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Victorian Architecture
Reprint of plans & details of homes before the turn of the century.
b&w scale drawings of both plans and details.
Includes an 8 page flyer
1976
book : softcover


1976
1977.002.001 Library

VIA Rail Canada, The First Five Years
History of the development of Via Rail. Individual chapters discuss the various sections of the rail going across the country. Also discusses the difficult times and the future of VIA.
Col. and b&w photographs.
book : saftcover


1982
1983.012.001 Library

Venice-Simplon Orient-Express
The return of the world's most celebrated train. Traces the history of luxury train travel in Europe. Story of each car in the Express is detailed, revealing its links with politics, royalty and international intrigue. Includes details of the painstaking restoration of the cars.
50 b & w illustrations and 110 coloured illustrations (before and after photographs)
book : hardcover, dustjacket


1983
1984.050.001 Library

Victories of the Engineer
Contains stories of major engineering successes worldwide. Railroad engineering, Railways through the seas--train ferries, building of ocean liner, bridge building --including trestle bridge, suspension bridges, cantilever bridges. Designing and building dams- including the Aswan in Egypt. Building of aqueducts, canals and other waterways -- including Panama. Tunnels and tunnelling are also included. Mining and mines and an exploration of harnessing the energy of Niagara Falls.
B&w photographs and drawings.
Binding is deteriorating.
Tenth edition.
photos & illustrations
book : hardcover


1992.021.001 Rare & Fragile Books

Vintage Canada
Published quarterly to celebrate the joy of collecting old cars. Contains a variety of articles related to Antique cars.
B&w photographs, textual reproductions.
book : softcover


1975
1992.038.001 PF.0188.0101

Victorian & Edwardian Fashion
photos
book : softcover


1981
1993.047.002 Library

Von Ryan's Express
novel
book : hardcover


1964
2000.024.001 Library

Train Service and Instruction Manuals
Valveless Mechanical Locomotive Lubricator, includes diagrams
textual record : booklet, printed


ca 1927
2000.045.001 PF.0193.0014

Victoria and Sidney Railway: The 1892-1919
Written partly to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the railroad. Story takes us through many facets of the company; early years, original proposals, growing pains and problems, connecting with the mainland, to the final years.
b&w photographs, appendices, chronology, index
duplicate of CBK 2007.033.065
book : softcover


1992
2003.010.006 Library


Visual Dictionary of Ships and Sailing -
By: Eyewitness visual dictionaies 1991
Stoddart Publishing Co. Ltd.
Hard Cover, 66 pages, back is broken and corners are damaged slightly
Book


2004.018.001 Library
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