and diagrams. Of these 96 are bound-in, as called for, and all 96 are present. Of the remaining 6 plates that are…
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Spijker auto's Amsterdam.
by [Trade catalogue - Motorcars - Spyker] - ca. 1898-1903
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Trade catalogue - [Motorcars] Spijker auto's Amsterdam. Amsterdam, Spijker, ca. 1898-1903. Oblong 8vo. ca. 20 x 14 cm. (17 lvs. - versos blank). On front a sepia toned photographic image of the car factory at the Amsteldijk, Amsterdam. With 14 sepia toned photographic images, each titled underneath, incl. the car models '12 P.K. Spijker Torpedo', '14 P.K. Spijker Sporttorpedo', '20 P.K. Spijker Limousine', the 20 P.K. Spijker Landaulette, et cetera., and 3 leafs with Dutch text. Stiff paper wrappers, Japanese binding.
Very rare and early trade catalogue/ presentation-album of the innovative motorcar manufacturer Spijker. Spijker a Dutch carriage, automobile and aircraft manufacturer, started in 1880 as a coachbuilding company by blacksmiths Jacobus and Hendrik-Jan Spijker. After their relocation from Hilversum to Amsterdam in 1898, the company was renamed from 'N.V. Rijtuigfabriek v/h Gebr. Spijker' into 'N.V. Industrieele Maatschappij Trompenburg'. In 1903, the brandname 'Spijker' was renamed into the more international 'Spyker'. It was a very innovative company indeed, eventually holding more than 100 patents. For instance, the 60 HP race car was the world's first four-wheel drive car, featuring the first application of a six-cylinder engine, as well as the first four-wheel braking system. And the 1919 C1 'Aerocoque' was one of the world's first aerodynamic designed cars. However, Spyker couldn't compete against the large, cost effective American car companies and the original company was dissolved in 1926. The brand 'Spyker Cars' was revived in 1999 and operated until 2021. - In very good condition.
Very rare and early trade catalogue/ presentation-album of the innovative motorcar manufacturer Spijker. Spijker a Dutch carriage, automobile and aircraft manufacturer, started in 1880 as a coachbuilding company by blacksmiths Jacobus and Hendrik-Jan Spijker. After their relocation from Hilversum to Amsterdam in 1898, the company was renamed from 'N.V. Rijtuigfabriek v/h Gebr. Spijker' into 'N.V. Industrieele Maatschappij Trompenburg'. In 1903, the brandname 'Spijker' was renamed into the more international 'Spyker'. It was a very innovative company indeed, eventually holding more than 100 patents. For instance, the 60 HP race car was the world's first four-wheel drive car, featuring the first application of a six-cylinder engine, as well as the first four-wheel braking system. And the 1919 C1 'Aerocoque' was one of the world's first aerodynamic designed cars. However, Spyker couldn't compete against the large, cost effective American car companies and the original company was dissolved in 1926. The brand 'Spyker Cars' was revived in 1999 and operated until 2021. - In very good condition.
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- Illustrator With 14 sepia toned photographic images, each titled underneath.
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- Place of Publication Amsterdam
- Date Published ca. 1898-1903.
- Pages 17 lvs. - versos blank
- Size Oblong 8vo. ca. 20 x 14 cm.
- Keywords tradecatalogue, motorcars, automobiles, race cars, Amsterdam, Spyker N.V., Victor Muller, Saab
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Report on the Mining Industries of the United States… with Special Investigations into the Iron Resources of the Republic and into the Cretaceous Coals of the Northwest (spine title: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Vol. XV, Mining Industries)
by Pumpelly, Raphael
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Archive of 45 Letters on Sales of Early Vintage Cars
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Background: The Jackson Automotive Company was known for its extraordinarily well built cars; particularly, their luxury models built in 1914 with the Jackson Imperial at $1885.00 being their largest and most expensive and while sales were made all across the Eastern United States, the New York sales division was where the greatest number of sales took place. Earlier their focus was on racing cars and in 1908 the Jackson entry led at the Indianapolis 500 which was stopped at 235 miles due to poor track conditions and a deadly wreck; therefore, the organizers refused to declare a winner. After entering three race cars in the 1911 Indianapolis 500 they moved to emphasizing beautiful cars instead of the racing variety and at one time had 500 works producing 2,000 cars a year before the assembly line concept was introduced. E.A. Dorflinger with whom they worked closely and whose letters are in this collection was known for his craftsmanship and entrepreneurial life. Among the enclosed papers is the…
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Markhams Farewell to hvsbandry : or, The enriching of all sorts of barren and sterile grounds in our nation, to be as fruitfull in all manner of graine, pulse and grasse, as best grounds whatsoever
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1656 Gervase Markham Farewell to Husbandry Agriculture FARMING Garden Rice WheatGervase Markham is one of the most prolific and well-known 17th-century authors of husbandry and jockey athletics. His book 'Farewell to Husbandry' is a rare work of agricultural history, focusing on the preservations and planting of grains and seeds. Other important topics include:
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Markhams Farewell to hvsbandry : or, The enriching of all sorts of barren and sterile grounds in our nation, to be as fruitfull in all manner of graine, pulse and grasse, as best grounds whatsoever
London : Printed by W. Wilson, for E. Brewster and George Sawbridge, 1656.
