Search Results: Vehicles (land, sea and air) from Augustine Funnell Books

Windsor: Lancelot Press, 1976. Book. Very Good. Wraps. First Edition.. Small octavo. Stephens "has attempted to include all operations within Canada that may be of interest to railfans and tourists, including railway museums, rolling stock displays, restored railway stations, excursions and model railways." 48 pages (including covers), illustrated. Light general wear..

Scranton: International Textbook Company/International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S., 1910. Book. Very Good. Wraps. Revised edition.. Small octavo. 676 A and 676 B. A pair of uncommon items from the I.C.S. home study course. Part 1: 24 pages + two pages of examination questions. Part 2: 38 pages + two pages of examination questions. Part 1 is lightly soiled, w/mild dampstaining..

Toronto: Beaverbooks, 1979. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Canadian edition.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The first book to take a look at the history of the airport, from cow pastures onward. In addition to chapters covering commercial aviation, the first international airports, and flying in the '20s and '30s, the one contains "a gallery of contemporary jetports from five continents that graphically illustrates just how far the airport has progressed in the seventy-five years since it was first called an 'aerial garage.'" Grey boards w/black cloth backstrip, 192 pages (including credits and index), illustrated. Sunned cover edges, moderate general wear. Dust jacket w/light chipping to corners/spine ends, general wear..

Scranton: International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S., 1905. Book. About Very Good. Wraps. 2nd edition.. Small octavo. #679. An uncommon item issued by the I.C.S. home study course. 21 pages + two pages of examination questions, illustrated. Some dampstaining, moderate handling wear..

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st US edition.. Oblong octavo. Better known for his novels of intrigue and suspense, Deighton, with the assistance of Schwartzman, here offers the endlessly fascinating story of commercial airships and their quarter-century of development and service. Contains a number of remarkable photographs, many of them published here for the first time. Black cloth w/silver lettering/illustration to front cover, silver lettering to spine, 73 pages, illustrated. Gently bumped spine ends, light general wear. Lightly rubbed dust jacket w/impressions/thin scratches. A nice copy..

Erin: The Boston Mills Press, 1987. Book. Illus. by Ian Morgan (dust jacket illustration). Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The story of an iconic aircraft carrier, and the men who served on it. Forward by Vice-Admiral J.C. "Scruffy" O'Brien. Signed by Snowie on title page, during the 1987 Shearwater Air Show. Blue cloth w/gilt cover/spine lettering, 336 pages (including appendices, bibliography), illustrated. Spine cocked, moderate wear to corners/spine ends, in moderately rubbed dust jacket w/impressions/scratches, bumped corners/spine ends, 1/4" tear to bottom edge of front panel. This one weighs more than the average book, so additional postage may be required..

Fredericton: Omega Publishing Division of Omega Management Services, 1978. Book. Good. Stapled Wraps . 1st Edition. Oblong duodecimo. A spoof taking aim at Malcolm Bricklin, New Brunswick premier Richard Hatfield, and Bricklin's ill-fated automotive project that ended up costing New Brunswick taxpayers a lot of money. Unpaginated, illustrated. Bottom left corner of front cover chipped, thin crosscracks, moderate handling wear..

London: Brimax Books Book. Good. Stiff Card Wraps. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. No date (circa 1950s). One of the anomalies in the book world: a book meant to be destroyed. This is a cut-out book, with four pages of cars, ships, dock equipment and so on intended to be cut out and displayed on their paper bases. Inserted in the middle is a booklet entitled 'On Land and Sea,' which, in juvenile verse, offers a bit of information/entertainment about various modes of travel. Both covers feature die-cut outlines through which can be seen some of the vehicles intended to be cut out. Tears to the edges of a couple of the die-cut outlines, inside booklet detached at top staple, moderate general wear. Scarce in any condition..

Baltimore: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 1942. Magazine. Good. Magazine. Small quarto. An issue devoted entirely to Daniel Willard and his life, containing a wide variety of articles and tributes. 80 pages, illustrated. Moderate general wear..

Scranton: International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. Book. Good. Wraps. 2nd edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. # 695 A. A scarce booklet issued by the I.C.S. home study course. (1910), 59 pages + three pages of examination questions, illustrated. Cover soil, uneven 1/2" tear to fore-edge, light internal soil, handling wear..

Scranton: International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. Book. Very Good. Wraps. 2nd editions.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. #s 695 A, 695 B, 695 C. Three very scarce booklets issued by the I.C.S. home study course. Part 1: (1910), 59 pages + three pages of examination questions, illustrated. VG w/moderate handling wear. Part 2: (1920), 53 pages + two pages of examination questions, illustrated. G w/light smudging, 1.5" x 1.5" piece torn from top edge of front cover, moderate handling wear. Part 3: (1920), 37 pages (continues pagination from Part 2, thus 55 through 91) + two pages of examination questions (continues pagination from Part 2, thus 3 & 4), illustrated. Moderate handling wear..

