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$26.50
2f37/47

Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies


Foreword by Rev W. Awdry

AWDRY, CHRISTOPHER

Quarto, maroon boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 288pp, illus, fine, in fine d/w

PUBLISHER: Patrick Stephens Ltd 1990

KEYWORDS: Christopher Awdry British railways transport history railway companies BR GWR LMS LNER SR encyclopaedia reference

$15.00
xxkld53709

Brockhampton Reference: Dictionary of Rail & Steam


n/a

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

$36.50
2f40/33

Railway Heraldry and other Insignia


DOW, GEORGE

First edition, super octavo, purple boards with gilt lettering to spine, 269pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, 2cm stain to upper spine/front board fold, v light tanning to eps) in VG+ d/w (bruising to lower front edge, foxing & tanning to interior, 2cm worn patch to rear upper corner)

PUBLISHER: David & Charles 1973

KEYWORDS: George Dow railways heraldry insignia trains locomotives armorial devices ornamentation uniforms reference history first edition

$22.50
xxkmc53859

The Railway Encyclopaedia


CARTER, ERNEST F

Octavo hardcover (VG+) in VG 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: Harold Starke 1963

KEYWORDS: specials Ernest F Carter railways encyclopaedia trans transport terminology jargon reference history Stephenson to Beeching Stockton & Darlington to BR

$22.50
2f44/13

Myths and Legends


BELLINGHAM, DAVID & WHITTAKER, CLIO & GRANT, JOHN

Quarto, illus glossy heavy card boards, 208pp, illus, fine, in VG+ d/w (3cm closed tear to front lower edge, slight bruising to upper edges, light soiling front & rear)

PUBLISHER: Quantum/ Fairmount Books 1992

KEYWORDS: David Bellingham Clio Whittaker John Grant Viking Oriental Greek myths legends mythology Freya Frigga Iduna Hela Odin Thor Loki Balder Frey giants elves dwarves Norns Valkyries Heracles Theseus Perseus Gorgons China India Japan reference

$24.50
xxknc54268

Oxford Concise Companion to English Literature


Fourth Edition

BIRCH, DINAH & HOOPER, KATY (Eds)

Octavo softcover (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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2012

KEYWORDS: specials Dinah Birch Katy Hooper reference English literature literary criticism authors writers literary figures

$22.50
xxknd54322

Design for Steam 1830-1960


HARESNAPE, BRIAN

Quarto 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Ian Allan Ltd 1981

KEYWORDS: specials trains railways transport steam engines locomotives design reference pictorial history Brian Haresnape

$13.50
xxknb54222

The Guinness Book of Rail Facts and Feats


MARSHALL, JOHN

Super octavo hardcover (nr fine) in 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Guinness Superlatives 1971

KEYWORDS: specials John Marshall world railways trains transport stations reference facts history

$15.00
xxkoa54437

The Bedford Handbook


Seventh Edition

HACKER, DIANA

Small 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 cost.

PUBLISHER: Bedford/St Martin's 2006

KEYWORDS: specials Diana Hacker American English grammar language syntax writing academic papers reference exercises

$15.00
xxkoc54570

Dictionar of Philosophy


MAUTNER, THOMAS (Ed)

Octavo softcover (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: Penguin 2005

KEYWORDS: specials Thomas Mautner philosophy dictionary reference terminology essays articles anthology

$110.00
2f48/45

New Zealand National Bibliography to the Year 1960


with the assistance of P.A. Griffith and K.S. Williams

BAGNALL, A.G. (ed)

five volumes in six books, imperial octavo, black cloth boards with faded red label and gilt lettering to spine, all volumes VG+ (light wear and rubbing, light soiling)

PUBLISHER: Government Printer 1980

KEYWORDS: new zealand history bibliography a.g. bagnall p.a. griffith k.s. williams reference

$12.50
xxhvg55562

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (second edition)


CHILVERS, IAN (ed)

softcover 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: Oxford University Press 1996

KEYWORDS: dictionary reference arts artists ian chilvers specials

$10.00
xxcsc55723

The Penguin French Dictionary


THOMAS, MERLIN & ESCOFFEY, RAYMOND (eds)

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: Penguin Books 1985

KEYWORDS: french languages dictionary reference merlin thomas raymond escoffey specials

$38.50
2g2/16

Twentieth Century Children's Writers


KIRKPATRICK, D. L. (Ed)

Super octavo, maroon glossy buckram boards with gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 1507pp, G+ (front & rear hinges cracked & stained with tape residue but still intact, rubbing & bruising to board edges, owner's name in ink to fep, tanning & foxing to page edgdes) in plastic- covered d/w, VG (heavy fading, bruising to edges)

PUBLISHER: Macmillan Press 1978

KEYWORDS: DL Kirkpatrick children's literature authors writers literary criticism biography reference

$80.00
2g11/43

Encyclopedia of Freemasonry and its Kindred Sciences


Comprising the Whole Range of Arts, Sciences and Literature as Connected with the Institution

MACKEY, ALBERT G.

Imperial octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering & stamping to spine and gilt rule to boards, frontispiece with tissue guard, iii + 1046pp, illus, VG (fading & soiling to boards, bruising & v slight fraying to spine extrems, 2cm missing portion to title page fore-edge, tearing to front gutter paper but still intact, tanning to page edges, foxing, damp-staining to some pages lower edges)

PUBLISHER: McClure Publishing 1917

KEYWORDS: Albert G Mackey Freemasonry history encyclopaedia reference religion occult history

$50.00
2g12/8

Tropical Pacific Marine Shells


CERNOHORSKY,WALTER O.

Signed by author, super octavo, royal blue boards with silver lettering to spine, 352pp, illus, VG+ (v light bruising to lower spine extrem, owner's name in ink to fep, sellotape residue stains to front pastedown, foxing to upper page edges) in d/w, VG+ (sellotape to spine extrems, sellotape residue stain to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Pacific Publications 1978

KEYWORDS: Walter O Cernohorsky reference pacific shells conchology zoology natural history

$245.00
2g12/16

The Insects of Australia: A Textbook for Students & Research Workers


Volume II Second Edition

CSIRO

This volume only, quarto, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, pp 543 to 1137, illus, VG+ (light staining to boards, owner's name & date in ink to half-title page) in VG+ d/w (fading to spine, bruising to upper edges)

PUBLISHER: Division of Entomology CSIRO / Melbourne University Press 1991

KEYWORDS: CSIRO Australia insects reference entomology insect fauna biology

$10.00
xxkqc56164

The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records


WYNNE-THOMAS, PETER

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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Hamlyn Publishing 1983

KEYWORDS: specials sport cricket Peter Wynne Thomas statistics records reference photographs

$50.00
2g14/19

List of Southern African Succulent Plants


National Botanical Institute of South Africa & Succulent Society of South Africa

SMITH, GIDEON & VAN JAARSVELD, ERNST (Eds)

Imperial octavo, illus white light card covers xiv + 175pp, illus, VG (vertical crease to front board fore-edge, tanning to spine)

PUBLISHER: Umdaus Press 1997

KEYWORDS: botany South Africa succulents listing plant family genera distribution maps reference

$50.00
2g16/35

The Indian Annual Register: Volume II July to Dec. 1943


An Annual Digest of Public Affairs of India

MITRA, NRIPENDRA NATH (Ed)

This volume only, super octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, xv + 420pp, VG (heavy rubbing to boards, bruising & fraying to board edges & corners, number 15 in red crayon to front board & half-title page, tanning to eps & page edges)

PUBLISHER: The Annual Register Office 1943

KEYWORDS: Nripendra Nath Mitra Indian public affairs politics economics industry education social history reference

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