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$22.50
xxevf61938

The Waterways of Britain - A Social Panorama


GLADWIN, D.D.

hardback octavo with 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Batsford 1976

KEYWORDS: specials dd gladwin history britain england travel transport

$30.00
xxevf61940

A Celebration of 250 Years of Ireland's Inland Waterways


DELANY, RUTH

hardback octavo with 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Appletree Press 1986

KEYWORDS: specials ruth delany ireland history travel transport uk canal

$27.50
xxewa61994

Through the French Canals


BRISTOW, PHILIP

hardback octavo with 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Nautical Books 1982

KEYWORDS: specials canals france history travel transport philip bristow

$30.00
xxewa61996

An illustrated history of British Waterways


GLADWIN, D.D.

hardback octavo with 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 costs

PUBLISHER: Spurbooks Ltd., 1977

KEYWORDS: specials gladwin dd britain waterways canals history transport travel

$28.50
xxewa62002

Highland Railway Locomotives Book 2: The Drummon, Smith & Cumming Classes


CORMACK, J.R.H. & STEVENSON, J. L.

this vol. only, hardback octavo, no d/w (NF); 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 costs

PUBLISHER: RCTS 1990

KEYWORDS: specials history railway travel transport britain drummond smtih cumming locomotives trains rail

$28.50
xxewa62005

Highland Railway Locomotives Book 1: Early Days to the 'Lochs'


CORMACK, J.R.H. & STEVENSON, J.L.

this vol. only, hardback octavo, lacks 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 costs

PUBLISHER: RCTS 1988

KEYWORDS: specials britain railway trains travel transport history locomotives jrh cormack jl stevenson

$135.00
2f25a/11

The Chronicles of a Contractor being the Autobiography of the Late George Pauling


with an Introduction by J.O.P. Bland

PAULING, GEORGE & BUCHAN, DAVID (Ed)

First edition, super octavo, blue buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine, teg frontispiece with tissue guard, xii + 240pp, VG (some bruising to spine extrems & board corners, small ding to rear board upper & lower edges, slight scratching to rear board, light tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Constable & Co 1926

KEYWORDS: first edition George Pauling David Buchan JOP Bland autobiography travel engineer railways transport Rand

$425.00
2f25a/24

The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona


BRADEN, PAT & ROUSH, GERALD

Quarto, red textured leather boards with gilt lettering to spine, brown eps, frontispiece, 160pp, illus, VG+ (light fading to board lower edges) in d/w, VG (moderately heavy creasing to lower front edge, 1cm closed tear to lower front edge, slight rubbing to rear)

PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing / Newport Press 1982

KEYWORDS: Pat Braden Gerald Roush transport cars Ferrari Daytona 365 GTB/4 motor racing V12 sports car race maintenance engineering design

$50.00
2f25a/35

Wonderful Balloon Ascents, or The Conquest of the Skies


A History of Balloons and Balloon Voyages

MARION, F

Octavo, orange illus light card covers, frontispiece, viii + 224pp + 12pp adverts, illus, G+ (heavy crease to front cover lower third, several portions missing to front cover fore-edge, browning & rubbing to covers, tape repair to spine, portions of spine extrems missing, creasing & bruising to all cover edges & corners, inscription in ink to fep, moderate browning to page edges, some foxing)

PUBLISHER: Cassell & Co (nd) but circa1888 or earlier (inscription)

KEYWORDS: F Marion transport balloons flight flying Montfolfier Rozier Arlandes Blanchard Zambeccari aeronautics history

$60.00
2f25a/41

Pierce-Arrow


RALSTON, MARC

First edition, quarto, black glossy faux-leather boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xii + 236pp, illus, nr fine (slight ding to lower spine extrem) in d/w, VG+ (light tanning to front upper edges, light bruising to rear upper edge, 1cm closed tear to rear lower edge, bruising to lower spine extrem)

PUBLISHER: AS Barnes & Co/ Tantivy Press 1980

KEYWORDS: first edition Marc Ralston motorcars automobiles vehicles marque Pierce-Arrow automotive George Pierce Company history transport photographic pictorial history

$15.00
xxawaa62129

The Railways of New-Zealand


A journey through history

CHURCHMAN, GEOFFREY B. & HURST, TONY

quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG) illus ; 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 costs.

