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New Arrivals
A Pilot's Journey Log: Daryl Smith and Pacific Coastal Airlines
by Schofield, Jack
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 2010
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780981313917
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- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$30.00
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CoastDog Press , 2010 8.5" x 8.5". 152 pp. History of the airline and its owner. Illustrated with numerous colour and b&w photos. Inscribed on the ffep (author?, Smith?, other?, can't tell), otherwise a bright clean copy. Blue cloth with gold spine lettering, small ding along bottom edge of front board. DJ has some light shelf wear, corresponding small tear… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00
Otter & Twin Otter: The Universal Airplanes
by Rossiter, Sean
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1998
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781550546378
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- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$20.00
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Douglas & McIntyre , 1998 8.5" x 9". vi, 202 pp. "The compelling tale of two of the world's greatest aircraft--and of the engineers and pilots..." Numerous b&w photos. Previous owner's name on title page, otherwise a bright clean copy. DJ has some light shelf wear. Item Price
$20.00
The Immortal Beaver: The World's Greatest Bush Plane
by Rossiter, Sean
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1996
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781550545197
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$25.00
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Douglas & McIntyre , 1996 8.75" x 9". vi, 186 pp. History of the bush plane built in Canada. Numerous b&w photos. Previous owner's name on title page, otherwise a bright clean copy. DJ has some light shelf wear. Item Price
$25.00
Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific
by Garden, J. F.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1999
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780969162131
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- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$50.00
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Footprint Publishing , 1999 10" x 11". 4th prt. "Special Edition." Originally published 1992. 455 pp. Photos of the Canadian Pacific Railway from 1929-1981. Numerous colour and b&w photos, many full-page. Mauve cloth with gold spine and front board lettering. Hint of a spine slant. 2 line gift inscription on second page, otherwise a bright clean copy. DJ has some… Read more about this item Item Price
$50.00
Van Horne's Road: The Building of the Canadian Pacific Railway
by Lavallee, Omer
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 2007
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781897252369
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- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$30.00
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Fifth House , 2007 12" x 9". 344 pp. New edition. "An illustrated account of the construction and first years of operation of the Canadian Pacific transcontinental railway." Illustrated with more than 450 b&w photos, images, and maps. Red cloth with silver spine lettering. A bright clean copy. DJ has some light shelf wear. This book weighs 1.7 kg, extra… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00
Lady on a Pedestal
by Bartsch, Gordon
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 2013
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780992083403
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- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$75.00
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Epix Design , 2013 271 pp. "the challenges of running a northern air service...a very special airplane's pioneering flights in the 1960s Yukon, and a determined young woman's struggle in the male-dominated aviation world to become Canada's first female airline pilot." Illustrated with b&w photos and a few maps. Purple cloth with gold spine and front board lettering. DJ has… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
The Canadair North Star
by Milberry, Larry
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1982
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780075499657
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- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$40.00
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CANAV Books, 1982 11.25" x 8.75". 252 pp. "Accounts by those who designed, built, flew and serviced the airplane." Numerous b&w photos, A small section of North Star art and, as well, 2 fold-out pages of colour art and photos. Light brown cloth with silver spine lettering. Bright clean copy. DJ has 1" closed tear on front panel, tiny chip… Read more about this item Item Price
$40.00
Professional Helicopter Pilot Studies Canadian Version
by Croucher, Phil
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2010
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780978026912
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- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$100.00
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Electrocution Technical Publishers , 2010 11" x 8.5". Approzimately 550 pages. Illustrated with numerous b&w photos, charts, diagrams, and other images. Previous owner's name on verso of front cover, otherwise a bright clean copy. Covers have some light shelf wear. This book weighs 1.7 kg, extra postage may be requested. Item Price
$100.00
Engine Houses & Turntables on Canadian Railways 1850-1950
by Bush, Edward Forbes
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1990
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781550460025
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$30.00
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Boston Mills Press , 1990 11.25" x 8.75". "Originally issued as a report for the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada." 160 pp. Illustrated with b&w photos and figures. Gray cloth with gilt titles. Bright clean copy. DJ has some light shelf wear. This book weighs 1 kg, extra postage may be requested. Item Price
$30.00
Yukon Wings
by Cameron, R. B.
