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ART NOUVEAU: AN ARCHITECTURAL INDULGENCE (NEW ARCHITECTURE 6)
Written by Andrea Papadakis; et al.
Stock no. 1829057
Published by Andreas Papadakis Publisher. 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Andreas Papadakis. The series of movements that formed Art Nouveau are introduced by Victor Awas, a leading international expert on the period and described in a series of essays by specialists from the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. 136 pages. ISBN: 1901092348. Front and rear joint pulled from front & rear endpaper due to glue of spine drying out. Contents still tight. Name and date in ink to top of front endpaper (also half-title page). Otherwise a lovely, clean copy.

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SILK ROADS: PEOPLES, CULTURES, LANDSCAPES
Written by Susan Whitfield.
Stock no. 1829056
Published by Thames and Hudson. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition.

From precious stones to spices, from new religions to technological innovations, the exchange of goods and ideas along the ancient trading routes of the Silk Roads has played a crucial role in the development of civilizations across Europe and Asia. An illustrated overview placing landscapes at the heart of 1,500 years of Eurasian history. With contributions from over 80 leading experts from around the world, each chapter explores the history of trade and cultures along the Silk Roads in the context of a particular terrain. Edited by Susan Whitfield. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photos throughout. 479 pages including index. ISBN: 9780500021576. A lovely copy with no real faults. Green wrap-around has 2" closed tear to spine (no loss).

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LIVERPOOL TRANSPORT VOLUME 5 - 1957-1986
Written by J.B. Horne; T.B. Maund.
Stock no. 1829055
Published by Transport Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Trams and buses. A brief look back to the beginning of the city's tramway system, and then from the closure of the tramways in 1957 until deregulation of buses in 1986 chronicles the fate of the Transport Department. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 252 pages. ISBN: 0863171621. Some light scuffing to boards. Text block and page edges lightly browned. Else contents clean.

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PARIS IS WELL WORTH A BUS: PARIS VAUT BIEN AU AUTOBUS
Written by Robert E. Jowitt. Illustrated by Patricia Jowitt; Robert E. Jowitt.
Stock no. 1829054
Published by Jersey Artists. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Scenes of Paris life which have now disappeared forever. Large format. B/w photos. Text in English and French. Buses In Paris. ISBN: 090184506X. A few minor marks to lower edge of boards. Light browning to endpapers and text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few chips, larger chip to lower boards, a few small splash marks.

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LIVERPOOL & MANCHESTER 1: THE LNWR LINES
Written by Bob Pixton.
Stock no. 1829053
Published by Krb Publications. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. 122 pages. ISBN: 0954485998. Laminate to front vertical edge starting to lift. Rear cover lightly indented where it has been used as a hard surface to write on. Contents clean.

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THE LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY IN SALFORD
Written by Tom Wray.
Stock no. 1829052
Published by The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Society. 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour photos throughout. 62 pages. Covers are lightly scuffed. Contents fine.

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JET AGE PHOTOGRAPHER: THE AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHY OF RUSSELL ADAMS
Written by Tim Kershaw. Illustrated by Russell Adams.
Stock no. 1829051
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Russell Adams FRPS (1912-2000) took the world's first jet aerobatic photograph. An album of Adam's very best work with detailed captions. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xvii and 198 pages including index. ISBN: 0750940093. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly scuffed.

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BR STEAM LOCOMOTIVES COMPLETE ALLOCATIONS HISTORY 1948-1968
Written by Hugh Longworth.
Stock no. 1829050
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

A masterful and definitive guide to the complete allocation history of every BR steam locomotive that saw service on the network during BR's twenty years of steam. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. A few b/w photos. 383 pages. ISBN: 9780860936619. Light knocks to lower edge of boards. Boards lightly scuffed. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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DAME LAURA KNIGHT
Written by Caroline Fox. Illustrated by Laura Knight.
Stock no. 1829049
Published by Phaidon Press Limited. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

From her captivating portrayals of the exotic worlds of theatre, ballet and circus to the starkness of her recordings of the Nurembuerg Trials, Dame Laura Knight has painted humanity in all its guises. A highly personal and engaging portrait of one of the leading women artists of the twentieth century. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 128 pages including index. ISBN: 071482447X. Small pin holes piercing lower spine edge of dustwrapper and spine beneath. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Minor pen mark to half-title page. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a small tear to surface paper at rear lower spine edge and is rubbed to base of spine, light scuffing.

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THE DIESEL IMPACT ON BRITISH RAIL
Written by R.M. Tufnell.
Stock no. 1829048
Published by Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

Few people's work can have had such a profound effect on the railways of Britain as that of Dr Rudolf Diesel. In a period of little more than eleven years, his engine revolutionised the nature of British Rail. This book relates the whole story of the changeover, describing the failures as well as the outstanding successes. Green glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations. ix and 184 pages including index. ISBN: 0852984383. Spine rubbed at top & tail with small split to either side at base of spine. Spine is lightly faded. Corners lightly rubbed. Boards lightly scuffed. Text block lightly browned. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean.

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ADRIAN SHOOTER: A LIFE IN ENGINEERING AND RAILWAYS
Written by Adrian Shooter.
Stock no. 1829047
Published by Pen & Sword Transport. 1st 2018. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The tale of a small boy from Surrey who had a fascination with anything on wheels and, also, loved to learn about people and what motivated them. He joined British Railway in 1970 and this view from the inside presents readers with a whole new picture of what was really going on within British Rail at various levels. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. 239 pages plus index. ISBN: 9781473893191. Small, minor splash mark to lower edge of front board. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE BURGUNDIANS: A VANISHED EMPIRE
Written by Bart Van Loo.
Stock no. 1829046
Published by Head Of Zeus. Circa 2021. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A History of 1111 Years and One Day. An epic history of the dukedom of Burgundy. A compulsively readable narrative history of ambitious aristocrats, family dysfunction, treachery, savage battles, luxury and madness. Dark navy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Ribbon page marker. Colour illustrations. xxxii and 589 pages including index. ISBN: 9781789543438. Second printing. Knock to spine through dustwrapper and front edge of spine - not too bad. Minor mark to vertical edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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