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$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

$35.00
2f43/12

The Railway Mania and its Aftermath 1845 - 1852


Introduction to revised edition by C. R. Clinker

LEWIN, HENRY GROTE

Super octavo, blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xxii + 526pp, VG+ (stain to front board upper left corner, owner's name in pencil to fep) in VG+ d/w (foxing to spine, fading to edges)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1968

KEYWORDS: Henry Grote Lewin railways trains railway history government transport policy traffic services speeds fares accidents telegraphs

$26.50
2f43/14

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
2f43/18

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
2f43/21

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
2f43/28

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
2f43/32

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

$12.50
xxkmb53846

The Guysboro Railway 1897-1939


MACDONALD, BRUCE

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: Formac Limited 1973

KEYWORDS: bruce macdonald guysboro railway nova scotia canada history railways trains transport specials

$12.00
xxkmb53847

The Kyle Line: An Illustrated History and Guide


WEIR, TOM

hardback (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: Famedram Publishers 1971

KEYWORDS: tom weir railways trains transport history the kyle line specials

$16.50
xxkmc53851

Railway History in Pictures: North-West England


PATMORE, J. ALLAN & CLARKE, JOHN

hardcover imperial 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: David & Charles 1968

KEYWORDS: j. allan patmore john clarke railways trains transport history north-west england arts photography specials

$16.50
xxkmc53852

Railway History in Pictures: The Stockton & Darlington Railway


HOOLE, K.

hardcover imperial 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: David & Charles 1975

KEYWORDS: k. hoole railways trains transport british history stockton darlington great britain specials

$25.00
2f44/4

World Steam in the Twentieth Century


COX, E.S.

octavo, blue cloth boards with silver lettering and rule to spine, 191pp, illus, VG+ (v light wear, light foxing to eps, pencil owner's name to fep) in VG+ d/w (light wear and soiling)

PUBLISHER: Ian Allan 1969

KEYWORDS: e.s. cox world steam locomotives trains transport railways history

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