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$27.50
2f40/13

Little Railways of the World


SHAW, FREDERIC

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

$50.00
2f40/14

From Myths to Policy: Aboriginal Legislation in Western Australia


Second Edition

MILNES, PETER D.

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

$24.50
2f40/16

Railway Stations: Southern Region


WIKELEY, NIGEL & MIDDLETON, JOHN

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

$26.50
2f40/17

Transport Museums in Britain and Western Europe


SIMMONS, JACK

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

$60.00
2f40/18

The Story of the Otago Free Church Settlement 1848 to 1948


A Century's Growth by a Southern Sea

COLLIE, JOHN

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

$35.00
2f40/19

Opera in America: A Cultural History


DIZIKES, JOHN

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

$22.50
2f40/24

The Railways of Southern England: Secondary and Branch Lines


COURSE, EDWIN

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

$23.50
2f40/25

London's First Railway: The London & Greenwich


THOMAS, RONALD H. G.

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

$36.50
2f40/33

Railway Heraldry and other Insignia


DOW, GEORGE

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

$40.00
2f40/34

French Minor Railways


DAVIES, W. J. K.

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

$25.00
2f41/3

Light Railways of Britain: Standard Gauge and Narrow Gauge


CASSERLEY, H. C.

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

$16.50
xxkma53756

The Orient Express: A Century of Railway Adventures


DES CARS, JEAN & CARACALLA, JEAN-PAUL

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

$14.00
xxkma53758

North Eastern Stations: A Pictorial History


HOOLE, K.

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

$14.00
xxkma53759

Branch Line Trains in the North-East: A Pictorial Survey


HOOLE, K.

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

$18.50
xxkma53760

Scottish Railway Connections


CRAMPSEY, BOB & WHITELAW, LORD

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

$18.50
xxkma53768

Ron Bisman's Harness Heroes


Auckland Trotting Club (Inc) 100 Years of Trotting

BISMAN, RON

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

$19.50
xxkma53771

Highball: A Pageant of Trains


BEEBE, LUCIUS

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

$18.50
xxkma53772

Journey to Amtrak: The Year History rode the Passenger Train


EDMONSON, HAROLD A. (Ed)

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

$50.00
2f43/50

The Ballycastle Railway: A History of the Narrow-Gauge Railways of North East Ireland: Part One


PATTERSON, EDWARD M.

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

$22.50
2f43/48

The Royal Deeside Line


FARR, A.D.

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

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