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WHITE FUNNEL STEAMERS A PHOTOGRAPHIC LEGACY
Written by Chris Collard.
Stock no. 2128496
Published by The History Press. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

Slightly oblong format. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780752453613. SIGNED by author to title page. Couple of small knocks to corners. Contents are fine!

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GLORY DAYS: BET GROUP
Written by Gavin Booth.
Stock no. 2128118
Published by Ian Allan. 1ST 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0711026092. Bumping to spine. Contents are excellent!

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CHAMPION OF SAIL
Written by David Walker.
Stock no. 2128041
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1986. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The history of R.W. Leyland and his shipping line but also a general history of late 19th century ships and shipping. Dark red boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 191 pages includes index. ISBN: 0851774024. Wrapper edge just very slightly creased.

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P&A CAMPBELL STEAMERS THE EDWARDIAN ERA
Written by Chris Collard.
Stock no. 1816730
Published by Tempus. 1st 2006. Fine condition.

Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. The last of six volumes of White Funnel Fleet history from 1887 to 1968 and the second of two volumes dealing specifically with the years prior to the First World War. 255 pages including index. ISBN: 0752438719. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page.

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TRIUMPH THE LEGEND
Written by Mac McDiarmid.
Stock no. 1816721
Published by Parragon. 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Tracing the events of nearly a century of motorcycle history, from the earliest days in Much Park Street, Coventry, to the high-tech plant that is Triumph's modern factory in Hinckley, Leicestershire. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w photos. 80 pages including index. ISBN: 0752520806. Endpapers slightly browned and grubby. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased.

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ENGLISH ELECTRIC TRAMCAR ALBUM
Written by Geoff Lumb.
Stock no. 1816718
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1998. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The English Electric tramcar manufacturer. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711026130. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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CAMMELL LAIRD
Written by Ian Collard.
Stock no. 1816634
Published by Tempus. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

A voyage of discovery with absorbing captions to over 160 b/w photos of the vessels at Cammell Laird and the yard itself. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 0752432672.

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A GOLDEN ADVENTURE
Written by Paul Atterbury; Julia MacKenzie.
Stock no. 2126985
Published by Hurtwood Press. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first 50 years of Ultramar, from a small exploration company in Venezuela to an integrated oil company operating on five continents. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 287 pages (including index). Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0903696355. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small chips/tears and nicks.

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THE MAGIC OF A NAME: THE ROLLS-ROYCE STORY THE FIRST 40 YEARS
Written by Peter Pugh.
Stock no. 2125901
Published by Icon Books. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The fascinating story of the first forty years of Britain's most prestigious manufacturer - Rolls-Royce - a company whose record of achievements is part of the history of the twentieth century. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 340 pages. ISBN: 1840461519. A few minor marks to boards. Small (coffee?) stain to vertical edge of rear endpaper and a little to outer page edges at rear. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-creased.

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MAKING IT HAPPEN
Written by Jonathan Mantle.
Stock no. 1610413
Published by James & James. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The I.M. Group story. The independent importer and after-sales provider of quality four-wheel drive vehicles such as Subura, Isuzu and Daihatsu. A Gripping story of entreprenurial risk-taking and strong personalities. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos. 128 pages including index. ISBN: 0907383793. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Pale damp-staining to edges of rear panel of dustwrapper.

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30 YEARS OF PROGRESS IN PASSENGER ROAD TRANSPORT
Written by Walter Dowding.
Stock no. 1815612
Published by Red & White. 1st 1950. Very good condition.

A history of the Red & White Group of Omnibus companies 1919-1949. Red cloth, gilt title to front cover. B/w photos. Small ownership label to front endpaper. Musty odour present.

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THE PASSAGE MAKERS
Written by Michael K. Stammers.
Stock no. 2124214
Published by Teredo Books. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

120 plates with 22 in colour. The story of the Liverpool Black Ball Line. ISBN: 090366206X. SIGNED by author to half-title page. This is a Review Copy. Wrapper is edge-creased with repaired tear to bottom of spine; fading to spine.

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