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 2012
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781897181621
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$100.00
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Frontenac House, 2012 12" x 9.5". vi, 353 pp. History "of aviation in the Yukon and Canada's far north, from its earliest beginnings with primitive wood and canvas biplanes to the sophistication of the modern jet age."Numerous b&w photos, a few in colour. Map front endpapers, photo rear endpapers. Navy blue boards with gold spine and front board lettering. Bright… Read more about this item Item Price
$100.00
Train Master: The Railway Art of Max Jacquiard
by Sanford, Barrie
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 2012
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780973560220
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$40.00
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National Railway Historical Society , 2012 9" x 11". xii, 164 pp. 100 of the artist's paintings blended "with supporting background text and historical images..." Many of the paintings are full page. Dark blue cloth with silver spine lettering. Bright clean copy. DJ has some light shelf wear. This book weighs 1.2 kg, extra postage may be requested. Item Price
$40.00
Two Divisions to Bluewater: The Story of the CNR to the Bruce
by Bowers, Peter
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1984
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780919822573
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- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$30.00
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Boston Mills Press , 1984 11.5" x 9". 2nd prt. First published 1983. 168 pp. "This book generally portrays the railway in its last ten years of steam operation, but it does not forget the formative years or the decline of the eighties." Illustrated with numerous b&w photos and other images, 1 colour painting. Green cloth with gold lettering on… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00
An Illustrated History of Canadian Railways
by Mika, Nick & Helma
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1986
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780919303850
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- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$40.00
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Mika Publishing , 1986 9.5" x 11.25". 288 pp. "Illustrated with over 500 photographs, drawings and maps, both black and white and in colour." Marron cloth with gold spine and front board lettering. Bright clean copy. DJ has some light shelf wear. This book weighs 1.7 kg, extra postage may be requested. Item Price
$40.00
Sternwheelers and Steam Tugs: An Illustrated History of the Canadian Pacific Railway's British Columbia Lake and River Service
by Turner, Robert D.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1985
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780919203150
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$30.00
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Sono Nis Press, 1985 2nd prt. Originally published 1984. 11" x 8.5". xiv, 280 pp. "This book contains more than 300 illustrations, photographs, maps, timetables and scale drawings, together with detailed text, fleet lists, bibliography and index." Signed by the author on the title page. Dark blue boards with white spine lettering. Bright clean copy. DJ has some light edge… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00
A History of the Newfoundland Railway (1881 - 1988)
by Penney, A. R. & Kennedy, Fabian
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Published
- 2003
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781896338255
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$25.00
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Harry Cuff Publications , 2003 vi, 216 pp. 100th anniversary ed. "A revised hardcover edition of volumes I and II." Illustrated with b&w photos, 1 map. DJ has some shelf wear, rubbing, couple of surface scratches, rear panel wrinkled, closed tear at front panel top corner. Gold boards with brown spine and front board lettering. Bright clean copy. Item Price
$25.00
Bournville: Steam & Chocolate
by Hitches, Mike
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1996
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9781871608311
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$15.00
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Irwell Press , 1996 Stapled card covers. 11" x 8.5". 32 pp. "The story of the station and railway at Bournville..." Illustrated with b&w photos and images. Bright clean copy. Covers have some light shelf wear. Item Price
$15.00
American Passenger Train Equipment 1940s - 1980s
by Dorin, Patrick
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2010
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9781583882634
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- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$35.00
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Iconografix , 2010 11" x 8.5". 126 pp. "Photos, drawings and detailed captions document the huge variety of passenger cars in operations from the 1940s into the days of Amtrak." Bright clean copy. Covers have some light shelf wear. Item Price
$35.00
Ribbons of Steel: The Story of the Northern Alberta Railways
by Schneider, Ena
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1989
- Binding
- Soft cover
- ISBN
- 9780920490969
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$40.00
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Detselig , 1989 8" x 8". x, 312 pp. History of what once was Canada's third largest railway system. Illustrated with b&w photos. Map attached to verso of front cover. Inscribed by Schneider on the title page. Bright clean copy. Covers have some light shelf wear. Item Price
$40.00
Coaching Stock of the NSW Railways Volume 2
by Cooke, David et al.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 2003
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781876568016
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$75.00
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Eveleigh Press , 2003 11.25" x 8.5". 344 pp. "The locomotive-hauled coaching stock operated by the New South Wales Government Railways." Numerous b&w photos and drawings. Maroon boards with spine and front board yellow lettering. Bright clean copy. DJ has some light shelf wear. This book weighs 1.9 kg, extra postage may be requested. Item Price
$75.00
Arrow First Flight
by Zuuring, Peter
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 2002
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781550569032
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Calgary, Alberta, CAN
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$45.00
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Arrow Alliance Press , 2002 10" x 12". 108 pp. Black and white photo album celebrating the first flight on March 25, 1958. Navy blue boards with silver spine and front board lettering. Bright clean copy. DJ has some light shelf wear. This book weighs 1 kg, extra postage may be requested. Item Price
$45.00