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Street Railways; their Construction, Operation and Maintenance. (Trams) A Practical Handbook for Street Railway Men by Fairchild, C.B - 1892

by Fairchild, C.B

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Street Railways; their Construction, Operation and Maintenance. (Trams) A Practical Handbook for Street Railway Men by Fairchild, C.B - 1892

Street Railways; their Construction, Operation and Maintenance. (Trams) A Practical Handbook for Street Railway Men

by Fairchild, C.B

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New York: Street Railway Publishing Co, 1892. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. [vii] 486pp, photos, diagrams, adverts, dark maroon cloth, sl wear, stamp (Received Shops Engineers Office) on first (blank) page, inscr on title page. Comprehensive guide to US design and practice. Highly detailed diagrams and drawings Very scarce. Heavy book - extra shipping charges will be incurred if sent overseas..
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  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
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  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Street Railway Publishing Co
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1892
  • Size 4to - over 9� - 12" tall
  • Keywords Street Railways Trams Tramways Tramcars Railroads United States America Urban
  • Size 4to - over 9� - 12" tall

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Tier One Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Trans-Texas Corridor - 35 - Oklahoma-Mexico//Gulf...

Tier One Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Trans-Texas Corridor - 35 - Oklahoma-Mexico//Gulf Coast Element

by No Author Stated

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Texas Department of Transportation, 2006. Softcover (Spiral Bound). Very Good Condition. 4 very large spiral-bound volumes that represent the complete draft of the environmental impact statement for this project. Volume 4 also includes a CD with Appendices G-14 & G-15. Lots of charts and maps. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 4-volume set (complete). Pages are tight and clean. Ex-library with minimal markings. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 6 pounds. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 107433. . Additional shipping charges may apply.
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Les Petits Enfants en Voyage
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Les Petits Enfants en Voyage

by Armand-Delille, Etiennette Louise Mayor & Jean Marie Martin

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An attractive, didactic children's book very probably written in 1844 by the Swiss (Geneva) wife of the "co-author", a Protestant Pasteur -Pasteur de l'église réformée evangelique- telling the story of a boat trip up the Rhône river, from Avignon to Geneva. viii + 203 pp. The unusual cover page is composed of a series of vignettes.Free postal delivery worldwide.
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Taintor's Route and City Guides
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Taintor's Route and City Guides: Pennsylvania Coal Regions via Morris & Essex R.R.

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This is a scarce, antique copy of "Taintor's Route and City Guides" - this particular guide is for the "Pennsylvania Coal Regions via Morris & Essex R.R." Published in 1867 by Taintor Brothers in New York. The guide features 4 color maps; the "Map of the Anthracite Coal Regions of Pennsylvania with Connecting Railways" is larger and folds out. "With sketches of the cities, villages, stations, scenery, and objects of interest along the route." There are illustrated advertisements at both the front and back. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.Condition:The pages are in great condition - mostly clean and white with no writing and only some very sparse light foxing; tiny tear at the outer edge of page 29. The fold-out map is clean and firmly attached. The covers are present, but have detached from the spine and are separated along the right edge of the spine; creases at the left-hand corners of the front cover; there are a few tiny stain spots on the back cover.
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Taintor's Route and City Guides
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Taintor's Route and City Guides: The Erie Railway and its Branches

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This is a scarce, antique copy of "Taintor's Route and City Guides" - this particular guide is for "The Erie Railway and its Branches." Published in 1867 by Taintor Brothers in New York. The guide features 20 color maps in all. "With descriptive sketches of the cities, villages, stations, and of scenery and objects of interest along the route" by H.F. Walling. There are illustrated advertisements at both the front and back. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.Condition:The pages are in great condition - mostly clean and white with no writing and only some trace foxing at the top margin of pages 11-16, a light stain at the lower-outer edge of pages 6 & 7, and a 1/2" tear at the outer edge of the advertisement page between pages 4 & 5. The covers have detached from the spine; the top and bottom pieces of the spine (about 1" and 1/2" respectively) are missing; light stains at the top-right corner of the front cover; a dime-sized layer of paper has peeled off at the bottom-right corner… Read More
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Babar And Father Christmas
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Babar And Father Christmas

by De Brunhoff, Jean

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Babar and Father Christmas (Babar et le Pare Noel). By Jean DeBrunhoff. Childrens Book. Random House 1st Edition, 1940 FIRST EDITION. In RARE original, unclipped dust jacket that shows price 1.00/1.00. Used. Very Good/Good. A nice clean copy. Please see our photos.
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Tier One Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Trans-Texas Corridor - 35 - Oklahoma-Mexico//Gulf...

