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Transportation Industry Books & Ephemera
Flugzeugträger. Von den Anfängen bis heute
by Jordan, David
Tosa, 2002. Hardcover. Good.
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NZ$20.04
The Pilots
by Spencer, James
New York : G.P. Putman's Sons, 2003. Hardcover. Good. Original gilt lettered half cloth, dust jacket, 8vo.; Black permanent marker line on bottom cut.
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NZ$18.22
Inside Railroading
by Association of American Railroads
Washington, DC: School and College Service/Association of American Railroads, 1957 School and College Service/Association of American Railroads, Washington, DC. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated 2nd Edition. Book is tight, square, but does have writing inside the title letters on the front wrap and ink pen doodling on the rear wrap. Book Condition: Fair +; light soiling to front wrap with several splash stains; doodling and a splash stain on rear wrap; light fold with a shallow crease on the upper/outer...
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NZ$33.99
Stairway to the Stars: Colorado's Argentine Central Railway
by Abbot, Dan
Centennial Publications, 1977. Hardcover. Used- Good condition. Signed by the author. First edition. Book is clean and tight. Book shows some shelf wear. Light scuffing on the edges and corners of book. Comes with a map at the end of the book. No markings on the inside of the book. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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NZ$47.58
From Horsecars to Streamliners: An Illustrated History of the St. Louis Car Company
by Alan R. Lind
Forest Park, IL: Transport History Press, 1978 Transport History Press, Forest Park, IL. 1978. Hardcover. Edition/Printing not stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; small bump to fore edge of front board; small splash stain on the textblock top edge. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($22.50); chipping and small closed tears at head; light wear to tips; compression indentation on front panel near fore edge. Green buckram boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the...
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NZ$42.48
Galloping Geese on the Rio Grande Southern: Colorado Rail Annual No. 9
by Hauck, Cornelius W.; Chappell, Gordon; Richardson, Robert W. (Editors)
Colorado Railroad Museum, 2000. Hardcover with dust jacket. Used- Very good condition. Book is clean and tight. Book shows light shelf wear. Scuffing along edges and corners of dust jacket. Five light scratches on the top half on the front cover of the dust jacket. Small crease on the bottom right corner on the back cover of the dust jacket. Faded pencil marking on the top right corner on the front fly leaf. No markings on the inside of the book. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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NZ$50.98
William Henry Jackson's Rocky Mountain Railroad Album: Steam and Steel Across the Great Divide
by Jackson C. Thode, Editor
Silverton, CO: Sundance Publications, 1976 Sundance Publications, Silverton, CO. 1976. Hardcover. Limited Edition this is #1108 of 3000. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; moisture warpage to the bottom of the first 40 pages in the center for 3" high by 4" wide; pages 9-17 were adherent and were separated with the smooth surface of the pates being roughened with superficial tears; small edge tear to front board at bottom; else fine. No DJ. Brown leatherette boards...
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NZ$390.90
Trails South: The Wagon-Road Economy in the Dodge City-Panhandle Region
by C. Robert Haywood
Meade, KS: Prairie Books, 2006 Prairie Books, Meade, Kansas. 2006. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition by Prairie Books-original printing 1986 by U of OK Press. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; scant rubbing to panels; light tip bumps. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 296 pp 8vo. This book is about the trade trails and trade vehicles that dominated the commerce of Kansas and Oklahoma...
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NZ$25.49
NASCAR Winston Cup; 1996
by Bob Kelly, Senior Editor
Charlotte, NC: UMI Publications, 1996 UMI Publications, Charlotte, NC. 1996. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. maroon leatherette boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 215 pp 4to. This book is the 1996 NASCAR year in review of all the races that lead up to the Winston Cup championship. This book recounts, the drivers, their cars, their sponsors, their highlights, their heartbreaks, and all the other thrills...
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NZ$25.49
Union Pacific Railroad (Railroad Color History)
by Brian Solomon
St. Paul, MN: Voyager Press, 2000 Voyager Press, St. Paul, MN. 2000. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated First Published by Voyager Press in 2000. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; scant shelfwear to wraps; small moisture spot on page 128 at outer lower corner. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 128 pp 4to. This book is a pictorial history of the Omaha based Union Pacific Railroad in B&W...
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NZ$25.49
Once Upon a Town; The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen
by Bob Greene
New York, NY: William Morrow and Co., 2002 William Morrow and Co., New York. 2002. Hardcover. 6th Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight bottom board edge shelfwear. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($24.95); slight rubbing to panels. Brown boards with brown overlay on the spine with bright copper lettering on the spine. 264 pp 8vo. North Platte, NE is a small town in the vast midwestern plains but from Christmas Day 1941 to the end of the war, a...
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NZ$16.99
Schwinn Lightweight Owner's Manual
by Schwinn Bicycle Company
Chicago, IL: Schwinn Bicycle Company , 1988 Schwinn Bicycle Company, Chicago, IL. c1988. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Edition/Printing not stated. Part No. 9402 E. Lightweight Bicycles Owners Operating and Maintenance Manual. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O date of 1989 on the front wrap. Book Condition: Good; creases and bumping front storage; edge wear to wraps. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in saddle staples; text is secure in binding. 50...
