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THE MIDLAND & GREAT NORTHERN JOINT RAILWAY
Written by John Rhodes.
Stock no. 1327446
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1982. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711011451. Spine and corners very lightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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THOMPSON AND PEPPERCORN LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS
Written by H.C.B. Rogers.
Stock no. 1327445
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1979. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book analyses dispassionately and in great depth the work of the two successors to the incomparable Gresley. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711009104. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Dustwrapper has a small tear to top edge of front panel.

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RAILWAY LIVERIES 1923-1947
Written by Brian Haresnape.
Stock no. 1327444
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Deals with each of the big four railway companies: Southern Railway, Great Western Railway, London Midland & Scottish Railway, and London & North Eastern railway. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0711018294. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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THE NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY
Written by John Hunt.
Stock no. 1327443
Published by Past and Present Publishing Ltd.. 2003. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. 128 pages. A Past and present Companion. Over 80 locations including Whitby, Grosmont, Goathland, Newtondale, Levisham, pickering & Malton. ISBN: 1858951879. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Top page corner tips lightly curled.

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RAIL CENTRES: EDINBURGH
Written by A.J. Mullay.
Stock no. 1327442
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1991. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0711019835. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Price-cut wrapper is just slightly creased at top edges.

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SOUTHERN ELECTRICS: A VIEW FROM THE PAST
Written by Graham Waterer.
Stock no. 1327441
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

A pictorial recollection of the Southern electric system, from the start of electrification by the Southern Railway's predecessors, through the years to 1962, then the second part of the Kent coast electrification was completed. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711026211. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Pale page browning else contents clean.

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OBSTRUCTION DANGER
Written by Adrian Vaughan.
Stock no. 1327440
Published by Guild Publishing. Circa 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Significant British railway accidents 1890-1986. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with slight fading to spine.

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LNER COUNTRY STATIONS
Written by John Brodribb.
Stock no. 1327439
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The histories and unifying features of the many varied stations and branches in the LNER's area of operation. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 071101714X. A super copy.

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FORGOTTEN RAILWAYS: NORTH-EAST ENGLAND
Written by Ken Hoole.
Stock no. 1327438
Published by David St John Thomas. 2nd 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Forgotten Railways Volume 1. Second, revised edition. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0946537100. Old pencil price erased from front free-endpaper (new pencil markings on same page). Contents otherwise fine. Dustwrapper is very slightly creased at edges.

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RAILWAY DETECTIVES
Written by Stanley Hall.
Stock no. 1327437
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The 150-year saga of the Railway Inspectorate. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 146 pages. ISBN: 0711019290. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased and slightly faded to spine.

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COLOURED VIEWS ON THE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY
Written by George Ottley. Illustrated by T.T. Bury.
Stock no. 1827733
Published by Hugh Broadbent. 1st thus 1976. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A facsimile of the 1831 edition with 16 colour plates including 3 large fold-out plates. Historical Introduction by George Ottley. Large format, 14" x 11". Beige cloth boards, gilt titles and vignette to front. ISBN: 0904848027. A lovely copy contained in original plain card slipcase which is a bit grubby and worn with splits to one end.

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THE ART OF THE ENGINEER
Written by Ken Baynes; Francis Pugh.
Stock no. 1827731
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book reproduces and discusses a selection of mechanical engineering drawings made for the transport industries between the late sixteenth century and the 1980s. Large format. Blue cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, a few colour. ISBN: 0718825063. Text block lightly browned, a few minor foxspots to top edge. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few closed-tears (no loss).

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