GEORGE STEPHENSON: THE LOCOMOTIVE AND THE RAILWAY
Written by John F. Layson.
Stock no. 1829754
Published by The Tyne Publishing Company Limited. 1st 1881. Almost very good condition.

Centenary-Memorial of George Stephenson, the aim of which is to place a narrative of Stephenson's true connection with the Locomotive and the Railway, along with the leading facts in his eventful career, in the hands of many who may have neither the time nor opportunity for the perusal of a larger work on the subject. Small format. Dark green cloth boards, gilt titles. Portrait of the man to frontis. 128 pages. Boards darkened, marked and stained. Corners lightly worn. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Contents a little grubby. Front hinge pulled, rear hinge pulled wide, exposing webbing and staples but binding is tight. Overall, a good working copy.

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THE LIGHT TRACKS FROM ARRAS
Written by T.R. Heritage.
Stock no. 1329486
Published by Plateway Press. 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Narrow Gauge at War 3. Second edition (originally published 1931). A descriptive account of the activities of the 19th & 31st Light Railway Companies, Royal Engineers during the World War. Cardwraps. 79 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 1871980569. Reprint. Minimal rubbing at corners. Top corner of front cover is slightly curved. Looks unread.

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RAILWAY LIFE AT ASHFORD: THE RAILWAY WORKS IN PEACH AND WAR
Written by Gordon Turner.
Stock no. 1329405
Published by Betty H.J. Turner. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards with gilt titles. 230 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780955706608. Very pale page edge browning else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and the folds to the spine of the wrapper are well creased.

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THE CROSS BONES BURIAL GROUND, REDCROSS WAY SOUTHWARK LONDON
Written by Megan Brickley; Adrian Miles.
Stock no. 1829645
Published by Museum Of London Archaeology Service. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Archaeological Excavations (1991-1998) for the London Underground Limited Jubilee Line Extension Project. MoLAS Monograph 3. Large format, slim. Pictorial cardwraps. Colou & b/w illustrations & photos. viii and 55 pages including index. ISBN: 1901992063. Minor scuffing to covers. Initials and date in ink to top corner of title page else contents clean.

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SIR EDWARD WATKIN 1819-1901: THE LAST OF THE RAILWAY KINGS
Written by John Neville Greaves.
Stock no. 1829597
Published by The Book Guild Ltd.. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biography of Edward Watkin, a leading entrepreneur of the Victorian age. His main life work was the chairmanship of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, but he had a profound influence on many other railways in Britain, Canada and India. He was also an MP for twenty-four years, and a friend of Gladstone. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xi and 373 pages including index. ISBN: 1857768884. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Top edge of text block is grubby. Previous owner's bookplate to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Price-cut green dustwrapper is faded at flap edges and top front edge, tiny patch of wear to top front corner, lightly scuffed.

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THE LOCOMOTIVES OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, 1847-1902
Written by George Frederick Bird. Illustrated by George Frederick Bird.
Stock no. 1829550
Published by Locomotive Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1903. Almost very good condition.

A history of the various types of locomotives which have been constructed for the Great Northern Railway at the time of publication. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. 8 b/w plates, 112 illustrations in the text. xi and 203 pages. Top & tail of spine lightly worn. Small ink smudge to vertical edge of rear board. Text block browned. Inscription in ink to both front endpapers. Front joint partly pulled. Hinges pulled but binding is tight. Puzzle written in ink to verso of rear endpaper. Else contents clean.

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BY RAIL TO VICTORY: THE STORY OF THE LNER IN WARTIME
Written by Norman Crump.
Stock no. 1829542
Published by London & North Eastern Railway. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The war story of the London and North Eastern Railway and of the men and women who kept it running. White cloth boards with blue titles. B/w photos. xii and 196 pages including index. Folding map to rear. Spine lightly browned. Foxing to top edge of text block. Some hinges pulled but binding is tight. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, a little grubby, has a small chip to base of spine and a few closed tears to edges.

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BRANCH LINES AROUND LYDNEY
Written by Vic Mitchell; Keith Smith.
Stock no. 1829541
Published by Middleton Press. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

Including Coleford and Lydbrook. Yellow glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781906008260. A very nice copy... slight bumping to base of spine and very light rubbing to lower corners, very slight fading to spine.

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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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A HISTORY OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY VOLUME I 1833-1863 (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by E.T. MacDermot.
Stock no. 1829520
Published by Great Western Railway Company. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

Part I and Part II in two volumes. Brown cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations and fold-out maps. A few marks to boards, corners lightly bumped. Text block and endpapers browned. Name in ink to front endpapers. Contents clean.

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THE LOCOMOTIVES OF THE LONDON, BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY, 1903-1923
Written by J.N. Maskelyne.
Stock no. 1829498
Published by Locomotive Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1928. Almost very good condition.

Grey pictorial cardwraps. Four colour plates, 6 b/w photos and 56 line drawings. 155 pages. Spine browned and worn. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Text block browned. A few foxspots present. Hinges pulled wide but binding is still tight.

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ROUND THE WORKS OF OUR GREAT RAILWAYS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1829497
Published by Edward Arnold. Almost very good condition.

Written by various authors. First chapter is London and North Western Works at Crewe by C.J. Bowen Cooke. Green cloth boards, gilt titlle to spine, black title and illustration to front board. B/w photos. vii and 232 pages plus 16 pages publisher adverts to rear. Undated.Slight lean to spine. Corners bumped and lightly rubbed. Rear board a little scuffed. Text block browned. Foxing throughout, heavy in places.

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