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WOODEN SHIPS AND IRON MEN: THE STORY OF THE SQUARE-RIGGED MERCHANT MARINE OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA, THE SHIPS, THEIR BUILDERS AND OWNERS, AND THE MEN WHO SAILED THEM.
by Wallace, Frederick William.
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New York: George Sully 337 pp, 8 7/8" H, blue cloth with gilt lettering/banding on spine, blindstamped decoration on front board. No date, but previous owner has written "1926" on front free endpaper in fountain pen. 28 b&w plates (including frontispiece), several with two photographs per plate - all present. Chapter headings: The Dawn of British North American Shipping; The… Read more about this item Item Price
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STEAMBOAT YESTERDAYS ON CASCO BAY: THE STEAMBOAT ERA IN MAINE'S CALENDAR ISLAND REGION.
by Frappier, William J., Captain.
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- 1993
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- 9781550460865
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Toronto / Erin: Stoddart / Boston Mills, 1993. 196 pp, oblong (8 3/4" H x 11 1/4" D). B&w photographs, folded b&w route map laid in at front. "The era of steamboating on Casco Bay began more than 170 years ago with the arrival of Captain Seward Porter's 'Kennebec' at Portland. From that tentative experiment in pitting steam against… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE CVMG NEWS. 12 ISSUES - OCTOBER 2003, MAY 2004 - MARCH 2005.
by Canadian Vintage Motorcycle Group.
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- 2004
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Canada: Canadian Vintage Motorcycle Group, 2004. 12 issues of The CVMG News - October 2003, Vol 36, No. & May 2004, Vol 37, No.5 through March 2005, Vol 38, No.3. 11" H, b&w photographs, drawings, advertising. Articles about vintage motorcycles, hillclimbing, racing, clubs, meets, trials, etc. 9 issues contain 26 pp each, the other three are 22 pp,… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE BIRTH OF MODERN BRITAIN. A JOURNEY INTO BRITAIN'S ARCHAEOLOGICAL PAST: 1550 TO THE PRESENT.
by Pryor, Francis.
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- Second Printing
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- 2011
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- 9780007299126
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London: Harper, 2011. 299 pp, 9 1/2" H. Colour plates. "The pioneers of agricultural and industrial revolutions were often far too busy innovating and making things to record what was taking place around them, but fortunately for us the buildings and machines they left behind can bring the period vividly to life. During the Second World War, the… Read more about this item Item Price
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TITANIC: THE OFFICIAL STORY.
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- 9781873162378
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Kew, Richmond: Public Record Office / National Archives Pictorial folder (9" H x 14" W), containing 18 facsimile documents (some multi-page, some fold-out) pertaining to the Titanic story - plus 15 page introductory pamphlet. No date - c1990. Contents: Transcripts of Registrar General's copy of the Register for transmission to Registrar-General of Shipping and Seamen; Report of Survey of an… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE TWO SOOS, AMERICAN AND CANADIAN, ON THE FALLS OF THE ST. MARY'S RIVER. THE HISTORY OF LAKE NAVIGATION, THE NATIONS COMMERCE PASSING BY ITS DOORS - THE LARGEST AND MOST USEFUL LOCKS IN THE WORLD BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIBED.
by Young, A.E., Compiler.
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Sault Ste. Marie / Grand Rapids: Young's Art Studio / James Bayne Co. Unpaginated (approx. 58 pp, excluding covers), oblong (6 3/4" H x 9" D), with string ties. No date (c1910). Title page continues: "Mammoth Power Developed and Industries Established - The Growth of Two Large Cities - In the Land of Hiawatha." Two page introduction, followed by b&w… Read more about this item Item Price
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VIEWS OF DULUTH, MINN.
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- 1910
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Toronto / Duluth, Minn.: W.G. MacFarlane for S.H. Knox & Co., 1910. Unpaginated (40 pp excluding covers), oblong (7" H x 9" D), purple paper covers with decorative gilt lettering on front. Undated, but c1910. One page of introductory text followed by captioned b&w photographs of streetscapes, schools, churches, commercial buildings, parks, docks, shipping, industries, scenery, etc. Some pages have… Read more about this item Item Price
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WORLD AVIATION DIRECTORY: LISTING AVIATION COMPANIES AND OFFICIALS COVERING THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND 145 COUNTRIES IN EUROPE, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST, AUSTRALASIA AND ASIA. WINTER 1966-67. VOLUME 27, NUMBER 2.
by Dean, Donald W., editor.
