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THE THAMES & SEVERN CANAL
Written by Humphrey Household.
Stock no. 1328425
Published by Amberley Publishing. 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848680357. Corner tips of pages and covers very slightly rubbed/creased.

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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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SIGNALMAN'S TWILIGHT
Written by Adrian Vaughan.
Stock no. 1828469
Published by Amberley Publishing. 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Revised Edition. The author's life as a signalman at Challow Station in rural Berkshire. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781445602578. Front cover corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean. A lovely copy.

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VINOVIA: THE BURIED ROMAN CITY OF BINCHESTER IN NORTHERN ENGLAND
Written by Iain Ferris.
Stock no. 1828324
Published by Amberley Publishing. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Binchester Roman fort, Roman Vinovia, sometimes Vinovium, lies on a hilltop spur about two kilometres noorth of the modern town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham. This book uses the results of the large-scale excavations which took place in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s to present a clear picture of the history of the site and its place in the Roman military north. Brown pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos & illustrations. ISBN: 9781445601281. Date & initials in ink to half-title page else contents clean. Covers lightly scuffed.

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KING OF ALL BALLOONS
Written by Mark Davies.
Stock no. 1327934
Published by Amberley Publishing. 1st 2015. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The complex life of explorer James Sadler, the ups and downs of his amazing career. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 320 pages including index. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781445653082. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Includes an errata slip. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed/creased.

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THE THAMES & SEVERN CANAL
Written by Humphrey Household.
Stock no. 1327790
Published by Amberley Publishing. 1st thus 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848680357. Minimal rubbing to corners of covers.

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EAST ANGLIA AND THE EAST COAST RAILWAYS THE LATE 1940S TO LATE 1960S
Written by Brian Reading; Ian Reading.
Stock no. 1327404
Published by Amberley Publishing. 1st 2020. Slightly better than very good condition.

Tour the East Coast Main Line and explore the route of East Anglia between 1948 and 1968. Cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781445699660. Minimal rubbing to corners. Front joint at title-page is just starting to crack.

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EAST LONDON BUSES: THE COLOURFUL ERA 1985-2005
Written by Malcolm Batten.
Stock no. 1326982
Published by Amberley Publishing. 1st 2018. Fine condition.

The period of route tendering and privatisation, the variety of operators and the range of vehicle types and liveries brought to the capital. Cardwraps. 95 pages. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781445684031.

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EAST LONDON BUSES: 1970S-1980S
Written by Malcolm Batten.
Stock no. 1326981
Published by Amberley Publishing. 1st 2018. Fine condition.

The story of the change in the East London bus scene in the 1970s and 1980s. Cardwraps. 96 pages. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781445680217.

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CENTRAL LONDON BUSES 1967-1987: THE RT AND RM RAMILIES
Written by David Christie.
Stock no. 1326980
Published by Amberley Publishing. 1st 2018. Fine condition.

A wonderfully evocative and nostalgic look back on an iconic period in London's transport history. Cardwraps. 95 page. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781445680255.

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LONDON TRANSPORT BUSES IN EAST LONDON AND ESSEX: THE 1960S AND 1970S
Written by David Christie.
Stock no. 1326979
Published by Amberley Publishing. 1st 2017. Fine condition.

A fascinating view of the golden age of transport in and around the capital. Cardwraps. Colour photos. 96 pages. ISBN: 9781445668000.

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EAST LONDON BUSES: THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
Written by Malcolm Batten.
Stock no. 1326978
Published by Amberley Publishing. 1st 2019. Fine condition.

What has changed in the East London bus scene since the turn of the century. Cardwraps. 95 pages. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781445680675.

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