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$23.50
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Railway Station Architecture


LLOYD, DAVID & INSALL, DONALD

Super octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, ii + 60pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, v light spotting to front board) in VG+ d/w (slight soiling to interior)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1978

KEYWORDS: David Lloyd Donald Insall Railways trains transport stations buildings architecture social history

$35.00
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The Railways of Wharfedale


BAUGHAN, PETER E.

Octavo, brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 272pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, foxing to page edges & eps) in VG+ d/w (tanning to interior, esp internal edges, slight soiling to rear)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1969

KEYWORDS: Peter E Baughan railways trains steam engines locomotives transport engineering rolling stock history Leeds Wharfedale Otley & Ilkley Midland North Eastern Skipton Yeadon Grassington throu-coach

$27.50
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The Callander & Oban Railway


THOMAS, JOHN

Octavo, Orange cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 200pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, heavy foxing to page edges, tanning to title page) in VG+ d/w (soiling to rear, tanning to internal spine & internal edges)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1966

KEYWORDS: railways trains steam engines locomotives transport engineering rolling stock history John Thomas Callander Oban Scotland John Anderson Glenmutchkin

$27.50
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The Highland Railway


VALLANCE, H. A.

Octavo, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 182pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, tanning & foxing to prelims, heavy foxing to page edges & to last few pages) in VG d/w (slight soiling & fading, price clipped, browning to interior)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1963

KEYWORDS: railways trains steam engines locomotives transport engineering rolling stock history HA Vallance Scotland Highland Inverness Perth steamships snow WWI

$27.50
2f43/7

The Great North of Scotland Railway


VALLANCE, H. A.

Octavo, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 192pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, slight staining to front & rear board upper edges, foxing to eps & page edges) in VG d/w (price clipped, rubbing to spine extrems & edges, soiling to front & rear, tanning to interior,

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1965

KEYWORDS: railways trains steam engines locomotives transport engineering rolling stock history HA Vallance Scotland Great North first third class Ballater Aberdeen LNER

$30.00
2f43/9

The Aberford Railway and the History of the Garforth Collieries


HUDSON, GRAHAM S.

Octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 184pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, foxing to page edges) in VG+ d/w (tanning to interior, soiling to flap edges)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1971

KEYWORDS: Graham S Hudson railways trains transport coal mining collieries Garforth West Riding Aberford fly line locomotives history John Smeaton Yorkshire horse power High Flyer

$30.00
2f43/10

Behind the Steam


MORGAN, BILL & MEYRICK, BETTE

Super octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering in blue rectangle to spine, 222pp, illus, fine, in nr fine d/w (slight tanning to interior)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1973

KEYWORDS: Bill Morgan Bette Meyrick railways steam engines transport GWR Neyland William Morgan autobiography history

$35.00
2f43/11

The Ballymena Lines: A History of the Narrow-Gauge Railways of North East Ireland - Part Two


PATTERSON, EDWARD M.

Octavo, dark brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 200pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, foxing to page edges) in VG d/w (bruising & creasing to upper edges, foxing & tanning to interior, soiling to flap edges)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1968

KEYWORDS: Edward M Patterson railways trains steam engines locomotives Ireland Irish narrow gauge railway history Ballymena Glenariff Parkmore Retreat Larne Harbour

$26.50
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The Archaeology of Railways


RANSOM, P. J. G.

Square imperial octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 304pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, very slight spotting to boards) in VG+ d/w (bruising/creasing to lower spine/lower front board fold)

PUBLISHER: World's Work Ltd 1981

KEYWORDS: PJG Ranson railways transport trains steam engines locomotives branch lines stopping trains rolling stock signalling stations engineering works horsedrawn waggonways tramroads history bridges viaducts tunnels stations architecture

$58.00
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The Northern Counties Railway: Volume 1 1845-1903; Volume 2 1903-1972


CURRIE, J. R. L.

