Search Results: Cars, Trains and Ground transportation from JWMah

Warrendale PA: Society of Automotive Engineers, 2000. (USA) Presued first edition, No markings, Fine. Wraps, 311pp, index, This book offers advice on operating an auto parts business: financial, customer, and personnel aspects. (2.0 JM HOQ 103/b4. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Victoria: Province of British Columbia, 1970. (CAD) No date, a guess at late 1960s. There are some checkmarks in ink to the examination questions pages, otherwsie about Very Good. Card cover, side-stapled, 55pp, road signage illustrations and small B&W illus. (1.0 JM HOX 2/a12. Staple Bound. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

UK: Chambers Green, 1980. (UK) Presumed First Edition No markigns, small stress crease to cover, Near Fine Green card cover, side-stapled, [64]pp. B&W photos of old buses. (0.9 JM HOX 1/a18. Staple Bound. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Calgary AB: City of Calgary / Calgary Transit, 2009. (CAD) Presumed 1st edition, No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. (The ink used for this book has a smell that is not unpleasant but may be strong for some sensitive people). Boards, 176pp, colour photos throughout. Lisa Dempster is resposible for the text; Carlos Amat for the photos. This is a pictorial work on the great advances made to the Calgary Transit system with stories from workers and eo[le involved. (2.7 JM HOZ 403/b3. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

NY: Chartwell Books, Inc., 2011. (USA) 1st printing. No markings, bump to top corners of cover, otherwise Very Good in Very Good dust jacket with a couple of small edge faults. Boards, 320pp, index, map end papers, hundreds of B&W and colour photos and illus. This book contains a lot of material including annotated route maps, timetables, technical appendices as well as as a lot of railroad memorabilia. A heavy book. (5.3 JM HOJ 304/5. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Saskatoon SK: Nicholson Brothers Motorcycles Ltd., 1974. (CAD) 7th edition. No markings, very light soiling to covers, very Good; no dut jacket perhaps as published. Textured red cloth with title block, 763pp, B&W illus and line drawings. This book provides maintenance and servicing information for all major brands of motorcycles including BSA, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Indian, Kawasaki, Matchless, Norton, Panther, Royal Enfield, Sunbeam, Suzuki, Triumphm Velocette, Vincent, Villiers, Yamaha. The author, Bernie Nicholson was the owner of Nicholson Brohers Motorcycles in Saskatoon SK. This book, of which this was probably the last edition, set a new standard for motorcycle service publications. (2.9 JM HOZ 403/b4. 7th. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Edmonds WA: Pacific East Mall, 1983. (USA) Presumed 1st edition 1983. No markings, Fine; lacking the dust jacket. Brown cloth, photo end papers, 160pp, index, lots of B*W photos. (2,6 JM HOQ 103/b6. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Lacking the Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Scanton PA: Colliery Engineer Co., 1901. (usa) Stated First Edition Owner' inscription, faint spotting to pages 3 and 4, a large corner of the marble front endpaper is torn away and lost, wear to corner tips of cover and rubbing to edges of cover with spine extremities worn Good(-) only; no Dj, possibly as issued. Three-quarter leather over brown textured cloth, marbled endpapers, sectionally paginated. Colour plates, some folding plates are creased with minor edge tears. B&W illus in text. This text covers the Action of the Air brake, Defects and Remedies, Operating and Testing, etc. (2.1 LHQ HOQ 100/a1. 1st. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

UK: London and North Eastern Railway; London Midland and Scottish Railway, 1934. (UK) No marking, travel agency stamp to first panel, which is soiled at the edges, interior panels clean, thus Good only used copy. This is a 16 panel pamphlet that unfolds to a large map showing sights along the Trosaach Tour. The map is drawn by Ralph & Brown. There are timetables for the tour for May to September 1934 and a table of tourist fares. Uncommon (1.0 Jm HOX 1/a14. Leaflet. Acceptable.

Seattle WA: Superior Publishing Co., 1977. (USA) Stated 1st edition, No markings, Fine in Near Fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to edges of DJ. Boards, 188pp, B&W photos. This book concerns the wreck of an express train by sabotage. (2.7 JM HOQ 103/b6. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing, 1990. (CAD) Presumed 1st edition. No markings, Fine in Very Good dust jacket with 1/2' tear and crease to the bottome edge of the rear panel of DJ; missing the slipcase.. Black boards, illus end papers, 150pp, index. Lots of monochrome and colour photos telling the history of urban and pulbic transportation in BC, mostly in Vancouver and in Victoria. (3.5 JM LVR 206/b4. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".