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BRITISH STEAM LOCOMOTIVE BUILDERS
Written by James W. Lowe.
Stock no. 2137297
Published by Pen & Sword Transport. 2014. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Reprint edition (originally published in 1975). B/w photos. ISBN: 9781473822894. Wrapper is lightly edge-creased with a couple of tiny nicks.

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BENJAMIN OUTRAM 1764-1805: AN ENGINEERING BIOGRAPHY
Written by R.B. Schofield.
Stock no. 1823411
Published by Merton Priory Press. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biography of an engineer. B/w photos. Outram worked on canals and railways as well as establishing an iron company. ISBN: 1898937427. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and front edge of spine.

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRITISH BELLFITTINGS
Written by Trevor S. Jennings. Illustrated by Emma Jennings.
Stock no. 1322486
Published by Trevor S. Jennings. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A rarely observed aspect of mechanical engineering. Cream boards, brown titles. 168 pages. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0950007641. Spine is slightly bumped and faded. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased with a few light marks.

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THE CORNISH BEAM ENGINE
Written by D.B. Barton.
Stock no. 1823396
Published by D. Bradford Barton. 1st thus 1969. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Edition. A survey of its history and development in the mines of Cornwall and Devon from before 1800, with something of its use elsewhere in Britain and abroad. Mottled blue/grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. Top edge grey. Vertical crease to spine else boards clean. Text block a little dusty. Neat inscription in ink to flyleaf. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, edge-rubbed and grubby, brown marks to rear panel.

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INNOVATION AND DISCOVERY: BATH AND THE RISE OF SCIENCE
Written by Peter Wallis; et al.
Stock no. 1823336
Published by The Bath Royal Literary And Scientific Institution; The William Herschel Society. 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Peter Wallis with contributions by numerous authors. Georgian Bath. Cardwraps. B/w illustrations throughout, a few colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780948975967. Reprint with minor corrections. Light rubbing to corners of covers. Contents clean.

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TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS VOLUME LXII
Written by R.W. Dana.
Stock no. 2136444
Published by Institution Of Naval Architects. 1920. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Spine is faded with a few chips and nicks at edges. Marks and some scuffing to covers. Foxing to outer page edges and some page margins.

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MODEL JET ENGINES
Written by Thomas Kamps.
Stock no. 2136259
Published by Traplet Publications. 1st 1995. Almost very good condition.

The Modeller's World Series. Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos and diagrams throughout. ISBN: 0951058991. Wear to cover edges; small split to base of spine. Browning/grubby marks to outer page edges.

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CIVIL ENGINEERING HERITAGE: WALES
Written by Keith Thomas.
Stock no. 1823133
Published by Phillimore. 2015. Nearly fine condition.

Part of a regional series on civil engineering heritage that examines the contribution of the civil engineer to society over the last 300 years, including transport networks, architecture and landscape design. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781860776380. Light crease to lower corner of front cover else contents clean.

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THE A1 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TRUST TORNADO NEW PEPPERCORN CLASS A1, 2008 ONWARDS OWNDERS' WORKSHOP MANUAL
Written by Geoff Smith.
Stock no. 2135991
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

An insight into the construction, maintenance and operation of the first new main line steam locomotive built in Britain since 1960. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. 154 pages. ISBN: 9781844259892. Small knocks to corners and top and tail of spine. Contents are excellent!

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MOTOR LAWNMOWERS OWNERS WORKSHOP MANUAL
Written by J.M.F. Parker.
Stock no. 1822462
Published by Haynes. 1st thus 1988. Very good condition.

Acto, Flymo, Hayter, Honda, Mountfield, Victa, Webb. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1850100853. Boards unevenly faded. Contents clean.

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WHO'S DRIVING ELECTRIC CARS
Written by Marcello Contestabile; Gil Tal; et al.
Stock no. 2135140
Published by Springer. Circa 2020. Slightly better than very good condition.

Understanding Consumer Adoption and Use of Plug-in Electric Cars. Lecture Notes in Mobility Series. ISBN: 9783030383817. Small knocks/bumps to spine and corners.

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ENGINES & ENTERPRISE
Written by John Reynolds.
Stock no. 1822026
Published by Sutton Publishing. 2000. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A lavishly illustrated biography of Sir Harry Ricardo, engineer, scientist and inventor. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750917121. A nice, clean copy in pictorial dustwrapper which is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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