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NY: Bonanza Books, [1958]. Reprint. Hardcover. VG+ in VG or better dust jacket. Oversize hardcover with just light wear, clean and tightly bound, unmarked clean pages. Some rubbing to dust jacket, clean. 101 pages, including index, profusely illustrated. "This book is a collection of 218 pictures showing 183 American Vehicles and parts of them, all reproduced from fashion plates of the builders or from little-known original photographs." Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994 (selling online since 1998). Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Blue hardcover with light wear, clean, top edge of text block foxed, tightly bound, clean, unmarked. Wear to dust jacket. A very good reading/reference copy. Illustrated.

NY: Chamberlain Bros. / Penguin, 2006. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine in NF dust jacket. Smallish hardcover with minor wear, clean and tightly bound; light foxing to bottom edge of text block (minor) o/w an unmarked copy with clean pages. Dust jacket with light wear only, clean and not price clipped.

London: Ian Allen Publishing, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. VG+ in VG+ dust jacket . Slightly oversize hardcover with minor wear, clean and tightly bound; clean and unmarked pages. Light wear to dust jacket, not price-clipped and now protected in a clear archival sleeve. Well illustrated with b/w photographs. A very nice copy.

Oral Traditions Project of the Union County Historical Society, Lewisburg, PA,, 1984. Paperback. Near Fine. Oversize stapled wraps with just light fading and minor wear, clean, tightly bound, unmarked. 80 pages, illustrated with index. Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994 (selling online since 1998). Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.

Smithsonian Institution Press and Liberty Cap Books, 1979. Reprint. Hardcover. VG+. Oversize gray cloth harcover with light wear, clean and tightly bound; name on front flyleaf, otherwise clean and unmarked. No dust jacket, if issued. Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994 (selling online since 1998). Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.

Paperback. VG+. Stapled wraps with light wear, 16 pp., illustrated.

Motorbooks International, 1992. Paperback. Near Fine. Oversize green with metallic-like green embossed stamping, very light shelf wear, clean and tightly bound; an unmarked copy with clean pages. Profusely illustrated with b/w photos and illustrations. No dust jacket, if issued. 352 pages. Running text and all tractors and parts well annotated with history and personal comments from the author. Contains Cross-Reference List, Tractor Attachments for Ts, Directory of Manufacturers, Bibliography. A labor of love, first published in 1979. Upwards of 1500 illustrations (est.). From Preface - No other farm machine has had such a profound effect on agriculture as the farm tractor. In its infancy, the farm tractor was little more than a stationary engine adapted to a steam engine chassis. During the years required to complete this book, the history of many tractor builders has been elusive. Some were in business for only a short time or have been obscured by the clouds of time. Early tractor books, tractor… Read More

Harian Publications, 1973. 7th Revised Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Trade paperback with light wear only, some discoloration, fading to spine, no spine crease; clean and unmarked with light age-toned paper. Illustrated with diagrams and photographs.

NY: Viking/Penguin, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. VG+ in VG+ dust jacket. Hardcover with dust jacket -- both show light wear, not major faults, clean, well bound, unmarked; does have a remainder mark on the bottom edge of the text block. Dust jacket not faded, not price-clipped.

University of Oklahoma Press, 1949. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good or better in Good dust jacket. Blue cloth hardcover, minor wear, very clean, light foxing to text block; age toning to end pages, former owner's name/date/city on the title page, otherwise the text pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket with external tape repairs, some discoloration, not price clipped. Seth Lim Blk 121 Paya Lebar Way #05-2805 381121 Singapore

NY: Harmony Books, 1977. Paperback. Good Plus. Oversize wraps light cover crease, tear to rear cover now mended, well bound, unmarked `

NY: Yachting, Inc., 1929. Paperback. Good Plus. Green card wraps, staple bound. Covers discolored, chipped near spine, well bound, text clean and unmarked. 54 pages, Illustrated

Canada: Pratt and Whitney Corp., 2013. Paperback. VG+. Two volume set, matching oversize paperback with some wear to edges, clean, no spine creases; contents clean and unmarked. 320 & 172 pages, illustratred.

NY: Albany Port District Commission , No date; Circa 1935 ?. Paperback. Good Plus. 6 x 9 inches. Oblong card cover wraps, with plastic comb binding, well bound. Both covers creased at middle, two pages show small tears, old ink price on the front cover, else clean and unmarked. 18 unnumbered pages, plus covers. No date, but one of the many photographs has a scene with cars from the 1930's; includes two page photograph of "World's Largest Single Unit Grain Elevator." Scans of booklet made; inquiries always welcome.

Mystic Seaport, 2007. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. Slight oversize paperback with light wear, clean, no spine crease; clean and unmarked pages.

London: Adlard Coles Nautical, 1991. Paperback. VG+. Paperback with light wear, solid swewn binding, clean and unmarked pages.

NY/London: John Wiley & Sons. Inc,/ Chapman & Hall, LTD., 1919 [1886]. Fifth Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Remarkably well preserved: bright and clean green cloth with bright gilt wording to cover. Visible light wear to lower corner of both covers. Tightly bound. Former owner's name, else a clean and unmarked copy. Includes Prefaces for the First, Second and Fifth Editions. 69 pages.

London: Stanley Paul, 1961. Second edition (as stated on the DJ / copyright page shows FE ). Hardcover. VG+ in VG dust jacket. Red binding, light wear only, clean and tightly bound, light foxing to top edge/text block; an unmarked copy with clean pages. Dust jacket show slight edge wear with some discoloration to rear panel, not price-clipped and now protected in a clear archival sleeve. Illustrated with photographs. A very nice copy. The story of the 1960 Atlantic Ocean racing-yacht race from Bermuda to Denmark, in particular that of the winning crew as they covered the 3,500 miles of relentless ocean. The author was the crew leader....

Ontario, Canada: The Boston Mills Press, 2005. Paperback. Very Good Plus. Oversize paperback with just light wear, clean, no spine crease; contents clean and unmarked. Wonderfully illustrated with color photographs.