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Institutions de géométrie : enrichies de notes critiques et philosophiques sur la nature et les développemens de l'esprit humain
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1765 Institutions of Geometry Philosophy Psychology Math Illustrated Mathematics"Institutions of Geometry" is a rare, mid-18th-century philosophical treatise containing notes and commentary on the human mind by Jean Baptiste de la Chapelle. Chapelle, of course, also offers a discourse on mathematical principles designed to aid mathematics educators. Note that this 1765 French text contains numerous folding engravings throughout depicting geometric shapes and geometry problems.
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CHAPELLE, J. Baptiste de la
Institutions de géométrie : enrichies de notes critiques et philosophiques sur la nature et les développemens de l'esprit humain
A Paris : Chez Debure pere ..., 1765.
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The Gentleman’s Magazine: for 1798, volume LXVIII.
by URBAN, Sylvanus [Edward Cave]
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1798 1ed FLORIDA & LOUISANA Colonies Vesuvius Napoleon Yellow Fever Plague RAREThe Gentleman's Magazine was an English periodical which first appeared in 1731. It was published without interrupt for nearly 200 years and was the first of its kind to use the term 'magazine'. It was published by Edward Cave, pseud. Sylvanus Urban.
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English Naval losses near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Admiral Nelson commands and military decisions
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Yellow Fever epidemic in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia from the West Indies
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English control of Cape of Good Hope
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Secession of Florida and Louisiana from Spain to France
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Irish Rebellion of 1798
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Napoleon's campaign to Egypt
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Digital Harmony: On the Complementarity of Music and Visual Art
by Whitney, John
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Peterborough, NH: McGraw-Hill, 1980. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth and dust jacket. Published Peterborough, NH: McGraw-Hill, 1980, first printing. 8vo., 7 1/2" x 9 1/4", 235pp., illustrated with color and b/w plates. A seminal work by a pioneer in computer graphics and cinema techniques. Near fine, clean and bright, in a very good dust jacket with edgewear and a short, closed tear. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo.
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Argon, a New Constituent of the Atmosphere.
by Rayleigh, Lord & William Ramsay
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Washington D.C.: The Smithsonian Institution, 1896. Hardcover. Excellent. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large octavo. Original green cloth, titles to upper board gilt, yellow coated endpapers. Corners and tail of spine bumped slightly affecting leaves, else a very fresh copy in excellent condition. First separate edition, first printing of the first publication on the discovery of argon, which led to Nobel Prizes for its co-discoverers. "Few discoveries have been as dramatic as the discovery of argon in the atmosphere by Lord Rayleigh and William Ramsay, professor of chemistry at University College, London. The discovery of argon involved a bitter public dispute concerning the legitimacy of a chemical element whose most important characteristic was its inertness, and which forced the chemists to reassess the very notion of a chemical element." Rayleigh had begun work to determine the densities of atmospheric gases in 1882. In 1892 he uncovered a strange discrepancy between the atomic weight of…
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Perspectives on Karst Geomorphology, Hydrology, and Geochemistry: A Tribute Volume to Derek C. Ford and William B. White
by Harmon, Russell S.
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The Geological Society of America, 2006. Paperback. Used- Very good condition. Book is clean and tight. Book shows light shelf wear. One small crease on the top middle of back cover. No creasing on the spine. No markings on the inside of the book. Special paper maps in pocket at back of book. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books. Note: ISBN printed in book may apply to other books, as well.
