Search Results: Titles starting with R from Eyebrowse Books - MWABA

Eerdmans Pub Co, 1977-10-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Vintage Hardcover with DJ and related ephemera, First Edition 1977 William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co Grand Rapids, Mich 458 pages. Near Fine, in a NF DJ. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to green cloth boards with black spine titles - corners sharp. Just a whisper of shelf/edge wear to unclippedDJ - now in mylar. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Ransom Eli Olds (June 3, 1864 – August 26, 1950) was a pioneer of the American automotive industry, after whom the Oldsmobile and REO brands were named. He claimed to have built his first steam car as early as 1887 and his first gasoline-powered car in 1896. The modern assembly line and its basic concept is credited to Olds, who used it to build the first mass-produced automobile, the Oldsmobile Curved Dash, beginning in 1901. In 1897 Olds founded Oldsmobile. In 1905 Olds left Oldsmobile and established a new company, REO Motor Car… Read More

John F. Polacsek, 1977. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good+/in illustrated wraps. Signed. Large Vintage Softcover, First Edition Signed by the Author 1977 Privately Published by the Author 76 pages. Very Good+, in illustrated wraps. just a touch of shelf/edge wear to covers. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Signed by the Author on the title page. Illustrated by Steven A. Hunter. Wonderful illustrated guide to the American Rural mailbox. Great illustrations on a variety of mailbox designs. Highly Recommended. A very handsome vintage Signed First Edition. LOC SSM-07

Popular Publications, 1944. single_issue_magazine. Good+/In illustrated wraps. Vintage Pulp Railroad Magazine, July 1942. The Frank A. Munsey Co. 146 pages. Good+, in illustrated wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear to covers. Pages are clean but toned. Cover art by Frederick Blakeslee. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and numerous vintage ads. Handsome Vintage pulp magazine.LOC

New Directions, 1947-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Hardcover, First Edition (with plates) 1947 New Directions Books 427 pages. Near Fine, in a VG+ DJ. Maroon cloth boards with gilt spine titles and accents - corners sharp. Minor shelf/edge wear and two small closed tears to unclipped surrealist DJ (designed by Simon Greco) - now in mylar. Variant first edition with Miller photo facing page viii, Anderson Creek illustration facing page xxxii and 6 additional plates. Vol. 2 of the Air-Conditioned Nightmare.12 essays. As always, Miller is Miller. Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an American writer, known for breaking with existing literary forms and developing a new type of semi-autobiographical novel that blended character study, social criticism, philosophical reflection, stream of consciousness, explicit language, sex, surrealist free association, and mysticism. In 1940, Miller returned to New York; after a year-long trip… Read More

Ford Motor Company, 1947-01-01. Paperback. Near Fine/in wraps. Original Softcover, 1948 (3666-48D) Ford Motor Company 64 pages. Near Fine, in wraps. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear to green wraps with silver titles. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. (78-81A-59A Series) 1937 to 1948 Passenger Car AND 1937 to 1948 Trucks. Very handsome original copy. LOC SSE-05

Riley (Coventry) Limited, undated (late 1920. First Edition. Softcover. Acceptable/in wraps. Original Softcover, First Edition Undated (late 1920's) Riley (Coventry) Limited 28 pages. Acceptable, in wraps. Major shelf/edge wear, soiling and chipping to covers. Black cloth tape reinforcement to spine. Writing, soiling and stains to most pages but still readable and useful. The Riley Nine was one of the most successful light sporting cars produced by the British motor industry in the inter war period. It was made by the Riley company of Coventry, England with a wide range of body styles between 1926 and 1938. Very interesting Wikipedia entry. Serviceable and acceptable vintage copy. LOC SSE-06

Steve Smith Autosports, 1978. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good/In illustrated wraps. Large Vintage Softcover, First Edition. 1978. Steve Smith Autosports. 57 pages. Very Good, in illustrated wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear to covers. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Comprehensive listing of Kit Car chassis manufacturers circa 1978. Put together by Steve Smith Autosports, a leader in and still prominent automotive specialist. 30 different automotive specialists listed. Lots of vintage B&W photographs of chassis and specifications.Very Scarce.LOC

Aero Publishers, 1969-01-01. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket-as issued. Hardcover, 1969 Aero Publishers 400 pages..Near Fine, no jacket - as issued..blue cloth with gilt titles-corners sharp..no previous owner markings- all pages are bright, clean and crisp..4 softcover volumes bound together in one nice hardcover. Vol. 1: 1909-1923, 96 pages. Vol. 2: 1924-1931, 96 pages. Vol. 3: 1932-1939, 96 pages. Vol. 4: 1946-1967, 112 pages. Covers Air Racing from 1909 to 1967.. Loaded with vintage B&W photographs and many two-views and three-views drawn by the author..Thanks for supporting a small family business..LOC SSM-13

