Search Results: TRANSPORT from Chilton Books

Stroud: Skyline, 1994.. 1st edition. "When the airship R101 crashed into a hillside to the north of Paris in October 1930, not only did the ensuing conflagration bring to an end the dreams of an Imperial airship service, it also extinguished some of the most brilliant lights in the aviation community at that time. The Airship Navigator is the author's father, Ermest L.Johnston, who became an airship pilot in the Royal Naval Air Service in 1916 and lost his life in the R101." Pp.205, 24 black & white photo illustrations, owner's name to front free endpaper + 2 newspaper cuttings of airships loosely enclosed. Grey cloth, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

Ipswich: John F Bridges, 1995.. 1st edition. "Suffolk, like most other counties,also had its share of motor manufacturers, and some record of their achievement is included here. The early motorists were often unpopular, because of their obvious wealth, and the disruption they were causing to an established way of life..." Pp.164, black & white photographs throughout. Green cloth, dustwrapper price-clipped with minor edge wear. VG/VG.

Abingdon-on-Thames: Motor racing Publications Ltd., 1950.. First edition... July, 1950 - With the original illustrated dustwrapper (now protected by a clear plastic removable cover). 11.0" x 9.0" x 0.5", pp.92 . Dust wrapper soiled and creased, price-clipped, with edge tears and small loss strengthened with clear adhesive tape at some time in the past. Clean green cloth covered boards with gilt title to base of the front board. Spine with faded white titles. Corners rubbed and bumped. Previous owner's initials to Front-endpaper. Loosley inserted is a fold-out poster: "M.G.s through The Ages... All the M.G. production models from 1924-1965". Clean text and diagrams throughout + 16 black & white plates. VG.

[Glossop] : Transport Publishing Company, 1989 .. First edition. A very good binding, only light wear to edges. Clean pale yellow laminated boards with red & black titles and a picture of a red and white bus. Spine also with red & black titles. Clean throughout. No ownership details or other marks. Well illustrated with numerous black & white illustrations. Plus, a folding map loosely inserted . 29.8cm x 21.2cm x 2.8cm. pp.384 . VG.

Croydon: DTS Publishing, 1996.. 1st edition. The Singapore Traction Company once boasted it had "the largest trolleybus system in the world". This comprehensive book begins with a brief introduction to Singapore and its history with particular emphasis on its transport. The second part of the book gives type by type descriptions of the trams, trolleybuses and buses operated in Singapore from the 1880s to the 1960s. 30cms x 21cms. Pp.256, black & white phot illustrations throughout + several line drawing route maps. Green photo-illustrated laminated boards. VG.

London: Bodley Head, 1991.. 1st ed. The hundred year saga of the struggle to forge rail and steamship links between Europe and India. Pp.10/294, 53 b/w illustrations + 9 maps, owners details to fep. Paperback. VG.

Norwich: Geo Books, 1983.. 1st edition. This study "is based on first-hand acquaintance with public and private collections, including the author's own. It gives detailed treatment of the more important publishers and maps.". Pp.viii/101, 5o black & white illustrations of mapo publications, owner's initials to top of title page. Green stiff card covers, sunning to spine and spine edges. G+.