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Calendar for 1936 depicting pilot Martie Bowman in her WACO INF biplane, and her daughter Larnie Bowman Allen.
by Bowman, Martie
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[Olympia, WA], 1935. Silver gelatin composite photograph (250 x 200 mm) with small tear-off monthly calendar for 1936. Inscribed "Merry Christmas, The Bowmans". A few minor nicks and spots at the edges. Excellent, unused condition. A remarkable piece of early aviation ephemera, this calendar was produced as a Christmas greeting by the early female aviator Marguerite (Martie) Bowman (1901-1985) and her husband Leslie, also a pilot. It depicts Bowman flying in her WACO INF biplane, registration number NC625Y, in formation with two others, and includes portraits of Bowman, her husband, and their daughter Larnie Bowman Allen. We have learned from one of the Bowmans' grandchildren that Larnie joined the family profession, becoming a wing-walker at eight and soloing at twelve. The Bowmans established an aviation business together and, during the 1920s, 30s and 40s, Martie Bowman ferried planes from factories and regularly participated in air races. She competed in the 1930 Women's Dixie Air Derby from…
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[Untitled Map of the Sea of Tranquility Area.]
by [Lunar Cartography.] NASA.
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A very uncommon map of the Sea of Tranquility area that would be the site of the first moon landing in 1969. According to a description of a related larger-scale map in a 2020 Bonham's auction, "[NASA] mission planners created this internal Manned Spacecraft Center chart a few months before the flight in 1969."The map encompasses the area from 14 degrees South to 14 degrees North Latitude and from 0 degrees to 42 degrees East Longitude. The coordinates of the Eagle's landing site were 0.675 degrees Latitude North and 23.47 degrees Longitude East – very near the center of the mapped area.
The map is numbered "MSC – 6238 – 69" in the lower right margin. As it was meant for internal use only, the map appears to be significantly less common than the LAC Lunar Chart series and the USGS geologic chart series. We were unable to locate an online reference to the map on the Lunar and Planetary Institute website.
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Marktech Optoelectronics Data Book
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Menands, NY, USA: Marktech International, Corp., 8888. 9840 20M : Circa late 80's-90's, Very Good condition Softcover Quarto, no date anywhere in this book, 1st edition presumed. Light edgewear of the wraps. Interior unmarked and tight.. 1st Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. Book.
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The Treasure Of Sierra Madre
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Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.
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The Sky and the Forest
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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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A Beginner's Guide to True BASIC to Accompany Exploring Macintosh: Concepts in Visually Oriented Computing
by Abitabile, John; Abernethy, K
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NY: J. Wiley. Poor; Covers heavily creased and water-damaged with portions of lift-off . on front cover, water stains at outer margins of text, some highlighting. . Large tear across front cover appears to have been glued with some . yellowish adhesive.. 1989. Softcover. 0471500798 . A scarce copy of this early Macintosh computer programming manual that unfortunately looks as if Homer Simpson used it as a coaster next to his nuclear plant computer keyboard. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 259 pages .
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LUNAR IMPACT: A HISTORY OF PROJECT RANGER
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Washington D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Very Good. 1977. Trade Paperback. Book is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, mild offsetting to front cove & spiner, light creasing to front cover, mild soiling to covers else a bright and solid copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us
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Lucky You: What Science Has Done For Us J.B. Lippincott Stated First Edition. SCIENCE. Artfully illustrated by MUNRO LEAF. Good EXLIB in a Good unclipped $2.25 orig. price dust jacket. Last page states: 152 4.
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Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)
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Murder for Christmas, a Poirot Story by Agatha Christie (1944 Midnite Mystery) COPYRIGHT BY AGATHA CHRISTIE MALLOWAN: "It is Christmas Eve, and elderly Simeon Lee is found violently murdered in his locked office. The police are immediately called, but of course nobody has a clue until Hercule Poirot arrives..." USED. 1944 Books inc. Midnite Mystery. Copyright 1938 - 1939 Agatha Christie Mallowan. Good+/ No DJ. Black boards with gold titling on spine. Titles gilting is still nice Scarce.
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Lahey Personal Fortran Toolkit Reference Manual : Revision B
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Incline Village, NV, USA: Lahey Computer Systems, Inc., 1990. Very Good Minus condition Stapled Softcover Octavo, 1990, Revision B, June 1990. Edgewear of wraps, with creases along spine edge. Interior unmarked and tight.. 3rd Edition. Paperback. Very Good -. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Book.
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Lahey Blackbeard Editor Reference Manual : Revision A 1990
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Incline Village, NV, USA: Lahey Computer Systems, Inc., 1990. Good condition Spiral Bound Softcover Octavo, Revision A, June 1990. Edgewear of wraps, with creasing at fold-over rear flap. Interior unmarked and solid.. 2nd Edition. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Book.
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Advanced Materials III, Proceedings of the Special Symposium on Advanced Materials, High Tech Materials, 1991, Nagoya Japan
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Joint Committee for Advanced Materials Research, 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. blue cloth with gilt titles and decorations. corner bump.197pp..
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