Vail, Ken (129 results)

Condition: Very Good. 1753347633. 7/24/2025 9:00:33 AM.

Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition, 1st Impression. 100 pages, illustrated.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Used; Very Good. ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.

Pictorial Card Covers. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 208pp Profusely illustrated Size: 11" x 8.5".

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Minus. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dustjacket design by KEN VAIL (illustrator). First Edition. Exposition of 'the symbols and concepts which frequently confront the active research worker in solid state, nuclear, and high-energy physics, and in theoretical chemistry.' First Edn., 1969; full blue cloth; titling/plain border blocked in gilt (bright) to spine; top edge turquoise; xii+269pp.; illus. bw. diagrams. Spine very lightly crushed at tail, but robust and very clean/bright; boards clean/crisp/very bright; top edge faintly stained, but pages very clean/crisp/bright; slightly soiled dj. slightly scuffed on front and rubbed at top/bottom edges - and with small chips to bottom edge - but complete/very bright. Name written in ink to front free-endpaper. VG- in Good unclipped dj. PRICE INCLUDES UK POSTAGE & PACKING. Hardback.

Card 206pp illus.Fine.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Glossy red pictorial covers contents unmarked, no evidence of previous use, this is a lovely copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good++. First Edition. 1st edition. 4to. 176 pages. Lavishly illustrated throughout with black and white photographic plates and reproductions of original documents, posters, etc. This is a splendid account of the life and times of the famous jazz saxophonist Charlie "Yardbird" Parker. It gives a fascinating insight into his life and his music. In original attractive pictorial soft covers. Quite a substantial book. Very Good++. MAY REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.

Condition: Good. Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,350grams, ISBN:9780810848801.

Softcover. Condition: Gut. Paperback Einband im Din A 4 Format guter Zustand - Erscheinungsjahr: 1993 - Buch mit Abbildungen und 176 Seiten. Index: 171 0.0.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. The magazine is spotless inside and out. Slight fading to edges of front cover from light exposure. Several pages have a bent or creased corner. Very little wear otherwise. The magazine will be packed with a backing card, bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "My HO Michigan-California Lumber Company Cableway, Part I" (Thirty-five years in the making) by Bob Ross; "Jim Clements' HO/HOn3 Sugar Spring Mining Company Railroad" (On tour) by Dan Lewis; "My O Scale McPhee Lumber Company Maintenance Shed" (World traveler) by Laurie Green; "Building a 1:20.3 Scale Erie Type B Steam Shovel" (Boyhood memories) by George Konrad; "The On30 Yosemite Short Line" (Building Friendships and a Layout) by Scott Maze; "Route to the Redwoods: The On3 North Pacific Coast Railroad and Its Subsidiary, The Buckhorn Logging Co. Part 50" (Methods of research) by Boone Morrison; "Fearless Forensics: Case Studies from the Fringes of Certainty" by Bruce MacGregor; "South Pacific Coast 3-Foot Gauge Boxcar #472" (Restored) by Ken Ruble; "Along the Narrow Gauge" (Saga of the 3-16, Part 7--Bumble Bee and Yellow Bird) by Mallory Hope Ferrell; "A Look-A-Like Shay" (Making a MWSL '13-Ton #122' Into a 'Somewhat-like Mich-Cal #2) by Jim Vail; "The Bodie Railway & Lumber Co. Part 4" (Log cars) by Dan Kieft; "The Ridgway Bear Trap" (No wet noodles) by Harry W. Brunk; "The Narrow Gauge Scene" (A Tale of Two Warehouses) by Carlie Getz; "Matheran Light Railway #899" (A 2-Foot Gauge Dodge Rail Bus in India) by Jeff Scherb; "A Small Business Building" (Plans) by Robert D. Bailey; "South Pacific Coast Boxcar #472" (Plans) by Ken Ruble; "Two-Foot Gauge Gilpin Tramway Shay #1, GILPIN" (Plans) by Dan Rowe; "Bunker Hill Steel 'Man' Car" (Plans) by Tim Stolle; "McCloud River Railroad Cabooses" (Plans) by Gary Caviglia; "Bodie Railway & Lumber Co. Log Car" (Plans) by Dan Kieft; "Mastheran Light Railway Rail Bus #899" (Plans) by Jeff Scherb plus "Robert's Ramblings"; "Pigeon Hole"; "In Brief"; "New in Review"; "Book and DVD Reviews"; and "Riptrack".

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No soiling inside or out. Some pages have a mildly bent corner tip. Light wear to edges of covers and spine. One 2/3" tear in the bottom edge of the back cover. Lower left corner of the back cover lightly creased. Very little wear otherwise. The magazine will be backed with cardboard and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "My On3 Nebraska and Platte Railroad: The Twin Rivers Route" by Tim Lewis; "Kelly's Bottle House (Charming)" by Brian Block; "Scratch-Building an Sn2 Caboose" (For My South China & Sheepscot River Ry.) by Bob Bennett; "Modeling in 7/8 Inch Scale" (Four Articles) by Tommy Landen and Karl Schmid; "Monson Railroad Flatcars" (Prototype to models) by Ken Lunders; "Along the Narrow Gauge Thirty-Inch Gauge Railroads" (The Cortez Mines Ltd. Railroad) by Mallory Hope Ferrell; "Brickyard Company Houses" (Along the E.B.T.) by Russell Norris; "The Bodie Railway & Lumber Co. Part 9 (The Mono Mills General Store) by Dan Kleft; "Kalka Simla Railway #14" (Ultimate Luxury, India, 1934) by Jeff Scherb; "Route to the Redwoods: The On3 North Pacific Coast Railroad and Its Subsidiary, the Buckhorn Logging Co. Part 55" (Narrow Gauge Railroading in 12 inches to the Foot) by Boone Morrison; "More Modifying and Enhancing Vehicles" (Still more changes) by Jim Vail; "The Narrow Gauge Scene" (Lessons from John Allen Part 2" by Charlie Getz; "A Western Grocery Store" (Plans) by Robert D. Bailey; "Carson & Colorado Nos. 1, 2, 3, 7, and 8" (Plans) by Gary Caviglia; "Nevada-California-Oregon Nos. 9 and 10" (Plans) by Edward H. Cass; "Cortez Mines Ltd. CORTEZ" (Plans) by John Robinson; "Kalka Simla Railway Motor Car #14" (Plans) by Jeff Scherb; "Kauai Plantation Rwy. Coach and Picnic Cars" (Plans) by Boone Morrison; Robert's Ramblings; Pigeon Hole; In Brief; New in Review; Gallery (Models by Karl Osolinski); Book, Video and DVD Reviews; and Riptrack.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No damage, markings or signs of use. Very slight shelf wear to cover. Spine flat and uncreased. 2003 paperback. The photo is of the actual book you will receive. Fast dispatch, normally within 24 hours, by UK seller.