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- 1967
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Washington, D.C.: American Aviation Publications, 1967. 1318 pp, 7 5/8" H. Title page states: Volume 27, Number 2, but on spine is printed "No. 54". Fore edge of textblock stamped "Parker & Co. / International, Inc.". Some pictorial advertising with the occasional touch of color, attached bookmarks advertising Curtiss Wright and U.S. Gear, advertisement for Airwork has slim… Read more about this item Item Price
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WORLD AVIATION DIRECTORY: LISTING AVIATION COMPANIES AND OFFICIALS COVERING THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND 147 COUNTRIES IN EUROPE, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST, AUSTRALASIA AND ASIA. WINTER 1967-68. VOLUME 28, NUMBER 2.
by Dean, Donald W., editor.
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- 1968
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Washington, D.C.: American Aviation Publications, 1968. 1322 pp, 7 1/2" H. Title page states: Volume 28, Number 2, but on spine is printed "No. 56". Fore edge of textblock stamped "Parker & Co. / International, Inc." with advertisement for their business in the directory. Some pictorial advertising with the some touches of color, two attached bookmarks advertising:… Read more about this item Item Price
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WORLD AVIATION DIRECTORY: LISTING AVIATION COMPANIES AND OFFICIALS COVERING THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND 136 COUNTRIES IN EUROPE, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST, AUSTRALASIA AND ASIA. SUMMER 1965. VOLUME 26, NUMBER 1.
by Dean, Donald W., editor.
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- 1965
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Washington, D.C.: American Aviation Publications, 1965. 1154 pp, 7 1/2" H. Title page states: Volume 28, Number 1, but on spine is printed "No. 51". Fore edge of textblock stamped "Parker & Co. / International, Inc." with advertisement for their business in the directory. Some pictorial advertising with the occasional touch of color, attached bookmark advertising Curtiss Wright,… Read more about this item Item Price
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CLASSIC TRAINS: THE GOLDEN AGE OF RAILROADING. WORLD WAR II: RAILROADING'S FINEST HOUR. WINTER 2001. VOLUME 2, NUMBER 4.
by McGonigal, Robert S.; Withers, Bob; Zega, Michael; Hansen, Peter A.; Houser, Fred N.; Middleton, William D.; Wider, Patrick C.; King, Ed.
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Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach, 2001. 114 pp, 10 3/4" H - magazine format. Profusely illustrated with b&w and color photographs. Articles: Ready to Serve the Nation: Soldiers' signatures recall a time when railroaders and railroads answered an urgent call; The B&O Goes to War: Records from early December 1941 show the effects of global conflict on Baltimare & Ohio's… Read more about this item Item Price
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PANAMA AND THE CANAL TO-DAY: AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE CANAL PROJECT FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE ENTERPRISES OF THE FRENCH COMPANY AND THE UNITED STATES.
by Lindsay, Forbes.
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- 1912
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Boston: L.C. Page, 1912. 474 pp, 8 1/8" H. Beige cloth with gilt lettering/banding/decoration on spine and front board, top edge gilt. Pictorial endpapers, tissue-covered frontispiece, b&w photographs, drawings, maps (three fold-out, 2 photographic) - collated. Title continued: "With a detailed description of the waterway as it will be ultimately constructed: together with a brief history of the country… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE ST. LAWRENCE WATERWAY PROJECT: THE STORY OF THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER AS AN INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY FOR WATER-BORNE COMMERCE.
by Stephens, George Washington.
