Original publisher's black, white, and orange wrapper. 5 1/8" x 7 1/4." Ninety-three pages, complete. Pages are clean. Binding is tight. This book has 101 "economies" or tips for vehicle maintenance and repair. View More...
Original gold wrapper with black lettering on front cover. 9 X 12 inches. 82 pages which include 5 pages of a list of automobiles and trucks and 4 pages of nameplates of cars, many of which are no longer in existence. This beautiful copy explains about the history of automobiles, starting in 1893. Black and white photographs on nearly every page of classic automobiles, locomobiles and steam cars. Many of the truck shows are military. Corners are slightly bent. Pages are very clean and complete. Binding is tight. View More...
No date but circa 1938. One sheet, 13 1/2 x 12 inches, folded to make eight two sided panels. Photo illustrated, with information on the cruises (itineraries, fares, places to visit, maps, etc.).Printed attractively in black, orange and blue. The company's ships were the Northland, and the North Sea. View More...
Original letter handwritten in black ink on light blue paper. Datelined April 6, 1819 in Boston, Massachusetts. 8" x 13." One page. Letter is clean and intact overall but has faded to a light beige through age toning, a few small stains, and slight wear to extremities. A Very Good copy. In this letter, the writer's signature is not legible but appears to be a first name only. He writes to naval officials in Washington, D.C. to send him documentation as to the arrival and inspection of ship anchors his company has manufactured and shipped. The writer states that he needs these documents... View More...
Original publisher's beige pamphlet. One leaf folded in half. No date, circa 1920. 5 3/4" x 7 1/2." Four unnumbered pages, complete. One color plate, complete. Plate is tipped in on the first page and shows a scenic view of "Mount Rundle, 9,615 feet and Bow River, Banff, Canadian Rockies." Pages and covers are very clean and intact. There is a horizontal fold line at the center. Minuscule splitting at the edges and intersection of the vertical and horizontal fold lines. This brochure advertises boating trips on the Bow River and surrounding waterways. Among the forms of recreational... View More...
Dimensions 10 x 14 inches. $1000 Consolidated Mortgage Five Per Cent Gold Bond. Black ink, vignette of two Native Americans sitting on a hill, one looking at a group of settlers with a covered wagon on the left, and one looking at a train on the right. Decorative border. Fold line at top, minor discoloration lower right corner. Includes all 99 coupons. No. 5852, not issued, no stamps or signatures. The Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Company (AKA "Choctaw Route") completed its main line from West Memphis, Arkansas to Western Oklahoma in 1900, then extended into Texas in 1902. It came under... View More...
Dimensions 13 x 9 inches. Five Year $50 Seven Per Cent Bond. Black and green ink, vignette of a train rolling past a river, decorative border. Minor chipping at top edge. Not issued, no number, stamps, signatures or coupons. Begun in 1867 by Connecticut entrepreneur David Lyman, the New Haven, Middletown and Willimantic Railroad Company began service from New Haven to Middletown in 1870, built a drawbridge across the Connecticut River at Middletown, and reached Willimatic in 1873. Unfortunately, the construction was much more expensive than anticipated. The company was unable to pay the intere... View More...
Dimensions 13 x 9 inches. Ten Year 4 1/2 Per Cent Bond. Black ink, vignette of a two steamboats on the ocean, decorative border. Embossed stamp, fold lines. No. 16 for $10,000. Issued to Lee Higginson & Co. on November 1, 1889. Signatures obscured by ink strike lines, "Frederick L Ames, N. Thayer, Charles Choate and John M. Washburn". Purple "Canceled" stamp across center. Transferred to Kuyvet W. Sears of Nahant, Massachusetts, on November 9, 1889. The Old Colony Steamboat Company was chartered in 1874 and provided steamboat service from Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, to New York City. It wa... View More...
Dimensions 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. $500 Five Per Cent Bond. Black and green ink, vignette of a train rolling past a herd of cows lounging by some trees, another circular vignette of steam locomotive in station at bottom. Decorative border. Fold line, three punch holes. No. 1398, unissued, no stamps, signatures or coupons. Originally the Berks and Chester Railroad (inc. 1864), the company was reorganized as the Wilmington and Northern Railroad in 1876. It ran from Wilmington, Delaware, to Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, where it joined the Reading Railroad's main line. In 1895, it was completely taken ... View More...
