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THE ENGINE DRIVER'S MANUAL
Written by Brian Topping.
Stock no. 1827450
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

How to prepare, fire and drive a steam locomotive. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860935396. Lower corners lightly rubbed. Boards lightly scuffed. Spine very slightly faded on title. Contents fine.

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LNER CARRIAGES
Written by Michael Harris.
Stock no. 1827449
Published by Atlantic Transport Publishers. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Compared to the author's previous Gresley's Coaches, LNER Carriages is greatly expanded, in order to include archive material unavailable when the original title was prepared. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0906899478. Minor rubbing to lower board edges. Half-title and title page creased and slightly grubby. Else contents fine. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top edges, slightly browned and slightly scuffed.

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SCOTTISH BRANCH LINES
Written by Christopher J. Gammell.
Stock no. 1827448
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book covers all the branch lines in Scotland. The origins and eventual fate of each line are described, with particular emphasis on what remains to be seen today. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 086093540X. Some pale foxing and damp mottling to endpapers else contents fine. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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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.

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A HISTORY OF THE LNER: III. THE LAST YEARS, 1939-48
Written by Michael R. Bonavia.
Stock no. 1827446
Published by Studio Editions; George Allen & Unwin. 1st thus 1990. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Steam Past series. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine (orange to tan - normal for this series).

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A HISTORY OF THE LNER II. THE AGE OF THE STREAMLINERS, 1934-39
Written by Michael R. Bonavia.
Stock no. 1827444
Published by Studio Editions; George Allen & Unwin. 1st thus 1990. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Steam Past series. The story of the short but exciting period between 1934 and the outbreak of war in 1939 when the LNER fought off the effects of the Great Depression. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine (from orange to light tan - normal for this series).

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YEADON'S REGISTER OF LNER LOCOMOTIVES VOLUME TWENTY-FIVE
Written by W.B. Yeadon.
Stock no. 1827443
Published by Booklaw Railbus. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Class N1 & N2 Tank Engines. Large format. Glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1899624589. Minor bump to lower front corner of boards else a lovely copy. Dustwrapper is slightly scuffed.

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YEADON'S REGISTER OF LNER LOCOMOTIVES VOLUME ONE
Written by W.B. Yeadon.
Stock no. 1827442
Published by Irwell Press. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Gresley's A1, A3 Classes. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1871608090. Couple of minor marks to front endpaper else a lovely copy. Green dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, faded to spine, and has a few minor foxspots to verso (not visible to front).

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YEADON'S REGISTER OF LNER LOCOMOTIVES VOLUME FOUR
Written by W.B. Yeadon.
Stock no. 1827441
Published by Irwell Press. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Gresley V2 and V4 Classes. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1871608260. Minor mark to rear board. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Black dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, slightly faded to spine.

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YEADON'S REGISTER OF LNER LOCOMOTIVES VOLUME FIFTEEN
Written by W.B. Yeadon.
Stock no. 1827440
Published by Booklaw Railbus. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Class J94, 06 & 07. The Engines from the Years of Expediency. Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 1899624392. Minor bumping to corners of boards. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly browned.

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YEADON'S REGISTER OF LNER LOCOMOTIVES VOLUME SIXTEEN
Written by W.B. Yeadon.
Stock no. 1827439
Published by Booklaw Railbus. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Class L1, V1/V3 Gresley & Thompson L1 Six-coupled Tank Engines. Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 1899624449. Minor bumping to corners of boards, and minor marks to base of corners. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly creased at edges and lightly browned.

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YEADON'S REGISTER OF LNER LOCOMOTIVES VOLUME FORTY-ONE
Written by W.B. Yeadon.
Stock no. 1827438
Published by Book Law Publications. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Class J16, J17, J18, J19, J20. Large format. Glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1899624828. A lovely copy. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and faded to spine.

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