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London, United Kingdom: Osprey Automotive, 1991. Usual library marks and wear. Foxing to endpapers and minor title page. 191 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. The history of the Italian marque including production machines and racing exploits. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.
ABC of the Motorcycle, Text and Illustration that Make the Mechanism and Operation of the Machine Clear to those Directly or Indirectly Interested. A book for the Use of People who want the âSHOW HOWâ Features by W.J. Jackman - 1912
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ABC of the Motorcycle, Text and Illustration that Make the Mechanism and Operation of the Machine Clear to those Directly or Indirectly Interested. A book for the Use of People who want the âSHOW HOWâ Features
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Chicago: Charles C. Thompson Co., 1912. Hardcover . Used - near fine. 12mo. 224 pp (+ 1 pg of ads, which is incorrectly numbered p. 223). The parts of a typical motorcycle of the time are described, and illustrated in black-and-white photos and etchings. Owner name and date stamped on each pastedown. Otherwise, a square, tight copy with unmarked text. Red cloth binding with fresh gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Covers light rubbed and faintly stained.
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Laverda
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Railways or No Railways. Narrow Gauge, Economy with Efficiency v. Broad Gauge, Costliness with Extravagance. The Battle of the Gauges Renewed
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London: Effingham Wilson, 1872. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 147pp, plates, engravings, folding diagrams, green cloth/gilt (spine renewed with original spine cloth relaid). Scarce original edition. As the title suggests, Fairlie was a leading advocate of the narrow gauge..
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A History of the Hull Railways
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Hull: Hull Packet Office, 1879. Book. Good. Paper-covered Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 165pp, original paper-coverd boards with cloth spine worn. Scarce original edition..
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The Best of Live Steam: Two Volume Set
by Joe D. Rice
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Wildwood, 1985. Two volumes. Fine. Blue cloth, publisher's bindings. Lower corner of Vol. 2 ever so slightly bumped and rubbed; minor shelf wear to covers at edges and spine. Interiors clean, tight, and free of ownership marks. Gorgeous set! Photo is of the set here at Barbed Wire Books.
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Die Lokomotiven der Schweizerischen Bundesbahnen incl. G.-B. sowie die Behandlung der Lokomotivdefecte./Les Locomotives des Chemins de fer fédéraux incl. Gotthard et la Manière de Traiter leurs Avaries
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Zürich: Author, 1904. Book. Very Good. Paper-covered Boards. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 180pp, photos, tables, 2 folding diagrams, decorative paper-covered boards with photo on front, cloth spine, small label on title page. German and French text. Bookplate of railway author F.J. Haut. Very scarce item with attractive art nouveau design on front board..
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Laverda
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London, United Kingdom: Osprey Automotive, 1991. Usual library marks and wear. Foxing to endpapers and minor title page. 191 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. The history of the Italian marque including production machines and racing exploits. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.
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The Fairy Caravan
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Beatrix Potter: The Fairy Caravan. David McKay 1929 True First Edition, First American Edition. ILLUSTRATED BY BEATRIX POTTER. Library Bound. Exlib. Good+ condition/ no dj included. Boards are in nice condition. Pictorial Front Board illustration of horse caravan and all titling are VG. Gilt letter j appearing on spine is bright. Tight binding, pages bright. Some light foxing noted. Six colour plates, twenty full-page illustrations, and 42 textual drawings. Octavo. Original green cloth binding, All colour plates remain firmly affixed to binding.
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The Pit
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Norris, Frank: The Pit, Doubleday, Page & Co., Inc. Stated First Printing Thus. Published February,1903. Used. Very Good-/ No Dust Jacket included. 421 pages. Red boards with gilt titling and wheat motif ornamentation. All gilting is still in nice shape. pages. HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT. STOCK MARKET. An attractive used copy.
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The Long Winter
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Wilder Laura Ingalls: The Long Winter. 1953 Harper & Brothers Uniform Edition. Pictures by Garth Williams. BIOGRAPHY. Used. VG/Acceptable $2.95 Original Snowball fight Dust Jacket. Back panel of jacket is water- stained. The story of the hard winter of 1880-1881 in the Dakota Territory with the pioneer Ingalls Family. Little House on the Prairie series. 335 pages. 6 X 8 ¼.