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- 1929
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Montreal: Louis Carrier, 1929. 460 pp, 8 3/4" H. B&w plates, maps (3 fold-out) - collated. Colour map endpapers. Chapter headings: Treaties, Boundaries, Waterways, 1712-1929; Transportation and Communication; International Aspect of Arterial Waterways; St. Lawrence Waterway Project; History of the Negotiations of the St. Lawrence Waterway Project, 1832-1929; Canals of Canada and the United States; The Chicago Sanitary… Read more about this item Item Price
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MAP OF WELLINGTON COUNTY INCLUDING NASSAGAWEYA, WATERLOO AND WOOLWICH TPS. ISSUED BY CHAS. L. NELLES, BOOKSELLER, GUELPH - CANADA.
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- 1910
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Toronto: The Map Specialty Co., 1910. Linen-backed paper map in colour - 2' 9" wide by 4' 3" high - Wellington County, Ontario showing townships: Minto, Arthur, West Luther, Maryborough, Peel, Pilkington, Nichol, West Garafraxa, Guelph, Eramosa, Erin & Puslinch, with Woolwich, Waterloo & Nassagaweya (Halton) as at 1910. Schools, Post Offices, Railway Stations, Steam & Electric Railways, County… Read more about this item Item Price
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BRITISH AVIATION. BRITISH LIFE AND THOUGH SERIES NO. 8.
by Robertson, F.A. de V., Major.
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- 1942
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London: Longmans Green, 1942. 52 pp, 8 1/2" H. B&w photographs. Contents: Civil Aviation (Air Transport and Civil Flying / Air Transport in the Dominions / Imperial Airways Limited / The Empire Air Mail Scheme / Flying in Britain); The Royal Air Force (R.A.F. Organisation / The Air Defence of Great Britain / The R.A.F. Overseas / Police… Read more about this item Item Price
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A TOUR THROUGH FORD WORKS DAGENHAM ESSEX. PREPARED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF VISITORS.
by Ford Motor Company.
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Dagenham, Essex: Ford Motor Company Unpaginated (32 pp excluding covers), 8 1/2" H, undated, circa 1937. Plan of tour, plus many b&w photographs. Contents: The Ford Organization; Plan of Tour; Important Notes; The Boys' Trade School; The Ford Jetty; The Electric Power House; The Blast Furnace; The Coke Ovens; By-Products Plant; The Foundry; Treatment of Castings; In the… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE MORGAN YEAR 1987.
by Rowe, Chris, et al.
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England: Morgan Sports Car Club, 1987. 64 pp, 11 3/4" H. Lots of b&w photographs. Includes: Scottish Speed Sprinters, Midland Centre Trial, Curborough Sprint, Bentley Drivers' Club Meeting, Morgans Only Race Series; Cromford Steam Rally, Morgans at Windermere, Morgans on the Orient Express, M.S.C.C. Championship Final Positions 1987, etc. Interior - three pages with faint erased pencil… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE STORY OF OUR RAILWAYS.
by Gordon, W.J.
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London: The Religious Tract Society 159 pp (17) pp of publisher's advertising, 7 1/2" H. No date. Red cloth with black lettering/banding on spine, black lettering/decoration on front board. 22 b&w illustrations including frontispiece (collated). Contents: The Railway in Its Infancy; The Railroad as It is; The London and North-Western; The Midland; The Great Western; The… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE CANAL BUILDERS.
by Burton, Anthony.
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- 1972
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London: Eyre Methuen, 1972. 230 pp, 8 3/4" H. B&w photographs, reproductions, maps. "(T)he story of the men who, in little more than half a century from 1760, created a network of canals that revolutionised transport and represented the greatest achievement in civil engineering in Britain since the Romans. In those few years between the opening of the Bridgewater… Read more about this item Item Price
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CAFE RACERS OF THE 1960s: MACHINES, RIDERS AND LIFESTYLE - A PICTORIAL REVIEW. MICK WALKER ON MOTORCYCLES 1.
by Walker, Mick.
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- 1994
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London: Windrow & Greene, 1994. 96 pp, 10 3/16" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. "Various events contrived to bring about the cafe racer era, together with the advent of the rocker - and subsequently mod - cults. New motorcycles such a s the BSA Gold Star singles and Star twins, Norton Dominator, Royal Enfield Meteor and… Read more about this item Item Price
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