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NZ$16.99
Wonderland Reached by The Rio Grande; The Sceinic Line of the World; A Souvenir Album Containing Forty Views of Colorado and Utah Scenery
by The Rio Grande Railroad
Denver, CO: The Van Noy Inter-State Company, 1922 The Van Noy Inter-State Company, Denver, CO. 1922. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition. Book is tightly stapled, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fair+; tears at the edge of the wraps at top and bottom; closed tear on front wrap at spine; wear at tips; foxing to pages. No DJ. Printed paper wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in saddle staples; text is secure in binding. Non-paginated 4to oblong. This is an early souvenir brochure of...
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NZ$25.49
Route 66; The Mother Road
by Michael Wallis
New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1990 St. Martin's Press, New York. 1990. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/2nd Printing by line number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good+; bumped upper tips; light shelfwear to board edges. DJ: Very Good+; NOT Price Clipped ($29.95); small closed tear to heat near rear gutter. Green paper over boards with green cloth overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine; embossed author signature on front board. Maps as...
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NZ$24.28
'63 Corvair Convertible
by General Motors
n.p.: General Motors, n.d. [1963]. Pamphlet. Clean with no ownership marks. Pamphlet is wavy from probably exposure to moisture and cover is shows heavy abrasion on both front and back. Bottom corner creased. Photo is of the copy here at Barbed Wire Books.
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NZ$83.27
Evolution of the Pedal Car, Vol. 3
by Neil S. Wood, Editor
Gas City, IN: L-W Book Sales, 1992 L-W Book Sales, Gas City, IN. 1992. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition. With Price Guide; covers Pre-1900 - 1990s. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light shelfwear to edges and spine shoulders; light bumping and rubbing to rear wrap. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 250 pp 4to. More than just a catalog, this book has resources, photographs in color...
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NZ$25.49
Barranca Del Cobre: A Guidebook to El Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacifico and the Sierra Tarahumara
by Dana Mark Hampton
Bastrop, TX: Sandborn Tours, 1989 Sandborn Tours, Bastrop, TX. 1989. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a rubber stamp on the title page of the Sandborn Tours new address and a name in ink on the front wrap. Book Condition: Very Good; rubbing to wraps; light edge and tip wear. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 89 pp 8vo. Known as Copper Canyon in English, the Barranca...
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NZ$20.39
The Observer's Book of Aircraft; 1966 Edition
by William Green, Compiler
London, UK: Frederick Warne & Company, LTD, 1966 Frederick Warne & Company, London, UK. 1966. Hardcover. Stated 15th Edition. The Observer's Pocket Series. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a gift inscription on the FFFP. Book Condition: Very Good; shelfwear to board bottoms, tips, head, and tail; small spot of wear-through on lower tips; slight spine roll. No DJ. Blue grained paper over boards and spine with dark blue lettering on the spine and front board. 288 pp 16mo. This books...
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NZ$8.50
Travel Letters from New Zealand, Australia, and Africa
by E.W. Howe
Topeka, KS: Crane and Company, 1913 Crane and Company, Topeka, KS. 1913. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Edition. Retired public library copy. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for library stamps on textblock edges, endpapers, title page, copyright page, and first page. Book Condition: Good; check out pocket in rear; slight wear through on board bottoms; light wear to tips, head, and tail; index number on spine. No DJ. Tan cloth boards and spine with rust lettering on the spine and front board. 476 pp 8vo....
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NZ$16.99
American Locomotives in Historic Photographs
by Ron Ziel
Mineola, NY: Dover Publications Inc. , 1993 Dover Publications Inc., Mineola, NY. 1993. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; small scuff on front wrap; light edge bumping. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 129 pp 4to. This rare collection of 126 "builder portraits" of American locomotives offers a cavalcade of images that chronicle the...
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NZ$14.56
Glassfibre boat manual: practical repairs, maintenance and improvements
by Streiffert, Bo
MacDonald, London, 1989. Hardcover. Good.
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NZ$24.05
Cinders & Smoke; A Mile by Mile Guide for the Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
by Doris B Osterwald
Lakewood, CO: Western Guideways, 1996 Western Guideways, Lakewood, CO. 1996. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated 7th Edition/29th Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; small creases to wraps; slight wear to head, tail, and tips from shelvingl. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secue in binding. 168 pp 8vo. For those inquisitive people who wonder how and why a railroad was built through this wild country,...
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NZ$8.50
75 jaar Gebr. Broere & 50 jaar Rederij Theodora
by Jol, J. - e.a
De Alk, Alkmaar, 1997. Hardcover. Good.
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NZ$60.12
Military Vehicles of the World
by Christopher Foss
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978 Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1978. Hardcover. 2nd Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light foxing to textblock top; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; light stain on textblock fore edge. DJ: Good; US Price is NOT Clipped ($8.95) but the UK Price is Clipped; Brownish tone to obverse; bumping and light wear at head, tail, and tips. Green boards and spine with bright gilt...
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NZ$15.94
Nothing Like It in the World; The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
by Stephen E. Ambrose
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 2000 Simon & Schuster, New York. 2000. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to tail. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($28.00); light rubbing to panels. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Blue paper over boards with brown overlay on spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Maps as end papers. 431 pp 8vo. This book is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad- the investors who risked...
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NZ$11.90
