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$25.00
2f40/11

Boat Trains & Channel Packets: The English Short Sea Routes


BUCKNALL, RIXON

First edition, imperial octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xi+ 218pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, tanning to eps) in VG d/w (soiling to rear, 2cm closed but untidy tear to upper rear right corner, creasing to edges, untidy bruising/nicks to upper spine)

PUBLISHER: Vincent Stuart Ltd 1957

KEYWORDS: Rixon Bucknall England English trains history rail railways trains boat-trains cross-channel steamers Channel Packets mail stage coaches Bleriot railways shipping harbours

$30.00
2f37/37

The Waterford & Tramore Railway


FAYLE, H. & NEWHAM, A. T.

Octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 63pp, illus, nr fine (owner's name in pencil to fep, slight foxing to page edges) in VG+ d/w (tanning to interior, slight soiling to rear flap fold)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1972

KEYWORDS: H Fayle AT Newham railways trains steam engines locomotives transport Waterford Tramore Ireland history railways

$35.00
2f43/45

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

$60.00
2b36a/19

The Pre-Grouping Railways: Their Development and Individual Characters Parts One, Two and Three


HEAP, CHRISTINE & VAN RIEMSDIJK, JOHN

Three-volume set, imperial octavo, illus light-card covers with black lettering to white spine, frontispiece, 75pp / 89pp / 83pp (vols 1-3 respectively), illus, VG (some rubbing to covers)

PUBLISHER: Science Museum Books 1983

KEYWORDS: Christine Heap John Van Riemsdijk railways trains transport North Eastern Great Northern London and North Western Great Western Midland Railways history

$100.00
1f18a/8

Hudson Power: An illustrative History of the R Class 4-6-4 Passenger Locomotives in Service on the Victorian Government Railways, Australia, 1951-1974


CARLISLE, ROBERT & ABBOTT, BILL

4to, 156 pp.; red heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; illus. eps, frontis., photos, illus. foldout to rear; VG- (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with some fraying; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate cracking to front & rear hinges); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping; light tanning & moderate fading, esp to spine).

PUBLISHER: Australia Railways Historical Society 1985

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian railways trains locomotive passenger Victorian Government Railways 20th century

$85.00
2g37b/22

Victorian Railways


HARRIGAN, LEO J

Super 8vo, pp. x + 299; blue leather bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; illus. eps, photos, plates, illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; light cracking to front gutter; prev ownership inscription in blue ink to ffep).

PUBLISHER: The Victorian railways Public Relations and Betterment Board N.D.

KEYWORDS: Victorian Railways railways locomotive transport Victoria engineering history Victoria Australia Australian 19th century

$45.00
2e11b/12

Railways of the World 2: Railways of Australia


NOCK, O S

Super 8vo, pp. 284; red buckram bds, spine lettered in gilt; top edge stained red, frontis., plates, illus.; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light bruising & creasing to edges & extrems; light tanning).

PUBLISHER: Adam & Charles Black 1971

KEYWORDS: railway trains Australian railways Railways of the World series O S Nock history locomotive

$40.00
2e11b/16

Victorian Railways: The way it was


DAVIES, ROD & CROSS, FRANK

Obl 4to, pp. 104; black heavy card bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; illus. eps & tp, photos, illus.; VG+ (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light tanning & soiling to pg edges; light tanning & soiling to eps, prelims & terminals); in d/w, VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with light chipping; light to moderate tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: Rail Publications 2002

KEYWORDS: train trains railways Victorian Railways Australia Australian 20th centuty locomotive history

$13.94
1f60/22

GEORGE STEPHENSON


Creator of Britain's Railways

STEPHENSON- ROWLAND, JOHN:

First edition 239pp illust., ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) very good (corners bruised corners) in very good d/w (rubbing, edgewear, corners sl chipped)

PUBLISHER: Odhams Press Ltd London 1954

KEYWORDS: Stephenson Bio Railways Trains England

$30.00
xxqaa1441

When Steam was King


STEWART, W. W.

first edition SIGNED by author on plate tipped in opposite title, 144pp ills.[many col.] VG+ (green cloth,v.sl.soiled,paper separation at half-title gutter,author's sign.to title) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.chipping to extrems.w.rubbed hinges,3cm tear to head of upper hinge)

PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1970

KEYWORDS: new zealand railways transport w.w.stewart

$85.00
p13/23

The Great Northern Railway


WOOD,CHARLES;WOOD,DOROTHY

second edition 560pp ills.[b/w and col.] NF (olive cloth,maps to eps,spine cracked and sl.shaky) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: pacific fast mail edmonds [1979]

KEYWORDS: transport railways great northern wood

$34.00
p14/19

Model Electric Locomotives and Their Construction


GREENLY,HENRY

[first edition] 142pp+ads.ills.[b/w] G+ (ill.paper boards w.blue cloth spine,rubbed and soiled w.wear to extrems.,boards shaky,some sl.foxing to contents,spine cracked)

PUBLISHER: model railways press london [nd]

KEYWORDS: model electric locomotives railways crafts henry greely

$29.75
q9/26

At the Front


FOSTON,H.

[first edition] 231pp VG (red cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,owner's sign.to ffep,content edges sl.foxed) lacks d/w

PUBLISHER: arthur stockwell london [nd,1921]

KEYWORDS: literature railways new zealand foston

$100.00
t14/28

Perspectives on Railway History and Interpretation


Essays to Celebrate the Work of Dr John Coiley at the National railway Museum, York

COSSONS,NEIL (ed)

Red cloth boards 166pp illus F in F d/w

PUBLISHER: National Railway Museum York 1992

KEYWORDS: railways transport trains history

$80.00
t14/30

The Thomas the Tank Engine Man


The Story of the Reverend W Awdry and His Really Useful Engines

SIBLEY, BRIAN

Blue cloth boards 336pp illus, gilt embossed front board and spine,NF (faintly cocked) in F d/w

PUBLISHER: Heinemann London 1995

KEYWORDS: literature trains railways transport children biography

$85.00
1y99a/9944

New Zealand 1950s Steam in Colour


Compiled From the Derek Cross Collection

CROSS, DAVID

Quarto, teal blue cloth boards, 200pp illus, illus eps, VG+ (lightwear to extrems) in Near fine d/w

PUBLISHER: transpress NZ Wellington 2007

KEYWORDS: new zealand history railways photography transport

$50.00
r26a/41

Railway and Other Steamers


DUCKWORTH, CHRISTIAN LESLIE DYCE & LANGMUIR, GRAHA

octavo blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine xii + 340pp illus VG (light bruising and fading to extremities) in VG d/w (light soiling, light wear to extremities)

PUBLISHER: shipping histories 1948 glasgow

KEYWORDS: transport railways trains steamers shipping ships maritime history christian leslie dyce duckworth graham easton langmuir

$10.00
t15a/15

The Pocket Encyclopaedia of British Steam Locomotives in Colour


NOCK, O S

octavo red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine 192pp illus VG in VG d/w

PUBLISHER: blandford press 1966 london

KEYWORDS: transport railways locomotives o s nock

$19.50
t15a/16

Railways in the Years of Pre-Eminence 1905-19


NOCK, O S

octavo green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine 194pp illus VG+ in VG+ d/w

PUBLISHER: blandford press 1971 london

KEYWORDS: railways transport locomotives o s nock

$20.00
t15a/17

Railways in the Transition From Steam 1940-1965


NOCK, O S

octavo lemon cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine 162pp illus VG+ in VG d/w

PUBLISHER: blandford press 1974 london

KEYWORDS: railways locomotives transport o s nock

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