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MEMORIES OF THE SOUTHWOLD RAILWAY
Written by A. Barrett Jenkins.
Stock no. 1827397
Published by L. & S. Rexon Of Southwold. 8th 1987. Slightly better than very good condition.

Eighth edition. Small format. White card wraps. 33 pages. B/w photos. Covers lightly scuffed and marked. Contents clean.

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THE QUINTINSHILL CONSPIRACY
Written by Jack Richards; Adrian Searle.
Stock no. 1827394
Published by Pen & Sword Transport. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The shocking true story behind Britain's worst rail disaster, a horrific crash in 1915 involving five trains in which 230 died and 246 were injured. Black boards, red title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781781590997. Board corners lightly bumped. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is clean.

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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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BRITISH RAILWAYS PAST AND PRESENT LONDON
Written by Brian Morrison; Ken Brunt.
Stock no. 1827363
Published by Silver Link Publishing. 1st thus 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Originally published as No 7 North East, East and South East London and No 13 North West, West and South West London. This is the combined volume. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0947971998. Spine cocked. Light bumping to lower board edges. Contents clean. Price-cut yellow pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, small closed tear to top of spine front edge, light scuffing.

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THE DAY OF THE HOLIDAY EXPRESS
Written by Richard Woodley.
Stock no. 1827358
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Western Region Services on 9 July 1960. A unique exploration of Britain's railway history. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0711023948. Shelf-wear to base of spine. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is a little edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

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MEMOIRS OF A GEORGIAN RAKE
Written by William Hickey; Roger Hudson. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1827297
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1995. Nearly fine condition.

Edited by Roger Hudson. Burgundy cloth spine with navy blue title blocks and gilt title, blue marbled paper boards. B/w engravings. Top edge blue. xvii and 414 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is slightly grubby.

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MASS-OBSERVATION BRITAIN IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Sandra Koa Wing.
Stock no. 1326768
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Red-cloth with silver titles and pictorial front board. B/w photos. Book is fine. Grey slipcase is faded at edges with a few tiny marks.

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THE SIEGE OF STALINGRAD
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827254
Published by Communist Party Of Great Britain. Circa 1943. Almost very good condition.

This is the Epic Story of the Siege of Stalingrad Told in Photographs, Words and Maps from August 23rd, 1942, to February 3rd, 1943. Small square format. White pictorial paperwraps. Staple binding. B/w photos throughout. 51 numbered pages. Covers grubby, small pieces of paper stuck to rear cover. Contents clean.

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WIND IN THE WIRES A GOLDEN ERA OF FLIGHT 1909-1939
Written by Mike Vines.
Stock no. 1326662
Published by Airlife Publishing Ltd. 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine.Colour photos. ISBN: 1853102296. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.

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BRITISH BOOKPLATES: A PICTORIAL HISTORY
Written by Brian North Lee.
Stock no. 1326585
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

"Over 250 illustrations demonstrate the range of ex-libris design, from the earliest armorials to today’s wide variety of styles, and in themselves provide a comprehensive historical survey of bookplates and of book labels - their humbler but no less historically interesting counterparts." Large format. Brown cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 071537785X. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Wrapper is unevenly faded with edge-creasing; a few chips; some marks.

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CORSHAM: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY PART TWO
Written by C.J. Hall.
Stock no. 1326583
Published by Christopher Hall. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

Covering the span of Corsham's History 1900-1945. Large format. Grey cardwraps. 48 pages. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0950862517. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Covers slightly faded to spine, light crease to lower corner of rear cover. Small yellow highlighted patch to map else contents fine.

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AYNHO: A NORTHAMPTONSHIRE VILLAGE
Written by Nicholas Cooper.
Stock no. 1326582
Published by Leopard's Head Press; Banbury Historical Society. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A social history of the village from the earliest days of civilisation until recent years. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 339 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0904920097. Spine and corners bumped. Book leans to one side. Light foxing to textblock. Yellow dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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