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There are many more transportation methods than just planes, trains, and automobiles, and Biblio has plenty of rare transportation books available in the Biblio Rare Book Room. From books on the history of steamboats to books dedicated to American shipping methods, the Biblio Rare Book Room has many interesting rare books about transportation. If you are interested in expanding your book collection, be sure to browse the Biblio Rare Book below for some truly fascinating rare transportation books.

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Tier One Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Trans-Texas Corridor - 35 - Oklahoma-Mexico//Gulf...

Tier One Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Trans-Texas Corridor - 35 - Oklahoma-Mexico//Gulf Coast Element

by No Author Stated

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Texas Department of Transportation, 2006. Softcover (Spiral Bound). Very Good Condition. 4 very large spiral-bound volumes that represent the complete draft of the environmental impact statement for this project. Volume 4 also includes a CD with Appendices G-14 & G-15. Lots of charts and maps. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 4-volume set (complete). Pages are tight and clean. Ex-library with minimal markings. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 6 pounds. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 107433. . Additional shipping charges may apply.
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The Coachbuilder Atlas of Scale Drawings,  First Series  :  Popular Australian Vehicles

The Coachbuilder Atlas of Scale Drawings, First Series : Popular Australian Vehicles

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Sydney, NSW, Australia: Stephen Dobell-Brown / The Dene Bindery , 1987. First published in 1896. Being reprints of 87 drawings (some fold out) issued with "The Australasian Coachbuilder and Saddler' between June 1892 and December 1896. Everything from the Ambulance Van to the Waggonette. Comes with original shipping carton. . Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Small Folio.
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Tables Requisite to be Used with the Nautical Ephemeris, for Finding the Latitude & Longitude...

Tables Requisite to be Used with the Nautical Ephemeris, for Finding the Latitude & Longitude at Sea

by Garnett, John

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T. And J. Swords, 1806. Book. Good. Hardcover. Contemporaneous notes on free end pages and inside rear cover. Initials R.T. stamped on leather spine. Marbled boards have small chips, edge wear, scuffs, worn through to boards, slightly stained. Leather spine has scuffs, scratches, slightly chipped. Damp-staining and foxing throughout. Small bent page corners. Notes in margins of a few pages of text..
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The George Washington Bridge, 1931 - 1962
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The George Washington Bridge, 1931 - 1962

by Port of New York Authority

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Very Good softcover. Staple bound with pictorial thin card covers. Front cover is bright and clean with full autograph signatures of New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller and of New Jersey Governor Richard J. Hughes in blue ink; rear cover is bright and clean but for few small, light coffee stains and very slight age darkening at tail edge; tightly bound; bright, clean interior; rear pocket is intact with three color reproductions of the bridge in Fine condition. Cf, OCLC #10504670 "Brochure on the history, design and construction, engineers, etc., involved, from the original opening of the George Washington Bridge in 1931 to the opening of the second deck of the George Washington Bridge in 1962.". Original envelope from Port of New York Authority laid in is scuffed, lightly soiled with chips and tears along edges.
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The Coachbuilder Atlas of Scale Drawings,  Third Series  :  Popular Australian Vehicles

The Coachbuilder Atlas of Scale Drawings, Third Series : Popular Australian Vehicles

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Sydney, NSW, Australia: The Dene Bindery, 1981. General wear to boards. Foxing to title pages. First published in 1909. Being reprints of drawings issued with "The Australasian Coachbuilder and Wheelwright. 56 drawings (many fold out) covering everything from the Baker's Delivery Wagon to the Prince George Cart. . Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Album d'Articles de Voyages d'après les Modèles de Messieurs Godillot Père et Fils, Brèvetès...
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Album d'Articles de Voyages d'après les Modèles de Messieurs Godillot Père et Fils, Brèvetès Malletiers du Roi

