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$32.50
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Nineteenth Century Railway History Through the Illustrated London News


LAMBERT, ANTHONY J.

Quarto 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: David & Charles 1984

KEYWORDS: transport rail railways travel London News illustrated 19th nineteenth century history

$145.00
1c58a/5

Locomotives in Profile (4 Vol Set)


REED, BRIAN (General Ed) & WOLSTENHOLME, ARTHUR (Art Editor)

4 VOL SET, imperial octavo, dark green heavy boards to vols 1+2, red heavy boards to vols 3+4, gilt lettering to spines, frontispieces & illus eps to vols 3+4, mixed pagination, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising to extrems/board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, prev. ownership ink stamps to ffeps of vols 1+2) in d/w, VG (varying degrees of creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges- minor loss to vols 1+4, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Profile Publications 1971-74

KEYWORDS: transport trains steam locomotives design engineering rail railways US America

$15.00
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Danger Ahead: New Zealand Railway Accidents in the Modern Era


CHURCHMAN, GEOFFREY B.

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 may reduce your overall postage costs. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: IPL Publishing

KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport history railways trains accidents rail disasters

$17.50
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Britain's Growing Railway: An A-Z Guide to More Than 400 New and Reopened Stations (Sixth Edition)


ALDERSON, JERRY (Ed) & MCDONALD, IAN (Ed)

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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: The Charlesworth Group (Printer) 2017

KEYWORDS: British railways travel transport history stations guide new reopened trains

$20.00
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Full Steam Ahead: How the Railways Made Britain


GINN, PETER & GOODMAN, RUTH

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. All online listings are held in Dunedin

PUBLISHER: William Collins 2016

KEYWORDS: Great Britain British rail railways trains transport history bbc tie-in industry industrialisation trade business

$50.00
1f56a/2

Master Transport Plan for Metropolitan Auckland; Report & Survey


THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE AUCKLAND REGIONAL PLANNING AUTHORITY

Oblong octavo illus light card covers, 171pp, illus, VG (moderate creasing to spine/covers, moderate scuffing/chipping to extrems, 5-10mm closed tears to front cover at top & bottom hinges, light soiling & fading to covers, light-moderate creasing/folding to corners, owner's name in blue ink to title page, small mark in blue ball-point pen to inside front cover, light foxing/discolouration throughout)

PUBLISHER: Auckland Regional Planning Authority 1956

KEYWORDS: master transportation plan for metropolitan auckland north island new zealand urban regional city council planning technical advisory committee authority public roads transit highways motorways traffic congestion railways trains passenger buses trucks freight vehicles funding spending reports surveys studies

$40.00
1h80a/4

A History of Railways and Tramways on Tasmania's West Coast (Fourth Edition)


RAE, LOU

Fourth edition; Quarto, illus glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine, vii+212pp, illus - black & white photos & maps, VG+ (light scuffing, creasing & v. light soiling to covers & spine, light tanning/discolouration to page edges/extrems)

PUBLISHER: L. G. Rae 1986

KEYWORDS: history railways tramways tasmania west coast lou rae australian steam diesel engines trains locomotives trams trains transport

$55.00
1h80a/15

Mixed Gauges; Travels in the years of steam


SNELL, J.B.

Oblong imperial octavo, dark blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, 256pp, colour photo plates & illus, Nr FINE (v. light bruising to corners of boards, v. light tanning to page edges/extrems) in d/w, Nr FINE (v. light rubbing & creasing to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Camden Miniature Steam Services 2007

KEYWORDS: mixed gauges jb snell john steam diesel engine locomotives trains preservation railways transport travel history photography photographers memoirs illustrated

$75.00
1i19a/29

Rails to Nowhere: The History of the Nelson Railway


VOLLER, LOIS

TYPED LETTER SIGNED BY AUTHOR LOOSELY ENCLOSED ALONG WITH OTHER EPHEMERA, super octavo, green heavy boards, no external lettering, frontispiece, 344pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, light foxing & soiling to page edges, various sm markings to rear eps, mildly uneven binding- page block securely in place) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, inprotective cover)

PUBLISHER: Nikau Press 1991

KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport history trains railways Nelson south island rail travel

$25.00
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Tasmanian Railways 1871-1996: 125 Years, A Pictorial History


COOPER, GREG (Compiled by) & GOSS, GRANT (Compiled by)

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: C G Publishing 1996

KEYWORDS: transport history rail railways Tasmania Tasmanian trains steam locomotives

$75.00
1q20a/44

A West Coast Engineman


TIBBLES, IAN

Quarto, illus glossy light card covers, black lettering to spine, illus prelims, 251pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl chafing to covers)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society Inc 2015

KEYWORDS: New Zealand rail railways locomotives history West Coast south island steam transport

$20.00
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The Tramways of Australia


BRIMSON, SAMUEL

Quarto 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: Dreamweaver Books 1983

KEYWORDS: samuel brimson tramways tramcars australian trams public transit transportation pictorial history railways photo illustrated maps

$54.50
1r12a/27

Rails to Roxburgh: The Story of a Provincial Railway


COWAN, W J

Quarto, illus glossy light card covers with french flaps, black lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, xii + 256pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl creasing to cover edges, moderate fading to spine & front cover, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: The Molyneux Press 2010

KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport rail history trains steam railways Roxburgh south island

$19.50
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Cavalcade of New Zealand Locomotives


PALMER, A N & STEWART, W W

Ex-library, imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G+) scruffy jacket; 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: A H & A W Reed 1965

KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport locomotives history rail railways trains

$65.00
1s23a/6

Railways Studios: How a Government Design Studio Helped Build New Zealand


ALSOP, PETER & ATKINSON, NEILL & MILBURN, KATHERINE & WOLFE, RICHARD

Square quarto, illus heavy boards, white lettering to spine, illus prelims, 383pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems- sl surface loss)

PUBLISHER: Te Papa Press 2020

KEYWORDS: New Zealand art design Railway Studios history railways advertising

$90.00
1t17a/9

Thomas Brassey: Railway Builder


WALKER, CHARLES

Octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, viii + 183pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light minor foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping/scuffing to edges, light fading & chafing/surface loss to spine, light chafing & soiling/tanning)

PUBLISHER: Frederick Muller 1969

KEYWORDS: transport history rail railways trains Thomas Brassey civil engineering

$35.00
xxajd194939

Subterranean City: Beneath the Streets of London


CLAYTON, ANTONY

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: Historical Publications 2000

KEYWORDS: English British cities London history underground tunnels railways

$10.00
xxaqk195052

Glenbrook Vintage Railway Guidebook


RUSSELL, ROBIN

Oblong octavo stapled light card wrappers (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: Glenbrook Vintage Railway 1987

KEYWORDS: New Zealand transport rail railways trains Robin Russell guide Glenbrook vintage railway

$135.00
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Railway Houses of New Zealand


SHALDERS, BRUCE

SCARCE; Oblong super octavo, illus heavy card boards, white lettering to spine, illus title page, 142pp, illus photo plates, VG (boards slightly cocked with corresponding light vertical crease along front board, light sun-fading to board edges & spine)

PUBLISHER: New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society Inc. 2017

KEYWORDS: scarce rare pictorial photographic illustrated history new zealand railways and locomotives society steam trains rails houses architecture architectural building design

$35.00
xxbfaa195567

Underground Railways; Their Construction & Working


SOMMERFIELD, VERNON

Sm. octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (scruffy 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: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd. 1934

KEYWORDS: london underground railways railroads subways trains transport civil engineering construction operations england english britain british

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