TRACCIÓN EN VÍAS FÉRREAS. LOCOMOTORA (Traction of Railways - The Locomotives) - The ILLUSTRATED ATLAS VOLUME.

This is the ATLAS that accompanied two volumes of text. The text volumes were written by José Marvá y Mayer, and the text of those volumes is in Spanish. The Atlas contains illustrated plates, no text.

ATLAS volume only, not the two text volumes. The ATLAS of this work is SCARCE and is almost always lacking in offerings of this work.

Published by [Imprenta del Memorial de Ingenieros, Madrid, 1877]. As this is the Atlas that accompanied the printed text volumes it does not contain a title page or publisher's information, those pages are in the text volumes. The Atlas contains 35 illustrated plates.

Large format hardcovers, leather covered spine and corners with marbled paper covered boards, five raised spine bands, gilt titling on the spine, marbled page edges, marbled endpapers, 11x13.25 inches (27x33 cm).

Contains 35 double page b&w plates illustrated with many detailed drawings. The backsides of the plates are blank.

CONDITION: The front cover and front free endpaper are disbound but present, the rear cover hinge is split but the rear cover remains bound with the binding cords, the spine covering is present and the gilt lettering on the spine is bright and clear, the leather corners are scraped and are worn through at their tips, the leather spine and spine margins are rubbed, the marbled paper covered boards have scrapes and rubs; though the front cover is disbound, these covers still are quite attractive. There is a small previous owner's signature on the white backside of the front free endpaper. Internally, the front and rear blank endpapers and the first plate are lightly age toned, the blank backside of plate #2 has some spotting, otherwise the plates are bright, clean, clear and unmarked with just some light toning to the very edges. Complete with all its 35 detailed plates.

Rare ATLAS of the work: TRACCIÓN EN VÍAS FÉRREAS. LOCOMOTORA.

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FLUGTECHNISCHE AUSBLICKE / ZUR KLÄRUNG DER LUFTWIDERSTAND FRAGEN , by P. W. Lippert. Transcript of a Lecture on FLIGHT AIR RESISTANCE given at the Austrian Department of Machine Engineers on November 19, 1890. WIEN [VIENNA]: Verlag des Verfassers, 1891. Large Format Booklet, 10x13 inches (26x34 cm), 12 pages. TEXT IN GERMAN. Illustrated with numerous in text charts and illustrations in text. "Separate reprint from the weekly paper of the Austrian Association of Engineers and Architects, No. 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30, 1891." From a lecture held in the Department of Machine Engineers on November 19, 1890, on the clarification of air resistance questions. P. W. Lippert was an Austrian Engineer. Only FAIR CONDITION:

Wear and soiling to wrappers; horizontal fold across the middle with a 2 inch tear starting at the its front edge (the fold is tender and the 2 inch tear will increase in size if the pages are not opened carefully) and a smaller tear and wear at its rear edge; some other wear, chips and closed tears to edges here and there; the printing remains bright, clear and unmarked. Scarce Technical Document from the Early Days of Flight by a Noted Austrian Aviation Engineer. Please Note: This large format booklet will be shipped folded, as is its normal state.

MEIN AUTO. Ein Ratgeber für Autobesitzer und alle die es werden wollen, von Dr. K(arl) A(ugust) KROTH. Mit 91 Lichtbildern, 60 technischen Bildern und Zeichnungen. Mehrfarbige Zeichnung auf Einbanddeckel von Ludwig Hohlwein. Erste Auflage. (MY CAR. A Guide for car owners and those who want to be, by Dr. K(arl) A(ugust) Kroth. , With 91 photographs, 60 technical drawings and paintings. Multi-colored Cover drawing by Ludwig Hohlwein. First edition. Published by Dieck & Co., STUTTGART, (Germany), 1926. First Edition, so stated. TEXT IN GERMAN. Rare Vintage GERMAN CAR BOOK, with lots of PHOTOGRAPHS of GERMAN CARS, all pre 1926. Lots of Technical Drawings too. Really Cool! Hardcovers, cloth covered spine and paper covered boards, illustrated front cover, no dustjacket as issued, 5" x 7.5", 174 pages plus a page of Contents and a page of Publisher's ads at the end. Illustrated with b&w photographs and detailed drawings, mostly of cool old German cars. GOOD condition, covers have some wear to the spine ends and corner tips, rubbing, and light soiling; internally just lightly used and still tight, bright, clean and unmarked. A nice, solid copy.

