GEORGE AND ROBERT STEPHENSON: THE RAILWAY REVOLUTION
Written by L.T.C. Rolt. Illustrated by Kenneth Lindley.
Stock no. 1827540
Published by Longmans. 1st 1960. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The life story of the Stephensons, father and son, the story of the birth of the railways, an historical event of which it would be difficult to exaggerate the importance. Terracotta cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Heavy knock to top front edge of boards else boards clean and bright. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, has a tiny nick to top front edge, grubby to rear panel.

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A REGIONAL HISTORY OF THE RAILWAYS OF GREAT BRITAIN VOLUME X THE NORTH WEST
Written by Geoffrey O. Holt.
Stock no. 1827488
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1978. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715375210. Light rubbing to horizontal edges of boards. Text block browned and grubby. Foxing to endpapers. A few grubby marks to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly worn at base of spine and is scuffed.

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THE NAVVY IN SCOTLAND
Written by James E. Handley.
Stock no. 1827486
Published by Cork University Press. 1st 1970. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A detailed account of the work of the navvies in nineteenth century Scotland, covering such aspects as recruitment, the nature of the labour, the wages for the job, the conditions they had to endure, and so much more. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Light shelf-wear to base of spine. Light foxing to top edge of text block. Endpapers browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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GRESLEY'S A4S
Written by John Ryan.
Stock no. 1326989
Published by Great Northern Books. 1st 2020. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Capturing these world-famous locomotives throughout their life. Large format. Green boards, silver title to spine. 240 pages. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781912101993. Slight rubbing to cover edges else a fine copy.

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GRESLEY'S D49S
Written by Peter Tuffrey.
Stock no. 1326988
Published by Great Northern Books. 1st 2022. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards with silver title to spine. B/w and colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781914227257. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Wrapper is just a tiny bit creased at corners.

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A4 PACIFIC LOCOMOTIVES
Written by Peter Tuffrey.
Stock no. 1326987
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition.

A glorious history of the design, construction and service of Gresley's A4 Pacifics, some of the most beautiful locomotives ever to grace Britain's railways. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. 144 pages. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9780711083479. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners.

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BRITISH RAILWAYS STANDARD PACIFICS
Written by Peter Tuffrey.
Stock no. 1326986
Published by Great Northern Books. 1st 2018. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 189 numbered pages. ISBN: 9781912101764. Corners bumped. Some very slight creasing/rubbing to corners of wrapper.

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PEPPERCORN HIS LIFE AND LOCOMOTIVES
Written by Tim Hillier-Graves.
Stock no. 1326985
Published by Pen & Sword Transport. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The first detailed biography of Peppercorn, a vicar's son from Herefordshire and the last LNER Chief Mechanical Engineer. Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. 259 pages. Colour and b/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781526729859. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners of book and dustwrapper.

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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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