V C Wilkins (10 results)

ORIGINAL Article, disbound from journal; no covers; very good condition. Magazine/Periodical.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Mailing label on the front cover. Light foxing (tan spotting) and toning (tanning) here and there. Some pages have a mildly bent corner tip. Very little wear otherwise. It will be backed with cardboard and carefully packed in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Stub Turnouts" (Practical step-by-step construction clears away the mystery of these switches) by V.C. Wilkins; "Walkaround Locomotive Control" (Improvements on the method of controlling speed and direction) by Dennis V. Blunt; "Build a Trolley Snow Sweeper" (Make your own body and fittings for this car that can be built in any size) by Emanuel Reider; "Diesel Servicing Facilities" (A review of what you need to model the engine terminal completely) by Gordon Odegard; "Branchline Water Tank" (Prizewinning modelbuilding methods applied to a fine rustic structure) by James E. Findley; "Simple but Sure Block Signals" (A way to improve train detection) by Eugene Robidoux; "Train-starting Signal" photo by Raymond di Fronzo; "Old No. 10, D & H caboose" (plans and photos); "Waiting shelter with cuspate roof" (Plans: TMER & LCo.); "Philadelphia Snow Sweeper" (Plans); "Diesel Servicing Facilities" (Data); "New Haven Train-Starting Signal" (Photo); "Off the Train Wire"; "Schedules"; "Trade Topics"; "New Literature"; "Railway Post Office"; "At the Throttle"; "Trackside Photos"; "Bull Session"; "MR Clinic: What is a Train?"; "Cartoon"; and "Index of Advertisers".

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. ORIGINAL article, disbound from journal; no covers; in very good condition. Book.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. ORIGINAL article, disbound from journal; no covers; in very good condition. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Ix, 370 Pp. Hardcover, First Printing Indicated. Near Fine In Near Fine Jacket, Not Price-Clipped, Wear Along Top Of Rear Panel Of Dj. Inscribed By Aleta Wallach. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Aramco photographers: T.F. Walters; V.K. Antony; C.E. Wilkins et al (illustrator). Original b/w illustrated wraps 22x28cm. 24pp including b/w photos and drawings. Good or better with short tear to spine fold and some foxing. The cover story describes the process of loading oil tankers at Ras Tanura, and the diversity of people involved, including Aramco's Refiner's office, the pier foreman and crew, port doctor, a Japanese sailor etc. Other articles include Persian miniature painting, new year celebrations in different cultures, cotton, non-verbal communication, and helicopters.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. Leigh, Conrad; Cameron, John; Robinson, T.H.; Davis, G.H.; Gillett, Frank; Soper, G.; York, W.G.; Crombie, Charles; Holloway, C.; Hiley, F.E.; Lloyd, Stanley (illustrator). First Edition. Pages 266-352 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Crowsnest Holdup - a spectacular hold-up on the Canadian Pacific Railway and the tragic manhunt that followed; The Fire-Walkers of Fiji - a mystery that has never been solved - great photo-illustrated article; Roaming the Wild South Seas (part I) - Jack McLaren relates some of his strange and exciting experiences there; Hunting Bighorn Sheep in Mexico - a most exciting shooting trip in the wild Cocopah Mountains of Mexico - fantastic photo-illustrated article; Alone Across the Atlantic - Mr. Alain J. Gerbault sailed alone from Gibraltar to New York in 142 days; The Road to Timbuctoo (part III) - readers who enjoyed 'Three Asses in the Pyrenees" will find this narrative even more amusing; How "Mac" Won His Wife - a New Zealander abducts and marries a beautiful girl - with revengeful natives in pursuit; In Search of Sea-Monsters (part V) - F.A. Mitchell-Hedges set out in 1921 on an expedition to the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and caught multiple world-record-sized fish - article with photos; Zulliver's Travels - an ill-fated auto trip to California; Snapshots in China - great photos; Unknown Peru (part IV) - travel and adventure in the Andes - article with photos; Anstruther Gets a Job - an unemployed engineer in South Africa meets the promoter of a mine; The Two Strangers - an interesting sequel to "A Bunch of Keys" which appeared in the December 1923 issue; Great one-page illustrated General Electric locomotive ad speaks of the Mexican Railway between Orizaba and Esperanza where 10 electric locomotives will replace 25 steam locomotives; and more. Covers loose as one but present. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue.

no binding. Condition: good. First Edition. Original Printed patent disbound with printed front blue wrapper present but not the back wrapper (both often lacking in early patents) About 27cm by 18cm some wear and tear due to the disbinding.