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$65.00
1c61a/26

Mamaku West Trucks and Truckers


ABBOT, GAVIN M

Quarto, illus light card covers, grey & white lettering to spine, illus title page & prelims, 139pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light soiling to covers, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Gavin M Abbot 2016

KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport history trucks truckers trucking haulage comapnies Gavin M Abbot logging loggers

$42.50
1c61a/27

Indigenous Logging, Trucks and Truckers


ABBOT, GAVIN M

Quarto, illus light card covers, grey & white lettering to spine, illus title page & prelims, 157pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, light soiling to covers, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover)

PUBLISHER: Gavin M Abbot 2014

KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport history trucks truckers trucking haulage comapnies Gavin M Abbot logging loggers

$45.00
1d24a/13

The Book of the Coronation Pacifics Mk2


BAKER, ALLAN C

Quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine & boards, iv + 224pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising & fading to spine & board edges, minor chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Irwell Press 2010

KEYWORDS: transport trains rail steam locomotives history design engineering coronation pacifics

$15.00
xx165pol206824

Motor Trade Association 1917-2017 MTA 100: One Hundred Years of Trust


DICK, ALLAN

Quarto softcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: RnR Publishing 2017

KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport history mta centenary centennial automotive motoring

$45.00
1c41a/15

Allied Secret: The Sinking of HMT Rohna


JACKSON, CARLTON

Octavo, illus glossy light card covers, red & black lettering to spine, xxi + 207pp, illus, Near FINE (sl tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Red River Books / University of Oklahoma Press 2002

KEYWORDS: military history naval operations United States Army US America American armed forces HMT Rohna British troopships transport ww2 second 2nd world war two ii 2

$20.00
xx166pol207342

Twilight of Steam Trains in New Zealand (1965-1971)


JOHN, ROBERT A

Super octavo stapled light card covers (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: None Stated

KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport history steam locomotives trains 1960s sixties rail railways

$30.00
xx175pol207391

Scottish Locomotive History: 1831-1923


HIGHET, CAMPBELL

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG+) in 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1970

KEYWORDS: first editions trains transport steam locomotives Scotland Scottish history

$40.00
1y48a/2

Victorian Railways: Handbook on the Locomotive


Issued for the Guidance of Enginemen in the Description, Maintenance and Economical Operation of the Locomotive

VICTORIAN RAILWAYS

Crown 8vo, pp. 161; brown cl bds, front board lettered & bordered in black; photos, illus. ten foldout blueprints fastened by metal clasp to rear; VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals).

PUBLISHER: Victorian Railways 1952

KEYWORDS: Victorian Railways locomotive trains engineer engineering railway transport

$50.00
1y48a/3

Locomotive Engine Driving: A Practical Manual for Engineers in Charge of Locomotive Engines


REYNOLDS, MICHAEL

Crown 8vo, pp. xiii + 258 + 8 advts + 16 advts; red buckram bds, spine & front board lettered in gilt; front board decorated in black & gilt, rear board decorated in blind; advt eps, frontis., plates, illus.; VG (moderate scuffing & soiling to bds; moderate to heavy bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with moderate chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; prev ownership inscriptions in blue ink & pencil to ffep; light cracking to central gutters, moderate cracking to rear gutters).

PUBLISHER: Crosby Lockwood and Son 1898

KEYWORDS: locomotive trains engineer engineering railway transport 19th century

$15.00
xx181pol208156

Labyrinths of Iron: A History of the World's Subways


BOBRICK, BENSON

Ex-library, octavo hardcover (VG) in 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Newsweek Books 1982

KEYWORDS: transport history rail subways underground

$25.00
xx190pol208359

The Splendour of Steam


ELLIS, HAMILTON & ALLEN, PETER (Fore)

FIRST EDITION, oblong imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1965

KEYWORDS: first editions transport history trains rail travel steam locomotives

$45.00
ak1/18a/5

Catlins Rail: The Story of the Catlins River Branch Railway, 1879-1971


TYRRELL, A R

SIGNED, imperial octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, frontispiece, 80pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light creasing/curling to spine & cover edges, sl chafing & soiling to covers, sl tanning & foxing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Catlins Historical Society Inc 1996

KEYWORDS: signed A R Tyrrell New Zealand history Catlins transport trains rail railways Catlins River Branch

$15.00
xx188pol208528

Combo 22: The Story of a Dunedin Electric Tramcar


KERR, M H et al (Compiled by)

Octavo stapled light card covers (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Tramway Historical Society 1974

KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport history electric trams tramways tramcars combo 22

$45.00
2g37b/3

A History of the Corsair Club 1925-1994


SHEARMAN, RAY & WEAR, MAURIE & BREWER, JACK

Signed. Super 8vo, pp. [7] + 108 + 13; light card covers; photos; VG+ (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to covers; light bruising to edges & extrems; light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges; light soiling to prelims & terminals; prev bookseller's sticker to p. [3]).

PUBLISHER: n/a

KEYWORDS: 20th century motorcycle club history motor cycle bike transport Corsair

$150.00
2g37b/20

The Outer Circle: A History of the Oakleigh to Fairfield Park Railway


BEARDSELL, DAVID

Super 8vo, pp. vi + 125 + [1 (advt)]; brown heavy card bds, spine lettered in gilt; illus. eps, frontis., photos, illus.; VG (light scuffing & soiling to bds; light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping; moderate tanning, foxing & soiling to pg edges; light to moderate tanning, soiling & foxing to eps, prelims & terminals; moderate cracking to front gutters); in d/w, VG- (moderate scuffing & soiling; light to moderate bruising & creasing to edges & extrems with sl chipping; light tanning & foxing).

PUBLISHER: The Australian Railway Historical Society 1979

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian railway railways train trains locomotive 19th century social history transport

$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

$40.00
ak2/18a/8

Mighty Moves: Heavy Haulage and House Moving in New Zealand


DAWSON, BEE

Oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 320pp, illus/photos, VG (light to moderate bruising to spine & board extrems, spine sl cocked, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, light tanning & foxing to page edges, sl soiling to eps, minor cracking to some gutters- pg13/14 partially detached)

PUBLISHER: Wairau Press 2012

KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport haulage moving houses homes heavy

$40.00
ak2/18a/11

Off the Rails: Memoirs of an Addict


DE TERAN, LISA ST AUBIN

SIGNED, super octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 195pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing to edges, minor wrinkling & chafing/soiling, light to moderate fading/discolouration, prev. bookseller's labels to rear)

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 1989

KEYWORDS: signed travel writing literature Lisa St Aubin de Teran rail trains transport Europe

$15.00
xx146pol208963

The First Electric Road: A History of the Box Hill and Doncaster Tramway


GREEN, ROBERT

Super octavo softcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: John Mason Press 1989

KEYWORDS: transport history trams tramways box hill doncaster tramwayMelbourne Australia

$15.00
xx38pol209048

Destination City: Melbourne's Electric Trams (Fifth Edition)


CROSS, NORMAN & BUDD, DALE (Ed) & WILSON, RANDALL (Ed)

Quarto softcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Transit Australia Publishing 1993

KEYWORDS: Australia Australian transport history Melbourne electric trams tramways

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