by GODILLOT

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Paris: Fabrique Générale d'Articles de Voyages, 1840. First Edition. Alexis Godillot (1816-1893) was a contemporary of Louis Vuitton (1821-1892) and first achieved renown in Paris for his beautiful hand-made luggage. With a workshop situated just a few blocks away from Vuitton's, this catalogue comes from this very early period of Godillot's life before he had revolutionised footwear by differentiating the moulding of the left shoe from the right and become the famous shoemaker who would go on to equip over one hundred thousand French soldiers for The Crimean War. 'Godillot' remains a slang French term for 'boot' to this day. The album features superb hand-coloured lithographs with an original sketch showcasing nearly one hundred accessories including bags, picnic baskets, apparel, wonderful old trunks, tents, and hammocks- true 'objets nomades' - many of which are in surprisingly bold and modern designs. A beautiful, rare, and precious catalogue of the articles a traveller might require for… Read More
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The Packet Question. Falmouth, or Southampton
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The Packet Question. Falmouth, or Southampton

by Osler, Edward

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London: Smith, Elder, and Co, 1844. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. Reprinted from the "Cornwall Royal Gazette," at the Desire of the Fallmouth Harbour Committee. Rebound library buckram, with orig. front wrapper bound in. 32pp. Illustrated with two folding charts. SIGNED to "George Smith Esq, with the Author's Compliments on ff/ endpaper. With Smith's (d. 1921) bookplate and label on front inner wrapper. Smith was a Knight of Treliske, Cornwall. Light offsetting to title page from map, front wrappers somewhat soiled, light rubbing to spine but o/w near fine. Edwaard Osler [1798-1863] was called to Truro in Cornwall as editor of the 'Royal Cornwall Gazette.' Several special articles contributed by him to its columns, such as 'Packet Question: Falmouth or Southampton', were reissued in seperate form (Dictionary of National Biography). Base and Courtney: A Catalogue of the Writings, Both Manuscript and Printed of Cornishmen, and of the Works Relating to County of Cornwall, Vol. I, 417.
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The Coachbuilder Atlas of Scale Drawings,  Second Series  :  Popular Australian Vehicles

The Coachbuilder Atlas of Scale Drawings, Second Series : Popular Australian Vehicles

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Sydney, NSW, Australia: The Dene Bindery, 1987. First published in 1902. Being reprints of drawings issued with "The Australasian Coachbuilder and Wheelwright. 100 drawings (many fold out) covering two and four wheeled vehicles from the Ambulance Van to the Confectioner's Waggon. Comes in original shipping carton. . Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Small Folio.
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Babar And Father Christmas
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Babar And Father Christmas

by De Brunhoff, Jean

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Babar and Father Christmas (Babar et le Pare Noel). By Jean DeBrunhoff. Childrens Book. Random House 1st Edition, 1940 FIRST EDITION. In RARE original, unclipped dust jacket that shows price 1.00/1.00. Used. Very Good/Good. A nice clean copy. Please see our photos.
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Street Railways; their Construction, Operation and Maintenance. (Trams) A Practical Handbook for...
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Street Railways; their Construction, Operation and Maintenance. (Trams) A Practical Handbook for Street Railway Men

by Fairchild, C.B.

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New York: Street Railway Publishing Co, 1892. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. [vii] 486pp, photos, diagrams, adverts, dark maroon cloth, sl wear, stamp (Received Shops Engineers Office) on first (blank) page, inscr on title page. Comprehensive guide to US design and practice. Highly detailed diagrams and drawings Very scarce. Heavy book - extra shipping charges will be incurred if sent overseas..
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English pleasure carriages : their origin, history, varieties, materials, construction, defects,...
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English pleasure carriages : their origin, history, varieties, materials, construction, defects, improvements, and capabilities: with an analysis of the construction of common roads and railroads

by ADAMS, William

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1837 1ed English Pleasure Carriage TRAIN Railroad Coach Invention pre Automobile

William Adams' "English Pleasure Carriages" is a history of coaches and carriages. This book leaves no topic untouched covering aspects of building and construction, inventions to improve carriages, the influence of railroads on transportation, and notable designs of coaches. This 1837 first edition contains numerous full-page engravings throughout.
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ADAMS, William
English pleasure carriages : their origin, history, varieties, materials, construction, defects, improvements, and capabilities: with an analysis of the construction of common roads and railroads
London : Charles Knight & Co. Ludgate Street, 1837. First edition.

