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A Pilot's Journey Log: Daryl Smith and Pacific Coastal Airlines

by Schofield, Jack

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Published
2010
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780981313917
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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
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Otter & Twin Otter: The Universal Airplanes

by Rossiter, Sean

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Published
1998
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781550546378
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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.
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The Immortal Beaver: The World's Greatest Bush Plane

by Rossiter, Sean

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Published
1996
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781550545197
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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.
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Nicholas Morant's Canadian Pacific

by Garden, J. F.

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Published
1999
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780969162131
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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
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Van Horne's Road: The Building of the Canadian Pacific Railway

by Lavallee, Omer

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Very Good
Published
2007
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781897252369
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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
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Lady on a Pedestal

by Bartsch, Gordon

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Very Good
Published
2013
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780992083403
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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
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The Canadair North Star

by Milberry, Larry

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Published
1982
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780075499657
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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
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Professional Helicopter Pilot Studies Canadian Version

by Croucher, Phil

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Published
2010
Binding
Soft cover
ISBN
9780978026912
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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.
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Engine Houses & Turntables on Canadian Railways 1850-1950

by Bush, Edward Forbes

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Published
1990
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781550460025
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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.
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Yukon Wings

by Cameron, R. B.

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Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Published
2012
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781897181621
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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
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Train Master: The Railway Art of Max Jacquiard

by Sanford, Barrie

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Jacket Condition
Very Good
Published
2012
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780973560220
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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.
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Two Divisions to Bluewater: The Story of the CNR to the Bruce

by Bowers, Peter

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Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Published
1984
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780919822573
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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
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An Illustrated History of Canadian Railways

by Mika, Nick & Helma

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Published
1986
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780919303850
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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.
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Sternwheelers and Steam Tugs: An Illustrated History of the Canadian Pacific Railway's British Columbia Lake and River Service

by Turner, Robert D.

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Published
1985
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780919203150
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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
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A History of the Newfoundland Railway (1881 - 1988)

by Penney, A. R. & Kennedy, Fabian

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Good
Published
2003
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781896338255
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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.
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Bournville: Steam & Chocolate

by Hitches, Mike

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Used - Very Good
Published
1996
Binding
Soft cover
ISBN
9781871608311
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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.
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American Passenger Train Equipment 1940s - 1980s

by Dorin, Patrick

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Used - Very Good
Published
2010
Binding
Soft cover
ISBN
9781583882634
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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.
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Ribbons of Steel: The Story of the Northern Alberta Railways

by Schneider, Ena

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Used - Very Good
Published
1989
Binding
Soft cover
ISBN
9780920490969
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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.
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Coaching Stock of the NSW Railways Volume 2

by Cooke, David et al.

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Published
2003
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781876568016
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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.
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Arrow First Flight

by Zuuring, Peter

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Used - Very Good
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Very Good
Published
2002
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781550569032
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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.
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