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London: Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited, 1989. xvii, 188pp. B/white figures throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, but sunned/faded, title clearly legible. Leaves clean and unmarked, corner crease to several. Corresponding corner crease to upper foredge corner of front panel of illustrated card wrapper which also has a sunned strip adjacent to spine on front and rear panel, and minor edgewear/ laminate chips. From the rear panel: " . . . this book deals with the deformation of stressed joint and rod systems in the context of commercial vehicle structures, presenting extensive theoretical calculations and considerable experimental verification, through which the nature and the properties of the structure can be better understood . . . translated from the original German, this English edition has been edited by Guy Tidbury, himself an authority on commercial vehicle structures, and can be strongly recommended to all engineers and designers concerned with the structure of… Read More

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Motor Manual, 1961. 113pp. Intext, b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout (each vehicle features at least one photograph). Saddle-stitched, staple-bound format booklet. Staples clean and tight. Two-colour, illustrated limp wrapper mildly edgeworn and chipped on spine. Textblock lightly bumped, flecked on foredge, else uniformly age-toned. Published yearly, this Australian Motor Manual Road Test Annual 1961 is the "most comprehensive guide to all performances of all cars." Contents include: Prelims., New Model Holden. Errata. Trends of Today. Road Test Tables. Latest Station Wagons. Sports Cars of The World. The Cost of Running a Car. Inside Infromation. Report on The Wankel Engine. Road Test Index. Alphabetical Catalogue of All Cars (Alvis to Wolseley 6/99). Buying a New Car. Item weight approx. 140g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel.. First Edition. Softcover (Staplebound). Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 24.5cm x 15cm).

Carlton, Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 1965. xxiii, + 407pp., unpaginated [48 pages] b/white halftone plate section, plus numerous intext line-drawn diagrams, with tables, graphs and formulae. Book clean and square. Vivid silver title over mildly bumped spine. Plain brown boards lightly bumped and frayed on foredge corners. Textblock unmarked. Printed, price-clipped dustjacket edgeworn with jagged, closed tears and light soiling. Written primarily for Australian highway engineers and students, this revised edition will, however, prove interesting in other countries with highways of a like nature. Including information on history, drainage, soils, designs, road surfaces, maintenance, administration and finance, contents include: Prelims., Foreword, 20 chapters, Index. Book weight approx. 900g. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote.. Second (Revised). Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good… Read More

U.K. and Australia: Promotional Reprint Co., For Bookmart Ltd. and Treasure Press, 1995. 237pp., b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout, including frontispiece (archival and other sources). Book clean and square. Spine firm. Pictorially-illustrated gloss boards undamaged. Textblock pristine. Identically-illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. Listed alphabetically, this book is a fantastic reference to fifty British motorcycle brands (some long-forgotten) that graced British roads and race-tracks during the 1960's . . . Contents include: Prelims., Foreword, Pendulum Swings, (Alphabetically) AJS and Matchless . . . to Wasp. Model charts, Acks. Book weight approx. 950g. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Thus.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Near Fine/Very Good +.

Gloucester, United Kingdom: Alan Sutton, 1987. 124pp., numerous b/white halftone illustrations, prints, line-drawings, maps, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Light foxing to endpapers, otherwise leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper minimally edgeworn and scuffed, mild foxing to inside front and rear covers. First published in 1950, this 1987 reprint includes a new introduction written by the author, who explored, in his own boat, 600 miles of English canals from London to Llangollen and back, "recording with his camera the little-known life, landscape and buildings of a lost world that lies in the heart of the English countryside . . ." Supported by old prints from the author's collection, the text explains the construction of canals and how they work; their history over 200 years, modern conditions and future possibilities. Includes a short Chronology, Bibliography, Map of the English canal system, and Index. Book weight approx. 420g.. Reprint. Softcover. Very… Read More

Sweden: Volvo Car Corporation, 1991. 144pp. Illustrated throughout: photographic colour plates and line-drawings (some multi-colour and exploded views). (Illustrations by Ferenc Flamm and Ake Nilsson). Book clean. Spine firm, slightly canted. Blue boards have a blind indentation on plain rear board, else undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket edgeworn and rubbed, creased, and a closed tear on rear panel. This incredibly scarce title is the story of the concept, design, planning and construction of the Volvo 850 GLT . . . Contents include: Prelims., The Challenge. From Concept to Reality. Pilot Studies 1978-1981. Selection of Product/Production Concepts 1982-1985. Project Implementation 1986-1991. Volvo 850 GLT, A Presentation. Technical Specifications. Everything That Is Not Right Is Wrong. Book weight approx. 835g. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. . First Edition. Hardcover and… Read More

