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LNER WAGONS: AN ILLUSTRATED OVERVIEW
Written by Peter Tatlow.
Stock no. 1828533
Published by Pendragon Partnership.
1st
1998.
Slightly better than very good condition.
This survey examines a broad and balanced selection of wagons built by the LNER between 1923 and 1947, together with a sampling of the goods vehicles it took over from its constituents in 1923. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1899816054. Boards lightly scuffed. Neat gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean.
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- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- ROLLING STOCK
- LNER (RAILWAYS)
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.
BRITISH RAIL MAIN LINE ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES
Written by Colin J. Marsden; Graham B. Fenn.
Stock no. 1828519
Published by Oxford Publishing Co.
1st
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and scale drawngs showing the roof, side and end elevations. 127 pages. ISBN: 0860934462. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
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- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
GLASGOW CENTRAL CENTRAL TO GLASGOW
Written by Dugald Cameron.
Stock no. 1828512
Published by Strathwood Ltd.
2nd
2009.
Slightly better than very good condition.
An affectionate tribute in the form of facts, recollections, images and miscellanea from some admirers of Glasgow Central, upon the 100th anniversary of the exansion of the station. Large format. Card wraps. Second enlarged edition. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9781905276363. Light rubbing to corners. Light crease to top corner of front endpaper. Contents clean.
SHEFFIELD TRANSPORT
Written by Chas C. Hall.
Stock no. 1828509
Published by The Transport Publishing Company.
1st
1977.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Tracing the story from the earliest days of stage coaches through the horse and electric trams to the modern buses, and describes the development and expansion of the Corporation's Transport Department until the formation of the South Yorkshire PTE. Large format. Blue boards, gilt titles. B/w photos and some colour photos. ISBN: 0903839040. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Front free endpaper a little grubby. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial ustwerapper is lightly creased across top edge, lightly faded and a little scuffed.
A.J.S. OF WOLVERHAMPTON
Written by S.J. Mills.
Stock no. 1828508
Published by S.J. Mills.
1st
1994.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Wolverhampton built A.J.S. motorcycle and the Stevens Brothers. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w photos and illustrations. 216 pages including index. ISBN: 0952333805. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Slight foxing to text block. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and scuffed.
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- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- COMPANY HISTORY
BRITISH AFVS 1919-40 (ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES OF THE WORLD VOLUME 2)
Written by Duncan Crow.
Stock no. 1828503
Published by Profile Publications.
1st
1970.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
British tanks and armoured cards of the inter-war period. Black cloth spine with gilt title, yellow and black mottled boards. B/w photos and colour illustrations. viii and 176 pages including index. ISBN: 0853830010. Light browning to endpapers and text block. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a 1" closed tear to top of front panel and is a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- TRANSPORT
- TANKS
LNWR PORTRAYED
Written by Jack Nelson.
Stock no. 1828487
Published by Peco Publications.
1st
1975.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A survey of the design and construction methods of the Premier Line. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. B/w diagrams. Some scale drawings. ISBN: 0900586451. Boards clean. Name & date in ink to front pastedown. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is a little edge-rubbed and scuffed. Overall a nice copy.
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- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LNWR (RAILWAYS)
BASHERS, GADGETS AND MOURNERS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE LNWR COAL TANKS
Written by Peter W. Skellon.
Stock no. 1828481
Published by The Bahamas Locomotive Society.
1st
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A simple locomotive that was cheap to build and easy to maintain, capable of hard work. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos. 256 pages including index. Subscribers to the Webb Coal Tank Engine Preservation Fund listed. ISBN: 9780956929204. Includes audio CD in pocket to front pastedown. Top & tail of spine shelf worn. Else a lovely copy. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
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- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
- ENGINEERING
- LNWR (RAILWAYS)
TOMLINSON'S NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY: ITS RISE AND DEVELOPMENT
Written by K. Hoole.
Stock no. 1828480
Published by David & Charles.
3rd
1987.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Third edition of this classic railway book with introduction by Hoole. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xx and 820 pages including index. ISBN: 0715390023. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Red dustwrapper is faded to spine and a little grubby.
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- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- NORTH EAST UK
- COMPANY HISTORY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH AFVS 1940-46
Written by Duncan Crow.
Stock no. 1328234
Published by Profile Publications.
1st
1971.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Volume 3 of the Armoured Fighting Vehicles of the World Series. Black boards with gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. B/w photos. ISBN: 0853830029. Spine slightly bumped. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge creased with small tear to top edge of front panel.
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- MILITARY
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- TRANSPORT
- TANKS
JAMES BRINDLEY AND THE DUKE OF BRIDGEWATER: CANAL VISIONARIES
Written by Victoria Owens.
Stock no. 1828471
Published by Amberley Publishing.
1st
2015.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Disappointed in love, in 1759 Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, retreated to Lancashire to devote himself to coal and canals. When his agent, John Gilbert, introduced him to the Staffordshire Schemer James Brindley, the two men formed an unlikely alliance that would alter the face of the country. This book charts the dynamics of a remarkable business relationship in a fast-changing world. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos/illustrations. ISBN: 9781445649665. A lovely copy.
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- TRANSPORT
- CANALS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)