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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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THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY AROUND PRESTON
Written by Bob Gregson.
Stock no. 1829465
Published by Atkinson Publications Ltd. 1st 2012. Very good condition.

A history of the 'North Union' at Preston station and the lines to Bolton, Fleetwood, Lancaster, Longridge and Wigan, including the Dock Branch and Lancaster Canal. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and maps. 184 pages. ISBN: 9781909134027. Remains of sticker to front cover, front cover is a little creased. Contents clean.

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"IT CAN NOW BE REVEALED"
No author listed.
Stock no. 1829460
Published by British Railways. 1st 1945. Very good condition.

More about British Railways in peace and war. White card wraps. Staple-bound booklet. B/w photos. 64 pages. White card covers are grubby. Contents clean.

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OLD EUSTON
No author listed.
Stock no. 1829456
Published by Country Life. 1st 1938. Very good condition.

An Account of the Beginning of the London and Birmingham Railway and the Building of Euston Station. Brown cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w plates. B/w illustrations. xi and 67 pages. Edges of boards and spine lightly rubbed, minor rubbing to top of front board. Page browning and a few grubby marks to contents. Still a nice copy.

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THE BANBURY AND CHELTENHAM RAILWAY 1887-1962
Written by J.H. Russell.
Stock no. 1829410
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos, track plans and locomotive sketches. 140 pages. ISBN: 0902888455. Reprint. A lightly used copy, contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, lightly edge-creased, and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY (THE ARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPHS)
Written by Gavin Smith.
Stock no. 1829407
Published by Chalford. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Archive Photographs Series. Card wraps. 128 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0752406396. Light fading to spine. Contents clean.

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GLORIOUS DEVON
Written by S.P.B. Mais.
Stock no. 1829402
Published by Great Western Railway Company. 2nd 1929. Almost very good condition.

Second Edition. Pictorial cardwraps. Maps to endpapers. B/w photos and pen-and-ink sketches, maps. viii and 151 pages including index. Vertical creases to spine & top & tail of spine lightly worn (reading use). Covers are browned, a little grubby and lightly edge-rubbed. A few foxspots present. Binding is tight but a little fragile through use.

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LONDON MIDLAND FIREMAN
Written by M.F. Higson.
Stock no. 1829255
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A detailed account of the author's experiences as a Fireman whilst stationed at Lancaster, Burton-on-Trent and Crewe, from shed labouring to firing a great variety of engine types, from M.R. 0-40Ts to 'Duchess' Pacifics. Red boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 144 pages including index. ISBN: 0711003211. SIGNED by the author to front endpaper (with date and a quote). Spine & corners of boards bumped. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased, faded to spine and scuffed.

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A PICTORIAL RECORD OF SOUTHERN LOCOMOTIVES
Written by J.H. Russell.
Stock no. 1829238
Published by BCA. 1st thus 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. 383 pages. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scratched to rear panel.

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THE SHREWSBURY TO CREWE LINE: A DETAILED HISTORY
Written by Bob Yate.
Stock no. 1829234
Published by Book Law Publications. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition.

Red pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 9781909625334. Spine slightly cocked. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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