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FAR OFF THINGS
Written by Arthur Machen.
Stock no. 1326910
Published by Three Imposters. 1st thus 2013. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first volume of the author's autobiography, describing his childhood in the Gwent countryside, and his early years as a struggling writer in London. This annotated limited edition (250 copies) is published to mark the authors 150th anniversary. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Green endpapers. 176 pages. B/w photos. Foreword by Catherine Fisher. ISBN: 9781847716552. This is copy no. 134. Minimal bumping to spine. Fading to base of spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at edges.

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RT TWILIGHT
Written by Jim Blake.
Stock no. 1827461
Published by Regent Transport Publishing. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. London buses. ISBN: 0906473004. SIGNED by the author 'with best wishes' to title page. Covers a little grubby, lightly faded. Contents clean.

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LONDON'S UTILITY BUSES
Written by Ken Blacker.
Stock no. 1827460
Published by Capital Transport. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the 756 buses that made up the fleet of London's utility buses. Glazed pictorial boards. Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 1854141988. Top corners bumped. Pages 174-175 have stuck together at some point and been prised apart giving rise to somke surface paper damage obliterating a few lines of Appendix 2 on page 175. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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LONDON TRAMWAYS
Written by John Reed.
Stock no. 1827458
Published by Capital Transport. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of the tram in London from its beginnings to the last night of services in July 1952. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1854141791. Light rubbing to rear lower corner of board. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and a little scuffed to rear panel.

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ROUTEMASTER JUBILEE
Written by Geoff Rixon.
Stock no. 1827453
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st 2004. Very good condition.

A pictorial tribute to the Routemaster bus in its 50th year. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0711029997. Top & tail of spine lightly bumped. Small patch of wear to lower rear corner of board exposing board. Boards a little scuffed. Contents fine.

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LONDON BUSES IN THE 1950S
Written by Ken Glazier.
Stock no. 1827451
Published by Capital Transport. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Fropm the replacement of the last trams at the beginning of the decade to the start of trolleybus replacement at the end, this book covers this eventful period using much previously unpublished information. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 1854141163. Bump to base of spine, light wear to lower edge of front board. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and lightly scuffed.

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UNDERGROUND MAPS AFTER BECK
Written by Maxwell J. Roberts.
Stock no. 1827447
Published by Capital Transport. 1st 2005. Very good condition.

The story of the London Underground map in the hands of Henry Beck's successors. Large oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour maps. ISBN: 1854142860. Base of spine bumped. Remains of label to rear board. Small chip to top spine edge of rear board, approx 1cm across. Contents fine.

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THAMES PLEASURE STEAMERS FROM 1945
Written by Anrew Gladwell.
Stock no. 1827427
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

To a generation of Londoners, the trip aboard a paddle steamer to the seaside was a traditional and essential part of summer life. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0752423517. Cover corners lightly worn, a few minor grubby marks to covers. Light finger marks to half-title page else contents clean.

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TRAMS IN WEST LONDON: A PICTORIAL SOUVENIR
Written by D.W. Willoughby; E.R. Oakley.
Stock no. 1827419
Published by D.W. Willoughby E.R. Oakley. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

Third volume in the series of picture stories of the London tramways. Green pictorial paperwraps, staple-bound booklet. B/w photos throughout. Fold-out map of West London Tramways to rear. ISBN: 0903479109. Covers lightly browned. Contents clean. Fold-out map to rear is loose but included.

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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF LONDON BUSES
Written by Kevin Lane.
Stock no. 1827375
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A definitive record of the development of the London bus from the early 1930s up to the 1990s. Large format. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711025169. A few minor marks to boards. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, slightly faded to spine, a little scuffed to rear panel, foxing to verso (not visible to front).

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LONDON BUSES AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Ken Glazier.
Stock no. 1827373
Published by Capital Transport. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The period between the outbreak of the Second World War and the end of the following decade was one of the most eventful and lacerating times in the affairs of London's passenger road services. This book covers the events of the period up to 1950, when the back had been broken of the task of vehicle renewal and London Transport had recovered sufficiently to re-start the tram replacement programme. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0904711773. Pale foxing to endpapers. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly faded to spine, a little browned.

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THE LONDON TITAN
Written by Matthew Wharmby.
Stock no. 1827372
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book is a tribute to the London Titan bus, a pictorial record of a type that saw service in and around the capital for a quarter of a century. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780711032996. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has some spotting to verso (not visible to front).

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