Original publisher's pink time table for the Boston, Pawtucket, Providence Express Service. 3" x 4 1/4." Four unnumbered pages, complete. One leaf folded in half. Pages are very clean and intact. A Fine copy. Front cover: "Motor Coach Service; Boston, Pawtucket, Providence Express Service; Ride Luxuriantly: The Shortest Route via Forest Hills Every Hour on the Hour; Pierce Bus Lines, Pioneer Operators." The interior pages show three time tables for the motor coach (bus) service from "Boston to Pawtucket and Providence" and "Providence and Pawtucket to Boston" and "Special Morning Trips ... View More...
One sheet, 18 1/2 x 32 1/2 inches, folded to make 16 double sided panels. Attractively printed in black, orange, green and purple. Front side is information and photos of the cruises; back side, large attractive maps of the upper west coast of America and an inset of Alaska. The ships of the company were the Prince Robert and Prince George. View More...
Text in German. Collection of five original drawings of Santos, Brazil. The drawings depict maritime scenes with ships and harbors. There are five leaves of drawings total. Two of the leaves have two compositions to make seven scenes total. Artist's signature in pencil on each drawing. Titles are handwritten in German below each scene, presumably by the artist. No date, circa 1926. 8 3/4" x 5 1/2." Drawings are virtually pristine and intact except for slight age toning to paper and a few subtle indentations and wrinkles not affecting the drawn portions. Each drawing is Fine and Fine... View More...
Collection of six original black-and-white photographs showing the construction of a Concorde supersonic airliner and a Concorde scale model. Aside from the photo of the Concorde mock-up, the photos may show the Concorde 002, the first British-made prototype of the Concorde and the second Concorde prototype ever built. No date, circa 1965. Photo sizes are 6 1/4" x 4" and 8 1/2" x 4." Photos are very clean and intact overall except for slight wear and tiny bumps to edges and corners, slight age toning (more apparent on back), the photographer's handwriting in red or maroon pen on back which... View More...
Original publisher's light blue cloth. Detailed instructions for the professional automobile mechanic. Photo illustrated. 6 x 9 inches. 300 pages, including index. View More...
Original brown wrapper with black lettering on front cover. 8 X 10 1/2 inches. 64 pages. Black and white photographs with black and white diagrams and charts accompany the descriptions of product featured. 2 rubber stamp marks that read "Foster Wheeler Corp, 805 Balboa Building, San Francisco". 1 is on front cover, the second is on title page. Also on front cover written in black ink is " Dr. 20" * Env. 70". Written in red pencil on front cover reads "Office Copy, U.S. Engineer Office, Pacific Division". Pages are clean and complete and binding is tight. View More...
Original green more modern cloth with gilt lettering on spine. 5 1/4 X 7 1/4 inches. 274 pages. Black and white illustrations with 83 automobiles from the early 1900's. Some automobiles illustrated are Studebaker, Winton Motor Carriage, Pierce-Arrow, Hotchkiss Import and Buick. With every car listed is a list of specifications. Light scuffing on front cover. Corners slightly bumped. First several pages are slightly wrinkled, however text and illustrations are still fully intact. Pages are clean and complete, binding is tight. View More...
Original gray wrapper printed in yellow and black. No date, but circa 1919 (?). Frontispiece photo of "Mack Model AC GTruck, 3 1/2-5, 5 1/2-7 and 7 1/2 Ton Capacities." From the introduction: "The contents of this book are offered to assist you in the careful maintenance of you Mack equipment and to make possible an uninterrupted high standard of service, under an climatic condition." Illustrated with drawing, charts, etc. (one folding). 32 pages, complete. View More...
Original blue wrapper with black lettering on front cover and spine. 7 1/2 X 10 3/4 inches. 198 pages. Black and white illustration with descriptions Kimball-Upson Co. manufactures for classic automobiles.Several grease stains on the back two pages, however text is not affected. Front and back covers are bent, but still fully intact. A 2 inch tare on upper back cover. Rust stains on back cover. Covering over binding is starting to tare, however binding is tight. Pages are clean and complete. View More...
Original green wrapper with black lettering on front cover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 inches. 71 pages. Copy contains numerous black and white illustrations and list of parts from axle parts, motor parts, transmission parts, frame parts, and more. Some pages are lightly soiled. Copy also has 22 pages with illustrations and list of parts for a 6-SRS Engine Parts. Binding is tight. View More...
Original tan and black wrapper with tan and black lettering on front cover. 8 X 11 inches. 48 pages. Copy contains 85 black and white illustrations. Copy contains information on engine, ignition and electrical system, carburetors and fuel pumps, clutch, transmission, universal joints and propeller shaft, rear axle, front axle and steering gear and brakes. Copy has three holes punch along spine. Both covers are soiled. A previous owner lightly wrote on the front cover. Pages are clean and complete. Binding is tight. View More...
