BRIDGES
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ONE MORE RIVER TO CROSS: THE STORY OF BRITISH MILITARY BRIDGING
Written by J.H. Joiner.
Stock no. 1829812
Published by Leo Cooper.
1st
2001.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The use and development of British military bridging from Edward I's invasion of Wales in 1282 to up-to-the-minute operations such as support for the United Nations' intervention in the Balkans. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xix and 476 pages including index. ISBN: 0850527880. A lovely copy!
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- ENGINEERING
- BRIDGES
- HISTORY
CANADIAN RAILWAYS IN PICTURES
Written by Robert F. Legget.
Stock no. 1828521
Published by Douglas, David & Charles.
1st
1977.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Few countries int eh world have a history of railroading to match Canada's for daring, imagination and engineering achievement. A collection of photographs showing how bridges, tunnels and water crossings link overland track, how rail services the cities as it once contributed to their growth, how Canadians - pioneers in snowplough equipment - have dealt with the merciless winter conditions. Grey cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 96 pages. ISBN: 0889140529. Light fading to lower edge of boards. Minor foxing to text block and a few minor spots to endpapers. Else contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.
'THE FAIREST ARCH IN ENGLAND' OLD OUSE BRIDGE, YORK, AND ITS BUILDINGS: THE PICTORIAL EVIDENCE
Written by Barbara Wilson; Frances Mee.
Stock no. 1828359
Published by York Archaeological Trust.
1st
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The Archaeology of York Supplementary Series, dealing with the pictorial evidence for the medieval buildings of York. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations, folding maps. ISBN: 1874454264. Previous owner's initials and date in ink to title page else a lovely clean copy.
AN EARLY VICTORIAN SEVERN BRIDGE
Written by Samuel Baldwyn Rogers.
Stock no. 1325708
Published by Merlin Bookshop.
Circa
1974.
Nearly fine condition.
Facsmile of the 1845 'Memoranda Relative to a Magnificent Toll-Free Stone Bridge Across the River Severn...Between the New Passage in Gloucestershire and the Black-Rock in Monmouthshire. Small card wrap booklet. 8 pages. ISBN: 0904376001. Staples rusty. Some very slightly fading to spine and cover edges.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- WYE VALLEY
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- BRIDGES
CENTENARY CELEBRATION OF NEWPORT TRANSPORTER BRIDGE 1906-2006
Written by Terry Underwood.
Stock no. 2140755
Published by Rompdown Ltd.
1st
2006.
Very good condition.
Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0955164117. Small chip to spine. Light page edge browning. Contents are still excellent.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- BRIDGES
- HISTORY
PACKMEN, CARRIERS AND PACKHORSE ROADS: TRADE AND COMMUNICATIONS IN NORTH DERBYSHIRE AND SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Written by David Hey.
Stock no. 1823388
Published by Leicester University Press.
1st
1980.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A network of routes travelled by packmen, carriers and packhorse teams carried much of Britain's trade before the era of the turnpike road. In many parts of the country, a wealth of visual evidence survives - holloways, causeys, guide stoops and packhorse bridges. This book studies the system of routes, taking as an example the wild and difficult terrain of Derbyshire and South Yorkshire. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0718511921. Board corners lightly bumped. Minor mark to lower edge of text block. Contents otherwise fine. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top of spine and lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ROADS
- EAST MIDLANDS
- YORKSHIRE
- DERBYSHIRE
- HORSES
- BRIDGES
- TRANSPORT
BRIDGES FOR MODELLERS: AN ILLUSTRATED RECORD OF RAILWAY BRIDGES
Written by L.V. Wood.
Stock no. 2136550
Published by Oxford Publishing Co.
1st thus
2013.
Very good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9780860936541. Some corner creasing.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- BRIDGES
- MODEL RAILWAYS
CIVIL ENGINEERING HERITAGE: WALES
Written by Keith Thomas.
Stock no. 1823133
Published by Phillimore.
2015.
Nearly fine condition.
Part of a regional series on civil engineering heritage that examines the contribution of the civil engineer to society over the last 300 years, including transport networks, architecture and landscape design. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781860776380. Light crease to lower corner of front cover else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- ENGINEERING
- TRANSPORT
- BRIDGES
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
AN EARLY VICTORIAN SEVERN BRIDGE
Written by Samuel Baldwyn Rogers.
Stock no. 2114591
Published by Merlin Bookshop.
1974.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Facsmile of the 1845 'Memoranda Relative to a Magnificent Toll-Free Stone Bridge Across the River Severn...Between the New Passage in Gloucestershire and the Black-Rock in Monmouthshire. Small card wrap booklet. 8 pages. ISBN: 0904376001. A few marks to covers.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- WYE VALLEY
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- BRIDGES