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Planes, trains and automobiles. So much more than a way to get from point A to point B, these forms of transportation have influenced the way of the world in almost every conceivable way. From old-time steam engines to modern-day jet fighters, Dover has a book that's ready to take off!
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 Early American Steam Locomotives
by Reed Kinert
Relive train travel's earliest days with this splendidly illustrated story of steam locomotion, from "teakettles" to "titans." Working from builders' specifications, old engravings, and contemporaneous accounts, the author re-creates, in accurate renderings, the earliest locomotives.
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| Products in Planes, Trains, Cars, and Other Transportation | | |  | 100 Great Antique Automobiles in Full-Color Prints
by Clarence P. Hornung
Splendid detailed prints depict 1853 Dudgeon Steam Wagon, Ford Quadricycle (1896), Stanley Steamer (1902), Holsman Surrey (1905), Riker Theatre Bus (1901), many others. Descriptive notes.
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|  | Airplanes of the Second World War Coloring Book
by Carlo Demand
Forty-six accurate, authentic renderings of fighters, bombers, transports, etc. Include "Enola Gay," Japanese Zero, British Spitfire, German Komet fighter, many others. Captions.
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|  | Airport Sticker Picture
by Steven James Petruccio
Children will be able to create lots of busy scenes with 39 full-color stickers depicting passenger jets, helicopters, cargo planes, hangars, emergency vehicles, baggage handlers, ground crew, a fuel truck, and more.
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| |  | American Muscle Cars, 1960-1975
by Bruce LaFontaine
Color 44 fast, flashy, and powerful sports cars: 1962 Ford Thunderbird, 1964 Corvette Stingray, 1971 Mustang Boss 351, 1974 Firebird Trans-Am, and 40 others.
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| |  | Antique Automobiles Coloring Book
by Clarence Hornung
1901 Ford runabout, 1919 Chevrolet coupe, Studebakers, Cadillacs, Reos, Packards, Pierce-Arrow, more. Captions.
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|  | Antique Locomotives Coloring Book
by Tre Tryckare Co.
Outstanding selection of 43 drawings by Swedish art firm depicts classic locomotives from 1805 to 1963, including: the English Rocket (1829) and Evening Star (1960); the American Pennsylvania (1863); others.
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|  | Aviation Firsts: 336 Questions and Answers
by Joshua Stoff
Fact-filled compendium covers virtually all "firsts" in the history of flight, from the first human being to fly and the first American president to fly to the first woman to command a space shuttle mission.
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| |  | Classic Motorcars Coloring Book
by Tre Tryckare Co.
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, 1928 Daimler, 1930 MG, 1933 Pierce Arrow, 1941 Cadillac, Jaguar 28, many more. Rendered by noted Swedish technical firm, illustrations eminently suitable for coloring, accompanied by identifying captions.
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|  | Contact! The Story of the Early Aviators
by Henry Villard
Among the significant and colorful figures covered are the Wright Brothers, Alberto Santos-Dumont, Henry Farman, Glenn H. Curtiss, and other aviators from around the world. 84 black-and-white illustrations.
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| | | | |  | The Great Dirigibles
by John Toland
Daring flights of early pioneers, descriptions of great American airships, much more — beginning with pioneer invention by Dr. Solomon Andrews in 1865 and ending with the Hindenburg crash in 1937. 32 photos.
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|  | Historic Cars Photo Cards: 24 Cards
by Randy Mason
Superb photographs include Ford's first 2-cylinder runabout, a 1923 Stutz Bearcat, 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR, and 1959 Cadillac Eldorado convertible. Descriptive notes.
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|  | History of Flight Coloring Book
by A. G. Smith
Forty-seven accurate drawings of man's most important flying achievements. 18th-century balloons, 19th-century dirigibles, the Spirit of St. Louis, fighters, bombers, the Concorde, and the Space Shuttle.
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|  | History of the American Steam Fire-Engine
by William T. King
Over 100 rare royalty-free illustrations depict more than 70 antique fire engines with steam-powered pumps — from the very first one, built in 1829, up to the end of the 19th century.
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