Search Results: Titles starting with A from Caravan Book Store

Small octavo (7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches) Westminster, England: Archibald Constable & Co., 1898. Original blue cloth over boards. 306 pages plus publisher's advertisements, "with coloured frontispiece and forty-four full page illustrations from photographs," good condition, original publisher's binding with worn spine, title in gilt, and gold embossed representation of a balloon in flight, on front cover.

The author " . . . was a Swedish engineer, physicist, aeronaut and polar explorer who died while leading an attempt to reach the Geographic North Pole by hydrogen balloon."

Octavo (8 1/2 X 5 5/8 inches) London: Taylor and Francis, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, 1893. Original First Edition. 160 pages, illustrated with drawings of early ideas for achieving manned flight prior to the Wright Brothers. original blue cloth hardcover beveled boards, with title and authors names in gilt, framing a, centered, gilded image of a man descending in a parachute (shown also in the text in black and white as "patent No. 10937 A.D.1888").

Very good condition, minor scuffing to front cover and spine, not affecting contents. Small rubber stamp of a previous owner in upper right corner of title page, over an inked notation ("1.1. 95"), and another unobtrusive notation at bottom right corner of same page - neither affecting text or contents. Minor crimping of upper right corner thru page 13, also not affecting text or contents that are both very clean.

There are more than 275 patent entries: from Balloons (" ... captive, combined with aeroplanes, photography from ....") to Flying Machines,… Read More

12 mo. (7 3/8 by 5 inches) New York: Excelsior Publishing House, 1888. Original hardcover, 111 pages, 16 pages of publishers' advertisements, illustrated with many black and white drawings taken from photographs, demonstrating various boxing positions. Very good condition, quarter cloth binding, with title on spine; decorative paper over boards.

After a short biography of the author, some of the many other subjects covered are: "Breakfast Diet," "Dumb-Bell Exercise," "Ducking," and "The Marquis of Queensberry Rules," to name a few.

Octavo (9 1/2 X 6 1/4 inches) Los Angeles: Suttonhouse, 1936. First Edition. Slipcased. 111 pages, colored frontis from Rackham's illustration for "Imagina," black and white photo portrait of Rackham, index, black and white illustrations from Arthur Rackham's first book and advertisements, printed by The Ward Ritchie Press, limited edition of 550 copies (of which 500 numbered copies are for sale), very good condition, patterned paper boards in matching slip case with minor fading near the spine, not affecting contents

A useful reference for a well-known illustrator, and reflecting the fine press work of a distinguished Southern California printer.

Small octavo (7 3/4 by 5 1/8 inches) New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1902. Later printing. Hardcover, cloth, 179 pages,16 illustrations from photographs by the author. On the title page: "Printed for the Bay View Reading Club . . . Detroit, Mich." Good condition (mild, normal shelf wear, not affecting contents.) Penciled signature of previous owner on front fly leaf.

A collection of essays, originally appearing in Harpers, and written as a result of the author's visit to Mexico. "Here Lummis calls attention to the tremendous material progress made by Mexico under the administration of Porfirio Diaz."

Octavo (9 X 6 inches) Harbor Department City of Los Angeles, 1928. staple bound booklet of 95 pages, in stiff paper covers, numerous black and white halftone photos of harbor scenes (trains bringing cargo, streetcars bringing people, ships at wharves), birds-eye-view of harbor and surrounding area, list of steamship companies, and agents, statistical charts, and graphs, large fold-out map, attractive cover illustration of a ship being met by tugs as visualized through a port hole, original, good condition (minor age toning to covers, contents clean and intact).

A short historical introduction to the Port and its progress, a harbor engineer's report, information on fire protection, fishing, labor, trucking, industrial development, and the role of various railroads, the Pacific Electric, and aviation are among the many subjects covered.

Small Octavo (7 7/8 X 5 3/4 inches)Chicago: The Charles C. Thompson Co. ("Not Inc."), 1909. First Edition. 222 pages with numerous photomechanical illustrations of car parts, technical drawings and diagrams for a 1909 automobile, with detailed descriptive text.

Original red cloth hardcover binding with title in gilt on front cover and spine; very good condition (minor age wear at corners, and top and bottom of spine, but contents clean, intact, and in fine condition.)

A very thorough discussion of automobile driving, including subjects on: "Meeting horses, Cattle and Cyclists," "Laying Up tor the Winter," and "The Live Axle."

Also, "Don't try to wipe engine while in motion," "Don't fail to have a fine gauze screen put in your funnel and strain all gasolene put in the tank," and "Do not drive in street car tracks, ...."