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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decade to the start of trolleybus replacement at the end, this book covers this eventful period using much previously unpublished information.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.
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.
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.
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.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- TRANSPORT GENERAL
- TRAMS
- LONDON
- HISTORY
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).
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.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- LONDON
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
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).
THE LONDON TROLLEYBUS VOLUME 1 1931-1945
Written by Ken Blacker.
Stock no. 1827371
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Trolleybuses first came to London in a small way, being introduced in south west London in 1931 by London United Tramways. Following on from this, in five years between 1935 and 1940 London Transport built up a massive and complex trolleybus network in its replacement of trams. When the Second World War brough development to a halt, London Transport had an operational fleet of 1,671 trolleybuses - by far the largest fleet in the world. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 1854142607. Pale staining to half-title page arising from glossy paper pages (relatively minor). Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- TROLLEYBUS
- LONDON
- HISTORY
LONDON TROLLEYBUS ROUTES
Written by Hugh Taylor.
Stock no. 1827370
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
1994.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The services on which London trolleybuses operated from the start in 1931 to the finish in 1962. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 1854141554. A lovely copy. Light creasing to edges of dustwrapper.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- TROLLEYBUS
- LONDON
ROUTES TO RECOVERY
Written by Ken Glazier.
Stock no. 1827369
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
2000.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A look at the seven years following the end of World War II and at the measures that had to be taken to keep bus services running with a time-expired fleet. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 1854142364. Half-title page is heavily spotted with damp from facing endpaper. Otherwise contents are clean. Glossy paper means it is possible some pages may be lightly stuck together but could be prised apart with care. Pictorial dustwrapperi s faded to spine.
LONDON TRANSPORT GARAGES
Written by Ken Glazier.
Stock no. 1827368
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
2006.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A complete history of London Transport garages for both central and country areas. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1854142992. Faint damp spot to half-title page. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few grubby marks to rear panel.
THE LONDON ST
Written by Ken Blacker.
Stock no. 1827367
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
2012.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The ST followed hard on the heels of the LT class of bus, providing a shorter vehicle for routes that did not need, or could not take, the larger sister. Matt red pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781854143631. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.