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American Railway Engineering, .   MANUAL FOR RAILWAY ENGINEERING: DEFINITIONS OF TERMS, DESIGNS AND PLANTS, SPECIFICATIONS, ECONOMICS OF CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE  
Chicago: American Railway Engin., 1943. Revised ed. Hardcover. and Principals and Practices. Complete to 1943. Post-bound looseleaf manual in a very sturdy black binder. Specs, drawings, many of which fold out. An excellent resource for modelers and RR enthusiasts. Binder has full metal piano hinges, allowing the book to open fully for easy reading 7.25 iches wide x 9.5 tall x 3.75 thick. 9 pounds.Begins with 1936 data and updates to April 1943.
VG/No Jacket. No marks, appears to have been a copy with little or no use. # B0965. $105.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Beard, Chas. E.   THOS. E. BRANIFF (1883-1954): SOUTHWEST PIONEER IN AIR TRANSPORTATION  
New York: Newcomen Society, 1955. 32 pages. Paperback. An address honoring the memory of Braniff, delivered at the Newcomen Dinner by Beard, the guest of honor on February 17, 1955.
Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, no PON or wear. Mark down center of cover fron a book spine. # B0622. $10.25     Inquire Now  
Botting, Douglas.   THE GIANT AIRSHIPS: EPIC OF FLIGHT  
Alexandria: Time-Life Books, 1980. Reprint. 180 pages. Hardcover. 0809432722 0-8094-3272-2.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Clean, tight, unmarked. # B0911. $5.50     Inquire Now  
Bowman, A. I.   KIRKINTILLOCH SHIPBUILDING AULD KIRK MUSEUM PUBLICATIONS NO.7  
Glasgow: Strathkelvin Libraries, 1983. 1st ed. 83 pages. Paperback. 0904966089 0-904966-08-9. A history of the development of the shipbuilding industry on the Forth and Clyde Canal in Scotland.
Near Fine/Wraps. Lightly rubbed on edges, o/w clean, tight and unmarked. # A9478. $13.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Bowman, Phylis.   STEAMING THROUGH NORTHERN WATERS!  
Vancouver, BC: Books in Motion, 1987. 1st ed. 80 pages. Paperback. 0969090196 0-9690901-9-6. Nautical history of the west coast of Canada, from Vancouver to Prince Rupert, the Inside Passage. Black/white photos on every page. Map & index of ships.
Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, unmarked. Some smudges on light colored cover.. # A9476. $13.25   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Bragdon, editor, Allen D.   BASIC CAR CARE ILLUSTRATED, 2ND EDITION  
New York: Hearst Corp., 1980. Reprint. 512 pages. Paperback. 0878515208 0-87851-520-8. Great illustrations, both photos and drawings, help every step of the work.
VG/Wraps. Clean, tight, square. PON inked FEP. Light reader creases on spine. # A9071. $7.75     Inquire Now  
Bryant, H. Stafford.   GEORGIAN LOCOMOTIVE  
New York: Weathervane, 1962. 1st ed. 89 pages. Hardcover. 0517172666 0-517-17266-6. History & b/w photos of steam locomotives in the South & Southwest, before diesel & streamlining brought them to an end.
VG/VG. Corners lightly bumped, Dj has 1/2" tear bottom front near fold. # A4145. $10.25   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Buckwalter, Len.   THE WONDERFUL, WACKY WORLD OF CB RADIO: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO USIWonderful, Wack YOUR CITIZEN'S BAND RADIO FOR WORK, HOME AND PLAY  
New York: Grossett & Dunlap, 1976. 160 pages. Hardcover. 0448125471 0-448-12547-1. A great guide from the hey day of the CB Trucker phenomena. Info on equipment, but more importantly the guide to deciphering the creative lingo.
VG/VG. # A6058. $7.25     Inquire Now  
Bunker, John.   HARBOR & HAVEN: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY FO THE PORT OF NEW YORK  
Woodland Hills: Windsor Publications, 1979. 302 pages. Hardcover. 0897810023 0-89781-002-3. Photohistory of the port of New York. Lots of b/w photos. 15 pages in color.
VG/No Jacket. # A9988. $6.50     Inquire Now  
Clymer, .   SUZUKI 125-400CC SINGLES, 1964-1979: SERVICE, REPAIR, PERFORMANCESuzuki 125-400c  
Los Angeles: Clymer, 1985. Reprint. Paperback. High Performance How-to.
