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LNER SHEDS IN CAMERA
Written by John Hooper.
Stock no. 1827343
Published by Oxford Publishing. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

303 b/w photos of 125 separate locations, intended to give the reader an insight into the LNER engine sheds during the period when that company existed, in the days prior to its formation, as well as the period after nationalisation. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860933245. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. Text block lightly browned. Minor mark to front endpaper. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is sunned to spine, a little grubby to rear panel, and has a small tear with wear to top rear edge of spine.

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GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY ENGINE SHEDS PART ONE STRATFORD, PETERBOROUGH AND NORWICH
Written by Chris Hawkins; George Reeve.
Stock no. 1827342
Published by Wild Swan Publications. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Locomotive Districts. Large format. B/w photos. 218 Pages. ISBN: 0906867401. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed.

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THE BOOK OF THE A4 PACIFICS
Written by Peter J. Coster.
Stock no. 1827340
Published by Irwell Press. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1903266564. Boards lightly scuffed. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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THE BOOK OF THE A1 AND A2 PACIFICS
Written by Peter J. Coster.
Stock no. 1827339
Published by Irwell Press. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781903266847. Lower corners of boards lightly bumped, light scuffing to boards, else a fine copy.

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LONDON TRANSPORT SINCE 1933
Written by Michael H.C. Baker.
Stock no. 1827334
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st thus 2000. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the changing face of the major branches of London's public transport system - bus, tram, trolleybus and Underground. It is a record of the types, the liveries, the contractions and expansions that typified this system during a vital period in its history. First published as a two volume history, this is the combined edition to bring the story up to the end of the century. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0711027021. Slight shelf wear to base of spine. Tiny mark to gutter on front endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge creased.

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HISTORIC RAILWAY DISASTERS
Written by O.S. Nock.
Stock no. 1827331
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The gradual development of safety measures in railway operating practice, improvements in material and design, and the provision of devises to ease the strain of working during periods of intense traffic, resulting from railway accidents. Red cloth, silver title to spine. B/w photos. Corners of boards lightly rubbed, verical crease to spine, else covers bright. Light browning to text block. Light fingermarks to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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THE RAILWAYMEN VOLUME 2: THE BEECHING ERA AND AFTER
Written by Philip S. Bagwell.
Stock no. 1326543
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of the National Union of Railwaymen. Blue boards, silver title to spine. 459 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0043310842. Spine slightly bumped. A few small foxspots to top edge of textblock else contents fine. Dustwrapper is sunned to spine.

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19TH CENTURY RAILWAY DRAWINGS IN 4MM SCALE
Written by Alan Prior.
Stock no. 1326529
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1983. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. 96 pages. Finely detailed drawings for modellers and students of the Victorian railway scene. ISBN: 0715380060. Dustwrapper is sunned to spine.

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FROM CHESTER TO HOLYHEAD: THE BRANCH LINES
Written by Bill Rear.
Stock no. 1827170
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Chester & Holyhead Railway was one fo the first and most important railway lines to be constructed in Britain, providing an essential link between London and Holyhead. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860935698. A very nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor spots.

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FORGOTTEN RAILWAYS: SOUTH WALES
Written by James Page.
Stock no. 1827143
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. Tip-in fold-out map to rear. ISBN: 0715377345. SIGNED by the author (with best wishes) to front endpaper. Bookplate to front pastedown is hidden by front flap of dustwrapper. Text block browned. Endpapers lightly foxed. A few marks to contents. Tipped in map present to rear. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut, lightly browned and has some foxing to flaps.

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KENYA RAILWAYS MUSEUM - NAIROBI
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827128
Published by Kenya Railways Museum. 1984. Very good condition.

Thin, cream cardwraps with stapled binding. B/w photos. 4th reprint. Covers and text block lightly browned. One or two grubby marks to contents but generally clean.

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BRITAIN'S HISTORIC RAILWAY BUILDINGS
Written by Gordon Biddle.
Stock no. 1827127
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An Oxford Gazetteer of Structures and Sites. From Penzance to Thurso - a fascinating tour of Britain's remarkable railway heritage. B/w photos. 759 pages includes index. . ISBN: 0198662475. Text block just slightly grubby. Rear hinge starting to pull (from the weight of the contents). Else a very nice copy.

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