Books - "railways"
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Boat Trains & Channel Packets: The English Short Sea Routes
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
The Waterford & Tramore Railway
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
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 Pre-Grouping Railways: Their Development and Individual Characters Parts One, Two and Three
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
Hudson Power: An illustrative History of the R Class 4-6-4 Passenger Locomotives in Service on the Victorian Government Railways, Australia, 1951-1974
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
Victorian Railways
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
Railways of the World 2: Railways of Australia
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
Victorian Railways: The way it was
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
GEORGE STEPHENSON
Creator of Britain's Railways
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
When Steam was King
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
The Great Northern Railway
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
Model Electric Locomotives and Their Construction
[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
At the Front
[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
Perspectives on Railway History and Interpretation
Essays to Celebrate the Work of Dr John Coiley at the National railway Museum, York
Red cloth boards 166pp illus F in F d/w
PUBLISHER: National Railway Museum York 1992
KEYWORDS: railways transport trains history
The Thomas the Tank Engine Man
The Story of the Reverend W Awdry and His Really Useful Engines
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
New Zealand 1950s Steam in Colour
Compiled From the Derek Cross Collection
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
Railway and Other Steamers
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
The Pocket Encyclopaedia of British Steam Locomotives in Colour
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
Railways in the Years of Pre-Eminence 1905-19
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
Railways in the Transition From Steam 1940-1965
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