As New/Wraps. New in publisher shrink-wrap. Never opened in 26 years. # B4367. $35.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Collett, George.   SUZUKI GT 380 > 550 3 CYLINDER MODELS: 371CC, 544CC, 2-STROKE 1972 ON  
Newbury Park, CA: Haynes Publ. Group, 1975. Reprint. 110 pages. Paperback. 0856962163 0-85696-216-3. Owners Workshop Manual
Fair/Wraps. Oil stain and wear, but cover and pages firm. A working copy. # B4370. $6.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Consumer Guide Editors, .   CORVETTE: AMERICA'S SPORTS CAR  
New York: Beekman House, 1989. 1st ed. 420 pages. Hardcover. 051702036X 0-517-02036-X. History of the Chevrolet Corvette with hundreds of rare color photos, statistics and interviews.
VG/VG. Clean, tight, unmarked. Dj clipped. # B3519. $17.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Craig, Barbara.   THE WRIGHT BROTHERS AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT OF THE AIRPLANE  
Raleigh, NC: Dept. Cultural Resources, 1983. 5th ed. 23 pages. Paperback. 0865261067 0-86526-106-7.
Near Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, unmarked. # B0893. $7.25     Inquire Now  
Davis, J. Frank.   TEXAS: ITS HISTORY AND ITS HEROES  
no place: Katy Railroad, 1936. 1st ed. Paperback. Paperback booklet has been bound into a hardcover for the library, and so protected from wear. Published in 1936 in observance of the Centennial of Texas Independence.
X-Lib VG/No Jacket. Former library copy with stamps & marks. A clean, solid copy. # B3819. $25.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Davis, Col. Franklin M., & Lt. Col. Thom.   THE U.S. ARMY ENGINEERS: FIGHTING ELITE  
New York: Franklin Watts, 1967. 1st ed. 181 pages. Hardcover. History of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from the days of Lewis & Clark to the Vietnam War. Efforts in exploration, mapping, science, transportation and military campaigns.
VG/Good+. # A5951. $10.25     Inquire Now  
De Boer, S. P.   ZEEMANSCHAP: VOOR DE GROTE HANDELSVAART  
Amsterdam: Duwaer & Zonen, 1956. 1st ed. 253 pages. Hardcover. Deel 1 (Vol. 1) of seaman's school manual in Dutch language, with lots of margin notes. Illustrated with b/w photos & drawings.
Good/No Jacket. PON on FEP, margin notes & underlined, corners bumped. # A6229. $6.25     Inquire Now  
Department of Transportation, .   STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF AIRPORTS  
Washington D.C.: USGPO, 1968. 1st ed. 438 pages. Hardcover. Black with green titles.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Clean, tight, no wear. PON, no other marks. # B3261. $5.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Ewen, William H.   DAYS OF THE STEAMBOATS  
New York: Parents' Press Magazine, 1967. 112 pages. Hardcover. Light history of steamboats in America. B/w photos & drawings.
Fine/Good+. Dj p/c, minor closed tears. # A5022. $13.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Faith, Nicholas.   CLASSIC SHIPS: ROMANCE AND REALITY  
London: Boxtree, 1995. 1st ed. 144 pages. Hardcover. 075221022X 0-7522-1022-X. Surveys the important British industrial, military, commercial, and leisure ships of the last one hundred fifty years. Accompanies the six-part series by Uden Associates for Channel Four Television.
Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. Appears as new. # B0275. $7.25     Inquire Now  
Gilbert, editor, James R.   MEGAYACHT CENTURY FROM THE EDITORS OF SHOWBOATS INTERNATIONAL  
New York: Hachette Filipacchi, 1999. 1st ed. 192 pages. Paperback. 0967490308 0-9674903-0-8. Hundreds of color photos.
Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, no marks, no creases, no wear. # B1116. $8.00     Inquire Now  
Gillon, Jr., Edmund V.   CUT AND ASSEMBLE A WESTERN FRONTIER TOWN (HO SCALE)  
New York: Dover Publications, 1979. 16 pages. Paperback. 0486237362 0-486-23736-2. Ten authentic full-color buildings on heavy cardboard stock in HO scale. Sheriff's Office and Jail, Saloon, Wells Fargo, Opera House, others. Exploded diagrams, numbered & labeled pieces easy assembly.
