LIVERPOOL TRANSPORT VOLUME 5 - 1957-1986
Written by J.B. Horne; T.B. Maund.
Stock no. 1829055
Published by Transport Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Trams and buses. A brief look back to the beginning of the city's tramway system, and then from the closure of the tramways in 1957 until deregulation of buses in 1986 chronicles the fate of the Transport Department. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 252 pages. ISBN: 0863171621. Some light scuffing to boards. Text block and page edges lightly browned. Else contents clean.

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MANCHESTER AND ASHTON UNDER LYNE TROLLEYBUSES (TROLLEYBUS CLASSICS 25)
Written by Stephen Lockwood.
Stock no. 1828911
Published by Middleton Press. 1st 2010. Very good condition.

The Manchester and Ashton trolleybus network was one of the largest in the country. Manchester's red and Ashton's blue vehicles shared the wires on most of the services between the two areas, and in addition Manchester had a substantial network of its own. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. 96 pages. ISBN: 9781906008734. Covers lightly creased & rubbed at corners. Front hinge pulled and therefore a few pages of the section are a little loose from the lower edge. Else contents clean and binding tight.

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A TRIBUTE TO RIGBY ROAD WORKS BLACKPOOL VOLUME ONE 1922-1954
Written by John Woodman.
Stock no. 1828907
Published by Rigby Road Publishing. 1st 2008. Very good condition.

A personal reflection on a unique transport enterprise, still under public ownership. Limited edition. Matt pictorial boards. Oblong format. Colour & b/w illustrations and photos. 195 pages. Board corners lightly rubbed. Text block and page edges lightly browned else contents clean.

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ST. HELENS TROLLEYBUSES (TROLLEYBUS CLASSICS 29)
Written by Stephen Lockwood.
Stock no. 1828901
Published by Middleton Press. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition.

The trolleybuses in this industrial Lancashire town provided silent and pollution free public transport for over thirty years between the 1920s and 1950s. This book looks at each route in turn, showing how St Helens looked during this period, including the shops, fashions and road vehicles of the day. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 96 pages. ISBN: 9781908174420. A nice, clean copy.

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THE WIGAN JUNCTION RAILWAYS
Written by Dennis Sweeney.
Stock no. 1828892
Published by Triangle Publishing. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Light tan cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and railway maps throughout, a few colour photos. 127 pages. ISBN: 9780955003059. Base of spine lightly bumped (shelf-wear). Light browning to page margins. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed on rear panel.

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BLUE BUSES OF LYTHAM ST. ANNES
Written by Paul Turner.
Stock no. 1828714
1st 2021. Nearly fine condition.

The story of the motor-buses which served the Fylde Coast town from 1923, through the transfer to Fylde Borough Council in 1974, until the system was gradually absorbed within Blackpool Transport during the late 1990s. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos. 248 pages. ISBN: 9781838405502. A lovely copy.

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A TRIBUTE TO RIGBY ROAD WORKS BLACKPOOL VOLUME TWO: 1954 TO 1985
Written by John Woodman.
Stock no. 1828713
Published by Rigby Road Publishing. 1st 2012. Very good condition.

Crafts and Skills of a Unique Transport Undertaking. Large oblong format. Cardwraps. B/w and colour photos. 196 pages. Covers faded at spine and front spine edge. Cover corners lightly rubbed, white paint mark to spine. Covers a little scuffed. Contents clean.

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RURAL HOUSES OF THE LANCASHIRE PENNINES 1560 TO 1760
Written by Sarah Pearson.
Stock no. 1828417
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Supplementary Series: 10. Pictorial cardwraps. Social and architectural history. B/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 0117011924. SIGNED by the author (with personal gift dedication) to front endpaper. Also includes a loosely inserted excerpt from County Life August 1985 written and signed by same author. From the library of Ron Brunskill, authority on acrchitectural history. Spine lightly faded. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY WAGON DIAGRAMS (LYR FOCUS No. 2)
Written by Noel Coates.
Stock no. 1828407
Published by The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Society. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book serves as a quick, accurate reference and includes a photograph of each type where one is known to exist. Additional information on construction dates, numbers built and traffic usage is given, along with the drawing numbers where these are known. Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. Undated. A very nice, clean copy.

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BOLTON - ENGINEMAN (SCENES FROM THE PAST: 31)
Written by Jim Markland.
Stock no. 1828402
Published by Foxline. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Footplate reflections of shed life & journeys from the Lancashire town. Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. 112 pages. ISBN: 1870119495. Very light, uneven fading to rear cover and spine. Name & date in ink to top of verso of front cover. Contents clean.

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JOHN MARSDEN'S WILL: THE HORNBY ESTATE CASE 1780-1840
Written by Emmeline Garnett.
Stock no. 1828351
Published by The Hambledon Press. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Hornby Castle Dispute. The story of an extraordinary legal case. John Marsden was a mentally retarded Lancashire gentleman, looked after by his aunt. A servant, George Wright, became the aunt's lover and steward of the Marsden's estate and continued in this fashion after the aunt's death. When John Marsden finally died, his will effectively left Hornby Castle to the steward. The will was then contested by the heir at law basing his claim on the incapacity of his cousin to understand and therefore endorse a complex will... a fascinating story. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1852851589. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to front endpaper. Also includes an invitation to the previous owner to celebrate the publication of this book. Previous owner's bookplate to lower corner of front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is clean.

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THE SPIRIT OF RAWTENSTALL: WATERFOOT, NEWCHURCH AND THE WHITEWELL VALLEY (LANDMARK COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY)
Written by Kathy Fishwick.
Stock no. 1828340
Published by Landmark Publishing. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The 20th Century in Photographs. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 1843060698. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to title page. Contents otherwise clean. White dustwrapper is just a little grubby.

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