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MAISIE IN LONDON
Written by Aileen Paterson.
Illustrated by Aileen Paterson.
Stock no. 1328690
Published by Byway Books.
1st
1985.
Fine condition.
The adventures of the famous kilted kitten. Oblong format. Cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0907448143.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
- LONDON
LONDON'S SIXTIES BUSES
Written by Mick Webber.
Stock no. 1828914
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
2019.
Nearly fine condition.
Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. 96 pages. ISBN: 9781854144324. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY
- LONDON
BORIS'S BUS: THE MAYOR'S NEW ROUTEMASTER
Written by John Aldridge; Gavin Booth; et al.
Stock no. 1828905
Published by Capital Transport.
2nd
2015.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Second and enlarged edition. The New Bus for London launched to the press towards the end of 2011 was generally well received. It was a bold new design that was the end product of a process that began when Boris Johnson promised a new Routemaster if he became mayor of London in 2008. He did, and this book is the story of how that pledge was developed into a bus during the first four years of his time as mayor and the further developments during his second and final term. Large format. Matt white pictorial boards. Colour photos. 208 pages, Light rubbing to top & tail of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
UNDERGROUND TO EVERYWHERE
Written by Stephen Halliday.
Stock no. 1328554
Published by Sutton Publishing.
1st
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
London's underground railway in the life of the Capital. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 230 pages. ISBN: 075092585X. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly browned to spine and edges and lightly edge rubbed.
LMS ENGINE SHEDS THEIR HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT VOLUME ONE: THE LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY
Written by Chris Hawkins; George Reeve.
Stock no. 1828784
Published by Wild Swan Publications.
1987.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The history and development of the company and the extensive modernization programme of the 1930s. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and track diagrams. v and 250 pages. ISBN: 0906867029. Reprint. Text block lightly browned and a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned, rubbed at corners and faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LMS (RAILWAYS)
- LONDON
THE LONDON LT
Written by Ken Blacker.
Stock no. 1828782
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
2010.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The LT type bus which started to appear on London streets in 1929. The first vehicles of this class of over 1400 vehicles had outside staircases while the most developed examples led the way to the STL of 1932. All the variations are covered here, including the famous Bluebirds, the 'Scooter' single deckers and the two coaches. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout and one or two colour photos. 183 pages. ISBN: 9781854143426. Top and tail of front edge of spine lightly knocked. Else a lovely copy. Matching pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and is lightly scuffed.
SERVED BY LONDON'S TROLLEYBUSES
Written by Mick Webber.
Stock no. 1828740
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
2015.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The trolleybus is long forgotten by most Londoners, but very fondly remembered by others. This book focuses on the routes operated by the capital's large fleet of trolleybuses from the 1930s until the early 1960s. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. 200 pages including index. A lovely copy. Dustwrapper spine is very lightly faded.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- TROLLEYBUS
- LONDON
- HISTORY
RT: THE STORY OF A LONDON BUS
Written by Ken Blacker.
Stock no. 1828734
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The history of the RT bus and its variants up to the day in April 1979 when the last one ran in passenger service for London Transport. Matt pictorial boards. Large format. B/w photos. 280 Pages. ISBN: 0904711188. Lower corners lightly rubbed. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers and text block browned. Minor spotting to half-title page. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.
ROUTEMASTER VOLUME ONE 1954-1969
Written by Ken Blacker.
Stock no. 1828699
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
1991.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The story up to 1969, just after the building of Routemasters came to an end, their production life shortened by the start of the large scale introduction of one-man buses. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and a few colour photos. 152 pages including index. ISBN: 1854141317. Top & tail of spine lightly bumped. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased and faded to spine.
RF
Written by Ken Glazier.
Stock no. 1828698
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
1991.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
One of the many tasks facing London Transport avter the acute struggles of the immdeiate post-war years was the renewal of its single-decker fleet. This book tells the story of the development and extended operating life of the RF in its different forms. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. Glazed pictorial boards. 135 pages. ISBN: 1854141384. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine and is a little edge-creased.
LONDON TRANSPORT BUSES IN THE 1960S
Written by Jim Blake.
Stock no. 1828685
Published by Pen & Sword Transport.
1st
2022.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A decade of change and transition. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 176 pages. ISBN: 9781473867857. Top corners of boards bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
THE LONDON DMS
Written by Matthew Wharmby.
Stock no. 1828660
Published by Pen & Sword Transport.
1st
2016.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Villified as the great failure of all London Transport bus classes, the DMS family of Daimler Fleetline was more like an unlucky victim of straitened times... Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & a few b/w photos. 272 pages. ISBN: 9781783831739. Light rubbing to lower board edges, base of spine and lower rear edge knocked. Light creasing to top of prelims. Else a nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly faded to spine.