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The Magic of a Name. The Rolls-Royce Story. The First Forty Years [with] The Power Behind the Jets [with] A Family of Engines. [Complete set.]. FINE SET IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPERS

PUGH Peter · 20002002

£145.00 (€173.67 | $195.03 | ¥30,815)

Icon, Cambridge, [2000-2002]. 3 vols., 4to., First Edition, profusely illustrated throughout; black cloth, backstrips lettered in silver, tops faintly spotted else a fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. Please note that extra postage will be required for shipping outside the UK....

M&GN in Focus. NEAR FINE COPY

BECKETT M. D. · 0

£6.00 (€7.19 | $8.07 | ¥1,275)

Becknell Books, Norwich & King's Lynn, [1980]. Sm. 4to., First Edition, with very numerous photographs and drawings in the text original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. Valuable collection of photographs of Britain's largest joint railway. Ottley, 12381.

The Railway Engineers.

NOCK O.S. · 0

£22.00 (€26.35 | $29.59 | ¥4,675)

Batsford, [1955]. 8vo., First and Sole Edition, with a portrait frontispiece, 49 plates on 30 and numerous illustrations and facsimiles in the text, faint tape marks on free endpapers; cloth, backstrip lettered in red, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. ...

Re-opening of the City and South London Railway. Monday, the First of December 1924. Some Account of the Origin & History of the Railway and a Description of the New Works. [Facsimile re-issue]. NEAR FINE COPY

[LONDON TRANSPORT] · 0

£20.00 (€23.95 | $26.90 | ¥4,250)

[West Farthing Grange], [1990]. 8vo., with photographs and full-page map in the text; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. This high-quality facsimile re-issue was published in a limited numbered edition (this opy no. 1056). SCARCE. Astonishi...

Cavalcade Remembered - 1925. Companion Volume to 'Cavalcade Reflections' and 'Cavalcade Retrospect'. [Introduction by Allan P. McLean].

BRITISH RAIL · 1976

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.38 | ¥850)

Public Relations Department, Eastern Region, British Rail, York, 1976. Sm. 4to., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text and a full-page map; original pictorial wrappers, a near fine copy. Ottley, 8036.

Popular Carriage. Two Centuries of Carriage Design for Road and Rail. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

ELLIS C. Hamilton · 1954

£8.00 (€9.58 | $10.76 | ¥1,700)

British Transport Commission, 1954. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs in the text; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a very good, clean copy. Ottley, 2102.

The Engines that Passed. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

ELLIS C Hamilton · 0

£18.00 (€21.56 | $24.21 | ¥3,825)

Allen & Unwin, [1968]. 4to., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 3 coloured plates, and numerous monochrome photographs and illustrations in the text; green cloth, gilt back, green endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Ottley 12571.

Railways before the Grouping 2. The Great Northern Railway. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

WEIGHT R. A. H. · 0

£8.00 (€9.58 | $10.76 | ¥1,700)

Ian Allan, [Shepperton], ]1952]. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs in the text; original pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, covers lightly age-soiled else a very good, clean copy. Ottley, 5886.

Locomotives of the Great North of Scotland Railway (illustrated). Types, Building Dates, etc. SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY

ALLCHIN M. C. V. · 0

£28.00 (€33.54 | $37.66 | ¥5,951)

[Railway Hobbies, Southsea], [1950]. 8vo., First Edition, with 24 plates on 8; original printed wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE. SCARCE. Ottley, 5875.

The Railway Enthusiast's Guide [1960].

ERWOOD (ed.) P.M.E. · 0

£6.00 (€7.19 | $8.07 | ¥1,275)

George Ronald, [1960]. 8vo., with numerous plates; cloth, backstrip lettered in black, a near fine copy in unclipped and lightly age-soiled dustwrapper. Ottley 7811

The Victorian Railway.

SIMMONS Jack · 0

£18.00 (€21.56 | $24.21 | ¥3,825)

Thames & Hudson, [1991]. Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with 60 fine photographs on 32 plates, small personal book-label on front free endpaper; decorative cloth gilt, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Wide-ranging survey from the foremost authority on the subject. P...

Ferrari. The Legend.

KONIG Mark · 1997

£8.00 (€9.58 | $10.76 | ¥1,700)

Parragon, [Avonmouth, 1997]. Oblong 4to., First Edition, with numerous coloured photographs throughout; original laminated pictorial boards, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

Bentley Factory Cars 1919-1931. [Revised Edition.] NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

HAY Michael · 0

£125.00 (€149.72 | $168.13 | ¥26,565)

Osprey Automotive, [Oxford], [1998]. 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, coloured plates and very numerous monochrome photographs throughout, tiny inscription on front free endpaper; green cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, top lightly spotted else a near fine copy ...

Visions of the Western Railways. Dedicated to Sir Charles Lemon. AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY OF THE FIRST PUBLISHED RAILWAY POETRY IN ENGLISH

TOWNSEND] [Richard Edward Austin · 1838

£295.00 (€353.33 | $396.79 | ¥62,693)

Samuel Bagster, 1838. Royal 8vo., First Edition; original plum ribbed cloth, boards with multiple frames in blind, backstrip with printed paper label, yellow endpapers, uncut, joints moderately rubbed (but binding entirely sound), a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy IN WHOL...

The New Anglia Range Owner's Handbook. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY

FORD ANGLIA. · 0

£10.00 (€11.98 | $13.45 | ¥2,125)

Ford Motor Company, Warley, [1964]. Oblong 8vo., with illustrations; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, small mark on front wrapper else a very good, bright, clean copy.

Goodwood Revival Meeting 2008. Official Programme. 19-20-21 September 2008. NEAR FINE COPY

GOODWOOD · 2008

£10.00 (€11.98 | $13.45 | ¥2,125)

[British Automobile Racing Club], 2008. 8vo., First Edition, with photographs and tables throughout, date writen on front wrappersd; pictorial wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a near fine copy.

The First Passenger Railway. (The Oystermouth or Swansea & Mumbles Line). With a Preface by Sidney Gracke. BRIGHT COPY IN ORIGINAL BOARDS

LEE Charles E. · 1942

£70.00 (€83.84 | $94.15 | ¥14,876)

Railway Publishing Co 1942. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and maps (the majority full-page) in the text; original boards,, upper board lettered in black, brown cloth back, backstrip and covers mildly age-worn else a bright, clean copy of a very scarce work. With pe...

Red for Danger. A History of Railway Accidents and Railway Safety. Third Edition, revised and with additional Material by Geoffrey Kitchenside. NEAR FINE COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER

ROLT L.T.C · 0

£38.00 (€45.51 | $51.11 | ¥8,076)

David & Charles, Newton Abbot, [1976]. 8vo., Third Edition, with plates; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly sunned at backstrip. With the separately printed errata slip loosely inserted. Rolt's classic study was first publish...

Rallying to Monte Carlo. With a Foreword by Raymond Baxter. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

COUPER Mike · 0

£40.00 (€47.91 | $53.80 | ¥8,501)

Ian Allan, [1956]. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, numerous coloured and monochrome plates, and front endpaper map; terracotta cloth, backstrip lettered in blue, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.

British Atlantic Locomotives. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

ALLEN Cecil J. · 0

£26.00 (€31.14 | $34.97 | ¥5,525)

Ian Allan, [1968]. 8vo., First Edition, with 70 plates on 32 and illustrations and tables in the text; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A standard reference, and companion to the author's volume on the Pacifics. Ottley, 10439.