Motorbooks Intl, January 1998. Oversized Hardcover. This superb history takes a look back at the Southern Railway's major repair shops, and how the lives of those who worked there became interwoven with the machines they built and repaired. Chapters detail the construction of the shops and the towns that often..... More
Nicholson and Bass Limited. Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Pages free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Very Good w/ no significant flaws to disclose; Jacket now housed in protective mylar to ensure further preservation; An excellent copy. More
ABRAMS, October 1979. Cloth. {9 & 1/2' x 12'} In very good dustjacket. Flap is not clipped. Black cloth covered boards. Black end papers. More
Merrell, September 2008. Paper Back. Italian car design engenders a unique sense of passion in drivers and car enthusiasts everywhere. Its great names - Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lancia, Maserati - are associated with some of the most charismatic and exciting cars ever made and resonate the world over. This..... More
Naval Institute Press, January 2016. Oversized Clothbound. Numerous successful reprints of contemporary works on rigging and seamanship indicate the breadth of interest in the lost art of handling square-rigged ships. Model makers, marine painters, and enthusiasts need to know not only how the ships were rigged but how much sail..... More
Skira Rizzoli, April 2010. Oversized Clothbound. This work presents some of the world's most brilliantly conceived cars from the 1930s to the mid-1960s, the 'Golden Age' of car-making, including masterpieces by Bugatti, Duesenberg, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, and others. A celebration of the finest designs of the Golden..... More
Skira Rizzoli / High Museum of Atlanta, May 2014. Hardcover. A sensuously designed showcase of covetable concept or limited-edition cars by the best American and European manufacturers. Dream Cars presents some of the world's most breathtaking concept cars built between 1934 and 2001, a series of visionary designs that influenced..... More
Chronicle Books (CA), April 1996. First Edition. Paper Back. Oblong octavo. {11' x 8 & 1/2'} French folds. First/first. Complete number string. [132 pages]. More
Unicorn Publishing Group / London Transport Museum, May 2018. First Edition. Paper Back. World War I changed the world forever. And while London was far from the mud and death of the front, it was far from immune. The people of the city served overseas and at home, while the..... More
National Geographic Society, May 2007. Oversized Hardcover. The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum draws more visitors than any other museum in the world--90,000 a day in the summertime--and the highlight of summer 2007 at the NASM will be "Fly Now," the exhibit of air travel posters featured in this..... More
Collectors Press, January 2002. Oversized Hardcover. A century ago the motorcar was a cantankerous, frail device that was difficult for all but a few visionaries to perceive as practical. By 1920, that picture had changed dramatically, and the automobile was well on its way to becoming the dominant transportation device..... More
Dell Publishing Company, October 1967. First Thus. Mass Market PaperBack. First Dell printing. Reprinted from Doubleday & Co., 1966 edition. Moderate shelfwear, edgewear with bowed spine. Textblock edges tinted Cyan blue. Creased lower corners of covers front & rear.[320 pages]. More
W. W. Norton & Company, January 1988. Paper Back. In response to many request, Jeff Toghill has now written a basic handbook for everybody who wishes to learn the principles of small boat coastal navigation. The aim of this book is simplicity - the author deals with the essentials of..... More
James Ladd Delkin, January 1946. Soft Cover. Binding intact; Covers in great shape w/ mild browning/fading; Pages unmarked; An exceptional copy. More
Mallard Press / BDD Promotional Book Company, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio. {9 & 3/4' x 11 & 1/4'} In edgeworn dustjacket with 'tape repaired' tear along spine. Pale green cloth covered boards with white lettering in dark green rectangles on spine and on front panel. Olive green end pages..... More
Osprey Publishing London, UK, January 1980. Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy red cloth boards w/ immaculate gilt lettering at spine; Text free of markings; Pictures vibrant, clear and un-marked; Dust jacket Very Good w/ extremely mild edge-wear present; Jacket now housed in protective mylar for further preservation; An exceptional copy..... More
Spry Publishing LLC, March 2015. Oversized Hardcover. A photographic history of one of racing's greatest lost tracks. Spine leaning; else, near fine. More
David Bull Publishing, August 2010. Oversized Hardcover. Back by popular demand, a revised and updated edition of the complete history of the Daytona 24 Hour endurance race. Back by popular demand, a revised and updated edition of the complete history of the Daytona 24 Hour endurance race. More
SilverWood Books, January 2010. Oversized Hardcover. Tiny bump at spine heel beginning to fray; else, near fine. More
Arcadia Publishing, November 2006. Oversize Softcover. The picturesque town of Los Gatos stands between the once verdant orchards of the Santa Clara Valley and the forested slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The narrow-gauge South Pacific Coast Railroad arrived in 1878 and, within two years, laid track over the mountains..... More
Bentley Publishers, December 1999. First Edition. Cloth. The Speed Merchants tells the story of Michael Keyser's racing and film experience, across the U.S. and Europe, from 1969 through 1972. He relives what it was like to watch the great Ferrari 512s and Porsche 917s that dominated the world manufacturer's series..... More
Veloce Publishing PLC, January 1998. First Edition. Cloth. The complete history of the groundbreaking sportscar that opened up export markets for the Japanese - particularly in America. Covered are all the FairLady (Datsun 1600/2000 roadster) sportscars, through 240Z, 260Z and 280Z. Quarto. {8 & 1/4' x10'} In clean, bright jacket..... More
North Point Press, May 1983. Trade Paperback. "West with the Night" is the story of Beryl Markham--aviator, racehorse trainer, beauty--and her life in the Kenya of the 1920s and '30s. More
Westvaco Corporation, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., January 1990. Limited. Cloth. {6' x 9 & 1/2'} In slipcase with pictorial paper wrapped stiff cardstock boards, mildly darkened spine and margins. Pictorial slipcase matches pictorial end pages. Specially designed Listen! The Wind bookplate affixed to spined by Dan Kincaid of Westvaco for..... More
Stauffer Publishing, 2000. Reprint. Hardcover. Folio. {8 & 1/2' x 11'} in bright, clean, sound DJ. Flap is not clipped. Navy blue faux leather with stamped gold lettering along spine. Illustrated map of Hetch Hetchy Railroad end pages front and rear. More
