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London: Stanley Paul, 1962. Some creasing to the edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, particularly to the bottom edge, minor bumping to spine ends of black boards, original owner's gift message inside front board, otherwise a good tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. A collection of pieces by the author (a non-driver) on motoring-related topics. 126pp, numerous b&w cartoon drawings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Brora, Sutherland: Adam Gordon, 2008. A very good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine or covers, of this soft-cover book. Deals with the tramway buisness of the British Westinghouse Company and its successor Metropolitan Vickers. 108pp, b&w illustration throughout.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Ian Allan Ltd, 1985. Some slight fading to spine of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Deals with the (British) Travelling Post Office trains, on which mail was sorted and carried. At the time the book was published the service was still running but it ceased in 2004. 104pp, b&w illustration throughout.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1974. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, some yellowing to the pages, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Deals with the Merchant Navy class steam locomotives designed by Oliver Bulleid for Southern Railways in the 1940s and which were in service (with modifications) with British Railways until the end of Steam in 1967. 264pp, 32 b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1970. Very slight creasing to the edges of unclipped dustwrapper, some yellow marking (NOT from tobacco) to the white panels of same, minor bumping to spine ends of blue boards, some yellowing to the edges of the b&w plates, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Part of the publisher's ''The Canals of the British Isles'' series, this one looks at canals of the East Midlands (east of the Trent) and of London. Originally published in 1966, this is a second edition from 1970. 294pp, 16 b&w plates, 15 maps and diagrams.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company, 1985. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, slight bumping to spine ends of brown boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. The fourth in the publishers series on stations of the Great Western Railway, this one covering some of the largest (Birmingham Snow Hill, Exeter St Davids) to the very small (Cwm Prysor and Rosebush). A heavy book, packaged weight will be around 1300g, so extra postage will be required from buyers outside the UK. 224pp, b&w illustrations of the stations throughout, also diagrams of the track layouts.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company, 1985. Some creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends of brown boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Contains illustrations of the stations and digrams of the track layouts of stations serving the Midland Railway in Gloucestershire fromGloucester south to Bath. A heavy book, packaged weight is just over 1 kilo, so extra postage will be required from buyers outside the UK. 160pp, b&w illustrations and diagrams throughout.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company, 1979. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, slight bumping to spine ends of blue boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Contains illustraions of the buildings and diagrams ot the track layouts at stations serving the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway which ran from Bath south to Bournemouth between 1862 and 1966. 135pp, b&w illustrations and diagrams throughout.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company, 1979. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, also a small tear to top edge of front panel of same. Minor bumping to spine ends of brown boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Looks at the engine sheds and track layouts of stations on the Great Western Railway which were not taken over by British Railways in 1948. A heavy book,packaged weight is around 1300g, so extra postage will be required from buyers outside the UK. 216pp, b&w illustrations, diagrams of the track layouts and some diagrams of the buildings.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Narberth, Pembrokeshire: Ferry Publications, 1999. Very slight wear to the corners, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this larger-sized soft-cover book. Deals with the various passenger ships and ferries operating in Scotland between the early 1970s and the late 1990s. 128pp, colour and b&w illustration throughout.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: The Railway Gazette, 1921. Some tear to the edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of purple boards, slight fading at top end of spine where dustwrapper is torn, but gilt titles on spine and front board all still bright. A previous owner's name and date (1947) inside front board, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. No publication date shown, but introduction is dated September 1921. Looks at improving the movement of goods at railway yards, docks and goods depots using mechanical cranes, conveyor belts, electric hoists and similar. 132pp, 95 b&w illustrations and diagrams.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Brighton: Autopress Ltd, 1973. Ninth edition, fully revised from 1973. Black boards with plastic cover wipe-clean covers have some old black oil-marks, also to the edges of some of the pages, but this is to be expected with this kind of book. A workshop manual for the Mini 1 and 2 (1959-69), the Mini Traveller 1 & 2 and the Countryman and Clubman (1960-73), the Mini 850, 1000, and 1275 GT (1967-73), Riley Elf 1, 2 & 3 (1961-69), and the Wolseley Hornet 1 2 & 3 (1961-69). 184pp, b&w diagrams throughout.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Newton Abbot: Ark Publications (Railways), 2004. Creasing to the top corner of the first few pages, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine or covers, of this soft-cover book. Deals with the railway line running between Newton Abbot and Moretonhampstead in Devon which operated from 1866, originally under the Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway, then the GWR before nationalisation. 320pp, numerous b&w illustrations. . Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: The Railway Convalescent Homes, 1954. No dustwrapper, minor wear to spine ends of green boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with gilt titles on spine and front board still bright, of this slim hard-cover book. Deals with the first fifty years of the Railway Convalescent Homes, which were intended for sick and injured railwaymen (and later women). There were ten Homes, the last of which (Dawlish in south Devon) closed in Spring 2020. 100pp, some b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: British Transport Commission, 1953. Some fading to the front cover, foxing inside the covers, otherwise a good tight copy of this booklet dealing with the Royal trains used in Britain from the 1840s to the early 20th century. 32pp, 12 b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Poole, Dorset: Oxford Publishing Company, 1986. Minor creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, slight bumping to spine ends of green boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. The author's reminiscences of his time as office-boy, then apprentice in the Fitting, Turning and Locomotive Erecting shops at the Swindon works between 1944 and 1951, so in the final years of the Great Western Railway and the start of British Railways. 192pp, 16pp b&w illustrations, 23 b&w drawings in the text.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Brora, Sutherland: Adam Gordon, 2003. Minor scuffing to outer corners of cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this large-format soft-cover book. A collection of (mostly) colour pictures of Trams in Aberdeen and Dundee from the 1950s. Trams stopped running in Aberdeen in 1958, in Dundee in 1956. Also includes a folding (reproduction) map of the Aberdeen tram routes. 119pp, 231 (mostly) colour illustrations.. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.