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$35.00
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The Little Railways of South-West Scotland


SMITH, DAVID L.

octavo, mustard cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 228pp, VG+ (v light wear, pencil owner's name to fep, light foxing to eps and page edges) in VG d/w (light wear and fading)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1969

KEYWORDS: david l. smith little railways of south-west scotland railways transport trains history britain

$25.00
2f43/44

The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway


DAVIES, W.J.K.

first edition, octavo, light blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 204pp, illus, VG+ (light wear, pencil owner's name to fep, foxing to eps and page edges) in VG d/w (wear to extremities, light fading and rubbing, small closed tear to upper spine)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1968

KEYWORDS: w.j.k. davies ravenglass eskdale railways transport trains history britain

$27.50
2f43/43

The Cambeltown & Machrihanish Light Railway


illustrated by Fraser Cameron

MACMILLAN, NIGEL S.C.

octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 164pp, illus, VG+ (light wear, pencil owner's name to fep, light foxing to eps) in VG+ d/w (light wear and rubbing, bruising to upper spine edge)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1970

KEYWORDS: nigel s.c. macmillan campbeltown machrihanish light railways trains transport britain scotland history fraser cameron

$25.00
2f43/41

London's Termini


JACKSON, ALAN A.

octavo, grey cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 368pp, illus, VG+ (light wear, pencil owner's name to fep, light foxing to eps and page edges) in VG d/w (light wear including small closed tear to front lower edge, fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1969

KEYWORDS: alan a. jackson railways trains transport stations termini terminus london england britain history

$65.00
2f43/40

The Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway: A History of the Narrow-Gauge Railways of North-West Ireland: Part Two


PATTERSON, EDWARD M.

first edition, octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 189pp + 2pp adverts, illus, VG+ (v light wear, pencil owner's name to fep, v light foxing to eps and page edges) in VG d/w (light rubbing, wear to extremities esp. upper and lower spine edges)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1964

KEYWORDS: edward m. patterson londonderry lough swilly railway history narrow-gauge railways north-west ireland trains transport

$26.50
2f43/39

The West Highland Railway


THOMAS, JOHN

octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 172pp + 2pp adverts, illus, VG+ (light wear, pencil owner's name to fep, light foxing to page edges) in VG d/w (wear to extremities including small closed tear to front upper flap corner, fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1965

KEYWORDS: john thomas west highland railways trains transport history britain

$22.50
2f43/38

The Snowdown Mountain Railway


TURNER, KEITH

first edition, octavo, burgundy cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 165pp, illus, VG+ (v light wear, pencil owner's name to fep, v light foxing to page edges) in VG d/w (light wear including creasing to upper edge, fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1973

KEYWORDS: keith turner snowdown mountain railway history railways trains transport britain

$35.00
2f43/36

Isle of Man Tramways


with drawings and maps by S. Broomfield, D.G. Coakham, Ariba, J.C. Cook, P. Hammond, and J.N. Slater, and an appendix on Tickets by W.H. Bett

PEARSON, F.K.

octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 379pp, illus, VG+ (light wear, pencil owner's name to fep, v light foxing to eps and page edges) in VG+ d/w (light wear and rubbing, fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1970

KEYWORDS: f.k. pearson isle of man manxian railways tramways trams transport trains history britain england

$30.00
2f43/35

A History of the English Railway: Its Social Relations and Revelations 1820-1845


FRANCIS, JOHN A.

reprint of original 1851 edition, octavo, blue cloth boards with black label and gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering and rule to front board, xii + 282pp, VG+ (light wear, pencil owner's name to fep, v light foxing) in VG+ d/w (v light wear and soiling)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1967

KEYWORDS: john a. francis england english railways history trains transport c.r. clinker

$22.50
2f43/33

Railways in the British Isles: Landscape, Land Use and Society


TURNOCK, DAVID

super octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, xi + 259pp, illus, VG+ (v light wear, pencil owner's name to fep) in VG d/w (light wear and rubbing)

PUBLISHER: Adam & Charles Black 1982

KEYWORDS: david turnock history railways british isles britain england sociology society trains transport

$37.50
2f41/10

British Steam Locomotives at Work


NOCK, O. S.

First edition, super octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 276pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, slight discoloration to board upper edges, v slight foxing to page edges) in VG+ d/w ( stain to upper spine, esp to interior, foxing & tanning to interior)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1967

KEYWORDS: first edition OS Nock railways trains steam engines locomotives Britian British history

$28.50
2f41/26

St Pancras Station


SIMMONS, JACK

First edition, imperial octavo, maroon boards with gilt lettering to spine, 120pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, tanning to some page edges) in VG d/w (fading to spine, soiling to front & rear, foxing/soiling to interior upper edges)

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1968

KEYWORDS: first edition Jack Simmons St Pancras Station London history architecture building construction

$32.50
2f41/6

Railway Stations of Britain: A Guide to 75 Important Centres


BODY, GEOFFREY

Super octavo, black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, unpaginated, illus, nr fine (owner's name in pencil to fep) in nr fine d/w (v slight rubbing to front)

PUBLISHER: Patrick Stephens 1990

KEYWORDS: Geoffrey Body Britain railways train stations layout plans history development routes services travel tourism

$40.00
2f41/28

The Turanga Journals1840-1850: Letters and Journals of William and Jane Williams, Missionaries to Poverty Bay


PORTER, FRANCES (Ed) & WILLIAMS, WILLIAM & JANE

Super octavo, light blue boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 659pp, illus,VG+ (light bruising to board corners, sl wear to board extrems, sl soiling to page edges, in VG+ d/w (light creasing/scuffing to extrems, slight rubbing to covers, in mylar wrapper)

PUBLISHER: Price Milburn / Victoria University Press 1974

KEYWORDS: Frances Porter New Zealand letters journals history William Williams Jane Williams Turanga Poverty Bay missionaries biography

$24.50
2f41/34

Main Lines Across the Border


NOCK, O. S. & CROSS, DEREK

Octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, illus title page, 222pp, illus, nr fine (owner's name in pencil to fep) in fine d/w

PUBLISHER: Ian Allan 1982

KEYWORDS: OS Nock Derek Cross England Scotland English Scottish railways trains steam engines locomotives history diesel electric

$20.00
2f41/42

Sussex Railway Architecture: An Historical Survey


HOARE, JOHN

imperial octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 109pp, illus, VG+ (v light wear) in VG d/w (wear to extremities including small closed tears to edges, lightly soiled)

PUBLISHER: Branch Line 1979

KEYWORDS: railways trains transport sussex railway architecture history john hoare

$36.50
2f41/46

A History and Description of the Isle of Man Railway


MACNAB, IAN

first edition thus, octavo, black cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, 111pp, illus, VG+ (v light wear, v light foxing, pencil owner's name to fep) in VG+ d/w (light wear and rubbing)

PUBLISHER: Ian Allan 1968

KEYWORDS: ian macnab railways trains transport history isle of man railway

$22.50
xxkmb53779

St Pancras Station Through Time


CHRISTOPHER, JOHN

paperback super octavo (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: Amberley 2013

KEYWORDS: specials trains railway stations history eurostar london england john christopher photography

$9.50
xxkmb53792

Legends of Derbyshire


MERRILL, JOHN N.

paperback (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 1975

KEYWORDS: specials derbyshire legends folk tales history john merrill

$18.50
xxkmb53793

A Secret Symmetry


CAROTENUTO, ALDO

paperback octavo (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: Pantheon 1984

KEYWORDS: specials psychology history aldo carotenuto sabina spielrein carl jung sigmund freud psychoanalysis

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