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Little Railways of the World
Super octavo, yellow cloth boards with black lettering to spine & front board and black train motif to front board, illus eps, illus title page, ix + map + 261pp, illus, nr fine (owner's name in pencil to verso front ep) in VG+ d/w (soil mark to interior of spine)
PUBLISHER: Howell North Berkely Calif 1958
KEYWORDS: Frederic Shaw railways transport trains locomotives steam engines history small tiny railroads
From Myths to Policy: Aboriginal Legislation in Western Australia
Second Edition
Octavo, red/brown light card covers with white lettering to spine, front & rear, 207pp, fine
PUBLISHER: Belco Consulting 2005
KEYWORDS: Peter D Milnes Western Australia anthropology history law legislation Aboriginal peoples Aborigines colonial administration government racism
Railway Stations: Southern Region
Super octavo, green boards with gilt lettering to spine, vii + 181pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, v slight tanning to eps) in VG+ d/w (slight bruising to spine extrems, bruising to upper edges, spots to spine_
PUBLISHER: Peco Publications 1971
KEYWORDS: Nigel Wikeley John Middleton railway stations transport architecture buildings history UK England
Transport Museums in Britain and Western Europe
Octavo, dark pink boards gilt lettering to spine, 300pp, illus, nr fine (own'er name in pencil to fep) in nr fine d/w (slight fading to internal edges)
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1970
KEYWORDS: Jack Simmons history transport museums collections railways steam engines aircraft aviation roads motorcars waterways sea trams paddle steamers
The Story of the Otago Free Church Settlement 1848 to 1948
A Century's Growth by a Southern Sea
Deluxe edition, signed limited numbered edition (191 of 200), octavo, blue leather boards with gilt lettering to spine and blind stamp to front board, all edges blue, patterned eps, frontispiece, 368pp, illus, VG (fading & rubbing to spine, rubbing to boards, corners & edges)
PUBLISHER: Presbyterian Bookroom (1948 ?)
KEYWORDS: John Collie Otago Southland New Zealand Presbyterian Church history religion biography
Opera in America: A Cultural History
Imperial octavo, illus light card covers, xii + 612pp, illus, fine
PUBLISHER: Yale University Press 1993
KEYWORDS: John Dizikes America USA opera cultural social history music musical theatre theater classical music
The Railways of Southern England: Secondary and Branch Lines
First edition, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine vii + 289pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, light foxing to page edges) in VG+ d/w (internal browning esp. to upper edges, price clipped, bruising to upper spine edge & upper rear edge, rubbing to rear)
PUBLISHER: BT Batsford 1974
KEYWORDS: first edition Edwin Course trains railways transport Southern England secondary branch lines history routes tracks stations
London's First Railway: The London & Greenwich
Octavo, red boards with gilt lettering to spine, 270pp, illus, VG+ (fading to board upper edges, foxing to page edges, owner's name in pencil to fep, slight foxing to rear eps)
PUBLISHER: BT Batsford 1972
KEYWORDS: RHG Thomas London railways trains history London Bridge to Greenwich
Railway Heraldry and other Insignia
First edition, super octavo, purple boards with gilt lettering to spine, 269pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, 2cm stain to upper spine/front board fold, v light tanning to eps) in VG+ d/w (bruising to lower front edge, foxing & tanning to interior, 2cm worn patch to rear upper corner)
PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1973
KEYWORDS: George Dow railways heraldry insignia trains locomotives armorial devices ornamentation uniforms reference history first edition
French Minor Railways
First edition, octavo, red boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 142pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, tanning to prelims & rear eps) in VG d/w (heavy browning to interior, price clipped, tanning & foxing)
PUBLISHER: David & Charles Dawlish Macdonald 1965
KEYWORDS: First edition WJK Davies France French railways history local transport network locomotives
Light Railways of Britain: Standard Gauge and Narrow Gauge
Square imperial octavo, yellow cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 96pp, illus, nr fine (owner's name in pencil to fep, 1cm stain to upper spine) in VG+ d/w (soil spot to front upper left corner, slight foxing to interior)
PUBLISHER: D Bradford Barton Ltd
KEYWORDS: HC Casserley Britain British light railways trains transport steam engines locomotives narrow standard gauge pictorial history photographs
The Orient Express: A Century of Railway Adventures
Ex library, hardcover small folio (VG+) in d/w (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Grand Express Books 1987
KEYWORDS: ex library specials jean Des Cars Jean-Paul Caracalla Orient Express railway Georges Naglemackers Pullman wagons lit history adventure
North Eastern Stations: A Pictorial History
Oblong super octavo with light card covers (VG+) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Dalesman Books 1978
KEYWORDS: specials K Hoole pictorial history railways transport North Eastern England stations architecture buildings
Branch Line Trains in the North-East: A Pictorial Survey
Oblong super octavo with light card covers (VG+) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Dalesman Books 1979
KEYWORDS: specials K Hoole pictorial history railways transport North East England trains steam engines locomotives photographs
Scottish Railway Connections
Oblong imperial octavo with light card covers (fine) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 1994
KEYWORDS: specials Bob Crampsey Lord Whitelaw Scotland Scottish railways transport steam engines trains stations history photographs
Ron Bisman's Harness Heroes
Auckland Trotting Club (Inc) 100 Years of Trotting
Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Auckland Trotting Club 1989
KEYWORDS: specials Ron Bisman auckland trotting club sport horse racing history New Zealand
Highball: A Pageant of Trains
Quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Bonanza Books (year ?)
KEYWORDS: specials Lucius Beebe USA American railways trains railroads pictorial history photographs steam engines locomotives Colorado Santa Fe Pennsylvania's K4 class cabooses
Journey to Amtrak: The Year History rode the Passenger Train
Quarto hardcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Kalmbach Books 1972
KEYWORDS: specials Harold A Edmonson USA American trains railways railroad Amtrak passenger service pictorial history photographs
The Ballycastle Railway: A History of the Narrow-Gauge Railways of North East Ireland: Part One
octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 154pp + 3pp adverts, illus, VG (light wear to extremities, pencil owner's name to fep, light foxing to eps and page edges) in VG d/w (light wear, rubbing and soiling)
PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1965
KEYWORDS: edward m. patterson ballycastle railway north east ireland history railways trains transport narrow-gauge
The Royal Deeside Line
octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 158pp, illus, VG+ (light wear, light foxing to eps, pencil owner's name to fep) in VG d/w (light wear, rubbing and fading)
PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1968
KEYWORDS: a.d. farr the royal deeside line railways transport trains history