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AN ALBUM OF 'SENTINEL' WORKS PHOTOGRAPHS No. 1 STANDARDS & SUPERS
Written by Joseph L. Thomas; Anthony R. Thomas.
Stock no. 1821690
Published by Woodpecker Publications. 1st 1992. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

An album covering the Simpson-Bodman and Simpson-Bibby waggons, the Glasgow and Shrewsbury built standards, and the Super-Sentinel waggons with their tractor and stationary engine derivatives, the last of which was made in 1930. Large format. Glazed illustrated boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0863171818. SIGNED by the author, Anthony R. Thomas, (Best Wishes) to half-title page.

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COMMERCIAL ROAD VEHICLES
Written by E.L. Cornwell.
Stock no. 1819290
Published by B.T. Batsford. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Tracing the development of passenger and goods-carrying vehicles operated by every type of motive power. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Browning to endpapers and text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned and rubbed to spine with small chips to top and tail, rear panel is a little scuffed and has a small closed tear to top edge.

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THE AGE OF MACHINERY
Written by Alexander R. Horne.
Stock no. 1819205
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Almost very good condition.

The Forces of Nature turned to the Service of Man. Some ordinary useful applications of the sciences explained in simple language for young people. Blue boards, pale blue titles. B/w illustrations. Boards marked, spine and title to spine faded. Endpapers and text block heavily browned. Rear pastedown has a sticky label stuck to it and pencil scribble. Rust spot to gutter edge of prelims.

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UP THE LINE A CELEBRATION OF BRITAIN'S PRESERVED STEAM RAILWAYS
Written by Geoff Swaine.
Stock no. 2130726
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photos. ISBN: 1861263457. Bumping to a couple of corners. Contents are excellent. Wrapper is faded to spine.

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THE RED DRAGON ... AND OTHER OLD FRIENDS!
Written by Ieuan Daniel; Phil Haynes; Brian Miles; Alan Williams.
Stock no. 2120975
Published by Ldr Publications. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A glimpse of post-war steam in and around Swansea. Large oblong format. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780955394102. Light bumping and wear to a couple of corners and top and tail of spine. Contents are excellent. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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THOMAS WALKER BUILDER OF STEAM ROUNDABOUTS
Written by Graham Downie; John Middlemiss.
Stock no. 2106724
Published by The Fairground Association Of Great Britain. 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Thomas Walker did not set out in business to make fairground rides, but this is the first comprehensive history of Thomas Walker and his firm to have been written. B/w photos. 136 pages. ISBN: 9780951383551. Some fading to wrapper (mostly on spine), with foxing and repaired tears. Contents fine.

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