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UNDERGROUND TO EVERYWHERE
Written by Stephen Halliday.
Stock no. 1328554
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

London's underground railway in the life of the Capital. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 230 pages. ISBN: 075092585X. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly browned to spine and edges and lightly edge rubbed.

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BRITISH RAILWAY VANS (RAILWAYS IN PROFILE SERIES No. 3)
Written by G. Gamble.
Stock no. 1828797
Published by Cheona Publications. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial stapled cardwraps. B/w photos. Railways In Profile Series no. 3. 60 pages. ISBN: 1900298031. Covers very lightly browned. Contents clean.

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"THE CORONATION" AND OTHER FAMOUS L.N.E.R. TRAINS
Written by Cecil J. Allen.
Stock no. 1828794
Published by Ivor Nicholson & Watson. 1st 1937. Good condition.

Blue pictorial card wraps with white spine with blue title and plain white rear cover. B/w photos. 175 pages. Small split to top & tail of spine, small mark to top of spine. Spine slightly cocked. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Rear cover very grubby. Text block a little grubby. Front joint split but still tight. First hinge pulled. Front endpaper is grubby. Contents are tight.

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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF LMS WAGONS VOLUME TWO
Written by R.J. Essery.
Stock no. 1828786
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

LMS-built wagons and their work in traffic. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. 192 pages. ISBN: 0860932559. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Text block slightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned, lightly faded to spine, rubbed at corners and a little scuffed to rear panel.

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AN ILLUSTRATED REVIEW OF MIDLAND LOCOMOTIVES FROM 1883: VOLUME THREE TANK ENGINES
Written by R.J. Essery; D. Jenkinson.
Stock no. 1828785
Published by Wild Swan Publications. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An analysis of the tank engines and a history and detailed description of each class. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. vii and 133 pages. ISBN: 0906867665. Boards clean and bright. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustrapper is browned and foxed, heavily faded to spine (title to spine mostly unreadable), lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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LMS ENGINE SHEDS THEIR HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT VOLUME ONE: THE LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY
Written by Chris Hawkins; George Reeve.
Stock no. 1828784
Published by Wild Swan Publications. 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history and development of the company and the extensive modernization programme of the 1930s. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and track diagrams. v and 250 pages. ISBN: 0906867029. Reprint. Text block lightly browned and a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned, rubbed at corners and faded to spine.

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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE WALLINGFORD BRANCH
Written by Paul Karau; Chris Turner.
Stock no. 1828779
Published by Wild Swan Publications. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

The Wallingford branch was the first stage of an 1861 scheme that would have linked the GWR main line with the Wycombe Extension Railway, then under construction. However, the full scheme failed to materialize. Today the line remains dormant and disconnected from the main line, while a newly formed preservation society struggles to secure its future. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. 68 page staple binding. ISBN: 090686710X. Covers browned but clean. Contents clean.

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THE HISTORY OF GREAT WESTERN A.E.C. DIESEL RAILCARS
Written by C.W. Judge.
Stock no. 1828755
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An in-depth account of the development of the GWR A.E.C. Diesel Railcars, plus a resume of their influence on the design of the curent Diesel Multiple Unit operated by British Rail. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. B/w scale diagrams. 233 pages. ISBN: 0860931390. Light wear to top & tail of spine, tiny knocks to lower front edge of board. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed, and lightly faded to spine.

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THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY IN THE EAST MIDLANDS: THE RISE AND FALL OF COLWICK YARDS, NOTTINGHAM LONDON ROAD - GEDLING - BASFORD
Written by Alfred Henshaw.
Stock no. 1828748
Published by The Railway Correspondence And Travel Society. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Green cardwraps. B/w photos. 108 and xi pages. ISBN: 0901115843. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Contents fine.

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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF L.M.S. COACHES 1923-1957
Written by Bob Essery; David Jenkinson.
Stock no. 1828742
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. Enlarged and revised edition, based upon a book first published by Ian Allan Ltd in 1969. viii and 218 pages. ISBN: 0902888838. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Bump to lower front spine edge of front board and corresponding area on dustwrapper has surface paper loss (0.5cm - tiny). Tape marks and grubby marks to endpapers. Text block lightly browned. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to green on spine and front spine edge.

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L.M.S.R. LOCOMOTIVES TO SCALE
Written by Ian Beattie.
Stock no. 1828738
Published by D. Bradford Barton. 1st 1981. Almost very good condition.

Yellow boards. Oblong format. B/w photos and line drawings. 61 pages plus publisher's list to rear. ISBN: 085153399X. Boards dirty and stained. Top of spine bumped. Spine & corners lightly rubbed. Top gutter edge of contents lightly creased due to bump to spine (affects margin only). A few grubby marks to contents.

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B.R. STANDARD LOCOMOTIVES TO SCALE
Written by Ian Beattie.
Stock no. 1828737
Published by D. Bradford Barton. 1st 1981. Almost very good condition.

Grey boards. Large, oblong format. B/w photos and line drawings. 59 pages. ISBN: 0851533906. Boards rubbed at edges and grubby. Text block lightly browned and small stain to vertical edge affecting a few page margins. Name in ink to front endpaper. Some grubby marks to contents. A good working copy.

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