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AN ILLUSTRATED REVIEW OF MIDLAND LOCOMOTIVES FROM 1883: VOLUME THREE TANK ENGINES
Written by R.J. Essery; D. Jenkinson.
Stock no. 1828785
Published by Wild Swan Publications. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An analysis of the tank engines and a history and detailed description of each class. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. vii and 133 pages. ISBN: 0906867665. Boards clean and bright. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustrapper is browned and foxed, heavily faded to spine (title to spine mostly unreadable), lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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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.

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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE WALLINGFORD BRANCH
Written by Paul Karau; Chris Turner.
Stock no. 1828779
Published by Wild Swan Publications. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

The Wallingford branch was the first stage of an 1861 scheme that would have linked the GWR main line with the Wycombe Extension Railway, then under construction. However, the full scheme failed to materialize. Today the line remains dormant and disconnected from the main line, while a newly formed preservation society struggles to secure its future. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. 68 page staple binding. ISBN: 090686710X. Covers browned but clean. Contents clean.

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THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY IN THE EAST MIDLANDS: THE RISE AND FALL OF COLWICK YARDS, NOTTINGHAM LONDON ROAD - GEDLING - BASFORD
Written by Alfred Henshaw.
Stock no. 1828748
Published by The Railway Correspondence And Travel Society. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Green cardwraps. B/w photos. 108 and xi pages. ISBN: 0901115843. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Contents fine.

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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF L.M.S. COACHES 1923-1957
Written by Bob Essery; David Jenkinson.
Stock no. 1828742
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. Enlarged and revised edition, based upon a book first published by Ian Allan Ltd in 1969. viii and 218 pages. ISBN: 0902888838. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Bump to lower front spine edge of front board and corresponding area on dustwrapper has surface paper loss (0.5cm - tiny). Tape marks and grubby marks to endpapers. Text block lightly browned. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to green on spine and front spine edge.

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L.M.S.R. LOCOMOTIVES TO SCALE
Written by Ian Beattie.
Stock no. 1828738
Published by D. Bradford Barton. 1st 1981. Almost very good condition.

Yellow boards. Oblong format. B/w photos and line drawings. 61 pages plus publisher's list to rear. ISBN: 085153399X. Boards dirty and stained. Top of spine bumped. Spine & corners lightly rubbed. Top gutter edge of contents lightly creased due to bump to spine (affects margin only). A few grubby marks to contents.

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B.R. STANDARD LOCOMOTIVES TO SCALE
Written by Ian Beattie.
Stock no. 1828737
Published by D. Bradford Barton. 1st 1981. Almost very good condition.

Grey boards. Large, oblong format. B/w photos and line drawings. 59 pages. ISBN: 0851533906. Boards rubbed at edges and grubby. Text block lightly browned and small stain to vertical edge affecting a few page margins. Name in ink to front endpaper. Some grubby marks to contents. A good working copy.

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BR MAIN LINE DIESELS IN 4MM SCALE (MODEL RAILWAY CONSTRUCTOR PLANBOOK 2)
Written by R.S. Carter.
Stock no. 1828736
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st thus 1984. Almost very good condition.

Spiral bound cardwraps. Oblong format. B/w photos and drawings. 64 pages. ISBN: 0711013411. Lower end of plastic spiral binding is broken, three sprials missing. Book is still holding together well. Top corners lightly creased. A good working copy.

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STROUDLEY AND HIS 'TERRIERS'
Written by Thomas Middlemass.
Stock no. 1828735
Published by Pendragon Partnership. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

William Stroudley was one of the most emminent British locomotive designers of the Victorian era. His most celebrated design being the 0-6-0 Terrier Tanks. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 128 pages including index. ISBN: 1899816003. A nice, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned and a bit grubby.

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ISLE OF WIGHT STEAM PASSENGER ROLLING STOCK
Written by R.J. Maycock; M.J.E. Reed.
Stock no. 1828729
Published by The Oakwood Press. 1st 1997. Very good condition.

The story of the steam-hauled stock used by the Island companies, Southern Railway and British Railways. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. 192 pages. ISBN: 0853615071. Front and rear edge of spine lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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RAILWAY JUNCTION DIAGRAMS 1915
No author listed.
Stock no. 1828726
Published by David & Charles. 1st thus 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. Beige cloth with gilt title to spine. Numerous diagrams throughout. A reprint of the Railway Clearing House Official Railway Junction Diagrams. ISBN: 0715343475. Endpapers and text block browned. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, rubbed to corners and top & tail of spine, worn & creased at lower edge of rear panel.

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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF L.M.S. WAGONS VOLUME ONE
Written by R.J. Essery.
Stock no. 1828711
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Mustard yellow cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos & diagrams. 179 pages. ISBN: 0860931277. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed and is faded to spine.

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