Tyseley, Birmingham, England : The Excelsior Motor Co. Ltd. , 1954. 36pp. Intext b/white illustrations throughout: b/white halftone plates, plus line-drawn wiring diagrams and sectional (exploded) views. Saddle-stitched, staple-bound format booklet. Staples clean and tight. Printed limp wrapper has slight edgewear and surface abrading, price crudely deleted on front wrap, plus an 'intriguing' message ('Have gone out with Denzil to dance - be home about 11.30 . . . ) written on rear wrap. Textblock has a short (1cm.) repaired tear to one leaf, a short underline (re battery type) on one page, minimal bumps and fingermarks (you would expect a few after 65 years), else good. Featuring the two Excelsior Autobyk models noted in the title, contents of this exceedingly rare 'running instructions' 1954 models include: Prelims., General Information. To Start. Driving. Recommended Lubricants. Lubrication. Adjustments. Engine. Decarbonising. Ignition x 2. Lighting Set x 2. Wiring Diagrams.… Read More

Lancaster, P.A. 17604, U.S.A.: Stemgas Publishing No publication date (70s facsimile reprint). B/white illustrations throughout: halftone plates, line-drawings, and tables. Book clean and square. Spine firm, lightly bumped on head. Illustrated card wrapper mildly edgeworn and bumped, with a minor sticker ghost on front. Textblock bumped on foredge corners (upper corner worst), else unmarked. First published by Floyd Clymer (1895-1970) in 1949 as a facsimile album of historical steam traction engines. This edition is a facsimile of the 1949 edition. Contents include: Prelims., Foreword, Memories of a Bygone Era, Alphabetical List of Manufacturer's Equipment, viz: Acme Wagon . . . to Wood, Taber and Morse. Some lesser known Traction Engines. Book weight approx. 545g. . First Thus. Softcover. Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Princeton (via Airlife Publishing, Shrewsbury, England), 1984. (viii), + 285pp., illustrated throughout: intext b/white half-tone plates, line-drawings, maps and tables. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over lightly bumped spine. Light bump on foot of plain blue boards. Text-block unmarked. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket slightly edgeworn, and minimally colour-faded on spine. A career aviator, the author, Stanley Stewart, takes the reader, chapter-by-chapter, from the basics of the big jets in preparation for the pilot's seat on an 'actual' flight from London to New York . . . Contents include: Prelims., Introduction, Part 1/ The Facts. Part 2/ The Flight. Appendix (The Big Jets), Abbs., Index. Included loose: A Royal Victorian Aero Club recommended check list card (annotated), previously creased, in good condition. Item weight approx. 580g.. First Thus. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Beekman House, 1983. 384pp. Two colour-plate sections, plus numerous intext b/white halftone plates throughout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over firm backstrip. Plain, faux-leather green boards nominally bumped on lower foredge corners. Textblock unmarked. Colour-illustrated dustjacket mildly indented, edge and shelf worn only. This book is a pictorial history of Ford Automotive in the United States from 1903 to 1984 . . . Contents include: Prelims., Introduction. Chapters: Year-by-Year. Index. Book weight approx. 1.42KG. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. . First Thus, First Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 4to - (approx. 28cm x 23.5cm).

London: Howard Baker Publishers, 1970. 208pp., 2 x 8 page, unpaginated b/w half-tone plate sections, one of historic illustrations, the other of contemporary plates. Intext maps and tables throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Boards bumped on lower foredge corner. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn, creased and abraded, re-inforcing with clear tape affixed to inner folds. The fully-documented story of one of the world's most glamorous trains:the legendary Golden Arrow, that ran [except for the war] between London and Paris from 1926 to 1969. Contents include: Prelims., Intro., Part 1/ Historical [Early Days, First Pullmans, Golden Arrow]. 2/ Contemporary [Victoria to Calais, Calais to Paris]. 3/ Appendices. Bibliography, Index. Book weight approx. 460g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Good +.

La Jolla, California: A.S. Barnes & Co., Inc. , 1981. (xi), + 180pp., unpaginated colour plates, intext b/white halftone plates, schematic and sectional drawings, plus tables throughout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over firm spine. Plain brown boars undamaged. Textblock edges flecked, else leaves unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket lightly edgeworn only. 'A History of the Electric Locomotive, Volume 2' is a convincing, colourful and comprehensive examination of the nature and potential of this important form of transportation . . . Contents include: Prelims., Preface, Introduction, List of Abbs., Part 1/ History of the Electric Motor Coaches. 2/ History of the Electric Industrial Locomotove. 3/ Biographiies of Important Personalities of the Electric Traction System. Bibliography, Index. Book weight approx. 906g. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote.. First U.S. Edition.… Read More

