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THE LOCOMOTIVES OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, 1847-1902
Written by George Frederick Bird. Illustrated by George Frederick Bird.
Stock no. 1829550
Published by Locomotive Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1903. Almost very good condition.

A history of the various types of locomotives which have been constructed for the Great Northern Railway at the time of publication. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. 8 b/w plates, 112 illustrations in the text. xi and 203 pages. Top & tail of spine lightly worn. Small ink smudge to vertical edge of rear board. Text block browned. Inscription in ink to both front endpapers. Front joint partly pulled. Hinges pulled but binding is tight. Puzzle written in ink to verso of rear endpaper. Else contents clean.

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BY RAIL TO VICTORY: THE STORY OF THE LNER IN WARTIME
Written by Norman Crump.
Stock no. 1829542
Published by London & North Eastern Railway. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The war story of the London and North Eastern Railway and of the men and women who kept it running. White cloth boards with blue titles. B/w photos. xii and 196 pages including index. Folding map to rear. Spine lightly browned. Foxing to top edge of text block. Some hinges pulled but binding is tight. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, a little grubby, has a small chip to base of spine and a few closed tears to edges.

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BRANCH LINES AROUND LYDNEY
Written by Vic Mitchell; Keith Smith.
Stock no. 1829541
Published by Middleton Press. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

Including Coleford and Lydbrook. Yellow glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781906008260. A very nice copy... slight bumping to base of spine and very light rubbing to lower corners, very slight fading to spine.

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"MAISIE": WORDS AND MUSIC
Written by L.B.S.C..
Stock no. 1829540
Published by Percival Marshall. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

How to build Maisie, a beautiful model of a steam train, 3.5 inch gauge. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. viii and 131 pages. Boards lightly mottled. Light browning to text block. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Foxspots to endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few repairs to verso with clear tape, rear panel is grubby.

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A HISTORY OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY VOLUME I 1833-1863 (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by E.T. MacDermot.
Stock no. 1829520
Published by Great Western Railway Company. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

Part I and Part II in two volumes. Brown cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations and fold-out maps. A few marks to boards, corners lightly bumped. Text block and endpapers browned. Name in ink to front endpapers. Contents clean.

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THE LOCOMOTIVES OF THE LONDON, BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY, 1903-1923
Written by J.N. Maskelyne.
Stock no. 1829498
Published by Locomotive Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1928. Almost very good condition.

Grey pictorial cardwraps. Four colour plates, 6 b/w photos and 56 line drawings. 155 pages. Spine browned and worn. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Text block browned. A few foxspots present. Hinges pulled wide but binding is still tight.

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ROUND THE WORKS OF OUR GREAT RAILWAYS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1829497
Published by Edward Arnold. Almost very good condition.

Written by various authors. First chapter is London and North Western Works at Crewe by C.J. Bowen Cooke. Green cloth boards, gilt titlle to spine, black title and illustration to front board. B/w photos. vii and 232 pages plus 16 pages publisher adverts to rear. Undated.Slight lean to spine. Corners bumped and lightly rubbed. Rear board a little scuffed. Text block browned. Foxing throughout, heavy in places.

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A DETAILED HISTORY OF THE LMS ROYAL SCOT 4-6-0S
Written by John Jennison.
Stock no. 1829474
Published by The Railway Correspondence And Travel Society. 1st 2022. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. White pictorial glazed boards. Colour frontispiece. B/w photos. vi and 258 pages. ISBN: 9780993490873. Boards slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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THE WEST CLARE RAILWAY: AN IRISH RAILWAY PICTORIAL
Written by Joe Taylor.
Stock no. 1829469
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2002. Very good condition.

The West Clare Railway, is probably the best known of Ireland's many fascinating narrow gauge railways. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 64 pages. ISBN: 1857801229. SIGNED by the author (with dedication) to title page. Pictorial covers are lightly browned/faded. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY ENGINE SHEDS: WESTERN DISTRICT
Written by Chris Hawkins; George Reeve.
Stock no. 1829466
Published by Irwell Press. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Describes those sheds from Salisbury westwards - Yeovil, Exeter, Barnstaple, Plymouth, Wadebridge and the various branches. The detailed text gives a fascinating insight into their everyday working and traces the history of each location from founding in the dimmest, far off days, to closure in the 1960s. Large format. B/w photos. Includes track layout diagrams. 137 pages. ISBN: 1871608112. A lovely copy. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and title to spine is faded.

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THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY AROUND PRESTON
Written by Bob Gregson.
Stock no. 1829465
Published by Atkinson Publications Ltd. 1st 2012. Very good condition.

A history of the 'North Union' at Preston station and the lines to Bolton, Fleetwood, Lancaster, Longridge and Wigan, including the Dock Branch and Lancaster Canal. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and maps. 184 pages. ISBN: 9781909134027. Remains of sticker to front cover, front cover is a little creased. Contents clean.

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"IT CAN NOW BE REVEALED"
No author listed.
Stock no. 1829460
Published by British Railways. 1st 1945. Very good condition.

More about British Railways in peace and war. White card wraps. Staple-bound booklet. B/w photos. 64 pages. White card covers are grubby. Contents clean.

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