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RT TWILIGHT
Written by Jim Blake.
Stock no. 1827461
Published by Regent Transport Publishing. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. London buses. ISBN: 0906473004. SIGNED by the author 'with best wishes' to title page. Covers a little grubby, lightly faded. Contents clean.

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EAST MIDLANDS STEAM 1950-1966
Written by Peter Tuffrey.
Stock no. 1827365
Published by Great Northern Books. 1st 2021. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Composed of just over 6,000 square miles of land, the East Midlands enjoyed a diverse system of railways in the days of steam. This book presents the twilight years of steam traction in the area with nearly 200 superb colour and black & white photos. Red boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 9781914227059. SIGNED by the author to publisher's bookplate on front endpaper. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE LAST YEARS OF NORTH EAST STEAM
Written by Peter Tuffrey.
Stock no. 1827364
Published by Great Northern Books. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This book contains 270 superb colour and black & white photographs of steam locomotives working in and around the North East from the late 1950s to the end of steam in the region. Orange cloth boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 9781912101917. SIGNED by the author to publisher's bookplate on front endpaper. Light rubbing to base of spine, lower corners of boards bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is sligthly scuffed on rear panel.

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THOMPSON'S B1S
Written by Peter Tuffrey.
Stock no. 1827355
Published by Great Northern Books. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Celebrating the importance of the class in the history of the LNER and steam traction in Britain. Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781914227066. SIGNED by the author to publisher's bookplate on front endpaper. A lovely copy.

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BRITAIN'S RAIL ROUTES PAST AND PRESENT: THE EAST COAST MAIN LINE
Written by Geoffrey Body. Illustrated by Brian Morrison.
Stock no. 1827354
Published by Silver Link Publishing. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Special anniversary limited edition of 500 signed copies. King's Cross to Newcastle: the route of the 'Silver Jubilee'. Large format. Grey cloth boards, silver title to spine, colour pictorial onlay to front. Colour frontis. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 1857940520. SIGNED by author, photographer, artist, and managing director of InterCity East Cost Ltd. This is copy 138 of 500. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. Ribbon page marker is discoloured. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and a little scuffed.

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AIRCRAFT MARKINGS OF THE WORLD 1912-1967
Written by Bruce Robertson. Illustrated by W.F. Hepworth; John Stroud; J.D. Carrick.
Stock no. 1326657
Published by Harleyford Publications Limited. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red cloth. B/w photos. Colour illustrations. SIGNED by the various people who produced this book by means of a bookplate to the front free-endpaper. Spine bumped and rubbed. The wrapper has been covered and stuck down onto the books pastedowns using clear fablon, it is slightly edge rubbed and has a couple of small tears.

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SOPWITH - THE MAN AND HIS AIRCRAFT
Written by Bruce Robertson. Illustrated by J.D. Carrick; Peter G. Cooksley; W.F. Hepworth.
Stock no. 1326652
Published by Air Review Ltd.. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth. B/w photos. Colour frontis. Aircraft diagrams. ISBN: 0900435151. SIGNED by the authors and artists by means of a bookplate to the front free-endpaper. Spine slightly bumped. The wrapper has been covered and stuck down onto the books pastedowns using fablon, it is very slightly edge chipped with a small tear to top edge of front panel.

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HEROES
Written by Lucy Hughes-Hallett.
Stock no. 1827202
Published by Fourth Estate. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Saviours, Traitors and Supermen. Beginning beneath the walls of Troy, ending in 1930s Europe when the cult of the hero was turning politically lethal, this is a book about mortality and dictatorship, about money and sorcery, about seduction and mass-hysteria. The author explores the ancient but still politically potent phenomenon of hero-worship through the careers of eight extraordinary men. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Illustrations and photos. ISBN: 1857026802. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Page browning throughout. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scratched to rear panel.

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BRITAIN AND THE MAKING OF ARGENTINA
Written by Gordon Bridger.
Stock no. 1827195
Published by Wit Press. 1st 2013. Fine condition.

By 1914 Argentina had become one of the worlds largest trading nations. It was principally British technology, British capital, British management, combined with massive immigration from Souther Europe, which converted Argentina from an economic backwater into the wealthiest country in South America. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos, illustrations & maps. ISBN: 9781845646844. SIGNED by the author to half-title page (dated). A fine copy.

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THE THREE MUSKETEERS
Written by Alexandre Dumas; George Macdonald Fraser. Illustrated by Roman Pisarev.
Stock no. 1827194
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2021. Fine condition.

Full blocked burgundy leather with gilt titles. Limited edition of 750 copies with an original,tipped in etching printed under the artist's supervision, and signed and numbered by the artist. B/w illustrations. Top edge gilt. Copy 183 of 750 SIGNED by the artist to numbered original print. This is a lovely copy, contained in publisher's slipcase also in fine condition, contained in the original shipping box from Folio Society. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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CORSHAM: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY PART TWO
Written by C.J. Hall.
Stock no. 1326583
Published by Christopher Hall. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

Covering the span of Corsham's History 1900-1945. Large format. Grey cardwraps. 48 pages. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0950862517. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Covers slightly faded to spine, light crease to lower corner of rear cover. Small yellow highlighted patch to map else contents fine.

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MEMOIRS
Written by Duke Of Beaufort.
Stock no. 1326571
Published by Country Life Books. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A fascinating insight into a way of life peculiarly English and in many way unique even within Britain. Memoirs of the 10th Duke of Beaufort. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 178 pages. ISBN: 0600315746. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine and corners very slightly bumped. A couple of very small, light marks to covers. Heavy foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is lightly browned and rubbed at edges.

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