Scranton: International Textbook Company, International Correspondence Schools/I.C.S. Book. About Very Good. Wraps. 2nd edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. #700 A. A scarce booklet issued by the I.C.S. home study course, dealing with the breakdowns of locomotive engines. (1905), 64 pages + three pages of examination questions, illustrated. A couple of 3/4" edge tears to covers, previous owner's complicated mathematical calculation (ok, it's simple addition) to left edge of front cover, small chip to bottom left corner of front cover, moderate handling wear..

Fredericton: Brunswick Press, 1977. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st paperback edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In 1973, Malcolm Bricklin's plan "to revolutionize the North American car industry" attracted financing from the New Brunswick government, but a mere two years later Bricklin was bankrupt, owing the province $23,000,000. A grand total of 2,880 cars were built. 136 pages + a note on sources and list of sources, illustrated. Light edgewear, a couple of tiny soil marks to front cover, impressions/scratches to covers. Internally clean..

Fredericton: Brunswick Press, 1977. Book. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In 1973, Malcolm Bricklin's plan "to revolutionize the North American car industry" attracted financing from the New Brunswick government, but a mere two years later Bricklin was bankrupt, owing the province $23,000,000. A grand total of 2,880 cars were built. Blue cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 136 pages + a note on sources and list of sources, illustrated. Moderately cocked, a hint of wear to corners/spine ends, in rubbed dust jacket w/edgewear, chipping to corners/spine ends, triangular piece from top edge of rear panel. Jacket now in protective sleeve. The hardcover edition is a fair bit more scarce than the paperback..

Ballantine 02231, 1971. Book. Good. Stiff Card Wraps. First Edition.. Digest. Special Book #1 in Ballantine's Illustrated History of the Car series, this one chronicling the history of the exclusive motoring club, Brooklands, pioneering birthplace of the British automobile and aircraft industries. Introduction by Whitney Straight. 160 pages, illustrated. Crease to bottom right corner of front cover, crease to bottom left corner of back cover, creasing to front end papers, moderate general wear. Internally tight and clean..

Chester: Bryler Publications Inc., 2012. Book. Illus. by Rob Arsenault and Adam Murray. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Illustrated boards, pp iii,185, colour/b&w illustrations, maps. Mild wear to corners/spine ends, small stain to bottom edge of first end paper, in lightly rubbed dust jacket w/a hint of wear to corners/spine ends, impressions. This is heavier than the average book, so additional postage may be required. (Images provided are of the actual book offered for sale, not some unreliable stock photograph that could have come from anywhere and might be of anything.).

No Place: Canadian National Railway/CNR, 1951. Book. Fair. Wraps. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Contains the 1951 rates of pay and rules for the CNR's "STEAM LINES, ATLANTIC AND CENTRAL REGIONS'(Excluding Newfoundland District)/All Lines East of Armstrong and Port Arthur/excluding Lines in New England, United/States & Canada Railroad, Champlain/& St. Lawrence Railroad, and/St. Clair Tunnel Company." Also contains the 1959 and 1961 revised rates of pay and rules, which are attached to the whole with a folding metal clamp at rear. Stiff card wraps w/metal clamp. Previous owner's name to top of front cover, cover soil, dampstaining, moderately soiled edges, some rust to metal clamps..

Boston: Damrell & Upham, 1893. Book. Good. Wraps. 1st printing.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A paper presented during The World's Columbian Water Commerce Congress held in 1893 in Chicago (therefore also known as the Chicago World's Fair), commemorating the arrival of Columbus in the New World (although certain people living in the New World at the time were fairly sure that it wasn't all that new, since they'd been living there for 12,000 years, give or take a couple of decades. Ketchum, joint engineer of the Chignecto Ship Railway, makes the case for the railway as a means of affording "cheap, rapid and safe passage for vessels between the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Bay of Fundy," thereby making Canadian and Canada/U.S. trade more efficient and profitable for all involved. Booklet, stitched wraps, 16 pages (including covers). Slight tanning, sticker pull to top right corner of front cover, soil/staining, a bit of smudging. An uncommon first printing..

Princeton: Golden Ariels/D. Van Nostrand Company, 1965. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The second volume in the publisher's "19th Century Transport Prints" series. Decorated boards, 12 pages + 20 pages of colour plates by a variety of 19th-century artists and engravers. Moderate edge/corner wear, in lightly rubbed jacket w/a couple of quite short tears..

Montreal: No Publisher, 1954. Book. Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. The bargaining agreement between CPR and one of its unions, which came into effect on April 1, 1954. Lightly scuffed covers, light wear to spine ends, numerals to top right corner of front cover..