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NINETY YEARS ON: THE NEW BOOK OF THE A3 PACIFICS
Written by Peter J. Coster.
Stock no. 1827351
Published by Irwell Press. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Another hundred and fifty or so pictures of Sir Nigel Gresley's class A1 and A3 Pacifics from both well known and not-so-well-known railway photographers. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781906919597. A lovely copy.

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STEAM ON THE GREAT EASTERN NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK
Written by Alan C. Butcher.
Stock no. 1827350
Published by Transport Treasury Publishing Ltd. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition.

Dr Ian C Allen's b/w photos illustrating travels around counties of Norfolk and Suffok by steam train, compiled by Alan C Butcher. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781913251246. Minor crease to lower corner of rear cover else a lovely copy.

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GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY ENGINE SHEDS PART TWO: IPSWICH AND CAMBRIDGE LOCOMOTIVE DISTRICTS
Written by Chris Hawkins; George Reeve.
Stock no. 1827346
Published by Wild Swan Publications. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Large format. B/w photos. 388 Pages. ISBN: 0906867487. Light shelf-wear to top & tail of spine. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, verso is foxed.

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THE LEADER PROJECT: FIASCO OR TRIUMPH?
Written by Kevin Robertson.
Stock no. 1827345
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st thus 2009. Nearly fine condition.

The 'Leader' class of steam locomotives was one of the most controversial projects in the history of Britain's railways. Designed by Oliver Bulleid originally for the Southern Railway, the prototype was not completed until after Nationalisation and the project was abandoned under the new regime amidst a welter of negative publicity. This is the cardwrap version published two years after the hardback came out. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780860936282. Light crease to front cover and some light creasing. Else a lovely copy.

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LNER SHEDS IN CAMERA
Written by John Hooper.
Stock no. 1827343
Published by Oxford Publishing. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

303 b/w photos of 125 separate locations, intended to give the reader an insight into the LNER engine sheds during the period when that company existed, in the days prior to its formation, as well as the period after nationalisation. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860933245. Light shelf wear to top & tail of spine. Text block lightly browned. Minor mark to front endpaper. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is sunned to spine, a little grubby to rear panel, and has a small tear with wear to top rear edge of spine.

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GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY ENGINE SHEDS PART ONE STRATFORD, PETERBOROUGH AND NORWICH
Written by Chris Hawkins; George Reeve.
Stock no. 1827342
Published by Wild Swan Publications. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Locomotive Districts. Large format. B/w photos. 218 Pages. ISBN: 0906867401. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed.

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THE BOOK OF THE A4 PACIFICS
Written by Peter J. Coster.
Stock no. 1827340
Published by Irwell Press. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1903266564. Boards lightly scuffed. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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THE BOOK OF THE A1 AND A2 PACIFICS
Written by Peter J. Coster.
Stock no. 1827339
Published by Irwell Press. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781903266847. Lower corners of boards lightly bumped, light scuffing to boards, else a fine copy.

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LONDON BUSES A LIVING HERITAGE: FIFTY YEARS OF THE LONDON BUS MUSEUM
Written by Graham Smith.
Stock no. 1827338
Published by Silver Link Publishing. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

London Bus Museum is home to the world's largest collection of historic London buses, covering some 125 years from 19th century horse-buses through to today's accessible low-floor buses. This book celebrates the London Bus and tells the story of its development, stage by stage, from the very first "Ominbus" of 1829 through to the latest designs of the 21st century. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. Subscribers list to rear. ISBN: 9781857944761. Green ribbon bookmark starting to fray at bottom else a lovely copy.

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LONDON TRANSPORT SINCE 1933
Written by Michael H.C. Baker.
Stock no. 1827334
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st thus 2000. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the changing face of the major branches of London's public transport system - bus, tram, trolleybus and Underground. It is a record of the types, the liveries, the contractions and expansions that typified this system during a vital period in its history. First published as a two volume history, this is the combined edition to bring the story up to the end of the century. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0711027021. Slight shelf wear to base of spine. Tiny mark to gutter on front endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge creased.

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HISTORIC RAILWAY DISASTERS
Written by O.S. Nock.
Stock no. 1827331
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The gradual development of safety measures in railway operating practice, improvements in material and design, and the provision of devises to ease the strain of working during periods of intense traffic, resulting from railway accidents. Red cloth, silver title to spine. B/w photos. Corners of boards lightly rubbed, verical crease to spine, else covers bright. Light browning to text block. Light fingermarks to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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THE FOLIO SOCIETY BOOK OF THE 100 GREATEST PAINTINGS
Written by Martin Bailey.
Stock no. 1827328
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Edited by Martin Bailey. From Duccio to Picasso. Blue cloth with gilt titles and the names of artists in gilt to front cover. Colour illustrations throughout. Title to spine is rubbed, spine is also marked. Otherwise, a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is bumped at one corner and stained to plain side.

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