London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd, 1928. 4to, pp. [2], xxvii, [1], 324; 16 color plates and 170 illustrations on rectos and versos of 43 plates at the back; a fine copy in original ochre buckram, dust jacket partially renewed, preserving the front panel laid down over patterned glassine;..... More
Pistoia, Italy: Breda Railway Group, n.d., [ca. 1986]. Small folio. Promotional packet for Breda containing 9 mostly tri-fold leaflets, in both Italian and English, most with 8 panels of text, color illustration and diagrams on high-quality coated paper, and all contained in a black portfolio and original mailing envelope. Fine..... More
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd., 1942. 4to, pp. 102 (ads), v, 78, 233, 64; numerous black & white photographic illustrations, diagrams, publisher's ribbon-tied announcements laid in, early owner's name (1942) on first advert, corners bumped, spine faded, slightly cocked, else very good in original navy cloth decorated in..... More
London: Routledge, Warnes, and Routledge, 1859. 12mo, pp. xv, [1], 312, 127, [1], 8; frontispiece and 7 plates and maps; later green cloth, gilt title on spine; tidestains to the edges of a few plates, near fine. More
Burlington, Vermont: [publisher not identified, but printed in Chicago by Donohue & Henneberry], 1889. First edition, large 8vo, pp. 48; steel-engraved portrait frontispiece; text printed in double column; original brown cloth, gilt-stamped on upper cover; ex-James J. Hill Library, Saint Paul, with perforated stamp at bottom margin of title page..... More
London: Alan Wingate, [April 1958[. First impression, 8vo, pp. [7]. xii, [2], 15-236; frontispiece, 36 photographic illus on rectos and versos of 11 plates, and several figures and charts in text; very good in dustjacket. Copyright info canceled with dark blue ink stamp and lacking pp. vii-x (p. x being..... More
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[Los Angeles: Clymer Motors, 1945.]. 8vo, pp. 224; original red pictorial paper wrappers; illustrated throughout; wrappers sunned and creased with owner's signature in pencil, textblock clean and fine. A collection of essays, articles, photographs and ads in facsimile, with particular attention paid to the Stanley Steamer Company. The last manufacturer..... More
Cleveland: Arthur H. Clark, 1930. First edition, 8vo pp. 376; double-page color frontispiece map, black & white plates; near fine in original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; t.e.g. "Cole was past president of the Wisconsin Historical Society, and spent many years in the collection of the material. The accounts..... More
Barcelona: La Compañía, 1908. 8vo, pp. 189, [9]; double page folding color map of the world, illustrated throughout with steamships, interiors, scenic views, ports-of-call, illustrated advertisements, etc.; original green cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover, cover with pictorial pastedown; hinges cracked; good and sound. Peabody-Essex only in OCLC. More
Pittsburgh: printed and published by Cramer & Spear, Franklin Head, Wood Street, 1818. Tenth edition, 12mo, pp. iv, [1], 6-304; 28 full-page woodcut maps; old marbled boards, recased with a late 20th century rebacking, smooth spine with simple gilt lettering; a good, sound copy, the text block lightly toned. Important..... More
[New York]: Aperture, [1986]. First edition, oblong 4to, pp. 83; [4]; full-pg illustrations in color, signed by Davidson on the half title, afterword by Henry Geldzahler; fine in original gray cloth, pictorial dust jacket. Davidson's first extensive series in color, his exploratoin into the dark grafitti-filled New York subway perfectly..... More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1867. 8vo, pp, 37, [3]; 14 folding maps with hand colored details in red; black cloth, upper board replaced and spine crudely rebacked, with original spine laid down. Maps 1 and 5 with tears in the gutter, and map 7 with a hole at crease and..... More
[Friedrichshaften: Dornier, 1983.]. 8vo, pp. [3]-154; illustrated throughout showing the complete Dornier fleet of plans 1915-1983; fine in silver pictorial wrappers. Parallel text in German and English. This appears to be the first bilingual edition. More
Birmingham: printed and published by James Drake; Liverpool, Manchester, and London, n.d., [ca. late 1830's]. 16mo, pp. xiv, [17]-184 (pp. 110-184, ads); large folding frontispiece map (a few splits at folds), 4 engraved advertising plates (1 folding); front hinge cracked, else a good, sound copy in original green cloth, gilt-lettered..... More
Milwaukee: Kalmbach, [1964]. First edition, 4to, pp. 434; profusely illustrated, some in color and folding; bookplate on front pastedown, pictorial endpapers, spine cocked, extremities spotted, otherwise good in original green cloth with gilt lettering on upper cover and spine, dust jacket (lightly worn and soiled). An extensive history of passenger..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1873. First edition, 8vo, pp. 20; full-page map; wrappers and stitching perished; paper quite toned, old library release stamp on title page; fair copy of a rare book. More
Detroit: 1919. Small 8vo, pp. 63; illustrated throughout; original gray printed wrappers; very good. A very detailed mechanical analysis of the Ford product. More
Paris: Dupain-Triel, ans VII, [i.e. 1799]. First edition in French, 8vo, pp. xvi, 247, [1]; 6 engraved folding plates, 1 engraved folding map; nice copy in contemporary full mottled calf, smooth gilt-decorated spine laid out in 6 compartments, red morocco label in 1. Translated from the English by François de..... More
New York: Praeger, [1954]. First American edition, 8vo, pp. [iii]-304; 160 illustrations on plates and in the text; fine copy in the dust-jacket. More
New York: Theo. Audel & Co., 49 W. 23rd St. [1947]. Thick 12mo, pp. [18], 1607, [1], [8] ads; thousands of illustrations; fine in original embossed black cloth, gilt-stamped spine, edges stained red. This manual was originally published in 1938. This appears to be the fifth iteration, and the first..... More
New York: Theo. Audel & Co., 65 W. 23rd St. 1927. 12mo, pp. [14], xvi, 17-476, [6], 23, 23a-23b, 24-48, [4] ads; illustrated throughout; fine in original limp brown cloth, gilt-stamped spine. This manual was originally published in 1915 and regularly updated. This appears to be its seventh iteration. "Nehemiah..... More
Boston: Wright & Potter, state printers, 1870. 8vo, pp. 118; tables and illustrations in the text; short tear in fore-margin of front wrap and first few leaves, small hole in back wrapper and last 2 leaves; all else very good in original printed tan wrappers. Early ownership signature at the..... More
Stuttgart: Germania-verlag g.m.b.h., [1925]. Folio, pp. xii, 396; 4 color plates, numerous illustrations throughout, mostly from photographs; later red cloth, gilt-lettered spine; slightly skewed, else near fine. More
Nairobi: East African Railways and Harbours, n.d., [1949]. First edition, 4to, pp. xii, 582; 2 folding color maps, 14 plates showing 20 portraits and illustrations; original green cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine; small hole in cloth at top of spine, else a very good copy. More
Berkeley: Howell-North, 1962. First edition; 8vo; pp. xv, [1], 282; pictorial endpapers, illustrations throughout; ex-library else very good in slightly soiled beige cloth, stamped in black on upper cover and spine. More