Grosset & Dunlap, 1929-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, First Edition 1929, Grosset & Dunlap, 222 pages. This is the twelfth title in the popular series - Not Ex Library. Very Good, in a VG DJ. Foreword by Jack Binns. Illustrated by Walter Rogers. The last title on the rear DJ flap is this one. Blue cloth boards with dark titles on spine and grey-gold title, author and radio image outlined in black on front cover. Corners sharp with just a hint of wear. Minor shelf/edge wear to head and tail of spine, which is creased. Light soiling to edges of text block. Frontispiece on coated paper corresponds with action described on page 198. Interior pages show occasional small smudges - but the text remains fully readable. Very Good original color pictorial DJ - with moderate shelf/edge wear, chipping and dust soiling. One vertical two-inch closed tear at bottom of rear cover near spine. DJ is now in mylar. The story involves the boys winning a trip to the Hawaiian… Read More

British Empire Exhibition, 1925-01-01. Paperback. Very Good/in illustrated wraps. Original Softcover with bonus related book, 1925 British Empire Exhibition 13 pages of text with 9 plates of B &W photographs. Very Good, in illustrated wraps. minor shelf/edge wear and a touch of sun fading to covers. one small chip to top r/h corner. Foxing to a few pages but generally well preserved and very scarce. Bonus book is titled - The Blocking of Zeebrugge by Captain Alfred Carpenter, 1922 Houghton Mifflin 276 pages. very good+, in a VG DJ. Both related books for one price. LOC SSS-20

The Frank A. Munsey Co, 1941. single_issue_magazine. Good+/In illustrated wraps. A. Sheldon Pennoyer. Vintage Pulp Railroad Magazine, August 1941 The Frank A. Munsey Co. 144 pages. Good+, in illustrated wraps. Moderate shelf/edge wear and chipping to covers. Pages are clean but toned. Spine is uncreased. Cover art by A. Sheldon Pennoyer. August 1941 issue of Railroad Magazine with articles on the last of the narrow gauge railways, the shortest RPO route (Thurmond to Price Hill, WV, with map), Part 2 of the Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive roster an explanation of locomotive tenders, a list of summer railroad excursions offered by the major lines, building the Great Northern, building a model covered hopper car, True Tales of the Rails, plus railroad stories and regular monthly features such as the survey of electric street railways and the Railroad Camera Club. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and numerous vintage ads. Handsome Vintage pulp magazine.LOC

The Frank A. Munsey Co, 1942. single_issue_magazine. Good+/In illustrated wraps. A. Sheldon Pennoyer. Vintage Pulp Railroad Magazine, July 1942 The Frank A. Munsey Co. 160 pages. Good+, in illustrated wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear to covers. Rear cover and last page have a chip missing. Pages are clean but toned. Cover art by A. Sheldon Pennoyer. July 1942 issue of Railroad Magazine with articles on the design and evolution of the pilot/cowcatcher on locomotives, wartime railroading photos, Indian Railways and the unticketed passenger problem, the impact of the 1938 New England hurricane, an Canadian Pacific's Kicking Horse Pass and the Big Hill, the Waterville (WA) Railway, railroad scrip (with a list of companies that issued it), the Des Moines & Central Iowa Railroad, a locomotive roster for the Green Bay & Western (with map), explanation of crown sheet protection, building a model banjo signal in O gauge, True Tales of the Rails, plus railroad stories and regular monthly features… Read More

The Frank A. Munsey Co, 1940. single_issue_magazine. Very Good/In illustrated wraps. Aurion Proctor. Vintage Pulp Railroad Magazine, September 1940 The Frank A. Munsey Co. 144 pages. Very Good, in illustrated wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear to covers. Only flaws are a small chip to front cover and to the spine. Pages are clean but toned. Cover art by Adrian M. Proctor. September 1940 issue of Railroad Magazine with articles on the origin and use of privately owned freight cars, the San Francisco Model Railroad Club's huge Sierra Pacific Lines layout, a locomotive roster for the Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast (the "Bee Line"), World War I's military USA Railroads in France, how to take good photos, railfan excursions, True Tales of the Rails, plus railroad stories (one featuring Eddie Sand) and regular monthly features such as the survey of electric street railways and the Railroad Camera Club. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and numerous vintage ads. Very… Read More

The Frank A. Munsey Co, 1940. single_issue_magazine. Very Good/In illustrated wraps. Douglas Hilliker. Vintage Pulp Railroad Magazine, June 1940 The Frank A. Munsey Co. 144 pages. Very Good, in illustrated wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear to covers. Only flaw is a small chip to front cover. Pages are clean but toned. Cover art by D. H. Hillier. June 1940 issue of Railroad Magazine with articles on the L&N's "Hook and Eye" Division (originally the Marietta & North Georgia)(with map), operations in the SP's Mountain Division, a history of railway medals, the Baldwin's 4-10-2 locomotive, Part 2 of a roster for New York Central locomotives, a list of locomotive rosters published by RM since 1932, a pictorial of an Illinois Central King Snipe or Section Boss, railfan excursions, True Tales of the Rails, plus railroad stories and regular monthly features such as the survey of electric street railways and the Railroad Camera Club. Illustrated throughout with black and white… Read More

