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THAMES PLEASURE STEAMERS FROM 1945
Written by Anrew Gladwell.
Stock no. 1827427
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd.
1st
2001.
Very good condition.
To a generation of Londoners, the trip aboard a paddle steamer to the seaside was a traditional and essential part of summer life. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0752423517. Cover corners lightly worn, a few minor grubby marks to covers. Light finger marks to half-title page else contents clean.
TRAMS & TROLLEYBUSES IN ILFORD
Written by Leonard A. Thomson.
Stock no. 1827425
Published by The Ilford & District Historical Society.
1st
1979.
Very good condition.
Ilford & District Historical Society Transaction No. 2. Green cardwraps. Staple-bound booklet. B/w photos. 51 numbered pages. ISBN: 0904250016. A few minor marks to covers. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- TRANSPORT GENERAL
- TRAMS
- TROLLEYBUS
- HISTORY
TRAMS IN WEST LONDON: A PICTORIAL SOUVENIR
Written by D.W. Willoughby; E.R. Oakley.
Stock no. 1827419
Published by D.W. Willoughby E.R. Oakley.
1st
1978.
Very good condition.
Third volume in the series of picture stories of the London tramways. Green pictorial paperwraps, staple-bound booklet. B/w photos throughout. Fold-out map of West London Tramways to rear. ISBN: 0903479109. Covers lightly browned. Contents clean. Fold-out map to rear is loose but included.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- TRANSPORT GENERAL
- TRAMS
- LONDON
- HISTORY
THE EAST SUFFOLK RAILWAY
Written by John M. Cooper.
Stock no. 1827398
Published by The Oakwood Press.
1st
1982.
Very good condition.
Locomotion Papers No. 139. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos and track diagrams. ISBN: 0853612854. Covers lightly rubbed. Contents clean.
MEMORIES OF THE SOUTHWOLD RAILWAY
Written by A. Barrett Jenkins.
Stock no. 1827397
Published by L. & S. Rexon Of Southwold.
8th
1987.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Eighth edition. Small format. White card wraps. 33 pages. B/w photos. Covers lightly scuffed and marked. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- EASTERN REGION RAILWAY
- EAST ANGLIA
- SUFFOLK
- HISTORY
THE QUINTINSHILL CONSPIRACY
Written by Jack Richards; Adrian Searle.
Stock no. 1827394
Published by Pen & Sword Transport.
1st
2013.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The shocking true story behind Britain's worst rail disaster, a horrific crash in 1915 involving five trains in which 230 died and 246 were injured. Black boards, red title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781781590997. Board corners lightly bumped. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is clean.
LONDON BUSES AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Ken Glazier.
Stock no. 1827373
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
1986.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The period between the outbreak of the Second World War and the end of the following decade was one of the most eventful and lacerating times in the affairs of London's passenger road services. This book covers the events of the period up to 1950, when the back had been broken of the task of vehicle renewal and London Transport had recovered sufficiently to re-start the tram replacement programme. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0904711773. Pale foxing to endpapers. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly faded to spine, a little browned.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- LONDON
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
BRITISH RAILWAYS PAST AND PRESENT LONDON
Written by Brian Morrison; Ken Brunt.
Stock no. 1827363
Published by Silver Link Publishing.
1st thus
1992.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Originally published as No 7 North East, East and South East London and No 13 North West, West and South West London. This is the combined volume. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0947971998. Spine cocked. Light bumping to lower board edges. Contents clean. Price-cut yellow pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, small closed tear to top of spine front edge, light scuffing.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
- LONDON
- HISTORY
THE DAY OF THE HOLIDAY EXPRESS
Written by Richard Woodley.
Stock no. 1827358
Published by Ian Allan Publishing.
1st
1996.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Western Region Services on 9 July 1960. A unique exploration of Britain's railway history. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0711023948. Shelf-wear to base of spine. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is a little edge-creased and lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
- HISTORY
MEMOIRS OF A GEORGIAN RAKE
Written by William Hickey; Roger Hudson.
Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1827297
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1995.
Nearly fine condition.
From the 'idleness and dissipation' of his rakish existence in London to his travels to Madras, Calcutta and Jamaica. Edited by Roger Hudson. Burgundy cloth spine with navy blue title blocks and gilt title, blue marbled paper boards. B/w engravings. Top edge blue. xvii and 414 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is slightly grubby.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- GEORGIAN
- TRAVEL
MASS-OBSERVATION BRITAIN IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Written by Sandra Koa Wing.
Stock no. 1326768
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2007.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Red-cloth with silver titles and pictorial front board. B/w photos. Book is fine. Grey slipcase is faded at edges with a few tiny marks.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WORLD WAR II
THE SIEGE OF STALINGRAD
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827254
Published by Communist Party Of Great Britain.
Circa
1943.
Almost very good condition.
This is the Epic Story of the Siege of Stalingrad Told in Photographs, Words and Maps from August 23rd, 1942, to February 3rd, 1943. Small square format. White pictorial paperwraps. Staple binding. B/w photos throughout. 51 numbered pages. Covers grubby, small pieces of paper stuck to rear cover. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
- RUSSIA
- NAZIS