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"MAISIE": WORDS AND MUSIC
Written by L.B.S.C..
Stock no. 1829540
Published by Percival Marshall. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

How to build Maisie, a beautiful model of a steam train, 3.5 inch gauge. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. viii and 131 pages. Boards lightly mottled. Light browning to text block. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Foxspots to endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few repairs to verso with clear tape, rear panel is grubby.

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TRI-ANG HORNBY: THE STORY OF ROVEX VOLUME 2 1965-1971
Written by Pat Hammond.
Stock no. 1828894
Published by New Cavendish Books. 2003. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This volume picks up the story in May 1965 after Tri-ang Railways changed its name to Tri-ang Hornby in order to placate the public following Lines Bros. Ltd decision that the rival Hornby-Dublo system would not be reintroduced. Seven exciting years of development which saw expansion of the range both in the UK and abroad and includes the models made for the American and Canadian markets, the Battle Space series and the origins of Tri-ang Wrenn. Large oblong format. Red boards, gilt titles. Colour photos. 519 pages including index. ISBN: 1872727581. Reprint. Slight lean to spine and very slight grubbiness to text block else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine with a minor crease across top.

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THE HORNBY GAUGE 0 SYSTEM (THE HORNBY COMPANION SERIES)
Written by Chris Graebe; Julie Graebe.
Stock no. 1828663
Published by New Cavendish Books. 1st thus 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Completely revised edition including over 200 additional colour pictures and 104 pages. The story of this most famous and successful British make, the Hornby 0-gauge Train, from the first constructional train sets of 1920 right through to the final 0-Gauge production in the 1960s. Large oblong format. The Hornby Companion series. Colour photos. 440 pages including index. ISBN: 1872727522. Board corners lightly bumped. Minor mark to title page. Text block very slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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TRI-ANG RAILWAYS: THE STORY OF ROVEX VOLUME 1 1950-1965
Written by Pat Hammond.
Stock no. 1828631
Published by New Cavendish Books. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first of two volumes on the product history of Rovex. Large oblong format. Colour and b/w photos. 432 pages including index. ISBN: 0904568571. Spine & corners of boards lightly rubbed. Boards clean. Text block slightly grubby to base. Minor yellow pencil mark to page 4 else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and a little grubby to rear panel.

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NARROW GAUGE ADVENTURE: THE STORY OF THE CRAIG & MERTONFORD
Written by P.D. Hancock.
Stock no. 1828404
Published by Peco Publications And Publicity Ltd.. 2nd 1980. Slightly better than very good condition.

Second Edition. The story of one particular model railway 4mm scale layout. Glazed pictorial boards. 127 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0900586540. Boards very lightly scuffed. Some very minor knocks to lower board edge. Contents clean.

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THE HORNBY GAUGE 0 SYSTEM (THE HORNBY COMPANION SERIES)
Written by Chris Graebe; Julie Graebe.
Stock no. 1827654
Published by New Cavendish Books. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of this most famous and successful British make, the Hornby 0-gauge Train, from the first constructional train sets of 1920 right through to the final 0-Gauge production in the 1960s. Oblong format. B/w & colour photos. ISBN: 0904568350. Text block very slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and is a little scuffed.

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WALT DISNEY'S RAILROAD STORY
Written by Michael Broggie.
Stock no. 1825476
Published by Pentrex. Circa 1997. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Small-Scale Fascination That Led to a Full-Scale Kingdom. The enormous part Walt Disney's love of railroading played in the development of the Disney empire. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 1563420066. 2nd printing. Dustwrapper is unevenly faded to spine and lightly edge-creased.

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A PASSION FOR STEAM
Written by Marc Horovitz.
Stock no. 1825047
Published by Atlantic Publishers. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small scale steam locomotives and how they work. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781902827186. Corners very lightly rubbed. Tiny closed tear to top of half-title page. Rear endpaper creased on the diagonal to top corner, imprinting a light diagonal mark across top of index page. Otherwise contents fine. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is worn at top & tail of spine and a little scuffed to rear panel.

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WEATHERING LOCOMOTIVES
Written by Tim Shackleton.
Stock no. 1322523
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Aspects of Modelling Series. Card wraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780711036567. Slight rubbing to corners. Light crease to top corner of rear cover.

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BRIDGES FOR MODELLERS: AN ILLUSTRATED RECORD OF RAILWAY BRIDGES
Written by L.V. Wood.
Stock no. 2136550
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st thus 2013. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9780860936541. Some corner creasing.

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'LBSC' - HIS LIFE AND LOCOMOTIVES
Written by Brian Hollingsworth.
Stock no. 2136188
Published by Croesor Junction Press. 1ST 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Pictorial Appreciation and Biography of Lllian ('Curly') Lawrence of The Model Engineer. Large format. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0860931803. Wrapper is faded to spine and two corresponding edges.

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