CLOSE SUPPORT and SURVEILLANCE AIRCRAFT PRODUCT LINE. Produced by GENERAL DYNAMICS / CONVAIR. Produced for presentation to the USAF in the hopes of achieving a major government contract. Dates generally refer to 1964-1966, i.e. when proposals were made to various USAF officers, when various aircraft would go into production, etc. 43 printed sheets stapled together at their upper corner, printed on one side only, includes photos and diagrams of military aircraft and proposed military aircraft, timeline for building and delivering various Convair military aircraft, drawings showing Mission Capabilities of various aircraft, schematics showing Combat Effectiveness, Attack Procedures, and Mission Cost Effectiveness, etc. Rare and Scary. Convair really wanted to make a lot of money off the Vietnam War and were hoping that the USAF officers would give them the green light. A true Military Industrial Complex document. VERY GOOD condition, sheets lightly age toned, staple rusted, a few light page creases from handling, overall bright, clean, clear and unmarked. SCARCE. The only copy I have or have ever seen.

7 ORDER of RAILWAY CONDUCTORS of AMERICA Mutual Benefit Postcards.

Each postcard is addressed and postmarked on one side, with a LISTING of REASONS for the payment of DEATH & DISMEMBERMENT BENEFITS for a specific month on the reverse side.

The specific cause for DEATH and DISMEMBERMENT while working as a Conductor on the Railroad included LOSS of HANDS, LOSS of LEGS, FALLING from RR CARS, RUN OVER by RR, GUNSHOTS, ACCIDENTAL DROWNING, LOTS of unspecified RR ACCIDENTS, and of course NUMEROUS DISEASES.

My favorite cause for the payment of a death benefit was for death caused by OVER EXERTION.

Ah the glamorous world of working as a railway conductor in the 1890s..

The 7 postcards are in generally GOOD condition, some numbers are handwritten on the mailing side of the cards, there are a few small, light stains here and there.

INTERIM REPORT on the CRASH OF TWA FLIGHT 800 and the Actions of the NTSB and the FBI. By Commander William S. Donaldson, U.S. Navy, Retired, in cooperation with Associated Retired Aviation Professionals. For (i.e. to be Submitted to) the Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., July 17, 1998. Self Published by William S. Donaldson III, 1998. An amateur, copy center type publication. Each page has the date 7/17/98 and the statement TWA Flight 800 Investigation Copyright William S. Donaldson III printed at the bottom. This report challenges the report issued by the NTSB, FBI and the Subcommittee on Aviation, which claimed that the mid air explosion was caused by fuel vapors. This report goes into detail to explain how that conclusion is highly unlikely, and shows evidence to prove that the explosion was caused by a missile, launched either by a terrorist organization or accidentally by the U.S. Navy. Tries to PROVE A GOVERNMENT COVERUP of a TERRORIST or ACCIDENTAL MISSILE ATTACK on TWA FLIGHT 800, a commercial airliner. Red paper covers, plastic spiral bound, 8.5x11 inches, 127 pages. Contains various evidentiary exhibits, including reproductions of photographs, drawings, expert statement, letters, etc. VERY GOOD condition, just lightly used, tight, bright, clean and unmarked. About TWA FLIGHT 800, the GOVERNMENT CONCLUSIONS, and the CONSPIRACY THEORIES (from Wikipedia): ******Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (TWA 800) was a Boeing 747-100 that exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York, on July 17, 1996, at about 8:31 p.m. EDT, 12 minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport on a scheduled international passenger flight to Rome, with a stopover in Paris. All 230 people on board perished in the third deadliest aviation accident in U.S. territory. Accident investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) traveled to the scene, arriving the following morning amid speculation that a terrorist attack was the cause of the crash. Consequently, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) initiated a parallel criminal investigation. Sixteen months later, the FBI announced that no evidence had been found of a criminal act and closed its active investigation. The four year NTSB investigation concluded with the approval of the Aircraft Accident Report on August 23, 2000, ending the most extensive, complex, and costly air disaster investigation in U.S. history. The report's conclusion was that the probable cause of the accident was an explosion of flammable fuel vapors in a fuel tank and, although it could not be determined with certainty, the most likely cause of the explosion was a short circuit. Problems with the aircraft's wiring were found, including evidence of arcing in the Fuel Quantity Indication System (FQIS), a system that had been the ignition source in a fuel tank explosion that had previously destroyed another 747. The FQIS on Flight 800 is known to have been malfunctioning; the captain remarked on what he called crazy readings from the system approximately two minutes and thirty seconds before the aircraft exploded. As a result of the investigation, new requirements were developed for aircraft to prevent future fuel tank explosions. TWA Flight 800 conspiracy theories exist, the most prevalent being that a missile strike from a terrorist or an accidental launch from a U.S. Navy vessel caused the crash, and is the subject of a government cover-up.******

