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THE LEEK & MANIFOLD VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY
Written by Robert Gratton.
Stock no. 1827695
Published by Rcl Publications. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The railway ran for just over eight miles through one of the most beautiful valleys in Staffordshire. Large format. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0953876373. Boards clean and bright. Minor foxing to top edge of text block, half-title page and last page. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and has some foxing to verso (not visible to front).

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THE ASHOVER LIGHT RAILWAY
Written by Robert Gratton; Stuart R. Band.
Stock no. 1827694
Published by Wild Swan Publications. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive account of this idyllic Derbyshire narrow gauge railway, a two foot gauge line just over seven miles long, which used to run from Clay Cross to the nearby village of Ashover. Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 090686772X. Base of spine has shelf wear. Boards a little dusty. Minor foxing to top edge of text block and half-title page. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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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.

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NORTH EASTERN RECORD VOLUME 1
Written by Colin Foster; John Addyman; Neil Mackay; Ken Hoole; et al.
Stock no. 1827685
Published by Historical Model Railway Society. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large format. A survey of the appearance of the North Eastern Railway and Hull & Barnsley Railway. 31st July 1854 - 31st December 1922. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w and colour photos. B/w diagrams. ISBN: 0902835130. Very light rubbing to lower board edges. Very pale browning to endpapers. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, lightly creased at top of spine, lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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PETER DENNY'S BUCKINGHAM BRANCH LINES PART ONE 1945-1967
Written by Peter Denny.
Stock no. 1327280
Published by Wild Swan Publications. 1st 1993. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. The author's experience of nearly 50 years of railway modelling. ISBN: 1874103143. Covers slightly browned and marked. Barcode label stuck to rear cover. Front joint cracked.

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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).

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THE BOOK OF THE BRITANNIA PACIFICS: A PICTORIAL ACCOMPANIMENT
Written by Ian Sixsmith.
Stock no. 1327244
Published by Irwell Press. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1903266491. Minimal rubbing to corners else a fine copy (pencil price/stock markings to first page).

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LONDON, TILBURY & SOUTHEND RAILWAY AND ITS LOCOMOTIVES
Written by R.J. Essery.
Stock no. 1327243
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 1st 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An invaluable summary of the line's origin, development, operations, locomotives and rolling stock. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 176 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860935612. Spine and corners bumped. Small, light mark to front free-endpaper. Some very faint damp stains to pastedowns. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.

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LONDON'S EAST END TRACTION: STEAM, DIESEL & ELECTRIC
Written by D. Brennand.
Stock no. 1327242
Published by Book Law Publications. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w & colour photos. ISBN: 9781909625990. Minimal rubbing to corners else a fine copy (pencil price/stock markings to first page).

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AN ILLUSTRATED APPRECIATION: 4 GRESLEY K3'S
Written by David Allen; David Dunne.
Stock no. 1327241
Published by Book Law Publications. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition.

Green glazed pictorial boards with white titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781913049157. Minimal rubbing to corners else a fine copy (pencil price/stock markings to first page).

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AN ILLUSTRATED APPRECIATION: 3 GRESLEY D49'S
Written by David Allen; David Dunne.
Stock no. 1327240
Published by Book Law Publications. 1st 2020. Very good condition.

Black glazed pictorial boards with yellow titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781913049164. Tiny nick to edge of front cover. Corners bumped. Some light marks to cover edges.

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RAILWAY POSTERS OF THE YORKSHIRE COAST
Written by J. Robin Lidster.
Stock no. 1327239
Published by Scarborough Borough Council. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

Prepared in conjunction with an exhibition of railway posters mounted in Scarborough Art Gallery, 1990. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0905120027. Slight rubbing to cover edges and some slight grubbiness at spine edges. There is some minor curling of page corner tips.

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