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THE DAIMLER TRADITION
Written by Brian E. Smith.
Stock no. 2136807
Published by Transport Bookman Publications. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This work modestly seeks to give the Daimler car its rightful place in the history and tradition of British luxury cars. The Daimler Tradition is all about superlatives in the realm of automobile engineering, coachbuilding and performance and about distinguished personages in whose lives the Daimler car played an intimate part. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 334 pages including index. ISBN: 0851840044. A few minor scuff marks to boards; bumping to top and tail of spine. Light fingering marks to endpapers. Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is browned and faded to spine, scuffed to rear panel.

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MAKING CARS AT CREWE
Written by Peter Ollerhead.
Stock no. 2136805
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2006. Very good condition.

In 1998 there was a complex takeover of Rolls-Royce Motors that resulted in Volkswagen taking ownership of the fctory in Crewe. On 30 August 2002 the last Crewe-built Rolls-Royce rolled off the production line, signalling the end of an era. Peter Ollerhead, a former Rolls-Royce employee, has spent years researching the history of the company in Crewe, from 1938 to 1998, focusing on the endeavours and the experiences of its employees: this is a book about people. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. vi and 186 pages including index. ISBN: 0750943289. Top corner of front cover is creased, with some pages after that also creased. Else contents clean.

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ALLARD TO ZODIAC: BRITISH PRODUCTION CARS OF THE SIXTIES
Written by Brian Jewell.
Stock no. 2136802
Published by The Alderman Press. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A survey of almost all the British production cars available between 1960 and 1970. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour frontis and b/w photos. 197 pages. ISBN: 0946619085. A few light marks to covers and endpapers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing and a faded spine.

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THE WHITE PASS AND YUKON ROUTE RAILWAY
Written by Graham Wilson.
Stock no. 2136726
Published by Wolf Creek Books Inc. 3rd 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. 3rd edition. B/w photos. Ride the "Railway Built of Gold" and step back in time to the days of the Klondike Gold Rush. ISBN: 0968195520.

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RAILS THROUGH BARNSLEY - A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY
Written by Alan Whitehouse; Peter Rodgers.
Stock no. 1322654
Published by Pen & Sword Transport. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Blue boards, silver title to spine. 136 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781473892712. Minimal rubbing to corners and minimal bumping to spine.

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AUTOCOURSE 1986-87
Written by Maurice Hamilton.
Stock no. 1322636
Published by Hazleton Publishing. 1986. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour photos. 36th year. Foreword by Alain Prost. ISBN: 0905138449. Spine and corners bumped. 1986 results pages at rear of book are browned (different type of paper used in printing/binding process). Dustwrapper is lightly foxed on verso, has a tear to base of spine and a long (4") ragged tear/scratch to centre of rear panel.

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SIGNAL BOXES ON LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY LINES: NORTH AND WEST OF MANCHESTER PART TWO
Written by Chris Littleworth.
Stock no. 1322621
Published by The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Society. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition.

L&YR Central District Lines, Clifton to Bacup and Castleton to Bolton via Bury, Manchester (Irk Valley) to Radcliffe, Rochdale to Bacup and Branches. The Heritage East Lancashire Railway in the Box: How Trains Were Kept Moving. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos and trackplans. ISBN: 9780955946769. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners else a fine copy.

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THE LEXINGTON CLASS CARRIERS
Written by Robert C. Stern.
Stock no. 1823496
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1993. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A studied account of a class of aircraft carrier as a weapons system. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 185409131X. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has previous bookseller's address label to front flap.

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PRE-NATIONALISATION FREIGHT WAGONS ON BRITISH RAILWAYS: A PICTORIAL SURVEY
Written by David Larkin.
Stock no. 1823415
Published by D. Bradford Barton. 1st 1977. Slightly better than very good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851533027. Light corner crease to lower corners and a few grubby marks to covers.

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BRITISH RAILWAYS LONDON MIDLAND REGION WORKING TIMETABLE
Written by J.M. Gregory.
Stock no. 2136626
Published by British Railways. 1977. Very good condition.

Large format. Paperwraps. Of Mandatory train services between Manchester Victoria and Liverpool Lime St., Euxton Jn., Kirkby, Southport, Diggle Jn., Hebden Bridge and Branches. Liverpool Central and Ormskirk, Farington Curve Jn., Southport, Kirkby. 2nd May 1977 to May 1978. Some creasing and browning.

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THE RAILWAYS OF ENGLAND
Written by W.M. Acworth.
Stock no. 2136609
Published by John Murray. 2nd 1889. Good condition.

Brown cloth spine with gilt title. Blue cloth covers with gilt title. Second edition, with 56 illustrations. Spine is split nearly all the way down front side, with fraying to cloth. Smaller split to rear side of spine. Marks to covers. Bumping to corners. Bookplates and name in ink to prelims. Front joint is cracked. Foxing to outer page edges. A reading copy.

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MANCHESTER RAILWAY TERMINI (SCENES FROM THE PAST: 3)
Written by E.M. Johnson.
Stock no. 1322474
Published by Foxline. Circa 1993. Very good condition.

Extended Third Edition. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1870119304. Covers edge rubbed. Staples rusty.

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