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THE WEYMOUTH HARBOUR TRAMWAY
Written by J.H. Lucking.
Stock no. 1824115
Published by Oxford Publishing Co.
1st
1986.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Countless summer visitors, as well as passengers for the Channel Islands and France, have come to know Weymouth as 'the place where the trains run through the street'. This comprehensive study provides a full account, from arly unfulfilled proposals in the 1840s, through the line's horse-drawn bneginnings in the 1860s and long years of commercial importance, to the almost complete decline following the withdrawal of freight traffic in 1970. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860933040. Top corners of boards bumped. Lower board edges browned and with red pen marks to corners and lower text block. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, tiny nick to top 1/3 of spine and corners rubbed.
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- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- DORSET
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
STEAMBOATING GUIDE
Written by Roger Calvert; Rob Van Es.
Stock no. 1824083
Published by Steam Boat Association.
2nd
2010.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Second Edition. A synthesis of knowledge and experience gathered over the years which is intended to assist members in building, running, and improving a steam powered boat. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & diagrams and a few colour. Couple of marks to text block. Contents clean.
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- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- STEAM ENGINES
TRAVELLING MARSHALS: AT THE ISLE OF MAN TOURIST TROPHY AND MANX GRAND PRIX RACES
Written by David Wright.
Stock no. 1824076
Published by Amulree Publications.
1st
2010.
Slightly better than very good condition.
First-hand accounts of those who have carried out Travelling Marshal duties and of how the job has become an inseparable part of the unique Isle of Man racing scene. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781901508123. SIGNED by the author(no dedication) to title page. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.
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- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
- ISLE OF MAN
A REGIONAL HISTORY OF THE RAILWAYS OF GREAT BRITAIN: VOLUME I THE WEST COUNTRY
Written by David St John Thomas.
Stock no. 1824075
Published by David & Charles.
6th
1988.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
6th Edition, completely reset. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Includes fold-out plan to rear. ISBN: 0946537178. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Light corner crease to lower corner of front endpaper. Minor foxing to text block. Map to rear present and initials in biro to rear pastedown (hidden by rear flap of dustwrapper). Pictorial dustwrapperis lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed to rear panel.
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- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GWR (RAILWAYS)
- LOCOMOTIVES
PORSCHE TURBO RACING CARS
Written by Ian Bamsey.
Stock no. 1824043
Published by Foulis; Haynes.
1st
1989.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The origins of the turbocharged Porsche racing car and the technology of exhaust gas turbo-supercharging. Large format. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0854297804. Light pencil erasure to top corner of front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrappe lightly scuffed.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- PORSCHE
GRAND PRIX! VOLUMES 1 & 2 1950 TO 1973
Written by Mike Lang.
Stock no. 1824038
Published by Foulis; Haynes.
1st
1990.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Combined edition. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. Race-by-race account of Formula 1 world championship motor racing. ISBN: 0854298614. Pencil erasure mark to top corner of front endpaper. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed and lightly edge-creased. Musty odour present.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF DOUGLAS MOTORCYCLES
Written by Harold Briercliffe; Eric Brockway.
Stock no. 1824036
Published by Foulis; Haynes.
1st
1991.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854297995. Small dint to front board. Boards and dustwrapper a little scuffed. Contents clean. Clear tape repair to top of dustwrapper spine. Musty odour present.
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- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- COMPANY HISTORY
- BRISTOL
GRAND PRIX CARS 1945-65
Written by Mike Lawrence.
Stock no. 1824035
Published by Aston Publications.
1st
1989.
Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Marbled red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 264 pages. ISBN: 0946627460. Pencil ersure mark to top corner of verso of front endpaper. Contents clean. Musty odour present.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
PORSCHE 356 THE STORY OF THE FLAT-FOUR PORSCHES
Written by David G. Styles.
Stock no. 1824034
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
1998.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Colour and b/w photos. 208 pages. ISBN: 1861260857. Pencil erasure mark to top corner of front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel. Musty odour present.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- PORSCHE
MASERATI SPORTS, RACING & GT CARS FROM 1926
Written by Richard Crump; Rob De La Rive Box.
Stock no. 1824029
Published by Foulis; Haynes.
2nd
1983.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Second Edition. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854293027. Red pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed. Musty odour present.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
JENSEN
Written by Keith Anderson.
Stock no. 1824017
Published by Foulis; Haynes.
1st
1989.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A Foulis Motoring Book. In 1926 two young brothers took an Austin Seven and builty for it a new and sporting body. Even in that first design could be divined the hallmark that was to identify their creations and those that bore their name for the next half century. That hallmark was Style adn the name was Jensen - a combination that produced some of the most prestigious and desired motorcars of any era. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 200 pages including index. ISBN: 0854296824. A nice copy in a clean dustwrapper. Musty odour present.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- COMPANY HISTORY
THE GIANTS OF SMALL HEATH: THE HISTORY OF BSA
Written by Barry Ryerson.
Stock no. 1824016
Published by Haynes; G.T. Foulis.
1st
1980.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An 'in depth' look at the inside story of the factory itself, with the emphasis more on the personalities of this once great empire than the machines that carried the piled arms motif. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854292551. Lower edge of boards lightly rubbed. Pencil erasure mark to top corner of front endpaper. Minor grubby marks to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby. Musty odour present.
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- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- COMPANY HISTORY