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: H.J.Green, Government Printer, 1924. Original brown cloth. 147pp., intext, b/white schematic line-drawings throughout, plus an intricate series of fold-out diagrams affixed in rear [all extant]. Book clean and 'square' [distortion from fold-outs excepted]. Spine firm. Tanned endpapers, minor biopredation on rear fep, and margin of Index, an important errata label affixed to plain verso of Contents page, otherwise leaves clean. Printed cloth boards nominally bumped only. Issued in 1924, for motormen and guards working with electric trains in the Victorian Railway System, numerous contents include: Definitions, Descriptions [Systems, Equipment], Circuits: Main, Compressor, Protective Relay, Dynamotor, Master Controller, Panograph, Traction Motor, Testing, Stabling, General instructions, more. This volume was published just five years after the first electric trains ran in Melbourne in 1919 . . . Book weight approx. 250g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item… Read More

New York: Gallery Books, 1988. 61pp., colour and b/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Green textured boards lightly edge-bumped only. Several small, faint foxing spots to title page, else leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket has a short. closed tear, minor tanning to reverse (inner) surface. Of the three greatest names in European sports/GT cars, Lamborghini has produced the fewest in number and created the most exciting. This book covers the entire history of Lamborghini from the very first production cars to the current (1980's) Portofino show car. Book weight approx. 570g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good.

Bath, United Kingdom: Parragon, 2007. 256pp. Colour and b/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated gloss boards undamaged. No dustjacket. From the rear panel: "From the world's largest space rocket to the world's largest rollercoaster, a whole range of mega machines are featured. Illustrated with more than 350 photographs and illustrations showing the awe-inspiring machines at their most spectacular. Comprehensive specifications panels give technical and engineering information, including country and year of origin, dimensions, speed and power." Contents include: Introduction. Engineering Vehicles. Agricultural Vehicles. Land Vehicles. Maritime. Flight. Space Vehicles. Other Mega Machines. Index. Book weight approx. 1.66KG. *Customers outside Australia only - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs well over 1KG. Please email for quote. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Folio - (approx. 31.5cm… Read More

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Motor Manual, 1965. 114pp. Intext, b/white halftone plate illustrations (photographs of listed vehicles) throughout. Saddle-stitched, staple-bound format booklet. Staples clean and tight. Illustrated limp wrapper edgeworn and chipped. Textblock age-toned, tanned and bumped on edges. Published annually to reflect new models, this 'Road Test Annual 1965' is the nineteenth annual edition. Contents include: Prelims., American Styles for 1965. Other New Overseas Models. Technical Developments. Summarized Performance Figures. Featured Models: Alfa Romeo to Zeta. More. Item weight approx. 155g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post as a small parcel.. First Edition. Softcover (Staplebound). Good +. 8vo - (approx. 24cm x 15cm).

London: G.Bell and Sons No publication date (1969). Profile illustrated endpapers, plus facsimile automotive sales advertisements throughout, including frontispiece. Book clean. Spine firm, but slightly cocked. A nondescript inscription on verso of ffep., text-block edges lightly flecked. Colour-illustrated boards slightly bumped and also shelfworn. A similarly-illustrated dustjacket edgeworn, price-clipped, and has several jagged tears. The entries within, enhanced by a series of advertisements, are presented year-by-year, beginning with milestones 1769-1894, Pioneers, New Century, Between the Wars, Postwar Revival, Indices. Book weight approx. 700g. . First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good/Fair +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Norwich, England: Goose and Son, 1971. 147pp., intext, b/white halftone plates and schematic line-drawings throughout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over minimally bumped spine. Plain black boards like bumped on foredge corners. Text-block randomly splotched throughout, else clean. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket lightly edgeworn only. "This book is the first work entirely devoted to a particular form of extinct road vehicle known as the Overtype Steam Waggon . . . " Contents include; Prelims., Origins, The various manufacturers (predominantly British), Conclusion, Appendices, Biblio. Book weight approx. 725g. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good +.

London: Hamlyn Publishing, 1974. 96pp., illustrated throughout in full colour and b/white halftone plates. Book clean. Silver title on mildly askew spine. Leaves clean. Original brown cloth boards lightly faded along foot. Illustrated dustjacket nipped and edgeworn on head of spine, some colour loss to text on same, together with a short cut. In 'Steam on the Road', David Burgess Wise recalls the story of steam vehicles, and their various uses, be it agriculture, heavy haulage, goods and passenger transport, and private vehicles . . . Contents include: Prelims., No Occasion for Horses, Mighty Engines, Speeding the Plough, Uncommon Carriers, Refined Carriers, Live Steam, Index. Book weight approx. 680g.. 2nd Impression. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Good+/Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Munich, Germany : BMW MOTORRAD, 2011. 95pp. Illustrated throughout: colour and b/white halftone plates. Patterned, step and repeat printed endpapers. Book clean and square. Spine firm, lightly bumped on head. Montage-style, photographically-illustrated gloss boards bumped on lower foredge corner, else undamaged. No dustjacket (as issued). Textblock pristine. A BMW Motorrad production featuring the best that BMW motorcycles have to offer . . .Contents include: Prelims., Riding, Styles, Brand, Technology, Models, People, Events. Book weight approx. 525g. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.