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THE BULLNOSE AND FLATNOSE MORRIS
Written by Lytton P. Jarman; Robin I. Barraclough.
Stock no. 1827992
Published by David & Charles.
2nd
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Second edition. This book documents the development of the Morris Cowley and its more luxuriant variant, the Oxford, called Bullnose because of the rounded radiator and also the redesign for the 1927 season to a rectangular shaped radiator giving the nickname Flatnose. B/w photos. 277 pages including index. ISBN: 0715366653. Text block browned and foxed. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper has faded to white at top half of spine edge of front panel and spine. Uneven fading to rear panel.
THE ART OF PAMELA KAY
Written by Michael Spender.
Illustrated by Pamela Kay.
Stock no. 1327170
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Including a biographical background to the artist and an informed commentary on the paintings. Oblong format. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0715300326. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly foxed on verso and is faded to edge of rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- STILL LIFE
- BIOGRAPHY
LNER 150
Written by Patrick B. Whitehouse; David St John Thomas.
Stock no. 1327109
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1989.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The London and North-Eastern Railway a century and a half of progress. Large format. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715393324. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LNER (RAILWAYS)
THE MIDLAND & GREAT NORTHERN JOINT RAILWAY
Written by A.J. Wrottesley.
Stock no. 1327062
Published by David & Charles.
2nd
1981.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
2nd edition. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715381733. Spine bumped. 'Railway Roundabout' sellers orange sticker to front pastedown else contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and a tiny bit faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
- LNER (RAILWAYS)
FORGOTTEN RAILWAYS EAST ANGLIA
Written by R.S. Joby.
Stock no. 1327059
Published by David & Charles.
1977.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Forgotten Railways Volume 7. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Fold-out map to rear of book. ISBN: 0715373129. Second impression. Slight bumping to spine. Light crease to corner of front cover. Contents clean. Map present and in good condition. Price-cut wrapper is very slightly browned.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- EAST ANGLIA
- FORGOTTEN RAILWAYS
THE GREAT DAYS OF THE EXPRESS TRAINS
Written by David St John Thomas; Patrick Whitehouse.
Stock no. 1327024
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1990.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A companion volume to The Great Days of the Country Railway. Re-capturing the days when the train journey was the most eagerly-anticipated part of a holiday. Large format. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0715394142. Erased pencil writing to front free-endpaper (old price). Otherwise contents fine. Spine very slightly bumped and a tiny white mark to lower edge of front cover. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.
SUMMER SATURDAYS IN THE WEST
Written by David St John Thomas; Simon Rocksborough Smith.
Illustrated by Peter Gray; Kenneth Leech.
Stock no. 1326935
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1973.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A remarkable and unusual railway book. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715359126. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Pale foxing and page edge browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and browned on verso.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- GWR (RAILWAYS)
PLEASURE STEAMERS
Written by Bernard Cox.
Stock no. 1827430
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1983.
Very good condition.
Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715383337. Board corners lightly bumped, rear board scuffed. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- PADDLE STEAMERS
FROM SHEDMASTER TO THE RAILWAY INSPECTORATE
Written by Christian H. Hewison.
Stock no. 1827391
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1981.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The author's life on the railways described in anecdote and factual survey his experiences of what must be a unique railway career. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715380745. Top edge of text block lightly foxed. Small foxspot to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few minor foxspots, is browned at edges and lightly creased to top of spine.
THE WEST HIGHLAND RAILWAY
Written by John Thomas; Alan J.S. Paterson.
Stock no. 1827388
Published by David St John Thomas; David & Charles.
3rd
1984.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands - Vol 1. Third edition with new material by Alan J.S. Paterson. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0946537143. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustswrapper is very slightly faded to spine, small closed tear to base of spine (no loss).
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
- SCOTLAND
BRITISH BOOKPLATES: A PICTORIAL HISTORY
Written by Brian North Lee.
Stock no. 1326585
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
"Over 250 illustrations demonstrate the range of ex-libris design, from the earliest armorials to today’s wide variety of styles, and in themselves provide a comprehensive historical survey of bookplates and of book labels - their humbler but no less historically interesting counterparts." Large format. Brown cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 071537785X. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Wrapper is unevenly faded with edge-creasing; a few chips; some marks.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- BOOKS
- BOOKPLATES
FORGOTTEN RAILWAYS: SOUTH WALES
Written by James Page.
Stock no. 1827143
Published by David & Charles.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. Tip-in fold-out map to rear. ISBN: 0715377345. SIGNED by the author (with best wishes) to front endpaper. Bookplate to front pastedown is hidden by front flap of dustwrapper. Text block browned. Endpapers lightly foxed. A few marks to contents. Tipped in map present to rear. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut, lightly browned and has some foxing to flaps.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- FORGOTTEN RAILWAYS
- WALES