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The Best of Live Steam: Two Volume Set
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Wildwood, 1985. Two volumes. Fine. Blue cloth, publisher's bindings. Lower corner of Vol. 2 ever so slightly bumped and rubbed; minor shelf wear to covers at edges and spine. Interiors clean, tight, and free of ownership marks. Gorgeous set! Photo is of the set here at Barbed Wire Books.
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ABC of the Motorcycle: Text and Illustrations That Make the Mechanism and Operation of the Machine Clear to Those Directly or Indirectly Interested. A Book for the Use of People Who Want the "SHOW HOW" Features
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Chicago: The Charles C. Thompson Co, 1910. Cloth. Very Good +. The uncommon 1910 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its dark-red cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Very light soiling --and just a touch of mild scuffing-- to the panels. otherwise clean as could be and, internally, very sharp, with no writing or markings to speak of. 12mo, dozens and dozens of line-drawn (and a number of engraved) illustrations throughout.
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The Sky and the Forest
by Forester, C.S
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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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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series
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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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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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The Man In The Brown Suit
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703 ChristieBrownSuit The Man In The Brown Suit. By Agatha Christie. Publisher: The Bodley Head Ltd., London, 1958, Stated Fourth Impression Thus,1970. ISBN 0370006720. Please see our stock photos. EXLIB. Good Condition/Good Original Shakel & Ryder Dust Jacket with Yellow spine, black titling, woman and ship cover art. Protected in mylar wrap. "States new and redesigned Edition, Fourth Impression, 80p. Blue boards with black titling. Our book spine has skinned spot at the word "brown" from removal of scotch tape. Plot Summary: Who is he, the man in the brown suit? He says he is a doctor; but Anne Beddingfield, who witnesses the fatal accident at a London tube station, is quick to notice some curious features about him when he comes to the scene. Her investigation of the accident leads her into the thick of mystery. This novel is more than an ingenious puzzle: It is a gripping suspense story."
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659ChristiePaddington 4.50 FROM PADDINGTON, AKA "WHAT MRS. MCGILLICUDDY SAW". 1957 Ulverscroft Large Print Series, F.A. Thorpe. FIRST EDITION THUS. Exlib. Very Good Condition/ Very Good original black red and white dust jacket in a mylar wrap. MISS MARPLE . Please see our stock photo of a different title from this same series. A clean, solid copy. Summary: "Mrs. Elspeth McGillicuddy is on her way from a shopping expedition to visit her old friend Jane Marple for Christmas. Her train passes another train running parallel and in the same direction as her train. Then, a blind in one compartment flies up and she sees a man with his back to her strangling a woman.." A gripping read. HARD TO FIND IN UNITED STATES.
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The Lightning Conductor: The Strange Adventures of a Motor-Car
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Williamson, C.N. & A.M. The Lightning Conductor: The Strange Adventures of a Motor-Car. RARE. First title in a very popular series of books about touring in early automobiles. London, 1903 Methuen Stated Second Edition. USED. Good Condition/ No DJ Included. Green boards. 345 pages plus adverts. 5 1/8 X 7 ¾. Includes Photographs. Our front cover features a party of three persons in a touring car. Illustrated with Photographs.
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Street-Railway Roadbed
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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. 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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Freddy And The Men From Mars
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Freddy And The Men From Mars. Brooks, Walter: Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Alfred A. Knopf , 1956 First Edition 2nd Printing Thus. Used. Very Good Condition/ No dust jacket included. A nice copy.
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While The Clock Ticked (Hardy Boys, Book 11)
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Franklin W. Dixon: While The Clock Ticked (1932, Grosset & Dunlap Hardy Boys), 1948 Printing Thus. BROWN BOARDS, ORANGE ENDPAPERS. QUITE RARE IN THE ORIGINAL RED DUST JACKET. HARDY BOYS #11. GROSSET & DUNLAP. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ GOOD- ORIGINAL UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. 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: Brown 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 clean and bright. Black topstain. Copyright 1932 Grosset…
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