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LONDON'S SIXTIES BUSES
Written by Mick Webber.
Stock no. 1828914
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
2019.
Nearly fine condition.
Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. 96 pages. ISBN: 9781854144324. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY
- LONDON
BORIS'S BUS: THE MAYOR'S NEW ROUTEMASTER
Written by John Aldridge; Gavin Booth; et al.
Stock no. 1828905
Published by Capital Transport.
2nd
2015.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Second and enlarged edition. The New Bus for London launched to the press towards the end of 2011 was generally well received. It was a bold new design that was the end product of a process that began when Boris Johnson promised a new Routemaster if he became mayor of London in 2008. He did, and this book is the story of how that pledge was developed into a bus during the first four years of his time as mayor and the further developments during his second and final term. Large format. Matt white pictorial boards. Colour photos. 208 pages, Light rubbing to top & tail of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
THE STLs
Written by Ken Blacker.
Stock no. 1828903
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
1984.
Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The STL was one of the largest and certainly one of the most complex classes of motor bus ever to run in London service. This book is a record of the type's history from its introduction in 1932 to its demise almost a quarter of a century later. Large format. Matt red pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0904711617. Boards clean. Hinges are pulled wide (glue dried out) but binding is tight. '5' written in pen to gutter edge of front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine, rubbed at corners with lifting of red laminate.
BIRMINGHAM'S BLUE AND CREAM BUSES
Written by Malcolm Keeley.
Stock no. 1828788
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
2016.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A thorough description of Birmingham City Transport's buses and trolleybuses. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w and a few colour photos throughout. 176 pages. ISBN: 9781854144065. A lovely copy. Cream pictorial dustwrapper has light creasing to top & tail of spine and is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- BIRMINGHAM
- HISTORY
- TROLLEYBUS
LONDON'S PRE-WAR SMALLER CLASSES: C, STD, LTC, TF, CR
Written by Ken Blacker.
Stock no. 1828783
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
2022.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
One of London Transport's main aims for its bus fleet was that of standardisation, but there were inevitable needs for vehicles that were more suited for specific needs. This book covers the stories of the smaller classes bought prior to the beginning of the Second World War in 1939. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. 144 pages. ISBN: 9781854144737. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed to rear panel.
THE LONDON LT
Written by Ken Blacker.
Stock no. 1828782
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
2010.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The LT type bus which started to appear on London streets in 1929. The first vehicles of this class of over 1400 vehicles had outside staircases while the most developed examples led the way to the STL of 1932. All the variations are covered here, including the famous Bluebirds, the 'Scooter' single deckers and the two coaches. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout and one or two colour photos. 183 pages. ISBN: 9781854143426. Top and tail of front edge of spine lightly knocked. Else a lovely copy. Matching pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and is lightly scuffed.
SERVED BY LONDON'S TROLLEYBUSES
Written by Mick Webber.
Stock no. 1828740
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
2015.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The trolleybus is long forgotten by most Londoners, but very fondly remembered by others. This book focuses on the routes operated by the capital's large fleet of trolleybuses from the 1930s until the early 1960s. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. 200 pages including index. A lovely copy. Dustwrapper spine is very lightly faded.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- TROLLEYBUS
- LONDON
- HISTORY
RT: THE STORY OF A LONDON BUS
Written by Ken Blacker.
Stock no. 1828734
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The history of the RT bus and its variants up to the day in April 1979 when the last one ran in passenger service for London Transport. Matt pictorial boards. Large format. B/w photos. 280 Pages. ISBN: 0904711188. Lower corners lightly rubbed. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers and text block browned. Minor spotting to half-title page. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.
ROUTEMASTER VOLUME ONE 1954-1969
Written by Ken Blacker.
Stock no. 1828699
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
1991.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The story up to 1969, just after the building of Routemasters came to an end, their production life shortened by the start of the large scale introduction of one-man buses. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and a few colour photos. 152 pages including index. ISBN: 1854141317. Top & tail of spine lightly bumped. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased and faded to spine.
RF
Written by Ken Glazier.
Stock no. 1828698
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
1991.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
One of the many tasks facing London Transport avter the acute struggles of the immdeiate post-war years was the renewal of its single-decker fleet. This book tells the story of the development and extended operating life of the RF in its different forms. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. Glazed pictorial boards. 135 pages. ISBN: 1854141384. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine and is a little edge-creased.
LONDON TRAMWAY TWILIGHT 1949-1952
Written by Robert J. Harley.
Stock no. 1327087
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
2000.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A People's History of the last years of the London tramways. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1854142348. Minimal rubbing to corners. Spine slightly bumped and sunned.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- TRANSPORT GENERAL
- TRAMS
- LONDON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
ROUTEMASTER VOLUME TWO 1970-2005
Written by Ken Blacker.
Stock no. 1327086
Published by Capital Transport.
2nd
2007.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Second Edition. The story of the last 35 years of the Routemaster. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and a few colour photos. ISBN: 9781854143037. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Slight creasing to top and tail of dustwrapper spine.