Books - "railways"
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Double Headed - Two Generations of Railway Enthusiasm
hardback octavo, no 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: David & Charles 1981
KEYWORDS: specials railways gilbert thomas david st john thomas history trains britain
The John Huntley Guide to Steam in the Movies
octavo saddle-stapled magazine (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: EMAP Apex Pubs. Ltd.
KEYWORDS: specials steam trains railways transport cinema history john huntely film movies travel guide
Parry's Railway Companion from Chester to Holyhead & the Tourist's Guide to Dublin and its Environs
A Descriptive & historical account of all objects of interest that present themselves on tbihs beautifully picturesque Line; esp The Monster Tubular Bridgdes across the River Conway & the Menai Strait
Duodecimo hardcover (nr fine) 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: E&W Books 1970 (a facsimile of 2nd edition 1849)
KEYWORDS: specials Edward Parry Dublin Ireland Chester Holyhead railways trains transport guidebookConway Tubular bridge menai history
Brockhampton Reference: Dictionary of Rail & Steam
Duodecimo hardcover (fine) in fine d/w (nr fine); 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: Brockhampton Press 1997
KEYWORDS: specials Brockhampton reference dictionary of rail steam engines history railways trains steam engines locomotives
150 Years of Main Line Railways
Octavo hardcover (fine) in nr fine d/w; 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: Davids & Charles 1980
KEYWORDS: specials OS Nock railways trains transport Britain history inter-city Liverpool-Manchester passenger train services
Iron Wheels & Broken Men: The Railroad Barons and the Plunder of the West
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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: GP Putnam's Sons: 1973
KEYWORDS: specials Richard O'Connor railways transport history America American railroad finance Wall Street tycoons wild west farming settlers immigrants
The London Brighton and South Coast Railway: I. Origins and Formation
this volume only, octavo, yellow cloth boards with gilt lettering and rule to spine, xv + 287pp, illus, VG+ (light wear, v light foxing to page edges) in VG+ d/w (v light wear and soiling)
PUBLISHER: B.T. Batsford 1977
KEYWORDS: railways john howard turner london brighton south coast railway history trains england britain
Liverpool Street Station
First editoin, quarto, illus light card covers, frontispiece, 88pp, illus, fine
PUBLISHER: Academy Editions 1978
KEYWORDS: first edition Liverpool Street Station London England railways history stations Victorian Edwardian architecture train terminal
Last Steam Locomotives of Western Germany
Quarto, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 112pp, illus, nr fine (owner's name in pencil to fep) in nr fine d/w (slight tanning to interior)
PUBLISHER: Ian Allan 1978
KEYWORDS: Brian Stephenson history railways rail trains steam engines locomotives Western Germany
The Australian Book of Trains
Imperial octavo, red cloth boards with blind stamped train and gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, frontispiece, illus title page, 248pp, illus, VG (bruising to spine extrems, rubbing to board edges, owner's name in pencil to fep verso, tanning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Angus & Robertson 1947
KEYWORDS: JH Martin WD Martin Australian railways history trains locomotives steam engines transport
The Birth and Death of a Highland Railway
First edition, octavo, pink boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece map, x + 171pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, foxing to eps & page edges) in VG d/w (foxing to flaps, tanning to interior esp upper edges)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1971
KEYWORDS: first edition Duncan Kennedy railways trains Britain Ballachulish line Scotland engineering railway history walking gangers navvies Highlands
The Northumberland Central Railway: Its Concept and Context
With notes on the Central, North, & South Northumberland Railways, and Scotswood & Scots Gap Railway, and Killingworth & Scots Gap Railways
Octavo, blue & white light card covers, printed eps, frontispiece, 184pp + 3pp adverts, illus, fine
PUBLISHER: ND Mackichan 1998
KEYWORDS: ND Mackichan railways trains Northumberland Scotswood Scots Gap Killingworth history network transport
The Railways of Pembrokeshire
Octavo, illus green light card covers with black lettering, frontispiece map, 256pp, illus, VG+ (small stain to lower front card, slight rubbing to card edges)
PUBLISHER: HG Walters Ltd 1981
KEYWORDS: John Morris Pembrokeshire railways transport trains history shipping services Fishguard Harbour transport
NCC Saga
being a story of the LMS (Northern Counties Committee) where the enginement were the heroes and the villain the diesel engine
first edition, octavo, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 231pp, illus, near fine in VG+ d/w (v light wear)
PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1973
KEYWORDS: r.m. arnold ncc railways northern counties committee history trains
Williams's Midland Railway: Its Rise and Progress; A Narrative of Modern Enterprise
octavo, maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xxi + 510pp, illus, VG+ (light wear, foxing to page edges) in VG d/w (light wear and rubbing, fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1968
KEYWORDS: frederick s. williams midland railways modern enterprise history trains
Railroads of America: History of the Canadian National Railways
Super octavo, black cloth boards with blind lettering to front & gilt lettering in blue & yellow panels to spine, illus title page, xii + 538pp, illus, VG+ (light dampstaining to front & rear boards, v slight rubbing to lower spine extrem, bump to front board lower corner, foxing to page edges) in VG d/w (some fading & soiling bruising to upper edges)
PUBLISHER: Macmillan Company 1973
KEYWORDS: GR Stevens railways Canada trains steam engines locomotives history railroads
A History of the Canadian Pacific Railway
with a foreword by Peter George
Super octavo, orange cloth boards with black lettering to spine, xxii + 365pp, nr fine (v slight foxing to front page edges, owner's name in pencil to fep) in VG d/w (light bruising to edges & corners, fading to spine fold)
PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press 1971
KEYWORDS: Harold A Innis railways Canada trains steam engines locomotives history railroads
Railway Histories of the World: Hungarian Railways
First edition, octavo, light-blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 198pp, illus, VG+ (light tanning to board edges, slight foxing to page edges) in VG+ d/w (browning to edges & to internal spine, slight spotting to spine)
PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1973
KEYWORDS: PM Kalla-Bishop railways Hungary trains steam engines locomotives history railroads Transylvania Czechoslovakia Jugoslavia Croatia Voivodina Ruthenia first edition Hungarian State rail
Little Railways of the World
Super octavo, yellow cloth boards with black lettering to spine & front board and black train motif to front board, illus eps, illus title page, ix + map + 261pp, illus, nr fine (owner's name in pencil to verso front ep) in VG+ d/w (soil mark to interior of spine)
PUBLISHER: Howell North Berkely Calif 1958
KEYWORDS: Frederic Shaw railways transport trains locomotives steam engines history small tiny railroads
Transport Museums in Britain and Western Europe
Octavo, dark pink boards gilt lettering to spine, 300pp, illus, nr fine (own'er name in pencil to fep) in nr fine d/w (slight fading to internal edges)
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1970
KEYWORDS: Jack Simmons history transport museums collections railways steam engines aircraft aviation roads motorcars waterways sea trams paddle steamers