Fine/Wraps. Unused and in fine condition. # B4385. $4.25   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Ginter, Steve.   VOUGHT TA-7C / EA-7L, A-7K 'TWOSAIR' (NAVAL FIGHTERS NO. 78)  
Simi Valley, CA: Ginter Books, 2007. 89 pages. Paperback. 0942612787 0-942612-78-7. History of the Vought Navy fighters A-7 and variants. Great b/w photos, diagrams, charts throughout. Includes Greek TA-7Hs, Portugese TA-7Ps, and Thai TA-7Es.
As New/Wraps. New copy, SIGNED by the author. # 29680. $24.95   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Halberstadt, Hans and April.   GREAT AMERICAN TRAIN STATIONS: CLASSIC TERMINALS AND DEPOTS  
New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997. Reprint. 192 pages. Hardcover. 0760705410 0-7607-0541-0. Color photos throughout this history of railroad buildings in the U.S.
Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. Dj has wrinkle at top front. # B4798. $20.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Halifax Port Corporation, .   PORT OF HALIFAX (PORTS OF CANADA, ENGLISH & FRENCH)  
Halifax: Halifax Port Corporation, 1986. Reprint. Spiral Bound. Twenty-two nice color aerial photos of the various port facilities in the Halifax area. Descriptions in both English & French. In comb binding. Uncommon.
Fine/No Jacket. # B0995. $7.25     Inquire Now  
Hall, John A.   GREAT STRIKE ON THE "Q", WITH A HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION AND GROWTH OF THE BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS, FIREMEN, SWITCHMEN  
Chicago: Elliott & Beezley, 1889. 1st ed. 124 pages. Hardcover. History of the strike on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad in March of 1888. Much on union activity. In dark maroon decorative boards with bright gilt title, black decoration.
Good+/No Jacket. Cover has some silverfishing, o/w clean, tight, no marks. # A9867. $40.75   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Hydrographic Department, of the Admiralt.   WHITE SEA PILOT: COMPRISING THE COAST OF FINLAND AND THE USSR FROM JAKOBSELV TO BYELI NOS, YUGORSKI SHAR STRAIT INCLUDING WHITE SEA  
London: British Admiralty, 1946. 1st ed. 400 pages. Hardcover. Navigational descriptions of the White Sea area. Info in tides, weather, lighthouses & markers, etc.
Fair/No Jacket. Front hinge broken, fold out map torn, missing about 1/3. # B1025. $7.25     Inquire Now  
Information Plus, & Begun; Siegel & Jaco.   TRANSPORTATION: AMERICA'S LIFELINE  
Wylie, Texas: Information Plus, 1997. Revised ed. 144 pages. Paperback. 1573020540 1-57302-054-0. Overview of America's water, rail, air and highway transport systems. B/w photos, charts, stats.
Fine/Wraps. # A7899. $5.00     Inquire Now  
Jackson, Donald.   VOYAGES OF THE STEAMBOAT YELLOW STONE (YELLOWSTONE)  
Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1985. 1st ed. 182 pages. Hardcover. 0899193064 0-89919-306-4. History of the long and colorful life of the Steamboat Yellowstone, from days in the fur trade on the Upper Missouri River, to being commandeered by Sam Houston for use in the Texas Revolution.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Owner's name erased, short 1/4 inch mended tear on DJ, else nice. # B4036. $8.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Jackson, Keith, and Deryk Wylde.   MATCHLESS G3L & G80: SUPER PROFILE  
Newbury Park, CA: Haynes Publ. Group, 1984. 1st ed. 56 pages. Hardcover. 0854294554 0-85429-455-4. Stated first edition. Clean, tight, no name or marks. Has a faint dent in the middle top edge of the front cover. Bright and straight.
Near Fine/No Jacket. # B4371. $88.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Jorgensen, Eric.   VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE-REPAIR HANDBOOK: RABBIT & SCIROCCO 1975  
Los Angeles: Clymer Publications, 1975. Reprint. 194 pages. Paperback. Handbook for the service & repair of 1975 Volkswagen Rabbit & Scirocco, with hundreds of b/w photos & drawings.
Good+/Wraps. # A4929. $5.75   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Klein, Aaron.   SUPERTRAINS  
New York: Exeter, 1985. 1st ed. 112 pages. Hardcover. 0671075241 0-671-07524-1. An illustrated history of the world's luxury supertrains, loaded with b/w & color drawings & photos.
Near Fine/VG. Tiny tear top rear of spine. # A3876. $5.50     Inquire Now  
Krei, Melvin A.   MADAKET TELLS HER STORY  
Eureka, CA: Humboldt Bay Maritime, 1988. 38 pages. Paperback. Produced by and for the Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum in Eureka, CA. The story of boat operators Cousins and Coggeshall and shipping on the bay just after the turn of the century, told by a restored boat.