Two-volume set, octavo, green boards with gilt lettering to spine, vol 1 - frontispiece, 294pp, illus, vol 2 - 248pp, illus, both vols VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, slight foxing to page edges) in VG+ d/w (fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1973 & 1974

KEYWORDS: JRL Currie Ireland Irish Northern Counties railways trains transport steam engines locomotives history Midland Railway Edward John Cotton Bowman Malcolm

$25.00
2f43/19

The Rail Road Book of England 1851: All Routes from London


With a Brief Sketch of the Lines of Scotland & Wales

CHURTON, E.

Super octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece + folding map + 318pp, illus, nr fine (owner's name in pencil to fep) in fine d/w

PUBLISHER: Sidgwick & Jackson 1973 (reprint of original 1851)

KEYWORDS: E Churton trains railways transport travel tourism history cities towns mileage

$25.00
2f43/20

The Railway Empire


BURTON, ANTHONY

Super octavo, blue cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, viii + 264pp, fine, in fine d/w

PUBLISHER: John Murray 1994

KEYWORDS: Anthony Burton history railways trains steam engines locomotives transport engineering economic imperialism Brunel Robert Stephenson Canada Britain France Joseph Locke jungles George Pauling Africa

$25.00
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The Railway Navvies: A History of the Men who made the Railways


COLEMAN, TERRY

Octavo, navy cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, frontispiece, 224pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, tanning to eps) in nr fine d/w (price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Hutchinson & Co 1965

KEYWORDS: Terry Coleman railways trains transport steam engines locomotives construction navvies history

$22.50
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The Romance of the Canadian Pacific Railway


MACBETH, R. G.

Octavo, light blue cloth wrappers with gilt lettering to spine & front cover, frontispiece, 263pp, illus, VG+ (v slight fading to covers, owner's name & date in pencil to fep, slight foxing to eps & page edges)

PUBLISHER: Ryerson Press 1924

KEYWORDS: RG Macbeth Canadian Pacific Railway history trains steam engines locomotives tracks engineering construction

$24.50
2f43/31

Essays in Steam


An Anthology of Articles from the Journal of the Stephenson Locomotive Society

CLAY, JOHN F. (Ed)

Super octavo, mottled tan coth boards with black lettering to spine, viii + 216pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, v slight tanning to eps) in VG+ dW (tanning and foxing to interior)

PUBLISHER: Ian Allan 1970

KEYWORDS: John F Clay Stephenson Locomotive Society articles essays steam engines locomotives history Grouping period LMS Compounds David Smith 5267 GCR Thompson & Peppercorn Pacifics Peppercorn A1sd Duchesses A4s Castles Norman Harvey D1 E1

$25.00
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Railway Archaeology


NOCK, O. S.

Super octavo, red boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 192pp, illus, nr fine (owner's name in pencil to fep) in fine d/w

PUBLISHER: Patrick Stevens 1981

KEYWORDS: OS Nock railways trains archaeology history tracks stations restoration preservations locomotives steam engines rail network

$18.50
xxkmb53839

The Railways of Britain: An Historical Introduction


SIMMONS, JACK

hardcover octavo (VG) 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: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1961

KEYWORDS: jack simmons railways trains transport history britain specials

$16.50
xxkmb53840

Working to Rule; Railway Workshop Rules: a study of industrial discipline


HUDSON, KENNETH

hardcover octavo (VG) 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: Adams & Dart 1970

KEYWORDS: kenneth hudson railways trains transport workshop rules industrial discipline history specials

$16.50
xxkmb53841

Steam Locomotive Development: An Analytical Guide to the Literature on British Steam Locomotive Development 1923-1962


JONES, KEVIN P.

softcover 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: The Library Association 1969

KEYWORDS: kevin p. jones steam locomotive railways trains transport history specials britain

$15.00
xxkmb53842

The Railways and The Nation


PEARSON, A.J.

hardcover octavo (VG) 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: George Allen & Unwin 1964

KEYWORDS: a.j. pearson railways trains transport british history great britain specials

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