Books - "history"
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The Little Railways of South-West Scotland
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
The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
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
The Cambeltown & Machrihanish Light Railway
illustrated by Fraser Cameron
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
London's Termini
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
The Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway: A History of the Narrow-Gauge Railways of North-West Ireland: Part Two
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
The West Highland Railway
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
The Snowdown Mountain Railway
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
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
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
A History of the English Railway: Its Social Relations and Revelations 1820-1845
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
Railways in the British Isles: Landscape, Land Use and Society
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
British Steam Locomotives at Work
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
St Pancras Station
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
Railway Stations of Britain: A Guide to 75 Important Centres
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
The Turanga Journals1840-1850: Letters and Journals of William and Jane Williams, Missionaries to Poverty Bay
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
Main Lines Across the Border
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
Sussex Railway Architecture: An Historical Survey
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
A History and Description of the Isle of Man Railway
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
St Pancras Station Through Time
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
Legends of Derbyshire
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
A Secret Symmetry
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