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50 Years a Truckmanby: Merrill, Paul E.

50 Years a Truckman
by: Merrill, Paul E.

Hardcover. Portland, Paul E. Merrill, 1st, 1979, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 166 pages plus additional 28 page pamphlet laid-in. Hardcover. Both hardcover and pamphlet illustrated with full color and black & white photographs. Both book and pamphlet have musty odor. Dust jacket with wear and tape repaired tears along edges. Clean, unmarked pages.

Record # 613688

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Lex Mercatoria: Or, a Complete Code of Commercial Law; Being a General Guide to All Men in Business...With an Account of Our Mercantile Companies; (2 Volumes) 6th Editionby:

Lex Mercatoria: Or, a Complete Code of Commercial Law; Being a General Guide to All Men in Business...With an Account of Our Mercantile Companies; (2 Volumes) 6th Edition
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Hardcover. London, Rivington and Sons, et al., 6th Ed., 1813, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Two hardcover volumes complete: 757, 446 pages, plus an appendix and fold-out charts in volume two. This is the 1813 Sixth Edition, updated and enlarged by Joseph Chitty. Both books rebound in red library buckram with gilt titles on spines. Mild foxing but pages are bright and unmarked.

Record # 353631

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Railroad Leaders 1845-1890: The Business Mind in Action (INSCRIBED COPY)by: Cochran, T.C.

Railroad Leaders 1845-1890: The Business Mind in Action (INSCRIBED COPY)
by: Cochran, T.C.

Hardcover. Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press, 1st, 1953, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover black cloth with white lettering on spine., 564 pages. A history of leaders in the railroad industry in America. Name on front fly leaf otherwise clean.

Record # 396463

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Schwinn: The Best Present Ever: A Celebration of America's Favorite Bicycle by: Don Rauf

Schwinn: The Best Present Ever: A Celebration of America's Favorite Bicycle
by: Don Rauf

Hardcover. Lyons Press, 1st, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, 142 pages illustrated in color. For many children of the sixties, the gift of a Schwinn was a ticket to freedom, a chance to feel the wind on their face and the steady rotation of rubber at their feet. The Schwinn took many through their childhood adventures, with memories filled of after school, free-range bike rides around the neighborhood with friends, the late afternoon sun shining off of the gleaming painted frame and stainless steel fenders. The 1960s and 70s saw a boom of Schwinn Sting-Rays, which appealed to young riders who had to have the hottest 'muscle' bike in town, and sold like hotcakes to parents everywhere scrambling to get the best Christmas present ever for their kids. From its early years dominating the youth market with Sting-Rays to the teen-friendly Varsity and Continental models to its most recent parent-friendly iterations of the Easy-Steer and Roadster Trikes, the Schwinn weaves itself through 120 years of American history. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 384497

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The American Car Dealershipby: Genat, Robert

The American Car Dealership
by: Genat, Robert

Softcover. Motorbooks , 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 156 pages illustrated in color and b&w. Ever since the automobile was made accessible to the masses, car dealerships have been special places where desires, sweaty palms, and that new-car smell are distilled into an intoxicating elixir of freedom and ownership. From Art Deco showrooms of the '30s to modern glass-walled superstores, this nostalgic road trip revisits the architecture, marketing, and business practices that have become inextricably associated with auto retailers. A fascinating text accompanies an equally compelling collection of archival photography recalling past and present car dealer phenomena like new model previews and grand openings (i.e., soaped showroom windows, veiled cars, search lights), promotions and giveaways (banners, literature, buttons, pens, pedal cars, ashtrays, and anything else dealers could use to help make a sale), business practices from early-century animal trade-ins to today's refreshing Saturn-style service, customer relations and service centers, and nontraditional automotive outlets like Sears-Roebuck and hardware stores. Sidebars highlight innovative dealerships and those that have been in business for decades. Bumpto bottom corner otherwise clean, very good.