Softcover. Condition: Gut. Paperback Einband im Din A 4 Format guter Zustand - Erscheinungsjahr: 1996 - Buch mit Abbildungen und 175 Seiten. Index: 171 0.0.

Softcover. Condition: Gut. Paperback Einband im Din A 4 Format guter Zustand - Erscheinungsjahr: 1996 - Buch mit Abbildungen und 172 Seiten. Index: 171 0.0.

Condition: very good. l'article peut presenter de tres legers signes d'usure. vendeur professionnel; envoi soigne en 24/48h.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The covers are rather worn particularly the base of the spine. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

The Life of Charlie Parker 1945-1955. Castle/Chessington 1996, 175 S., Abb., OKart., 4°, sehr gut erhalten. 3701902 Sprache: Deutsch.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and unmarked inside and out. Upper right corner of the front cover is mildly bent. Slight wear to edges of covers and spine. Very little wear otherwise. The magazine will be packed with a backing card, bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "My On3 Nebraska and Platte Railroad: The Twin Rivers Route" by Tim Lewis; "Kelly's Bottle House (Charming)" by Brian Block; "Scratch-Building an Sn2 Caboose" (For My South China & Sheepscot River Ry.) by Bob Bennett; "Modeling in 7/8 Inch Scale" (Four Articles) by Tommy Landen and Karl Schmid; "Monson Railroad Flatcars" (Prototype to models) by Ken Lunders; "Along the Narrow Gauge Thirty-Inch Gauge Railroads" (The Cortez Mines Ltd. Railroad) by Mallory Hope Ferrell; "Brickyard Company Houses" (Along the E.B.T.) by Russell Norris; "The Bodie Railway & Lumber Co. Part 9 (The Mono Mills General Store) by Dan Kleft; "Kalka Simla Railway #14" (Ultimate Luxury, India, 1934) by Jeff Scherb; "Route to the Redwoods: The On3 North Pacific Coast Railroad and Its Subsidiary, the Buckhorn Logging Co. Part 55" (Narrow Gauge Railroading in 12 inches to the Foot) by Boone Morrison; "More Modifying and Enhancing Vehicles" (Still more changes) by Jim Vail; "The Narrow Gauge Scene" (Lessons from John Allen Part 2" by Charlie Getz; "A Western Grocery Store" (Plans) by Robert D. Bailey; "Carson & Colorado Nos. 1, 2, 3, 7, and 8" (Plans) by Gary Caviglia; "Nevada-California-Oregon Nos. 9 and 10" (Plans) by Edward H. Cass; "Cortez Mines Ltd. CORTEZ" (Plans) by John Robinson; "Kalka Simla Railway Motor Car #14" (Plans) by Jeff Scherb; "Kauai Plantation Rwy. Coach and Picnic Cars" (Plans) by Boone Morrison; Robert's Ramblings; Pigeon Hole; In Brief; New in Review; Gallery (Models by Karl Osolinski); Book, Video and DVD Reviews; and Riptrack.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Ken Vail (Jacket Design) (illustrator). English Edition, 1982. 174 pp. Flawless copy with minimal wear on dust jacket. Dust jacket shows crease on back cover flap.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Ken Vail (Cover Design) (illustrator). 1st Publ. 1980. 211 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear. Spine slightly cocked. Underlingings throughout text. Previous owner's name inscirbed on half-title page.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Ken Vail (Cover Design) (illustrator). Reprinted 1977. 164 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text.

Condition: Good. Paperback, numerous b/w illustrations (including photographs), 4to.; Name in pen on title page.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very close to new condition with no damage or markings to pages and only very light shelf wear to cover. 2002 hardback (no dustjacket, as published). The photo is of the actual book you will receive. Fast dispatch, normally within 24 hours, by UK seller.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Printing. Softcover, edition not stated (presumed first printing), tiny bump to top rear corner, faint corner crease to top of front cover, otherwise a Near Fine copy.

1st edition softback with stiff wrappers As New large octavo 173pp., b/w pls., text ills., index, 'a month-by-month chronology of Miles Davis' life from joining the famous Charlie Parker Quintet in April, 1947 to the legendary Carnegie Hall concert in May, 1961.This book lists his club and concert appearances, details all his recording sessions and chronicles his battle against drug addiction'.

Foreword by Scott Hamilton. Castle Communications/Chessington 1993, 176 S., Abb., OKarton, 4°, sehr gut erhalten, fast wie neu. 3702484 Sprache: Deutsch.