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EASTERN REGION STEAM TWILIGHT PART ONE: SOUTH OF GRANTHAM
Written by Colin Walker.
Stock no. 1828707
Published by Pendyke Publications. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0904318133. A lovely copy.

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LNER STANDARD GRESLEY CARRIAGES
Written by Michael Harris.
Stock no. 1828706
Published by Mallard Books. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book is primarily concerned with the new designs of Gresley teak-bodies carriages that were introduced between 1923 and 1931, but built in quantity until the early part of World War 2 and forming the vast majority of LNER-built carriages. Large format. Light brown boards with dark brown/red title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 192 pages. ISBN: 0953289605. Text block lightly browned else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed.

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THE WHITBY, REDCAR AND MIDDLESBROUGH UNION RAILWAY
Written by Ken Hoole.
Stock no. 1828705
Published by Hendon Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1986. Very good condition.

The WRMU railway was a small company with a line only 16.5 miles long, promoted privately to give Whitby an outlet to the north along the coast. Large oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. Staple binding. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0860670651. Second impression. Covers a little creased and rubbed at corners. Very faint dampstain to top gutter edge corners of covers (only visible from inside). Staples starting to rust. Contents a little creased but clean.

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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF SOUTHERN COACHES
Written by Mike King. Illustrated by Mike King.
Stock no. 1828704
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Encompassing the full range of passenger and non-passenger carriage stock produced for the Southern Railway. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Over 200 mono photographs plus detailed scale drawings of coaching stock. 224 pages. ISBN: 0860935701. Lower edge of boards lightly rubbed. A few minor marks to endpapers. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, edge-creased with a few closed tears, a little scuffed.

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LOCOMOTIVES OF THE LNWR SOUTHERN DIVISION (LOCOMOTIVES OF THE LMSR)
Written by Harry Jack.
Stock no. 1828703
Published by The Railway Correspondence And Travel Society. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

London and Birmingham Railway, London and North Western Railway and Wolverhampton Locomotive Works. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w diagrams and photos. 300 pages. ISBN: 0901115894. Black glazed pictorial boards are lightly scuffed, lightly faded to spine. Contents fine.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1948 - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328498
Published by Daily Express. 1948. Very good condition.

Pictorial paper wraps. Front cover shows Rupert running with a little dog on a lead. A rainbow is in the background. 1st story is Rupert and Jack Frost. 120 pages. 9.5 x 7 inches. Covers are edge rubbed. Tiny amount of loss to top and tail of spine. Lower corner tips slightly creased. Neat name in ink to belongs to box. NOT price cut. Binding error which sees a large vertical crease to page 33/4. Some page browning and some light fingering. Puzzle pages clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1974
No author listed. Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 1328497
Published by Daily Express. 1974. Very good condition.

Pictorial laminated boards - Rupert in the snow holding a chick made of snow. 1st story Rupert and the Iron Spade. The first cover design and endpapers by Alex Cubie. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly faded. Stitching slightly pulled but binding still tight. NO names. Price cut.

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THE STORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE VOLUME TWO
Written by Arthur Clark.
Stock no. 1328496
Published by Monnow Press. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

From the Civil War to present times. Maroon boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 215 pages includes index. ISBN: 0950661805. Some erased pencil markings to front free-endpaper. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and there is a light stain across the top 1.5" of rear panel.

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THE CHURCHYARD YEWS OF GWENT
Written by J. Daryll Evans.
Stock no. 1328495
Published by Archangel Press. 2nd 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Second Edition. Card wraps. B/w photos. A fascinating study. 174 pages. ISBN: 9781905037018.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1939 (FACSIMILE) - THE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328494
Published by Daily Express. 1991. Nearly fine condition.

Facsimile of the 4th Rupert annual (1939). Colour pictorial boards, red cloth spine. Black/red/white illustrations throughout. 125 pages. The 'look and feel' of the original perfectly captured by this magnificent reproduction. ISBN: 085079241X. Covers edge rubbed at corners. Spine very slightly bumped. Contents fine.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 11 - RUPERT AND THE LITTLE TREE
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328493
Published by Daily Express. Very good condition.

Title story Rupert And The Little Tree. Also includes Rupert's Rainy Adventure. Both stories by Bestall, the Little Tree being an original for the series. The Rainy Adventure was published 1942. 20 pages. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Covers edge rubbed. Rear cover grubby and creased. Staples rusty. Some light foxing. Some finger creases to page margins. Contents generally clean. Puzzle page clean.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 12 - RUPERT AND NEDDY
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Enid Ash; Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328492
Published by Daily Express. Very good condition.

Title story Rupert And Neddy. Also includes Rupert And The Silent Dog, an original Bestall story for this series. 22 pages. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Covers are edge rubbed, rear cover is grubby. Some marks to lower page margins but contents generally clean. Puzzle page clean.

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