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Document Signed - George Byng (6th Viscount Torrington)

By: Byng, George

Price: $100.00

Publisher: 1809

Seller ID: 019399

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Signature on beige document in brown ink by George Bynq. December 20, 1809. On board HMS Belliqueen off Prince of Wales Island (Pulau Penang (Penang Island) in the Strait of Malacca, Malaysia; Penang was ceded to the British East India Company in 1786). 7 1/2" x 10." One page. George Bynq (1768-1831) was the 6th Viscount of Torrington and became an admiral in 1821. This document certifies that the "loss of a buffaloe" provided by a contractor was not the fault of the ship's crew. (Also included is a brief biographical annotation on Georg Bynq, handwritten in brown ink on...
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C. J. Hendry Company: Marine Supplies and Hardware; Fishermen's Supplies; Catalog 45

By: C. J. Hendry Company

Price: $37.50

Publisher: San Francisco, CA; San Pedro, CA; San Diego, CA, 1945

Seller ID: 021816

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Original publisher's yellow cloth binding with a small black and yellow illustration of a ship on the front cover. 7 3/4" x 11." 600 pages, complete. Many black and white illustrations, complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Slight corner wear and wear at the head and tail of spine. Small bump at the bottom edge of the front cover. Seemingly hardly read. A Near Fine copy. The title page lists the company's locations in San Francisco, San Pedro, and San Diego, California. This is a catalog of various marine tools and supplies for sailing, fishing, and the like. ...
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Standard American Cyclopedia of Steam Engineering: A Treatise on the Care and Management of Steam Engines, Boilers and Dynamos

By: Calvin F. Swingle et al.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Chicago, IL, The America Publishing Company: 1908

Seller ID: 021672

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Original publisher's black leather binding. Back flap folds over to cover the fore-edge. All edge gilt. Gilt decoration on front cover. Gilt lettering on flap and spine. 5" x 6 7/8." 440 pages, complete. Many black and white illustrations, complete. Additional pages in the back comprising a thirteen-page alphabetical index, a two-page "Mechanical Drawing and Machine Design Index," and ten pages of advertisements for other books. Empty pouch at rear. Contemporary stickers on front endpaper. Former owners' inscriptions on the verso of the front free endpaper and recto ...
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A Series of Talks Given on the Ford Sunday Evening Hour. By W.J. Cameron, 1935-1936.

By: Cameron, W.J.

Price: $17.50

Publisher: Dearborn, Michigan, Ford Motor Company: 1936

Seller ID: 11074

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-Fine

131 pages; blue stiff cardstock cover (4 3/4 x 7 1/2 inch) with title on the cover. Foreword - "thirty-nine talks prepared and delivered by Mr. W.J. Cameron on the Ford Sunday Evening Hour from September, 1935 to June, 1936". Series covers subjects from Thanksgiving to the beginnings of Ford Motor Company to the Constitution. Fine clean copy.
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Original Map - "A Plan of the Harbour of Brest; A Plan of the Bay and Roads of Cadiz, Surveyed by Michelot and Bremond."

By: Cary, John

Price: $50.00

Publisher: 0

Seller ID: 020177

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Original publisher's page showing two black and white engraved nautical charts of the harbor of Brest, France (Province of Bretagne) and the bay of Cadiz, Spain (Province of Andalusia). No date, circa 1780s. Page measures 10 3/4" x 8"; the chart of Brest measures 6 5/8" x 4"; the chart of Cadiz measures 6 5/8" x 4 5/8." Page and charts are very clean and intact except for a few very faint spots and minimal age wear. "J. Cary, sculp." printed below the chart of Cadiz, which denotes John Cary as the engraver. Each chart includes numbers showing water depths (...
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Trade Discount Sheet Applying to Automobile Supplies, Catalog No. 42; In Effect May 25th, 1919

By: Central Electric Company

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Chicago, IL, Central Electric Company: 1919

Seller ID: 020082

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Original publisher's beige wrapper. 4" x 9." Thirty-six pages, complete. Pages are very clean and intact. There is only a slight outline at the top from a rusted paper clip. Front cover mentions a war tax of 5% applies to all automobile and truck accessories. A catalog that lists an assortment of vehicle parts for purchase and their prices.
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Old Ship Prints