Tier One Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Trans-Texas Corridor - 35 - Oklahoma-Mexico//Gulf Coast Element

by No Author Stated

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Texas Department of Transportation, 2006. Softcover (Spiral Bound). Very Good Condition. 4 very large spiral-bound volumes that represent the complete draft of the environmental impact statement for this project. Volume 4 also includes a CD with Appendices G-14 & G-15. Lots of charts and maps. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 4-volume set (complete). Pages are tight and clean. Ex-library with minimal markings. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 6 pounds. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 107433. . Additional shipping charges may apply.
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Les Petits Enfants en Voyage
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Les Petits Enfants en Voyage

by Armand-Delille, Etiennette Louise Mayor & Jean Marie Martin

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An attractive, didactic children's book very probably written in 1844 by the Swiss (Geneva) wife of the "co-author", a Protestant Pasteur -Pasteur de l'église réformée evangelique- telling the story of a boat trip up the Rhône river, from Avignon to Geneva. viii + 203 pp. The unusual cover page is composed of a series of vignettes.Free postal delivery worldwide.
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Taintor's Route and City Guides
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Taintor's Route and City Guides: Pennsylvania Coal Regions via Morris & Essex R.R.

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Used - Good-
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1st
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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This is a scarce, antique copy of "Taintor's Route and City Guides" - this particular guide is for the "Pennsylvania Coal Regions via Morris & Essex R.R." Published in 1867 by Taintor Brothers in New York. The guide features 4 color maps; the "Map of the Anthracite Coal Regions of Pennsylvania with Connecting Railways" is larger and folds out. "With sketches of the cities, villages, stations, scenery, and objects of interest along the route." There are illustrated advertisements at both the front and back. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.Condition:The pages are in great condition - mostly clean and white with no writing and only some very sparse light foxing; tiny tear at the outer edge of page 29. The fold-out map is clean and firmly attached. The covers are present, but have detached from the spine and are separated along the right edge of the spine; creases at the left-hand corners of the front cover; there are a few tiny stain spots on the back cover.
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Taintor's Route and City Guides
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Taintor's Route and City Guides: The Erie Railway and its Branches

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1st
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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This is a scarce, antique copy of "Taintor's Route and City Guides" - this particular guide is for "The Erie Railway and its Branches." Published in 1867 by Taintor Brothers in New York. The guide features 20 color maps in all. "With descriptive sketches of the cities, villages, stations, and of scenery and objects of interest along the route" by H.F. Walling. There are illustrated advertisements at both the front and back. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.Condition:The pages are in great condition - mostly clean and white with no writing and only some trace foxing at the top margin of pages 11-16, a light stain at the lower-outer edge of pages 6 & 7, and a 1/2" tear at the outer edge of the advertisement page between pages 4 & 5. The covers have detached from the spine; the top and bottom pieces of the spine (about 1" and 1/2" respectively) are missing; light stains at the top-right corner of the front cover; a dime-sized layer of paper has peeled off at the bottom-right corner… Read More
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Babar And Father Christmas
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Babar And Father Christmas

by De Brunhoff, Jean

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Babar and Father Christmas (Babar et le Pare Noel). By Jean DeBrunhoff. Childrens Book. Random House 1st Edition, 1940 FIRST EDITION. In RARE original, unclipped dust jacket that shows price 1.00/1.00. Used. Very Good/Good. A nice clean copy. Please see our photos.
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Street Railways: Their Construction, Operation and Maintenance

by C. B. Fairchild

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ISBN 13
9780920805008
ISBN 10
0920805000
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Havelock House, 1991. Paperback. Fine. Facsimile reprint of 1892 original. 485 pp., many ilustrations, thick, squarish softcover. New unread copy, with neat date on first blank page.
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Street Railways; Their Construction, Operation and Maintenance. (TRAMS). A Practical Handbook for Street Railway Men.

