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THE MIDLAND RAILWAY: ITS RISE AND PROGRESS
Written by Frederick S. Williams. Illustrated by T. Sulman; E.M. Wimperis; Frederick S. Williams; et al..
Stock no. 1829117
Published by Bemrose & Co.. 3rd 1877. Almost very good condition.

Third Edition. A Narrative of Modern Enterprise. Red cloth boards with gilt title to spine and vignettes to spine & boards. B/w engravings. xvi & 681 pages including index plus reviews to rear. Boards darkened, worn at corners and top & tail of spine, top & tail of spine fraying. Text block and endpapers browned. Front joint starting to crack. A few age related marks to contents but generally clean.

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NOTTINGHAM TO MANSFIELD: THE MIDLAND & GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY ROUTES TO TODAY (MIDLAND MAIN LINES)
Written by Vic Mitchell; Keith Smith.
Stock no. 1829114
Published by Middleton Press. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition.

Midland Main Lines series. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos and track plans. Unpaginated. ISBN: 9781910356524. A lovely copy.

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LIVERPOOL & MANCHESTER 2: CHESHIRE LINES
Written by Bob Pixton.
Stock no. 1829071
Published by Kestrel Railway Books. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 126 pages. ISBN: 9781905505036. Pale browning to page edges else contents clean.

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THE PATRIOTS: A PICTORIAL RECORD VOLUME ONE 45500-45525
Written by Peter Sikes.
Stock no. 1829069
Published by The LMS-Patriot Company Ltd.. 1st 2018. Slightly better than very good condition.

The first 26 locomotives of the class, 45500-45525. Oblong pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour photos. 123 pages. ISBN: 9781999581800. A lovely copy, no significant faults.

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LIVERPOOL & MANCHESTER 3: LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE LINES
Written by Bob Pixton.
Stock no. 1829068
Published by Kestrel Railway Books. 1st 2008. Very good condition.

Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos. 142 pages. ISBN: 9781905505074. Small bump with tear to base of spine (minor). Covers a little scuffed. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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THE WEST CLARE RAILWAY
Written by Patrick Taylor.
Stock no. 1829066
Published by Plateway Press. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The West Clare Railway was one of a network of 3ft gauge lines which mushroomed across rural Ireland in the wake of the 1883 Tramways Act. This is a definitive history of the Railway, giving its entire story from the first parliamentary proposals of 1845, to the controversial closure in 1961. Large format. Olive green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 224 pages. ISBN: 187198016X. Narrow band of fading to lower edges of boards. Contents clean. Pictorial green dustwrapper is also faded along the lower edge, lightly scuffed and has old price-label to rear panel.

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LIVERPOOL & MANCHESTER 1: THE LNWR LINES
Written by Bob Pixton.
Stock no. 1829053
Published by Krb Publications. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. 122 pages. ISBN: 0954485998. Laminate to front vertical edge starting to lift. Rear cover lightly indented where it has been used as a hard surface to write on. Contents clean.

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THE LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY IN SALFORD
Written by Tom Wray.
Stock no. 1829052
Published by The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Society. 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour photos throughout. 62 pages. Covers are lightly scuffed. Contents fine.

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THE BANBURY & CHELTENHAM RAILWAY VOLUME ONE
Written by William Hemmings.
Stock no. 1829009
Published by Wild Swan Publications. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This first volume details the history of the line up to 1939. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 197 pages. ISBN: 1874103887. Lower corners of boards lightly bumped. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly edge-creased.

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CHILTERN RAILWAYS: THE INSIDE STORY
Written by Adrian Shooter.
Stock no. 1828998
Published by Pen & Sword Transport. 1st 2022. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An insight to the business strategy and its delivery that underpinned the performance of one of Rail Privatisation's greatest successes. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos throughout. 188 pages. ISBN: 9781526792495. A lovely copy in a pictorial dustwrapper with light scuffing.

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BASHERS, GADGETS AND MOURNERS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE LNWR COAL TANKS
Written by Peter W. Skellon.
Stock no. 1828995
Published by The Bahamas Locomotive Society. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A simple locomotive that was cheap to build and easy to maintain, capable of hard work. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos. 256 pages including index. Subscribers to the Webb Coal Tank Engine Preservation Fund listed. ISBN: 9780956929204. Text block and margins lightly browned. Tiny mark to lower edge of page 64 and 65. Otherwise contents clean. Includes Audio CD in pocket to front pastedown (unknown if it is working). Black pictorial dustwrapper is lgithly scuffed with heavier score mark to rear panel.

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TRI-ANG HORNBY: THE STORY OF ROVEX VOLUME 2 1965-1971
Written by Pat Hammond.
Stock no. 1828894
Published by New Cavendish Books. 2003. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This volume picks up the story in May 1965 after Tri-ang Railways changed its name to Tri-ang Hornby in order to placate the public following Lines Bros. Ltd decision that the rival Hornby-Dublo system would not be reintroduced. Seven exciting years of development which saw expansion of the range both in the UK and abroad and includes the models made for the American and Canadian markets, the Battle Space series and the origins of Tri-ang Wrenn. Large oblong format. Red boards, gilt titles. Colour photos. 519 pages including index. ISBN: 1872727581. Reprint. Slight lean to spine and very slight grubbiness to text block else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine with a minor crease across top.

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