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OLD SCOTTISH CLOCKMAKERS FROM 1453 TO 1850
Written by John Smith.
Stock no. 1827688
Published by Oliver and Boyd.
2nd
1921.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Second Edition, revised and enlarged. Compiled from original sources with notes. Pages untrimmed. Blue cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. xv and 433 pages including index. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Light scuff marks to rear board. Endpapers and text block browned. Neat name & date in ink to front endpaper. Some pages unopened due to being untrimmed and therefore unread. Dustwrapper is edge-worn with chips to corners, large closed tear to front panel, is browned with age and has a horizontal crease across the middle.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- HOROLOGY
- CLOCKS
- HISTORY
HISTORY OF BRITISH AVIATION 1908-1914
Written by R. Dallas Brett.
Stock no. 1827687
Published by John Hamilton Ltd..
1st
1933.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
'Although there have been many publications dealing with various incidents of early aviation and individual experiences of early aviators, Mr Dallas Brett is the first author to review the whole tangled mass of data and to present a comprehensive picture of the whole exicitng early years of aviation. In this book is given a coherent story of Great Britain's part in the conquest of the air by the human race.' Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine, blind title to front. B/w photos. xxiv and 388 pages including index. Top corners of boards bumped. Lower corners lightly worn. Horizontal edges of boards lightly faded. Endpapers & text block browned. Contents clean. Scarce dustwrapper is grubby and marked, Closed tear (no loss) to top front panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- AIRCRAFT
THE SWISS RAILWAY SAGA: 150 YEARS OF SWISS TRAINS
Written by Hans Peter Treichler; et al.
Stock no. 1827686
Published by As Verlag & Buchkonzept Ag.
1st thus
1996.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The official book for the 150 years jubilee of Swiss railways, a cultural history of rail traffic in Switzerland. Large format. Red cloth boards. Gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 3905111160. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- SWITZERLAND
- HISTORY
ROUND THE HORN BEFORE THE MAST
Written by Basil Lubbock.
Stock no. 1827680
Published by Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd..
1st thus
1986.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Reprint of the John Murray edition. A personal record of a journey around Cape Horn in 1899. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0851745067. Light vertical creasing to spine (through reading use). Else contents clean. White dustwrapper is edge-creased, lightly browned to spine, small closed tears (no loss).
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- BIOGRAPHY
SELEUCID AND PTOLEMAIC REFORMED ARMIES 168-145 BC VOLUME 1: THE SELEUCID ARMY
Written by Nick Sekunda.
Illustrated by Angus McBride.
Stock no. 1327282
Published by Montvert Publications.
1st
1994.
Very good condition.
Under Antiochus IV Epiphanes. Cardwraps. Colour plates plus b/w photos. 80 pages. ISBN: 1874101027. Slight rubbing to corners. Pale browning to covers.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
THE BOOK OF THE JUBILEE 4-6-0S
Written by Chris Hawkins.
Stock no. 1327245
Published by Irwell Press.
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Glazed boards. A British Railways Illustrated Special. Edited by Hawkins. B/w photos. ISBN: 1903266270. Minimal rubbing to corners else a fine copy (pencil price/stock markings to first page).
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
- HISTORY
THE XPRESS LOCOMOTIVE REGISTER VOLUME 3
Written by W.S. Becket.
Stock no. 1327228
Published by Xpress Publising.
1st
1999.
Very good condition.
Eastern, North Eastern & Scottish (Ex LNER) Regions 1950-1960. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1901056120. Covers edge worn. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LOCOMOTIVES
OPERATION NORFOLK: M&GN TRAIN SERVICES AND CARRIAGE WORKINGS: 1954
Written by G. Wilkinson.
Stock no. 1327227
Published by Xpress Publising.
1st
2007.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. Carriage Workings, Timetables, Train Formations, Marshalling Arrangements and Carriage Diagrams, etc. ISBN: 9781901056327. Minimal rubbing to corners else a fine copy (pencil price/stock markings to first page).
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE DISTRICT CONTROLLER'S VIEW No.12 THE MIDLAND & GREAT NORTHERN JOINT RAILWAY
Written by W.S. Becket.
Stock no. 1327226
Published by Xpress Publising.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. B.R. 1950s Steam Operating. Train and Traffic Operations over the M&GN during the 1950s. Full Working Timetable (Passenger & Goods). Engine Diagrams, Carriage Workings and Locomotive Allocations 1950-60. ISBN: 9781901056372. Minimal rubbing to corners else a fine copy (pencil price/stock markings to first page).
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE DISTRICT CONTROLLER'S VIEW No.7 YORK - NEWCASTLE
Written by Michael Millar.
Stock no. 1327224
Published by Xpress Publising.
1st
2003.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. B.R. 1950s Steam Operating. Train and Traffic Operations over the North Eastern main line during the 1950s. Working Timetable (Passenger & Goods). Engine Workings - Engine Allocation and Movements 1950-60. ISBN: 1901056147. Slight rubbing to corners else a fine copy (pencil price and stock number to top margin of first page).
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- NORTH EAST UK
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE GREAT WAR AND MODERN MEMORY
Written by Paul Fussell; Lyn MacDonald.
Stock no. 1327220
Published by Folio Society.
Circa
2014.
Fine condition.
Red decorated boards; yellow and grey titles and decorations. Introduction by MacDonald. Colour & b/w illustrations. Still in original shrinkwrap.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- WORLD WAR I
MONMOUTHSHIRE HOUSES (3 VOLS)
Written by Cyril Fox; Lord Raglan.
Stock no. 1327183
Published by National Museum of Wales.
1st
1951.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Part I: Medieval; Part II: Sub-Medieval; Part III: Renaissance. Red cloth. B/w photos and numerous line drawings. Spines and corners are bumped. Spines are sunned. Endpapers are lightly browned, there is some light foxing to each volume. Dustwrappers are slightly worn at spine and corners with minimal loss. A nice set.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MONMOUTHSHIRE
- ARCHITECTURE