Near Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight. Lots of b/w photos. # A9502. $8.25     Inquire Now  
Labaree, Benjamin W.   AMERICA AND THE SEA: A MARITIME HISTORY  
Mystic: Mystic Seaport Museum, 1998. Reprint. 686 pages. Hardcover. 0913372811 0-913372-81-1. A comprehensive maritime history of the United States illustrated throughout in color and B/w. The American Maritime Library: Volume XV.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. Tiny wrinkle along top edge of Dj. # B4548. $24.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Labberton, J.M.   MARINE ENGINEERING  
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1943. 1st ed. 439 pages. Hardcover. All aspects of mechanical and electrical engineering for marine application are presented here, hull design, propellers, shafting, gears, fuels, pumps, refrigeration, turbines, feed systems, etc.
X-Lib VG/No Jacket. Number 620 written on spine, once inside. Pocket neatly removed. # A8284. $13.00     Inquire Now  
Lawrence, Keith.   OUTFITTING VOL 1, PRACTICAL SAILOR LIBRARY  
Riverside, CT: Belvoir Publications, 1988. 1st ed. 242 pages. Hardcover. 0961313935 0-9613139-3-5. This book will help you evaluate the gear on board a new or used boat, or choose equipment to enhance the boat's performance, comfort or safety.
VG/VG. Dj rubbed on edges, has couple of creases. # A6118. $5.75     Inquire Now  
Lobley, Douglas.   SHIPS THROUGH THE AGES  
London: Octopus, 1972. 1st ed. 144 pages. Hardcover. Nice little photo overview of the development of the ship from ancient times into the last 300 years. B/w, color photos, index, biblio.
Fine/Fine. # A2180. $8.00     Inquire Now  
MacInnis, Joseph.   TITANIC IN A NEW LIGHT: COMPANION BOOK TO THE IMAX FILM  
Charlottesville: Thomasson-Grant, 1992. 1st ed. 96 pages. Paperback. 1565660218 1-56566-021-8. Color photos and text tell the story of an expedition by experts from three countries to explore the Titanic. Published in conjunction with the Imex film Titanica.
Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, unmarked. Appears as new. # B0274. $6.75     Inquire Now  
Marriott, Leo.   TITANIC  
New York: Smithmark, 1997. 1st ed. 160 pages. Hardcover. 1856484335 1-85648-433-5. History of the ship from birth to death, illustrated with photos and paintings and other mementos.
Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. # B0289. $7.25     Inquire Now  
McQueen, Tom.   PASSING THE FAA WRITTEN EXAM, PRIVATE PILOT  
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1991. 134 pages. Paperback. 0830635815 0-8306-3581-5. Each question is accompanied by only the correct answer. The second part of each chapter is answer explanations to improve your understanding of the reasoning behind the answers.
Near Fine/Wraps. No marks, no creases. # A6650. $8.25     Inquire Now  
Moran, Eugene F., & Louis Reid.   TUGBOAT: THE MORAN STORY (SIGNED)  
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1956. 364 pages. Hardcover. History of the venerable, 150 year old tugboat and towing enterprise. B/w photos. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Eugene Moran in 1958.
Good+/Fair. DJ has silverfished spotting. # B3728. $90.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
National Geographic, .   TOPO! STREETS & 3-D VIEWS EXPANSION PACK 3 CDS REQUIRES TOPO! STATE SERIES CD-ROM TO FUNCTION  
Evergreen, CO: National Geographic, 2005. Reprint. Aud-CD. 0792289900 0-7922-8990-0. Enhances TOPO! with 3-D views, fly-thrus, streets, and live map updates. GPS USB support. USGS 1:24,000 and 1:100,000 scale. Windows system and GPS receivers...not Macintosh compatible.
Fine/No Jacket. Folder and CDs in fine condition. # B1539. $10.25     Inquire Now  
Nicholson, Tim.   TAKE THE STRAIN: THE ALEXANDRA TOWING COMPANY AND THE BRITISH TUGBOAT BUSINESS, 1833-1987  
Liverpool: Alexandra Towing Co., 1990. 1st ed. 303 pages. Hardcover. 0951649507 0-9516495-0-7. Nicely done history of this British towing company. B/w & color photos throughout. Indexed, bibliography.
