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'THE SENTINEL' VOLUME ONE: 1875-1930
Written by W.J. Hughes; Joseph L. Thomas.
Stock no. 1827477
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A history of Alley & MacLellan and the Sentinel Waggon Works. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 071535924X. Light browning to text block, contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded to spine, lighter fading to top and tail of front panel.

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LOCOMOTIVE MANAGEMENT CLEANING DRIVING MAINTENANCE
Written by Jas. T. Hodgson; Charles S. Lake.
Stock no. 1827474
Published by The St. Margaret's Technical Press Limited. 9th 1948. Very good condition.

Ninth Edition. Green cloth with gilt titles and vignette. B/w photos and diagrams. xi and 512 pages plus 16 pages adverts to rear. Covers a little worn, light fraying to spine edges. Title to spine is fading through rubbing. Foxing to text block and endpapers. Front joint cracked and also title page and first page of preface (on verso of title) is detached. Else contents clean. Musty odour present.

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BRANCHES & BYWAYS: EAST ANGLIA
Written by John Brodribb.
Stock no. 1326976
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 256 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860935493. Spine slightly bumped. Very faint vertical scratch mark to front cover. Ink stamp to front free-endpaper (This book was slightly damaged in transit and is now being sold at a special bargain price - can't find what damage that refers to - unless it is the slight scratch mark?). Dustwrapper is edge creased.

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DIESEL RETROSPECTIVE CLASS 31
Written by John Vaughan.
Stock no. 1326975
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Essential reading for all those interested in the history of this locomotive type. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & colour photos. ISBN: 9780711032859.

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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF TRAINS IN TROUBLE
Written by Alan Earnshaw.
Stock no. 1326974
Published by Atlantic Transport Publishers. 1st 1996. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Century of British Railway Disasters 1868-1968. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0906899699. Spine and corners bumped. Small, light mark to front free-endpaper else contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased with slight loss and tape repair to top of spine.

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BRITISH RAILWAYS LOCOMOTIVES 1948
Written by Chris Banks.
Stock no. 1326973
Published by Haynes Publishing Group; Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. A Complete listing of all locomotives more than 20,000. ISBN: 0860934667. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly rubbed and creased at edges.

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BRITAIN'S RAIL ROUTES PAST AND PRESENT: THE EAST COAST MAIN LINE
Written by Geoffrey Body. Illustrated by Brian Morrison.
Stock no. 1326972
Published by Silver Link Publishing. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

King's Cross to Newcastle: the route of the 'Silver Jubilee'. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 1857940520. Slight bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is creased at edges.

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THE STREAKS: GRESLEY'S A4S
Written by Roger J. Mannion.
Stock no. 1326970
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Gresley's A4 class of locomotives. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750913525. Minimal bumping to spine else a fine copy in dustwrapper which is very slightly creased at edges.

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BY UNDERGROUND TO KEW
Written by Jonathan Riddell; William T. Stearn.
Stock no. 1326966
Published by Studio Vista. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Kew posters photographed from rare archive originals and spanning the different styles and fashions of over 80 yers of poter design. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 96 pages. ISBN: 0289800951. Corners bumped. Slight markings to front free-endpaper else contents fine.

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LNER 4-6-0 LOCOMOTIVES: THEIR DESIGN, OPERATION AND PERFORMANCE
Written by David Maidment.
Stock no. 1326963
Published by Pen & Sword Transport. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Covers the design, construction, operation and performance of all 4-6-0 locomotives that ran on the London and North Eastern Railway between 1923 and 1947 and the LNER designed engines that ran on BR's Eastern Region until the end of BR steam in 1968. Oblong format. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 9781526772541. Spine slightly bumped else a fine copy. Spine of dustwrapper is slightly creased at top and tail.

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LNER BRANCH LINES
Written by Christopher J. Gammell.
Stock no. 1326962
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860935094. Some light scratches to covers. Contents fine.

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TWILIGHT OF SCOTTISH STEAM
Written by David Hucknall.
Stock no. 1326960
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860933911. Corners bumped. A few light foxspots else contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little nicked at corners.

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