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THE LOCOMOTIVES OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, 1847-1902
Written by George Frederick Bird. Illustrated by George Frederick Bird.
Stock no. 1829550
Published by Locomotive Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1903. Almost very good condition.

A history of the various types of locomotives which have been constructed for the Great Northern Railway at the time of publication. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. 8 b/w plates, 112 illustrations in the text. xi and 203 pages. Top & tail of spine lightly worn. Small ink smudge to vertical edge of rear board. Text block browned. Inscription in ink to both front endpapers. Front joint partly pulled. Hinges pulled but binding is tight. Puzzle written in ink to verso of rear endpaper. Else contents clean.

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THE LOCOMOTIVES OF THE LONDON, BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY, 1903-1923
Written by J.N. Maskelyne.
Stock no. 1829498
Published by Locomotive Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1928. Almost very good condition.

Grey pictorial cardwraps. Four colour plates, 6 b/w photos and 56 line drawings. 155 pages. Spine browned and worn. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Text block browned. A few foxspots present. Hinges pulled wide but binding is still tight.

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A DETAILED HISTORY OF THE LMS ROYAL SCOT 4-6-0S
Written by John Jennison.
Stock no. 1829474
Published by The Railway Correspondence And Travel Society. 1st 2022. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. White pictorial glazed boards. Colour frontispiece. B/w photos. vi and 258 pages. ISBN: 9780993490873. Boards slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY AROUND PRESTON
Written by Bob Gregson.
Stock no. 1829465
Published by Atkinson Publications Ltd. 1st 2012. Very good condition.

A history of the 'North Union' at Preston station and the lines to Bolton, Fleetwood, Lancaster, Longridge and Wigan, including the Dock Branch and Lancaster Canal. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and maps. 184 pages. ISBN: 9781909134027. Remains of sticker to front cover, front cover is a little creased. Contents clean.

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BIG BLOW: UNION PACIFIC'S SUPER TURBINES
Written by Harold Keekley.
Stock no. 1329041
Published by George R. Cockle And Associates. 1st 1975. Very good condition.

Great Railroading Series. Large format yellow cardwraps. B/w photos of the locomotives throughout. 64 pages. Limited to 4000 numbered copies. ISBN: 0916160025. This is copy no. 2622. Laminate to corners of covers is lifting. Pale page edge browning.

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A PICTORIAL RECORD OF SOUTHERN LOCOMOTIVES
Written by J.H. Russell.
Stock no. 1829238
Published by BCA. 1st thus 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. 383 pages. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scratched to rear panel.

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THE SHREWSBURY TO CREWE LINE: A DETAILED HISTORY
Written by Bob Yate.
Stock no. 1829234
Published by Book Law Publications. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition.

Red pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 9781909625334. Spine slightly cocked. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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LONDON, TILBURY & SOUTHEND ALBUM
Written by George Dow.
Stock no. 1829220
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The characteristics of the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway are recalled in a collection of illustrations of which many date back to the years before the Midland take-over of 1912. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis, b/w photos. 120 pages including index. ISBN: 0711010854. A very nice copy. Minor damp stain to lower edge of dustwrapper. Dustwrapper spine lightly faded.

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SOUTHERN PACIFIC DAYLIGHT STEAM LOCOMOTIVES (TRAINTECH)
Written by Kenneth G. Johnsen.
Stock no. 1829193
Published by Speciality Press. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book covers the Daylight's inception and glory years, the Warbaby era, the Western Pacific versions, the American Freedom Train, and the modern-day adventures of the 4449. Large format. Yellow pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour photos throughout. 112 pages including index. ISBN: 9781580070980. Covers are clean and bright. Title page has ink imprinting from facing text of inside front cover. Else a lovely clean copy.

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SOUTHERN LOCOMOTIVES TO SCALE
Written by Ian Beattie.
Stock no. 1829169
Published by D. Bradford Barton. 1st 1981. Very good condition.

Green boards. Oblong format. B/w photos and line drawings. ISBN: 0851533892. Lower spine edge of boards a little crushed/bumped. Top edge of spine rubbed. Boards a little grubby, spine lightly faded. Contents clean.

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LOCOMOTIVE MANAGEMENT: CLEANING DRIVING MAINTENANCE
Written by Jas. T. Hodgson; John Williams; Charles S. Lake.
Stock no. 1829150
Published by The St. Margaret's Technical Press Limited. 7th 1939. Very good condition.

7th edition. Revised by Lake. Green cloth with gilt titles and vignette. B/w photos and illustrations. xi and 492 pages including index. 16 pages of publisher's adverts to rear. Spine faded. Text block and endpapers browned. A few light marks to contents but generally clean.

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THE EVOLUTION OF THE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE (1803 TO 1898)
Written by G.A. Sekon.
Stock no. 1829146
Published by The Railway Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1899. Very good condition.

Blue cloth boards with gilt titles, bevelled edge boards. Text block marbled blue pattern. B/w photos and illustrations. 327 pages including index. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly bumped and rubbed. Boards a little scuffed. Front hinge between frontispiece and title page pulled. Name in ink to top of title page. Contents clean.

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