By: Chatterson, E. Keble

Price: $37.50

Publisher: London, John Laneb The Bodley Head Limited: 1927

Seller ID: 019503

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Original publisher's green cloth binding. 9 1/4" x 11 1/2." 182 pages, complete. Index in back. Fifteen color plates, complete. Ninety-five black and white plates, complete. Plates from the Macpherson collection. Gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Front cover scuffed at one time, but professionally re-colored. Some foxing on text but not on the plates. A comprehensive book on early ship prints and how they evolved over time. Chatterson examines different printing processes and art developments used to make ship prints. He also analyzes several examples to provide an i...
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Original Print - "Vue du Port de Marseille"

By: Chereau, Jacques

Price: $375.00

Publisher: Paris, France, Jacques Chereau: 0

Seller ID: 019886

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

A beautiful, original hand-colored engraving that shows a view of the Old Port of Marseille. People are shown on the shore and aboard various ships and boats. A few ships and the city of Marseille are shown a little off in the distance. No date, circa 1740-1770. Paper measures 17" x 11 3/4"; printed area measures 16 1/2" x 10." In the top margin is "No. 174" and the title printed backward. This print is a "vue d'optique," which were very popular in the latter half of the eighteenth century and first half of the nineteenth century. Vue d'optique prints emp...
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The Portland Rose: A Triumph in Train Comfort

By: Chicago and North Western Railway, Union Pacific System

Price: $37.50

Publisher: Chicago, IL?, Chicago and North Western Railway, Union Pacific System: 0

Seller ID: 020903

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Original publisher;s white wrapper with a multicolored illustration of a rose and the city of Portland, Oregon on the front cover. No date, circa 1939. 3 1/4" x 5 1/2." Sixteen unnumbered pages, complete. Black and white and multicolored illustrations, complete. Page and covers are very clean and intact. Staples are rusted but do not affect text and barely affect the interior pages. A Fine copy. A brochure that advertises the Portland Rose, a train that travels between Chicago and Portland, and the different services and amenities offered to passengers. Printed text on title p...
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Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company: Schedule for Firemen and Hostlers (Lines West)

By: Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company

Price: $37.50

Publisher: 1947

Seller ID: 021137

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Original publisher's maroon wrapper with staple binding. 4" x 6 1/2." Seventy-seven pages, complete. Pages are very clean and intact. Covers are slightly worn. A bit of dampstaining along the top edge of front cover. Schedule, rules, rates, regulations, and terms of employment for firemen and hostlers working for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company (also known as "Milwaukee Road").
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An Elementary Treatise on Steam and the Steam-Engine, Stationary and Portable (Being an Extension of the Elementary Treatise on Steam of Mr. John Sewell); With Numerous Illustrations

By: Clark, D. Kinnear

Price: $37.50

Publisher: London, England, Crosby Lockwood and Company: 1879

Seller ID: 021837

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt lettering on front cover. Impressed lettering and decorations on front cover. 4 1/4" x 7." 344 pages, complete. Many black and white illustrations, complete. Thirty-two additional pages of advertisements for other books in the back. Front and back endpapers also have ads printed on them. A couple former owners' inscriptions handwritten in black ink are in the top margin by "Jenkin Reese" and "E. J. Lowes." Pages are very clean and intact. Cracking along the spine. Covers are clean and intact overall but there ...
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Voyages of a Merchant Navigator of the Days That are Past. Compiled from the Journals and Letters of the Late Richard J. Cleveland.

By: Cleveland, H.W.S.(and) Richard J. Cleveland

Price: $75.00

Publisher: New York, New York, Harper & Brothers: 1886

Seller ID: 11954

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Good

ix, 245, [6] pages; portrait; blue cloth, gilt lettering on the spine. Water stains to the covers and at the top of the page down an inch for the last forty pages. Contains an account of the Brig 'Lelia Byrd' to the Northwest Coast of North America, California, Sandwich Islands, and China. Clean copy.
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A Report and Investigation of Post-War Mercury Automobiles

By: Clymer, Floyd

Price: $37.50

Publisher: Los Angeles, CA, Floyd Clymer: 1948

Seller ID: 021818

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Original publisher's orange, black, and white wrappers with staple binding. Title on cover: Floyd Clymer's Independent Test Report and Investigation of 1949 Mercury Cars. 8 1/2" x 11." Forty-nine pages, complete. Black and white illustrations, complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. A few wrinkles near the spine. Slight offsetting on back cover. A Fine copy. Floyd Clymer (1895-1970) was a Renaissance man of the racing world who was not only a motorcycle racer but also a motorcycle dealer, distributor, and manufacturer, a publisher, and an author. Clymer was indu...
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Original Billhead - Convertible Equipment Company, Incorporated, New York

By: Convertible Equipment Company, Incorporated

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, 1917

Seller ID: 021540

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Original billhead on beige paper with printed and typed text in black ink. Datelined July 21, 1917 in New York. 8 1/2" x 9 3/8." Billhead is very clean and intact overall. Paper was folded in thirds and has two horizontal fold lines. Red and white illustration shows a car chassis with engine. Text to either side of the illustration says, "The New Heavy Steel Frame" and "The Reliable Ford Engine." The typed portions include the name of the buyer, the item(s) purchased, and the price of the item(s). The buyer was "Henry Waley" in Tulare, California. Two i...
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The London and North Western Locomotives, Simple and Compound

By: Cotterell, S.; Wilkinson, G. H.