EVERNHAM : RACER INNOVATOR LEADER. SPECIAL SIGNED, LIMITED, NUMBERED COLLECTOR'S EDITION IN SLIPCASE. This is Copy Number 68 of only 500 copies. SIGNED and HAND NUMBERED on a Special Tipped In

Collector's Edition Page (following the front free endpaper). Though not called for, THIS COPY is also SIGNED and INSCRIBED by EVERNHAM on the front free endpaper. Published by Tehabi Books, San Diego, 2002. First Edition, as stated on the copyright page, First Printing, with the number line starting at 1. Included with this Special Collector's Edition is a laid in Certificate of Authenticity sheet, signed by the Publisher, Christopher G. Capen, with the Publisher's blind stamped gold seal attached. Large format book in dustjacket and slipcase, 10.5x11 inches, 156 pages. Illustrated throughout. Condition: NEAR FINE book, tight, bright, clean and unmarked; in a NEAR FINE dustjacket; both housed in a VERY GOOD slipcase that has a few rubs. Rare Special Collector's Edition copy in Slipcase, numbered 68 of only 500, Signed Twice, and with a Letter of Authenticity signed by the Publisher. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This book is large and heavy and will require substantial additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact me to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

EXPRESS TRAINS. A Japanese Picture Book on LIMITED EXPRESS TRAINS. Full of details on a wide variety of Japanese Express Trains, and a few International trains such as the French TGV and British APT. Includes technological details. FULLY ILLUSTRATED.

Published by Gakken, Tokyo, Japan, 1982. First Edition. ISBN: 4050044080.

Hardcover Book in Slipcase, 7.5x10.5 inches, 136 pages.

Condition: GOOD book, bump and wear to the top of the spine, inner pages lightly creased at the top of the spine, crease to the bottom corner area of the last page, otherwise the book is bright, clean, clear and unmarked; in a GOOD slipcase that has wear to its edges, corners and spine ends, but is bright, and doing its job well. A solid, presentable copy.

From a Japanese review on a Japanese website (roughly translated by Google, edited for clarity):

******This is a book that my parents bought me about 30 years ago. As a train lover, I often pulled this book off the bookshelf and looked at the illustrations and photos of the trains. I lost the book more than 20 years ago, but I recently found it again and bought it.

There are many trains that have been abolished since this book was published in 1982, which makes the illustrations of trains (such as Shinkansen 0 series vehicles), all the more interesting. Not only the trains, but also train names and rail lines themselves have changed or been abolished, for example the Nagano Shinkansen is no longer running, and the steep slope Usui Pass between Karuizawa and Yokogawa in Nagano Prefecture is now pulled by heavy duty electric locomotives. There are also pictures of "Asama" of the L limited express and of the old Shinkansen's general command center.

There are technical details I still do not understand, such as "In the Moha 781 intermediate electric car, the control of the main motor is constant current control by thyristor continuous phase control." The end of the book is full of such details, including the technology of train power, speed control, brakes, signals, etc. Maybe you will understand them.

When I turned the pages after a long absence, I felt very nostalgic.******