Bridge District, First Edition (25 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st edition. Very good condition paperback with minimal wear. Contents are clean and bright throughout with no markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 202 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. Nice clean copy.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. Excellent clean copy in dust wrapper. Numerous illustrations, mainly in B&W. 4to. pp. xvi, 200,[2].

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 32 Pp. Yellow Softcover. Fine.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Oblong 8vo, printed wrappers (small chip off upper right corner only), [16]pp. With seven halftone plate illustrations, each opposed by a page of text articulating details of the quarry, which was located at North Conway, yielding granite for the Granite State. A good+ to Very Good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1st printing ; [vi], 202 p. ; 24 cm. ; ISBN: 0393017591; 9780393017595 LCCN: 83-2202 ; LC: U55.S82; Dewey: 355/.0092/4; B ; OCLC: 9197471 ; grey and black cloth in pictorial dustjacket ; tear to back of dustacket ; "Viktor Suvorov is the author of eighteen books, including three works of fiction. He was a Soviet Army officer who served in military intelligence (GRU). In 1978, he defected to the United Kingdom, where he worked as an intelligence analyst and lecturer. " ; Contents: How I became a liberator -- Kiev Tank Technology School Check Point, 25 March 1966 -- Kiev Garrison Detention Centre, 29 March 1966 -- Kieve Garrison Detention Centre 31 March 1966 -- April 1967 The final days before graduation from t he Kharkov Guards Tank Commanders' School -- Kharkov 1967. Theatre -- Summer 1967. The Ukraine. Operation 'Dnieper' -- 1967 Moscow. The Ukraine. Operation 'Bridge' -- Oster, the Ulraine. October 1967. Training -- Oster, the Ukraine. March 1968 -- Headquarters, Leningrad Military District Early 1969 -- The Ukraine 1967 -- The all-army conference of young officers. The Kremlin, 26 November 1969 -- The Group of Soviet Troops in Germany. Spring 1970 -- A training division, Oster Early 1967. Durov's Way -- Impressions of the SOviet combat air force -- The Ukraine. Beginning of summer 1968 -- Liberators -- The Western Ukraine. August 1968 -- The final stop before the state frontier -- Invasion -- The centre of Prague.August 1968 -- First days of September 1968. Flight -- Koshitse, Prague. September 1968. Farewell to the liberators -- The Soviet army after the liberation -- The Western Ukraine, 12 October 1968. ; foxing ; VG/G. Book.

Original wraps. Condition: Good. First Edition. 95p octavo, illustrated. Spine taped, front cover badly chipped, back panel darkened, a good copy in tan printed wraps.

Purple hardback cloth cover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Worn condition. Faded cover. Lacking backstrip of spine. Previous owner's inscription to fep. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). 121pp. William Lee was the 'village' historian of the time. It includes songs and ballads from the 18th -19th centuries.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, a fine copy in pictorial boards without DJ as issued. From the estate of Dr. Peel. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More available upon request. This book is in my possession and will be packed in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #A119.

A sound copy of the scarce First Edition in faded original publishers cloth.Crown 8vo.iv.106pps yellow coated endpapers with two succesive ownership inscriptions. A collection of historical biographies [including the famous arsonist Jonathan Martin,brother of the painter John Martin and philosopher William all of Highside House] notes,stories, songs and ballads ending with a check list of the flora of the area by a lifelong resident. Widely available in various digitised forms the original is scarce.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Folio, 12 p. Original printed paper covers. Back fold split half way otherwise a good copy. No copy appearing on WorldCat or COPAC. First edition.

8°, PPbd. 1. Aufl. kolorierte Karte, ca.121 x 52 cm, 12x3 Segmente auf Leinen aufgezogen, 1 Seiten, cover little rubbed, otherwise good and claen condition Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 240.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. J & S SLATER (illustrator). 1st Edition. Undated, probably late Victorian, this is a good example of this scarce album of photographic views of Ironbridge and the surrounding area by J. W. Slater, a hardback format measuring 9 inches by 7 inches approx., containing 16 pages of views, some rubbing wear to covers, endpapers heavily foxed, else contents in nice condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Cover. Limited Edition. Very Good Hardcover. 1938, foldout color frontiespiece photographs - technical plans - maps, 12 folding technical plans at rear, limited edition #3354 inscription on half title.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Presents the local history of this area located an hour north-northwest of Swift Current, Saskatchewan. 430 pages, including hundreds of pages of family histories. Index of names. Many black and white reproductions of archival photos. Gift greetings inside front board. Somewhat above-average wear. Modest warp to gilt-decorated front board. Binding intact. A sound copy of this detailed local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Heidebrecht & Leutenegger 228. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; From Basket to Bridge 1905-1980: White Bear, Kyle, Matador and District, Saskatchewan Local History.