PUBLISHER: Collins 1990

KEYWORDS: specials first edition geoffrey b churchman tony hurst new zealand illus railway trains history transport steam locomotive

$50.00
2f25a/46

Union Pacific Railroad Painting Guide, 1903-1930 Common Standard No. 22


N/A

Quarto, illus light card covers, frontispiece, 108pp, illus + colour chart to rear, VG+ (occasional annotation in ink, v sl soiling to covers)

PUBLISHER: Union Pacific Railroad Historical Society 1981

KEYWORDS: transport trains railroads paint specification railways reference standard colours

$28.50
xxewb62139

Branch Lines


NOCK, O.S.

First edition Hardcover super octavo (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 will reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: B.T. Batsford Ltd 1957

KEYWORDS: first edition specials O S Nock railways transport English railway trains

$12.50
xxewb62177

British Canals


An Illustrated History

HADFIELD, CHARLES

Softcover super 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 costs

PUBLISHER: David and Charles (Publishers) Limited 1969

KEYWORDS: specials Charles Hadfield English history transport waterways canals

$24.50
xxewc62250

The Early Steamboats of the St. John River


TAYLOR, CAPTAIN DONALD F.

rectangular paperback (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 costs

PUBLISHER: New Ireland Press 1991

KEYWORDS: specials rivers steamboats travel transport ships sailing histoyr donald taylor canada

$70.00
2f25a/53

The Canals of the South of Ireland


DELANY, V. T. H. & DELANY, D. R.

Ex library, first edition, octavo, dark blue boards with gilt lettering to spine, 260pp, illus, VG- (usu library markings, sellotape residue stains to boards & eps, v slight tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG- (half of rear flap cut off, sellotape residue stains to inside spine, v slight tanning to edges)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1966

KEYWORDS: first edition VTH & DR Delaney Southern Ireland canals waterways transport history Grand Cong Barrow Shannon canals

$40.00
2f34a/10

Timeless Machines: Veteran and Vintage Motoring in Australia and New Zealand


DAVIS, PEDR

First edition, inscribed & signed by author, quarto, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 224pp, illus, fine, in d/w, nr fine

PUBLISHER: Marque Publishing Co1990

KEYWORDS: Pedr Davis New Zealand Australia transport history veteran vintage cars automobiles motoring

$55.00
2f34a/22

British Civil Aircraft 1919-1972: Volume III (Three)


JACKSON, A. J.

This volume only, super octavo, blue boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 636pp, illus, VG+ (heavy but small ding to front board fore-edge, slight ding to front board lower corner) in d/w, VG+ (v sl creasing to front lower edge)

PUBLISHER: Putnam / Conway Maritime Press 1988

KEYWORDS: AJ Jackson British aircraft aviation history transport aircraft civil military aeroplanes helicopters Hawker Siddeley Hunting Percival Martinsyde Miles Saunders-Roe reference specification illustration

$45.00
2f34a/18

Natal: An Illustrated Official Railway Guide and Handbook of General Information


HARRISON, C. W. FRANCIS

Imperial octavo, green cloth boards with black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xii + 300pp, illus + folding maps + large folding map in pocket to rear ep, G+ (heavy rubbing, fraying, bruising & tears to spine, rubbing & fraying to board edges, some browning & staining to boards, moderate browning to eps, owner's name address & date in ink to fep, corner of first six pages torn off, front hinge loose, heavy tanning & foxing to folding maps, some foxing throughout, browning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Payne Jennings 1903

KEYWORDS: CW Francis Harrison South Africa Natal Durban transport trains railways travel tourism scenery attractions history immigration emigration

$16.50
xxbdaa62340

The 1979 NSW Rail Transport Review


SHARP, STUART ALAN

Imperial 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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Searail Productions 1980

KEYWORDS: specials Stuart Alan Sharp Australia New South Wales NSW transport railways trains

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