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KING OF ALL BALLOONS
Written by Mark Davies.
Stock no. 1327934
Published by Amberley Publishing. 1st 2015. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The complex life of explorer James Sadler, the ups and downs of his amazing career. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 320 pages including index. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781445653082. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Includes an errata slip. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed/creased.

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BALLOONS
Written by Charles H. Gibbs-Smith.
Stock no. 1327828
Published by The Ariel Press. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Very large format. Cardwraps. 4 colour plates. Covers are lightly browned at edges. Inscription in ink inside front cover. Page edges lightly browned else contents clean. White pictorial wrapper is edge chipped with loss and a bit grubby on rear panel. Tissue paper that was covering wrapper is missing (just one piece stuck to front flap).

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MOUNTAINS: EPIC CYCLING CLIMBS
Written by Michael Blann; et al.
Stock no. 1327820
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2016. Very good condition.

Featuring climbs of the French Alps, Pyrenees, Dolomites and Italian/Swiss Alps, Majorca, Tenerife and Asturias. Large oblong format. Pictorial boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780500518915. Rubbing to spine and corners. Rear cover scuffed, small dent to top edge of rear cover. Contents fine.

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THE IVEL STORY
Written by John Moffitt.
Stock no. 1327801
Published by Japonica Press. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Celebrating 100 years of the Ivel, the first internal combustion tractor. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. 203 pages. Photos throughout. ISBN: 0954022262. SIGNED by the author to verso of front free-endpaper with a message and dedication to John. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine.

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THE MOVING METROPOLIS A HISTORY OF LONDON'S TRANSPORT SINCE 1800
Written by Sheila Taylor; Oliver Green.
Stock no. 1327548
Published by Laurence King Publishing. 1st 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Introduction by Green. Black cloth, gilt title to spine. Orange endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. 400 pages including index. ISBN: 1856692418. Spine bumped. Covers edge rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creaswed with tear to top of front panel.

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THE TRAMWAYS OF GRIMSBY, IMMINGHAM & CLEETHORPES
Written by J.H. Price.
Stock no. 1327494
Published by Light Rail Transit Association. Circa 1991. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0948106107. Light crease to front edge of spine (just where book has been held open).

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CLASSIC TRACTION ENGINES
Written by Paul Stratford.
Stock no. 1327414
Published by Halsgrove. 2010. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A tribute to the traction engine manufacturers and to those who have laboured long and hard to preserve and restore some of these remarkable engines. Oblong format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780857040541. Reprint in same year as first edition. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is creased at edges with a tear to lower edge of front panel.

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THE HISTORY OF J. & H. MCLAREN OF LEEDS: STEAM & DIESEL ENGINE MAKERS
Written by Eur Ing John Pease.
Stock no. 1327364
Published by Landmark Publishing. 1st 2003. Very good condition.

Landmark Collector's Library Series. Glazed pictorial boards. Larger format. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1843061058. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Large but neat inscription in gold ink to front free-endpaper. Contents fine.

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THE LONDON TRAMCAR 1861-1951
Written by R.W. Kidner.
Stock no. 1327331
Published by The Oakwood Press. 1st thus 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Locomotion Papers 7. Second enlarged edition. Brown cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0853614334. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Spine slightly faded.

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LONDON TRAMWAY TWILIGHT 1949-1952
Written by Robert J. Harley.
Stock no. 1327087
Published by Capital Transport. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

A People's History of the last years of the London tramways. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1854142348. Minimal rubbing to corners. Spine slightly bumped and sunned.

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PIER RAILWAYS & TRAMWAYS OF THE BRITISH ISLES (LP60)
Written by Keith Turner.
Stock no. 1827655
Published by The Oakwood Press. 2nd 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Locomotion Papers 60. Second Revised Edition. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 80 pages. ISBN: 0853615411. Couple of minor marks to covers. Contents clean.

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UNDERGROUND, OVERGROUND: A LONDON TRANSPORT MISCELLANY
Written by Emily Kearns.
Stock no. 1327058
Published by Summersdale Publishers. 1st 2015. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

From the iconic red buses to the abandoned Tube stations and the engineering achievements to the cultural highlights, this book celebrates everything you've ever wanted to know about getting around London. Pictorial boards. 203 pages plus booklist to rear. ISBN: 9781849537520. Small biro mark and some erased pencil writing to half title-page. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.

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