Record # 385464

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The Big Four: The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins and Crocker and of the Building of the Central Pacific Railroad by: Oscar Lewis

The Big Four: The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins and Crocker and of the Building of the Central Pacific Railroad
by: Oscar Lewis

Hardcover. NY, Alfred A.Knopf, 9th pr., 1946, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth covers with gilt design.418 pages plus index, b&w illustrations. Lengthy and insightful history of Stanford, Crocker, Hopkins and Huntington (the "Big Four" of the title) along with the unsung Judah and Colton, along with their wives and families, and how their drive to establish and maintain monopolistic control of transportation to the West shaped California, for better or for worse. Their practices are the pinnacle of free-market capitalism at its best, or the nadir of obstructionist capitalism at its worst. Clean copy.

Record # 382020

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The Great Air Race: Glory, Tragedy, and the Dawn of American Aviationby: Lancaster, John

The Great Air Race: Glory, Tragedy, and the Dawn of American Aviation
by: Lancaster, John

Hardcover. NY, Liveright, 1st, 2023, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Years before Charles Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris electrified the nation, a group of daredevil pilots, most of them veterans of the World War I, brought aviation to the masses by competing in the sensational transcontinental air race of 1919. The contest awakened Americans to the practical possibilities of flight, yet despite its significance, it has until now been all but forgotten. In The Great Air Race, journalist and amateur pilot John Lancaster finally reclaims this landmark event and the unheralded aviators who competed to be the fastest man in America. His thrilling chronicle opens with the race's impresario, Brigadier General Billy Mitchell, who believed the nation's future was in the skies. Mitchell's contest--critics called it a stunt--was a risky undertaking, given that the DH-4s and Fokkers the contestants flew were almost comically ill-suited for long-distance travel: engines caught fire in flight; crude flight instruments were of little help in clouds and fog; and the brake-less planes were prone to nosing over on landing. The race was a test of endurance that many pilots didn't finish: some dropped out from sheer exhaustion, while others, betrayed by their engines or their instincts, perished. For all its tragedy, Lancaster argues, the race galvanized the nation to embrace the technology of flight. A thrilling tale of men and their machines, The Great Air Race offers a new origin point for commercial aviation in the United States. Clean copy.

Record # 397455

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The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States, Canada, Porto Rico, Mexico and Cuba. 72d Year, No. 9, October 1939by: National Rai

The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States, Canada, Porto Rico, Mexico and Cuba. 72d Year, No. 9, October 1939
by: National Rai

Softcover. NY, National Railway Publication Company, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, original printed paper wrappers, 1536 pages. Thick handbook for the railroad steamboat trade, with detailed schedules, maps, advertisements, all pertaining to the shipment of goods. Printed on thin, cheap stock that's tanning. Still very good wth clear tape reinforcement to spine.

Record # 378119

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The West the Railroads Madeby: Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes /James P. Ronda

The West the Railroads Made
by: Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes /James P. Ronda

Hardcover. Seattle, University of Washington Press , 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 229 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. At first glance it may appear that this volume is one more in a line of celebratory tributes to the power of the industry, full of the colorful advertisements and optimistic tributes to the railroad as the builder of civilization across a majestic landscape. Nearly every page contains an illustration that invites quick perusal. But the text skillfully interprets the images and balances the story that railroads originally told about the region, one that boosted their properties and promoted settlement and travels along their lines . . . . The authors have effectively distilled a large body of historiography into one readable and engaging volume. Clean.

Record # 381958

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Where Rails Meet the Sea: America's Connections Between Ships & Trains by: Krieger, Michael

Where Rails Meet the Sea: America's Connections Between Ships & Trains
by: Krieger, Michael

Hardcover. NY, Metro Books, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. The late nineteenth century brought a transportation explosion in North America and Europe, much of it produced by the steam engine, which by that time had become strong and versatile enough to power ocean-crossing vessels and large freight trains. Where Rails Meet the Sea tells the exciting story of how the transportation industry was revolutionized by steam power and how the industry in turn changed the face of the world. Written by an expert in the history of ships and trains and heavily illustrated throughout in color and b&w.

Record # 382001

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