The Frank A. Munsey Co, 1939. single_issue_magazine. Very Good/In illustrated wraps. Harry C. Temple. Vintage Pulp Railroad Magazine, October 1939 The Frank A. Munsey Co. 144 pages. Very Good, in illustrated wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear to covers. Only flaw is a small chip to rear cover. Pages are clean but toned. Cover art by W. C. Merritt. October 1939 issue of Railroad Magazine with articles Twilight of the Boomers, Back in the Days, Along the Iron Pike, Juice line in the Arctic, 100 years of Netherlands Railways, Locomotives of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis and much more. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and numerous vintage ads. Very handsome vintage pulp magazine.LOC SSM-01

The Frank A. Munsey Co. , 1938. paperback. Good/In illustrated wraps. Vintage Pulp Railroad Magazine, October 1938 The Frank A. Munsey Co. 144 pages. Good, in illustrated wraps. Moderate shelf/edge wear and chipping to covers. Small. crack in spine. Pages are clean but toned. Cover art by W. C. Merritt. October 1938 issue of Railroad Magazine with articles on the federal government's takeover of the rails during World War I, the NYO&W's "Mountaineer," the Norfolk Branch Railroad (CT), Part 2 of a roster of Southern Pacific's locomotives, True Tales of the Rails, plus railroad stories (with one featuring Eddie Sand) and regular monthly features such as the survey of electric street railways and the Railroad Camera Club. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and numerous vintage ads. Respectable vintage pulp magazine.LOC SSM-01

The Frank A. Munsey Co, 1940. single_issue_magazine. Good/In illustrated wraps. Aurion Proctor. Vintage Pulp Railroad Magazine, September 1940 The Frank A. Munsey Co. 144 pages. Good, in illustrated wraps. Moderate shelf/edge wear and chipping to covers. Pages are clean but toned. Cover art by Adrian M. Proctor. September 1940 issue of Railroad Magazine with articles on the origin and use of privately owned freight cars, the San Francisco Model Railroad Club's huge Sierra Pacific Lines layout, a locomotive roster for the Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast (the "Bee Line"), World War I's military USA Railroads in France, how to take good photos, railfan excursions, True Tales of the Rails, plus railroad stories (one featuring Eddie Sand) and regular monthly features such as the survey of electric street railways and the Railroad Camera Club. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and numerous vintage ads. Respectable vintage pulp magazine.LOC

The Frank A. Munsey Co, 1942. single_issue_magazine. Good+/In illustrated wraps. Aurion Proctor. Vintage Pulp Railroad Magazine, March 1942 The Frank A. Munsey Co. 144 pages. Good+, in illustrated wraps. Moderate shelf/edge wear and chipping to covers. Pages are clean but toned. Cover art by Aurion Proctor. March 1942 issue of Railroad Magazine with articles on the railroad push or section car, the Cody & Moore Railway (with map), life as a Santa Fe roadmaster, an explanation of sanding the rails, a Texas & New Orleans locomotive roster, modeling a hand car in O gauge, True Tales of the Rails, plus railroad stories and regular monthly features such as the survey of electric street railways and the Railroad Camera Club. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and numerous vintage ads. Handsome Vintage pulp magazine.LOC

Popular Publications Inc, 1943. single_issue_magazine. Good+/In illustrated wraps. Aurion Proctor. Vintage Pulp Railroad Magazine, September 1943 The Frank A. Munsey Co. 149 pages. Good+, in illustrated wraps. Moderate shelf/edge wear and chipping to covers. Pages are clean but toned. Cover art by Aurion Proctor. September 1943 issue of Railroad Magazine with articles on the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh (with map), the Delaware & Northern (with map), Toronto's trolleys, lists of Canadian interurbans and electric street railways, an explanation of coal loaders, list of steam locomotives on order, modeling a NYC 4-6-4, what a train dispatcher needs to know, memories of a "too-short" SP engineer, a collection of switch-targets, a roster of Pittsburgh, Chartiers & Youghiogheny locomotives, True Tales of the Rails, plus railroad stories and regular monthly features such as the survey of electric street railways, Locomotive of the Month, and the Railroad Camera Club.… Read More

Popular Publications Inc, 1947. single_issue_magazine. Good+/In illustrated wraps. Aurion Proctor. Vintage Pulp Railroad Magazine, June 1947. The Frank A. Munsey Co. 146 pages. Good+, in illustrated wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear to covers. Slight chipping to spine. Pages are clean but toned. Cover art by Aurion Proctor. June 1947 issue of Railroad Magazine with articles on B&O's The Cincinnatian (with 4 maps), the post-war problem of passenger service on branch lines and a proposal to provide integrated railroad service (with 6 maps), Part 2 of Roundhouse Rats, an explanation of sludge removal, life as an old school telegrapher, getting electrocuted on the Ithaca Traction Co., the explosion of the USS Solar while unloading in Earle, NJ, railroad poetry, how to build a model of The Cincinnatian, a roster of Soo Line locomotives plus railroad stories and regular monthly features such as the survey of electric street railways and the Railroad Camera Club. Illustrated throughout with black and… Read More