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xviii, [2], 315, [1]
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16 plates, numerous in-text illustrations throughout
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Provenance: Handwritten – Ralph Richardson
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Harper’s Weekly: Journal of Civilization
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Harper’s Weekly: Journal of Civilization

by HARPER

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1869 1ed Harper's Weekly CUBAN Revolution US Grant Union Pacific Railroad RARE

Harper's Weekly was an early American magazine published by Harper. Beginning in 1857, it was a primary source of news, fiction stories, humor, satire, and a number of other topics. This 1869 first edition of 'Harper's Weekly' includes all of the issues of the magazine from January to June in an enormous folio book. This edition features the illustrations of the most prestigious illustrators of the time.

This is of particular interest as it was published during the end of the American Civil War.

The enormous tome's fascinating contents include:
• Shipwrecks in Boston Harbor
• Dedication and erection of the Gettysburg Monument
• Notes on the Union Pacific railroad through the Midwest
• Commentary on the 1869 International Boat Race
• Illustrations of and notes on the Pantin Tragedy Massacre
• Reports on Cuba's Ten Years' War with Spain, Revolution

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God's Little Acre
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God's Little Acre

by Caldwell, Erskine

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Caldwell, Erskine. A BANNED BOOK. GOD'S LITTLE ACRE. Copyright 1933, #51 Viking Press Modern Library Edition. Used. Very Good/ Very Good UNCLIPPED Original publisher's $1.65 Dust jacket. RARE THUS. Summary: a 20th century American story about a disfunctional farming family in Georgia, obsessed with sex and wealth. Controversial sexual themes caused this book to be banned in New York and Boston. Our copy does not include the Greenspan Judgement statement on obscenity. 5 X 7 1/4. 303 pages plus adverts. This book was made into a film by the same name in 1958 starring Robert Ryan.
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Aunt.
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Aunt.

by [Transformer Press] Diane Dawber.

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Kingston, Ontario, Canada:: Transformer Press,, 2023.. Edition of 6. 15" long 5" high 7" wide. Screen printed. Lucida Bright bold font. Automobile structure made of industrial wool felt and needle-felted wheels. Materials: cloth, wool, buttons, felt, textiles, plastic. Sewn cloth cover over automobile structure. Housed in gray box. Signed and numbered by the artist. Lise Melhorn-Boe: "This felt book resembles a car, a 1970 Buick Electra, to be exact. The poem, by Kingston, Ontario area poet Diane Dawber, refers to an old Buick; she also refers to her aunt as an angel. I chose the Electra, because I thought it sounded like a good name for an angel. The hood of the car opens to reveal the text of the poem, screen-printed on fabric. The trunk opens to reveal the colophon. There are found textiles, acetate windows and embroidered details. The wheels are needle-felted." "Aunt" by poet Diane Dawber was published in 1984. Dawber earned a Masters of Education… Read More
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Wiener Wägen und Pferdegeschirre
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Wiener Wägen und Pferdegeschirre: (= Viennese Horse-Drawn Carriages and Horse’s Harnesses)

by Müller, H. F. (Publisher)

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130 numbered engraved or lithographed plates of which 122 in fine contemporary handcolouring (= complete). 56 of the plates with altogether 97 movable parts, mostly one or two to a plate but a few with up to 6 movable parts. All plates pasted onto thick paper mounts in various colours. With two supplementary plates: An original handcoloured drawing of a carriage with seven movable parts pasted onto recto of last leaf with manuscript signature by a German saddler 'Peter Karasch bürgl. Sattlermeister'. Another large engraved and handcoloured plate by A. Geiger after Heinrich Koller shows the Esterhazyi brougham a horse drawn carriage in lateral and rear view, with an engraved caption: Beilage zur Theaterzeitung. Neueste Wagen-Facon. Esterhazyi Brougham, (original), der Erste construirt und beendet am 30. Decemb. 1847 in dem Atelier des kais. königl. Hof-Sattlers Ph. Nic. Koller in Wien. This large engraving (364 x 252 mm) had been published as a supplement to the Theaterzeitung in Vienna in 1847. 52… Read More
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