Simon & Schuster, November 2001. Trade Paperback. Nothing Like It in the World gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad--the investors who risked their businesses and money; the enlightened politicians who understood its..... More
Penguin, July 1978. Paper Back. Heavily foxed. Soiled. Sunned spine. Darkened throughout. Well worn, not pretty. Non-authorial gift inscription. Reading copy with no underlining. More
Chronicle Books, May 2010. Hardcover. Cycling is exploding in a good way. Urbanites everywhere, from ironic hipsters to earth-conscious commuters, are taking to the bike like aquatic mammals to water. BikeSnobNYC cycling's most prolific, well-known, hilarious, and anonymous blogger brings a fresh and humorous perspective to the most important vehicle..... More
George Allen & Unwin/Barnes, January 1979. Hardcover. Shelf wear to dust jacket and small closed tear at bottom of spine. More
Minnesota Historical Society Press, September 1993. Paper Back. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography, this is Lindbergh's own account of his historic transatlantic flight in 1927. Chosen as one of the "100 Greatest Adventure Books" of all time by National Geographic Adventure magazine. More
Howell North Books, January 1963. Cloth. Tale quarto. Two volumes light brown cloth in tattered, torn but still whole & intact dust jackets both volumes. Gold lettering on spine & front boards of cloth. Jackets (both) have tears, damp stains to reverse, tears, & chipping yet nothing missing that effects..... More
Chevrolet Motor Division, January 1987. Paper Back. Quarto; heavy staining/soiling; well worn. More
Howell-North Books, February 1970. Cloth. 6TH printing; Quarto; Dark grey cloth with gold lettering in rubbed, mildly edgeworn jacket with three inch closed tear from top of front fold down to the 's' in 'Rockies' of title. Sound binding. Clean interiors. Railroad mail with index and mileage gauge end pages..... More
Howell-North Books, May 1972. Cloth. Quarto. 2nd edition in dust jacket mild rubbing & splattered damp stains & one small (one-eight inch) tear center spine. Binding clean & solid. Interiors without markings. Beige cloth with brown elipse with white lettering & design upon spine & front board. More
Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc., 1989. Oversize Softcover. Light shelf wear. Small scrape on the edge of the print block. Good, clean, tight copy. More
Hastings House Publishers, January 1976. Cloth. Folio in tattered dust jacket. Blue cloth with white lettering on spine & front board. More
Dey Street Books, March 2015. Trade Paperback. A brilliant blend of Shop Class as Soulcraft and The Orchid Thief, Earl Swift's wise, funny, and captivating Auto Biography follows an outlaw auto dealer as he struggles to save a rusted '57 Chevy--a car that has already passed through twelve pairs of..... More
Berg Publishers, November 1986. Paper Back. With marginal ink notes & ink underlining throughout text. Nevertheless a good reading copy with bright clean cover and solid binding. More
