Transportation

Transportation

James Cummins Bookseller is proud to present a catalogue of rare and antiquarian books and ephemera related to transportation, from a scarce study on the development of the omnibus in the 17th century to one of the first authoritative treastise on aerial navigation. Highlights include an inscribed photograph of Wilbur Wright at dusk during one of his seminal exhibitions, signed original art by Cecil Aldin, a rare photograph of the London Underground before it opened with Fowler, Engineer and M.P. Gladstone et al, and a superb aa. 1880 railroad engineering drawing. 

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Item #333336 The Rower's Manual, and Boat Club Register. Containing a short history of Early Boat...

INSCRIBED

The Rower's Manual, and Boat Club Register. Containing a short history of Early Boat Racinhg..Written and Compiled under the supervison...

New York: J. D. R. Putnam, 1858. First edition, presentation copy signed by the author. INSCRIBED. Laid in is alithographed trade card for Dock Square Clothing Store Boston with rower's toppling in water by Bufford, Boston, early manuscript map tipped to the front endpaper, possibly by the author, showing the..... Read More about The Rower's Manual, and Boat Club Register. Containing a short history of Early Boat...

Price: $800

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Item #25349 “W. Freeborn's system of Articulated Locomotives”: detailed engineering drawing,...

Superb Ca. 1880 Railroad Engineering Drawing

“W. Freeborn's system of Articulated Locomotives”: detailed engineering drawing, pen and ink on thin prepared translucent cloth, signed “J.H. Müller...

New York: Ca. 1880. Superb Ca. 1880 Railroad Engineering Drawing. A beautiful cut-away engineering drawing consisting of four studies; front, head-on view; back view; and two side views of a steam locomotive, with cow-catcher, top bell, and ornamented headlight, done with meticulous skill. Possibly used in a patent application, for..... Read More about “W. Freeborn's system of Articulated Locomotives”: detailed engineering drawing, pen and ink...

Price: $3,500

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Item #310657 A Manual of Coaching. Fairman Rogers

Classic of Coaching Literature

A Manual of Coaching.

Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott, 1901 [i.e., November 1900]. First edition, second issue. Classic of Coaching Literature. “One of the three or four finest books on coaches. A cornerstone for any collection of books on carriages … has 35 magnificent plates… Describes construction and handling of all the heavier vehicles”..... Read More about A Manual of Coaching

Price: $600

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Item #41403 ORIGINAL pen illustration, picturing man in a carriage, captioned "My Uncle...

Original Drawing by Gordon Ross

ORIGINAL pen illustration, picturing man in a carriage, captioned "My Uncle Pumblechook"

n.p: n.d. Original Drawing by Gordon Ross. Gordon Ross (1873-1946) was a prolific artist, working mostly in watercolor, from his early days in his native Scotland. As a book artist he tackled everything from Dickens to Shakespeare, including a number of titles for The Limited Editions Club. He is also..... Read More about ORIGINAL pen illustration, picturing man in a carriage, captioned "My Uncle Pumblechook"

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Item #314554 Photograph of Wilbur Wright in a Wright Flyer at twilight. Wilbur Wright

Inscribed by Wilbur Wright

Photograph of Wilbur Wright in a Wright Flyer at twilight.

[Le Mans, France: J. Thézard, 1908]. Inscribed by Wilbur Wright. Inscribed by Wilbur Wright in white ink: "To George Quick/28 November 1908/Wilbur Wright." A striking image of Wilbur Wright in flight at dusk during one of his seminal exhibitions near Le Mans, France in 1908. George Quick was the personal..... Read More about Photograph of Wilbur Wright in a Wright Flyer at twilight

Price: $21,000

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Item #239235 Yacht Racing Log. Foreword by Herbert L. Stone

Derrydale Yachting Log, "Extremely Rare"--Frazier

Yacht Racing Log. Foreword by Herbert L. Stone.

New York: The Derrydale Press, 1933. First edition. Derrydale Yachting Log, "Extremely Rare"--Frazier. An extraordinarily difficult Derrydale to find Siegel believes the low survival rate is due primarily to "a high rate of water-damaged copies" and the fact that those used as diaries have not come onto the market. Read More about Yacht Racing Log. Foreword by Herbert L. Stone

Price: $1,500

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