Near Fine/VG. Dj has light wear on top edge. # A8275. $22.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Pangborn, J.G.   THE WORLD'S RAIL WAY (RAILWAY)  
New York: Bramhall House, 1974. Reprint. 176 pages. Hardcover. Facsimile of the 1894 edition based on the railway exibit at the 1893 Columbian Exibition in Chicago, tells of the glory days, 1765 to 1893 of the establishment of railroads & the men who did it. 250 illus.
VG/VG. Dj chipped spine top & bottom. # A3874. $6.75     Inquire Now  
Pickthall, Barry.   ULTIMATE CHALLENGE: SINGLE-HANDED ROUND THE WORLD THE STORY OF THE BOC CHALLENGE 1982-83  
New York: W.W. Norton, 1983. 1st Am. ed. 176 pages. Hardcover. 0393032906 0-393-03290-6. Hundreds of b/w & colored photos. Maps.
Near Fine/VG. Clean & tight, Dj has slightest chipping at corners. # A7451. $8.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Randall, editor, James A.   COMPASS 1988-NO. 2: MAGAZINE OF THE SEA AND AIR, VOLUME LVIII  
New York: Mobil International, 1988. 1st ed. 36 pages. Paperback. Five articles, including a true encounter with a sperm whale in 1820, in which the ship was crushed.
Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, no creases. # A9481. $10.75     Inquire Now  
Randall, editor, James A.   COMPASS 1989-NO. 1: MAGAZINE OF THE SEA AND AIR, VOLUME LIX  
New York: Mobil International, 1989. 1st ed. 36 pages. Paperback.
Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, no creases. # A9480. $10.75     Inquire Now  
Randall, editor, James A.   COMPASS 1989-NO. 2: MAGAZINE OF THE SEA AND AIR, VOLUME LIX  
New York: Mobil International, 1989. 1st ed. 36 pages. Paperback. Seven articles from ocean science to aviation.
Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, no creases. # A9482. $10.75     Inquire Now  
Reed, S.G.   A HISTORY OF THE TEXAS RAILROADS  
Houston: St. Clair Publ., 1941. Limited ed. 822 pages. Hardcover. The indispensible reference for Texas railroad buffs. First edition, being number 1,692 of a limited edition of unstated print run. SIGNED by Reed. A very nice, bright copy BTB 169.
VG/No Jacket. One tiny hole in spine (stray dart possibly), else a Near Fine copy. # B4596. $270.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Rosenzweig, Stan.   SAILING FOR NON-SAILORS  
White Plains, NY: Lite Educational, 1985. Reprint. 60 pages. Paperback. What every sailboat guest should know before he steps aboard. Rules & advice illustrated with humorous line drawings by Susan Muska.
VG/Wraps. # A5452. $5.50     Inquire Now  
Ryan, Mark, and John H. Haynes.   LINCOLN REAR-WHEEL DRIVE MODELS 1970 THRU 2001 HAYNES REPAIR: BASED ON A COMPLETE TEARDOWN AND REBUILD  
Newbury Park, CA: Haynes North America, 2001. Reprint. Paperback. 156392434X 1-56392-434-X. Continental (1970 thru 1987) Mark Series (1970 thru 1992) Town Car (1981 thru 2001)
VG/Wraps. Clean, tight, unmarked. Edges foxed. # B4732. $12.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Semb, George B.   INVITATION TO FLY STUDY GUIDE: BASICS FOR THE PRIVATE PILOT 3RD  
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1989. 1st ed. Paperback. 0534093914 0-534-09391-4. Third edition contains 1988 FAA questions with color sectional chart maps and IBM pc & compatibles software.
VG/Wraps. Rubbed edges, but no creases or writing. # A6813. $4.75     Inquire Now  
Shippen, Katherine B.   A BRIDLE FOR PEGASUS  
New York: Viking Press, 1967. Reprint. 189 pages. Hardcover. Younger reader's history of flight, ealry dreamers, ballooning, aviation, voyages of adventure. A nice copy.
Fine/VG. # A4712. $8.00     Inquire Now  
Society of Naval Architects, and Marine .   TRANSACTIONS, VOLUME 89 1981. SOCIETY OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS  
World Trade Cnt: Soc. Naval Architects, 1981. 455 pages. Hardcover. 0960304827 0-9603048-2-7. Presentations and papers of the Society on ship design and other marine engineering.
Good/No Jacket. Last 100 pages wavy from dampness. # B2522. $6.75   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Society of Naval Architects, and Marine .   TRANSACTIONS, VOLUME 90 1982. SOCIETY OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS  
World Trade Cnt: Soc. Naval Architects, 1982. 460 pages. Hardcover. 0960304843 0-9603048-4-3. Presentations and papers of the Society on ship design and other marine engineering.