Price: $1,000.00

Publisher: Birmingham, England, The Holland Company: 1899

Seller ID: 020961

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Original publisher's blue cloth binding. 5 3/8" x 5 3/4." 130 pages, complete. Forty-six black and white illustrations (with the exception of one, all are full-page plates), complete. Originally issued in eight parts, this copy is the complete bound version with an additional fold-out color plate (frontispiece) showing "the 'Greater Britain' as she appeared during Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee." In the back are seven additional wrappers that come in a variety of colors with beautiful gilt decorations and an illustration of a train on each one (originally eight; wrappers fo...
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Original Advertising Card for the Santa Fe Railway: "The Katcina Doll," In the Indian-detour Country

By: Couse, E. I.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: W. J. Black; American Lithographic Company, Incorporated: 1929

Seller ID: 022056

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Very Good

Original advertising card for the Santa Fe Railway. Features a reprint on the front of E. I. Couse's painting, The Katcina Doll. The painting depicts a Taos Pueblo man holding a kachina doll. 13 3/4" x 11 3/4." The back of the card includes a map of the Santa Fe Railway lines in the United States and a brief description about the painting. The card is clean and intact overall. Most of the wear is in the margins not affecting the center illustration. Bumping at the top corners and lower-left corner on front. Several holes from staples or pins in the margins. Slight edge wear. The cent...
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Original Advertising Card for the Santa Fe Railway: "The Blanket," Taos-Puye Indian-detour, New Mexico

By: Couse, E. I.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: W. J. Black; American Lithographic Company, Incorporated: 1928

Seller ID: 022057

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Very Good

Original advertising card for the Santa Fe Railway. Features a reprint on the front of E. I. Couse's painting, The Blanket. The painting depicts an Indigenous man and child examining a beautiful woven blanket. 13 3/4" x 11 3/4." The back of the card includes a map of the Santa Fe Railway lines in the United States and a brief description about the painting. The card is clean and intact overall. Bumping at the top corners and lower-left corner on front. Several holes from staples or pins in the margins. Slight edge wear. The center illustration has a couple wrinkles and a few dampstain...
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Original Advertising Card for the Santa Fe Railway: "The Hopi Weaver," Indian-detour Country

By: Couse, E. I.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: W. J. Black; American Lithographic Company, Incorporated: 1931

Seller ID: 022058

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Very Good

Original advertising card for the Santa Fe Railway. Features a reprint on the front of E. I. Couse's painting, The Hopi Weaver. The painting depicts a Hopi man in the process of weaving on a loom. 13 3/4" x 11 3/4." The back of the card includes a map of the Santa Fe Railway lines in the United States and a brief description about the painting. The card is clean and intact overall. Bumping to all of the corners. Lower-right corner has a small chip. Several holes from staples or pins in the margins. Slight edge wear. The center illustration has a wrinkle coming from the top edge. The...
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The Navigator, Selections Edited By Joseph Arnold Foster, Scripps College

By: Cramer, Zadok

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Claremont, (Privately printed): 1951

Seller ID: 8323

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-As New

Original blue wrappers printed in black. Two page introduction by Foster original to this edition. Cramer's book originally appeared in 1801 and was popular enough to go through 12 editions by 1824. The booklet was printed by Foster, director of the fine printing department at Scripps College. Published in a small edition. 26 pages.
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Ships of the Seven Seas.with an Introduction By Franklin D. Roosevelt

By: Daniel, Hawthorne

Price: $37.50

Publisher: Garden City, New Yorkq, Doubleday, Page and Company: 1925

Seller ID: 5337

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Fine copy in scarce dust wrapper split at folds. A few small chips missing from very top of back dust wrapper panel on one small chips missing from cent of spine d.w. 321 pages. In his introduction, future president Roosevelt writes that the author "has rendered a conspicuous service in writing a book which can be understood and appreciated bythe average citizen."
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Category: Transportation, Inc. Automobiles, Trains & Ships