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LONDON TRANSPORT BUSES IN THE 1960S
Written by Jim Blake.
Stock no. 1829326
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
A HOUSE IN TOWN: 22 ARLINGTON STREET, ITS OWNERS AND BUILDERS
Written by David Watkin; Antony Ratcliff; Nicholas Thompson; John Mills.
Stock no. 1828562
Published by B.T. Batsford; Eagle Star.
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of 22 Arlington Street, the great town house designed for Henry Pelham by William Kent in the 1740s. Large format. Green cloth boards with red title labels. Colour and b/w illustrations. 201 pages including index. ISBN: 0713445637. Reprint. Minor marks to lower edge of boards. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, slightly faded to spine, a little scuffed, a tiny closed tear (no loss) to top front edge repaired to verso with clear tape.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- LONDON
- ARCHITECTURE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BUILDINGS
THE INNHOLDERS: A HISTORY OF THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INNHOLDERS
Written by Stephen Coote.
Stock no. 1327793
Published by Collectors' Books.
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The lively history of a London Livery Company which has survived five hundred years of continuous challenge, occasional danger, and sometimes the threat of dissolution. Blue boards, gilt title to spine and crest to front. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0946604223. Minimal bumping to spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- INNS
- LONDON
- COMPANY HISTORY
LONDON TROLLEYBUS CHRONOLOGY 1931-1662
Written by Mick Webber.
Stock no. 1327584
Published by Ian Allan Publishing.
1st
1997.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The unfolding history of the trolleybus in London. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711025282. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Very pale page edge browning else contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit edge creased and very slightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- TROLLEYBUS
- LONDON