by Fairchild, C. B

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New York: Street Railway Publishing Company. First Edition. Original brown beveled pebbled cloth. 11.75" by 9.5". vii, 487 pp. Slight fraying at head and foot of spine, one-inch separation along one spine edge, very small spot on back cover, partially cracked inside front cover (still very tight), one-inch edge tear of front free endpaper close to spine, otherwise internals very nice, no previous owner markings of any kind, Very Good indeed. The content is very thorough, including chapters on electric traction; cable traction; horse traction; steam, air and gas motors; inclined planes; rack rail inclines; elevated roads; car building; track construction, discipline and rules; charter-franchises-stocks and bonds; bookkeeping and the classification of street railway accounts; leading types of cars illustrated; and auxiliary appliances illustrated. An appendix to the first chapter follows these chapters. Railways from all over the country are highlighted. Many of the technical… Read More
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Conquistador
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Conquistador

by Guedalla, Philip

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No DJ Included
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Impression A-C Thus
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Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Guedalla, Philip: "Conquistador " 1928 First Edition, Harper & Brothers. New York and London Used. VG/ No DJ included. Attractive red boards with gilt titling on front and spine. 5 7/8 X 8 7/8. 1928 First Edition Impression A-C on copyright page. 276 pages plus adverts.. HISTORICAL FICTION.
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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us
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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us

by Leaf, Munro

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Stated First Edition
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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.
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The Enchantress Of Florence

The Enchantress Of Florence

by Rushdie, Salman

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  • as new
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As New
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As New
Edition
1st Printing Thus
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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780375504334
ISBN 10
0375504338
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Rushdie, Salman: 2008, Random House, 1st Printing. The Enchantress Of Florence. Stated First Printing. Number Line Starts with 1. Facsimile Flatsigned author signature appears on front title page. 355 pages plus bibliography. DJ is in a plastic sleeve. As New. WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE. Combines mysticism with historical fiction. By Salman Rushdie, Author of the Satanic Verses. A nice find. Will ship from Oregon.
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The Sky and the Forest
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The Sky and the Forest

by Forester, C.S

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Very Good
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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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. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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The Elephant's Child
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The Elephant's Child

by Kipling, Rudyard

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First Edition Thus
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Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2
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Estaciones de Ferrocarril en España
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Estaciones de Ferrocarril en España

by Garcival, Gonzalo

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Newark, New Jersey, United States
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Madrid: Espasa Calpe, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. 4to. 380, [2] pp. Bound in textured cream cloth, title and decoration stamped on cover and spine. Profusely illustrated in full color. Text in Spanish. Typed letter signed by author, 1998 Madrid Sevilla train schedule and Tren de la Fresa '98 pamphlet laid in. Very Good+, bump to upper corner, patch of light foxing to fore edge, minor soiling to lower corner of fore edge, internally bright, color photographs sharp and bright, gilt on binding bright, in Very Good dust jacket with two very short tears to lower edge of rear cover, light overall wear and scuffing.
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While The Clock Ticked
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While The Clock Ticked

by Dixon, Franklin W

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Good-
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First Edition
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Franklin W. Dixon: While The Clock Ticked (1932, Grosset & Dunlap Hardy Boys), 1948 Printing Thus. BEIGE BOARDS. QUITE RARE IN THE ORIGINAL RED DUST JACKET. HARDY BOYS #11. GROSSET & DUNLAP. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ GOOD- ORIGINAL UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. Frontispiece by illustrator AU Scott. COVER ART BY FRANK VARTY. DESCRIPTION: The book is in an original red kidnap jacket. That jacket is original, has an orange spine. Loss to top and bottom of spine. with a triangular divot out of the letter H in the word the. The front panel of the dust jacket is unclipped and has a 7575 priced front flap. Back flap a blurb for "Touchdown Pass", dating this copy to 1948. Back panel of the dust jacket states ADVENTURE STORIES FOR BOYS BY ZANE GREY. BOOK: Dark tan boards with two boys in 30's period clothing at center. One wears a hat and scarf. Two sets of orange and white endpapers that show the boy with the hat up a tree with binoculars gazing at a cabin on a bluff across the way. Pages and endpapers are… Read More
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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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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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Freddy And The Ignormus
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Freddy And The Ignormus

by Brooks, Walter R

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No DJ Included
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Fifth Printing Thus
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Hardcover
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Freddy and the Ignormus. First Edition, Jan 1951 5th Printing thus. Brooks, Walter R. EXLIB. GOOD/ NO DJ INCLUDED. Hardcover. Alfred A. Knopf, Copyright 1941, ILLUSTRATED BY KURT WIESE.
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