VG/No Jacket. # B2521. $8.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Taylor, Virginia H.   THE FRANCO-TEXAN LAND COMPANY  
Austin: U.T. Press, 1969. 1st ed. 331 pages. Hardcover. 0292784171 0-292-78417-1. Folding map. Big business chicanery is nothing new. There is a sticker ghost on FEP. Text-block edges are lightly foxed. Cornrs are sharp.
Near Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. Dj price-clipped, no wear. # B4639. $48.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Toledano, Roulhac.   NATIONAL TRUST GUIDE TO NEW ORLEANS: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO ARCHITECTURAL AND CULTURAL TREASURES  
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996. 1st ed. 236 pages. Paperback. 0471144045 0-471-14404-5. Pre-Katrina...we can only hope these places are still there. Illustrated throughout with b/w photos and maps.
Near Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, unmarked. No reader crease. # B4825. $13.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
U.S. Coast Guard, .   RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR CARGO AND MISCELLANEOUS VESSELS CG-257 SEPTEMBER 1977  
Washington D.C.: Dept. of Transportation, 19. 1st ed. 148 pages. Paperback.
VG/Wraps. Green stapled paper cover. Moisture stain on back o/w clean, tight. # B0905. $6.00     Inquire Now  
Veronico, Nicholas.   WRECKCHASING 2: COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT CRASHES & CRASH SITES  
Miami, FL: World Transport Press, 1996. 1st ed. 128 pages. Paperback. 096267303X 0-9626730-3-X.
Very Fine/Wraps. Clean, crisp, tight, unmarked. Appears new. # B2258. $76.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Watson, Harold Francis.   COASTS OF TREASURE ISLAND  
San Antonio: Naylor, 1969. 1st ed. 231 pages. Hardcover. 0811102823 0-8111-0282-3. A definitive analysis of the sea yarn shows how this popular 19th century literary form influenced such writers as James F. Cooper, Sir Walter Scott & Robert L. Stevenson. Bibliography & lots of notes.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Foxed page edges else Fine. # A2855. $175.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Weiskopf, Douglas L.   RAILS AROUND HOUSTON: IMAGES OF RAIL  
Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2009. 1st ed. 127 pages. Paperback. 0738558842 0-7385-5884-2. Historic black and white photos.
As New/Wraps. New book. # 30404. $21.99   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Wels, Susan.   TITANIC: LEGACY OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST OCEAN LINER  
Del Mar, CA: Tehabi Books, 1997. Reprint. 206 pages. Hardcover. 0783552610 0-7835-5261-0. Published in cooperation with the guardians of the Titanic wreck site, RMS Titanic, Inc, and the Discovery Channel, filled with scientific and historical discoveries about the sinking. .
Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked in an unmarred Dj. # B0257. $12.00     Inquire Now  
Wortham, Lyndall Finley.   AROUND THE WORLD ON A FRAYED SHOESTRING TRAVEL TALES FOR ARMCHAIR HOURS  
Austin: U.T. Press, 1968. 2nd ed. 323 pages. Hardcover. The ten-month log of a woman on a cruise around the world in 1924-1925. B/w photos.
Near Fine/Good+. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by the author. Dj has edgewear, short tears. # B0824. $9.00     Inquire Now  
Young, Earle B.   TRACKS TO THE SEA: GALVESTON AND WESTERN RAILROAD DEVELOPMENT, 1886-1900  
College Station: Texas A & M, 1999. 1st ed. 158 pages. Hardcover. 0890968837 0-89096-883-7. Good history of the golden era of railway development and Galveston's rise to prominence. Covers creation of Houston and Great Northern, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe; the Houston and Texas Central and others Much on Jay Gould and his rivalries with George Sealy and Collis Huntington. A few b/w photos, notes, index and bibliography.
As New/As New. New book. First edition stated. # 19489. $25.46   View This Item  Inquire Now  

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  • You may send credit card info via our Secure Server
  • Libraries and institutions may be billed with a purchase order.
    (Please reserve your book(s) before waiting for the wheels of bureaucracy to turn out a PO.)

CATALOG HELP:  To be brief, this catalog has links to send email to inquire on, order or reserve books.

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We are usually by the phone Tues-Sat: 10-6,
Thursday: Noon-8pm Central Time
281-332-5226.
Thanks, Bert Schroeder

For more complete info see our site: www.BookHavenTexas.com
or this link.