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WOLVERTON: THE FULL WORKS
Written by Phil Marsh.
Stock no. 1825367
Published by Cleek Railway Solutions. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

Celebrating the 175th anniversary of Wolverton Works. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. Spine lightly faded. Previous seller's barcode label to rear. Contetns fine - appears unread.

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NARROW GAUGE TRACKS IN THE SAND: THE LEIGHTON BUZZARD LIGHT RAILWAY
Written by Rod Dingwall.
Stock no. 1825365
Published by The Oakwood Press. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Portrait Series PS6. A history of the line and sand industry in Leighton Buzzard. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 085361508X. Top corner of covers and contents lightly creased else fine.

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ITALIAN STATE RAILWAYS STEAM LOCOMOTIVES
Written by P.M. Kalla-Bishop.
Stock no. 1825332
Published by Tourrett Publishing. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Together with Low Voltage Direct Current and Three-Phase Motive Power. All the steam and early electric locomotives of a great railway system, in a volume that includes particulars of some 10,000 motive power units. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0905878035. Top & tail of psine and corners lightly rubbed. Bump to middle of front top board edge. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners, edge-creased and has a large closed tear (no loss) to top of front panel at spine edge, rear panel is scuffed.

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THE MINOR RAILWAYS OF EAST ANGLIA: DEVELOPMENT DEMISE AND DESTINY
Written by Rob Shorland-Ball.
Stock no. 1825313
Published by Pen & Sword Transport. 1st 2020. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Once busy transport links and made vital contributions to the social and business heritage of the areas they served. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9781526744814. A very nice copy.

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BRANCH LINES TO LONGMOOR
Written by Vic Mitchell; Keith Smith.
Stock no. 1825311
Published by Middleton Press. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition.

A visual reord of the line. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 090652041X. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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ITALIAN STATE RAILWAYS STEAM LOCOMOTIVES
Written by P.M. Kalla-Bishop.
Stock no. 1825300
Published by Tourrett Publishing. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Together with Low Voltage Direct Current and Three-Phase Motive Power. All the steam and early electric locomotives of a great railway system, in a volume that includes particulars of some 10,000 motive power units. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0905878035. Spine & corners lightly bumped & rubbed. Minor browning to text block. Else contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper has previous seller's price label to front flap, title to spine lightly faded, scuffing present to front and back.

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THE HEJAZ RAILWAY
Written by James Nicholson.
Stock no. 1825207
Published by Stacey International. Circa 2012. Almost very good condition.

Second Edition. Large format. Brown boards, gilt titles. Colour and b/w photos throughout. For the better part of a century, the Hejaz Railway has been known for Lawrence of Arabia's celebrated desert campaign, fighting alongside the Bedouin in the Arab Revolt during the First World War. ISBN: 9781900988810. 4th reprint of the 2012 second edition. Nasty knock to lower edge of boards, spine & corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean. Pictoria dustwrapper is scuffed and slightly edge-creased.

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EARLY RAILWAYS: A SELECTION OF PAPERS FROM THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL EARLY RAILWAYS CONFERENCE
Written by Andy Guy; Jim Rees.
Stock no. 1825205
Published by The Newcomen Society. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

Twenty two important and previously unpublished papers examining aspects of the railway, from 600 BC to 1840 AD. Glazed pictorial boards. 360 pages. B/w diagrams, photos and illustrations. ISBN: 090468508X. Spine slightly cocked, corners lightly knocked, rear board scuffed. Boards are a little bowed. Tiny nick to front edge of spine. Contents clean with some crinkling to pages, slight musty odour.

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THE HISTORY OF THE GOTTHARD RAILWAY
Written by M. Hardy-Randall.
Stock no. 1825181
Published by John Cocking Swiss Book Service. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Follow the history of the Gotthard area of Switzerland from the birth of Bishop Godehardus in 961 AD to the present day. The Mule co-operatives, battles, roads and mail communication systems are all covered, culminating in a detailed study of the survey, construction and running of the main arterial rail route through Switzerland. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 0953184102. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Boards a little scuffed. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

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WOMEN AND THE RAILWAY, 1850-1915
Written by Anna Despotopoulou.
Stock no. 1324948
Published by Edinburgh University Press. 1st 2015. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture series. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. 202 pages. ISBN: 9780748676941. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed/creased.

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EARLY RAILWAYS: A SELECTION OF PAPERS FROM THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL EARLY RAILWAYS CONFERENCE
Written by Andy Guy; Jim Rees.
Stock no. 1324938
Published by The Newcomen Society. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

Twenty two important and previously unpublished papers examining aspects of the railway, from 600 BC to 1840 AD. Glazed pictorial boards. 360 pages. B/w diagrams, photos and illustrations. ISBN: 090468508X. Spine and corners bumped. Lower page corner tips of first 20 pages slightly creased. Top edge of textblock slightly dusty else contents fine.

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THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF LMS STANDARD COACHING STOCK I
Written by David Jenkinson; Bob Essery.
Stock no. 1825050
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Volume I: General Introduction and Non-Passenger Vehicles. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0860934500. Light wear to board corners. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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