First edition. Folding plates. Architectural details. Photographs. Inscribed: March 29, 1951 Compliments of Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District by James I. Rickets General Manager to Commander W.H. Bainbridge Supervisor, Western Division U.S. Coast * Geodetic Survey 114 Custom House San Francisco. Limited edition of number 4002. Rare. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. Decorated hard cover. Bridge colored cloth.

4to. 246, [20] pp. With large folding colour lithograph frontisp., illust. title, photo plates, text illustrations, maps, & diagrams throughout, 12 large folding blueprint plates at rear. Brick-red publisher's cloth, white lettering, illust. of Golden Gate Bridge pier (minor rubbing, edgewear, some scuffing to lower fore-edge, ring on recto of frontisp.), still VG copy. First edition of this lavishly illustrated engineering report detailing the Herculean efforts to build the Golden Gate Bridge, including a detailed history of the project, the planning stages, construction, materials, and finished construction. Although Strauss and his original team incorporated Ellis (d. 1949), Strauss managed to shunt Ellis aside in November, 1931 after several delays, and forced him into retirement and long stretches of unemployment, even though he continued work unpaid on the calculations and structure of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Decorated hard cover. First edition. Folding plates, color frontis. Architectural details. Photographs. Very rare in this condition. Limited edition, number 711. Fine copy (very light rubbing to spine lettering, small names on half-title page). 246 pps.

Decorated hard cover. First edition. Folding plates, color frontis. Architectural details. Photographs. Very rare in this condition. Fine copy in bright, near fine (very small chip at spine tip, and on rear, bottom edge) dust jacket (in mylar). 246 pps.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. 246 pp. Original dark orange covers w/ title on binding. Very bright and clean. #805 of unspecified limitation. DJ has wear and tear to edges w/ pieces missing from spine ends, corners, and along edges. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Includes a section of 12 fold-out plates. Contents nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. :: The original 1938 Edition (of the September 1937 report), paired with the 50th Anniversary Edition. :: Numbered 3888 :: Personalized inscription on frontispiece introductory page from James Adam, General Manager of the Golden Gate Bridge. :: Fold-out color frontispiece reproduction of a painting of the Golden Gate Bridge. :: Full of a multitude of stunning black & white photographs. :: :: The Golden Gate Bridge, one of the most significant landmarks of our time, opened on May 28th, 1937. On September 30th of that year Joseph Strauss, Chief Engineer of the Bridge, submitted his final report to the Board of Directors of the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District - a complete document, describing the entire process of the Bridge project from initial planning and design phases to the final construction. :: Bound in publisher's russet (International Orange) colored cloth, front board bears in white the title and a line illustration of a view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Title lettered in white down the spine above a petite figure of the bridge. Quarto (11 1/16 x 8 11/16 inches; 281 x 220 millimeters). 246 numbered pages, with a multitude of fold-out architectural schematic plates afterward. Condition: Very Good+, in a Good dust jacket. Book is beautiful, a touch of rubbing at the bottom of the boards. Of note: The fold-out color frontispiece has a dog-ear crease at the upper corner. Dust jacket has large pieces missing from both front and rear panels and the top and bottom of the spine. There are small stains, prominent tears, creases, and interior amateur tape mends. We will send in a protective archival sleeve. The accompanying 50th Anniversary Edition (1987) is Near Fine, in a Very Good- dust jacket. Dust jacket is generally worn with chips, scuffs, abrasions, and a tear at the bottom left of the front panel with an amateur tape mend upon the exterior.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Limited. This is # 743, stamped in red ink on the half title. Full orange cloth binding with title and an illustration of the bridge embossed in white on front board. Title is also embossed on spine though some of the embossing has been rubbed off.Prior owner's name and address stamped on half title. Numerous black and white, half-tone photo illustrations and 12 black and white fold-out prints of blueprints for the bridge. Frontispiece is a fold-out color plate of the bridge.Construction on the bridge began January, 1933, and the bridge opened to traffic in May, 1937. This publication includes a reproduction of a letter dated September 20, 1937 , describing this as "the full report of the Chief Engineer on the building of the Golden Gate Bridge, covering the history of the project from its inception to its completion and including a description of the technical and other phases of the work.".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. First Edition. 1938 First Edition Hardcover Fine/Good + Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District, Pub, San Francisco, CA, 1938; 1st edition; very fine condition with a good+ dust jacket: minor wear to jacket at corners; 246 pages, plus Plates; San Francisco.

Pictorial cloth. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JAMES E. RICKETS, THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE AND HIGHWAY DISTRICT, on the half-title. A tight, unusually clean copy to boot of the January 1938 1st edition. Crisp and Near Fine in its brick-red cloth, with bright, completely unrubbed titling and design to the front panel and spine. Quarto, lovely fold-out frontispiece (reproduction of a striking painting of the Bridge), dozens and dozens of black-and-white photos chronicling the construction of the Bridge and 12 fold-out plates at the rear. Truly a collector's copy.