A complete guide for owners and prospective owners (covers all 10 H.P. models). Revised by Staton Abbey. Pp. viii+104, frontispiece, plus numerous text figures (several full page) index; cloth backed printed card, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, soiled, edges rubbed and split, with a couple of tiny..... More
Covering all types of high-speed diesel engines, including transport, tractor, marine, and stationary designs. Pp. vi+242(last blank), numerous text figures (some full page), index; red cloth, lettered and decorated in black, the fore-corners a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and worn, edges rubbed and chipped; bookseller's sticker at foot..... More
Pp. viii+240(last blank), title page vignette, numerous text illustrations (some full page), pictorial endpapers, text maps; tall cr. 4to; tiny damp stain near bottom edge of upper board dust wrapper, a trifle soiled; edges of leaves faintly marked, the last few leaves a trifle creased; Nelson, Melbourne, 1983. New one..... More
Air Canada, the first 50 years. Pp. 368, 32 plates, pictorial endpapers, index; edges of boards a trifle marked, fore-corners slightly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly foxed, bottom edge of front panel lightly creased; outer leaves and edges slightly foxed; McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1986. First edition. *Trans-Canada Air Lines was..... More
The history of the Australian tyre manufacturers, car breakdown service clubs and spark manufacturers along with early engines, old garages and various old advertising. Pp. 160, illustrated in colour and (mainly) black & white, index; narrow demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers; Crown Castleton Publishers, Bendigo, Vic., 2000. First edition..... More
Edited by Denys Val Baker. Pp. xii+212(last blank); head of spine lightly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, edges a trifle creased; free endpapers offset, the text block browned, a little light foxing; W. H. Allen, London, 1979. First edition. *'Twelve outstanding accounts of those who have first-hand experience of danger..... More
Including Vessels wrecked en route to or from Australia, and some strandings. Volume One: 1622-1850. Pp. 268(last advertisement), text illustrations, endpaper map, indices; narrow cr. 4to; lower joint starting; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, with a couple of tiny chips at head of backstrip, the backstrip slightly damp..... More
A century of tall ships. With a Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales. With photographs by Frank William Beken, Alfred Keith Beken, Kenneth John Beken. Pp. 224, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (many full, some double page), endpaper plans; med. 4to; edges of boards a trifle..... More
Father of the automobile industry [cover title]. Pp. [12](including the wrappers), printed in red & black; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, faintly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed; The Mercer Publishing Company, New York, 1955. 'Fathers of Industries' series. *For younger readers; a brief account of the life of the German engine..... More
Its Origin, Growth and Development. Written by John Bilton, in association with Joan Brunt and Professor J. Macdonald Holmes, on behalf of the Federal Council of The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, and in collaboration with the Sections of the Service. Pp. [xiv]+258(last blank), 20 plates, full page map..... More
Foreword by Gaby Kennard. Pp. 216, 24 plates, bibliography; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, edge a trifle rubbed; text block faintly browned, edges of leaves slightly foxed; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1991. Paperback edition, reprinted. *The autobiography of one of Australia's early woman pilots. Inscribed and signed by the author on..... More
Comprising an alphabetical directory of all types of craft past and present containing much discussion of the development of hulls and rigging, together with mention of some of the most outstanding warships and commercial vessels supplemented by a nautical glossary, bibliography and index. Written and illustrated by Graham Blackburn. Pp..... More
Pp. 64, illustrated, list of wagoners' words, references; small cr. 4to; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper; Rigby, Adelaide, 1979. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author on the upper free endpaper, and signed again by him (dated 1979) on the title page. More
Comiche, Camargue, Silver Wraith II & Bentley T. Pp. 136, 8 coloured plates (within pagination), black & white title page vignette and numerous text illustrations, appendices, index; small square 4to; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, the backstrip a trifle faded; Osprey Publishing Limited, London, 1979. First edition. Osprey AutoHistory series. More
Edited by E. G. R. Taylor. Pp. xxxvi+464, frontispiece plus 9 plates, text figures, folding map, tables, bibliography, appendices, index; demy 8vo; blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt and ruled in blind, the spine gilt faintly dulled, fore-corner a trifle bruised; uncut and partly unopened; tiny chip to top..... More
[Volume II, facsimile edition]. Pp. viii+1494(last blank); Martino Fine Books,Mansfield Centre, CT, n.d.[c. 1999]. *Originally printed by the Government Printing Office for the Smithsonian Institution, in 1921. 'This work covers the literature published from July 1, 1909, to December 31, 1916, and continues the work of the Smithsonian Institution issued..... More
[Facsimile edition]. Pp. xiv+940, appendix; Maurizio Martino Publisher, Staten Island,New York, n.d.[1997]. Edition limited to 150 copies. *Originally published by the Smithsonian Institution in 1910, as Volume 55 of the Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections series. 'The interest of the Smithsonian Institution in aeronautics dates almost from the beginning of its work..... More
Pp. viii+172, appendices, bibliography, endpaper maps; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, the laminate slightly wrinkled, edges slightly worn; Marsh Walsh, Melbourne, 1975. First edition. *The author traces the voyages of exploration to the South Seas and to Australia, from Marco Polo, Da Gama and Tasman through to James Cook. More
A Pictorial History. Pp. 80, illustrated in colour throughout (several full or double page), chronology, index; narrow roy. 4to; pictorial papered boards; dust wrapper, faintly creased; Todtri, New York, 1996. First edition. More
The Loss of the Schomberg and Loch Ard. Pp. xiv+194, 8 plates, 1 full page map, appendices, index; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, with publisher's ISBN sticker on lower wrapper, corners a trifle rubbed; Burgewood Books,Melbourne, 1996. [Third edition]. *Signed by the author on the title page. First published (Angus &..... More
Introduction by J. R. L. Anderson. Pp. 352, 16 plates, 10 full or double page text illustrations (mostly maps), appendix, index; green cloth, spine blocked in black and lettered in gilt, the boards a trifle sprung and slightly marked, edges a trifle rubbed and lightly bruised; top edges grey; price-clipped..... More
A Sea Saga of the Sixties. Pp. 32(last colophon), title page vignette and text decorations by Allan Jordan; pictorial paper wrappers over card, stabbed & tied, edges slightly rubbed and browned; text block faintly browned, a couple of spots of foxing; The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1945. First edition thus. *Adapted..... More
With Zeal and Integrity. Pp. 116(last colophon, blank), coloured frontispiece portrait, plus a hand-tipped coloured armorial bookplate (as plate), black & white text illustrations (mostly full page), appendix; qr. dark brown buckram, spine lettered in gilt, lighter brown cloth boards, the upper board lettered in gilt; ribbon marker; top edges..... More
A narrative of 1868. With wood engravings by John Worsley. Pp. [vi]+x+106(last blank)+[2](colophon, verso blank), coloured frontispiece and 3 text illustrations (2 full page), plus pictorial head & tailpiece, the publisher's device at colophon printed in orange; cr. 4to; blue buckram, lettered & decorated in gilt, edges a trifle rubbed;..... More
Maritime Industry, Life and Language. Drawings: Jan Chivers. Cartoons: Paul Tonti-Filippini. Pp. xiv+100, text illustrations; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, edges a trifle rubbed;Lothian Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, 1984. First edition. *'A slice of Australian maritime history in the form of work terms, expressions, slang, and nicknames for people and..... More