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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF BRITISH RAILWAYS WORKSHOPS
Written by Edgar J. Larkin.
Stock no. 1830850
Published by Oxford Publishing Co. 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Building and Maintenance from 1825 to the Present Day. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos and track plans. 184 pages. ISBN: 0860935035. Reprint. Minor foxing to top edge of text block else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly shelf-scuffed.

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DE LA PASSION A LA PERFECTION
Written by Richard Adatto.
Stock no. 1330648
Published by Editions SPE-Barthelemy. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

L'histoire du style aerodynamique en France 1930-1939. Text in French. Large, heavy format. Black cloth with small silver vignette to front cover. Packed full with colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 291283824X. Book itself looks unread. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with small tears at corners and some slight scuffing. A nice copy. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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PANTHER SINCE 1950
Written by Steve Wilson.
Stock no. 1330646
Published by Panther Publishing. 1st thus 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Reprinted from an earlier work by Steve Wilson: British Motorcycles since 1950, first published in 1992. White cardwraps. 48 pages. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9780955659522. Tiny bit of rubbing to corners. Contents fine.

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THE ELECTROLINE DIARIES: A JOURNEY WITH THE BURBANK CHOPPERS CAR CLUB
Written by Laurent Bagnard.
Stock no. 1330645
Published by Cartech. 1st 2007. Very good condition.

Foreword by Mike Ness of Social Distortion. Oblong format, cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos throughout ISBN: 9781932494655. Covers are slightly edge rubbed with a small nick to top of spine. Contents are fine.

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THE ADVERTISING OF MASSEY-HARRIS, FERGUSON AND MASSEY FERGUSON
Written by John Farnworth.
Stock no. 1330641
Published by Farming Press. 1st 1999. Very good condition.

Charting 150 years of tractor and agricultural machinery progress, in terms of both the machines offered and the social field situations in which they were used. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. 320 pages (including index). Wonderful b/w and colour adverts throughout. ISBN: 0852365284. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight fingering to front free-endpapers.

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THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO MILITARY VEHICLES
Written by Pat Ware.
Stock no. 1830847
Published by Hermes House. 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition.

The story of over a century of development and production of the military vehicle, from the first basic trucks produced before and during World War I, through the technical advances made during the inter-war years, to the rapid development of specialized vehicles in World War II and beyond. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 9780857239532. Top edge of text block has some minor foxing, else a lovely copy.

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THE EAGLE BOOK OF CUTAWAYS
Written by L. Ashwell Wood; Denis Gifford.
Stock no. 1830846
Published by Webb & Bower. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first book to bring together a selection of the best of the painstakingly accurate technical drawings that ran across the centre spreads of the Eagle comic for more than a decade. Oblong format. Red boards, black title to spine and vignette to front. Colour illustrations. 95 pages. ISBN: 0863502857. Light rubbing to lower board edges. Minor foxing and browning to top edge of text block. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is foxed to verso (not visible to front), has a 2" closed tear to lower edge of front panel repaired to verso with clear tape, lightly scuffed.

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BRITAIN'S RAILWAYS FROM THE AIR
Written by John Glover. Illustrated by Ian Hay.
Stock no. 1830838
Published by Myriad Books Limited. 1st 2011. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Britain's railway system is captured in a series of spectacular images by leading aerial photographer Ian Hay. An incisive text by railway expert John Glover helps to explain the historic background to the photographs and provides technical insights into the way that the British railway system has developed since its origins in the early part of the 19th century. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. 128 pages. ISBN: 9781847463821. Rear board has some relatively minor surface paper marks which originate from the verso of the dustwrapper. Else, a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly creased to rear panel.

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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF BRITISH RAILWAYS' WORKSHOPS
Written by Edgar J. Larkin.
Stock no. 1830837
Published by Heathfield Railway Publications. 1st thus 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Building and Maintenance from 1825 to the Present Day. Most British railway companies established their own workshops for the construction and maintenance of locomotives, carriages and wagons. Whole towns built up around these massive, self-sufficient complexes, and names such as Ashford, Crewe, Derby, Doncaster, Eastleigh and Swindon will always be associated with their railway origins. This is the story of these works and their products, from the earliest days of the railways. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos and track plans. 184 pages. ISBN: 9781906974022. Minor foxing and browning to top edge of text block else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and edge-creased.

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SEVEN YEARS WITH SAMANTHA
Written by Clive Ball. Illustrated by Cedric Baxter.
Stock no. 1330614
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Around the World in a Vintage Austin Seven. Packed with incidents, anecdotes and perceptive portraits. B/w photos and drawings. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 247 pages. ISBN: 0850591686. Spine bumped. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge worn, sunned to spine.

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BOURNEMOUTH TO EVERCREECH JUNCTION (COUNTRY RAILWAY ROUTES)
Written by Vic Mitchell; Keith Smith.
Stock no. 1830836
Published by Middleton Press. 1st 1987. Very good condition.

This beautiful and interesting length of rural railway has always been relegated to a small section in books on the Somerset & Dorset line. This book is fully illustrated, together with the early station at Poole and long lamented terminus at Bournemouth West. Old tickets, timetables and maps add flavour to this generous helping of steaming through nostalgia. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos throughout. 96 pages. ISBN: 0906520460. Boards a litte scuffed, old price-label to rear board. Contents clean.

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BATH TO EVERCREECH JUNCTION
Written by Vic Mitchell; Keith Smith.
Stock no. 1830835
Published by Middleton Press. 1st 1988. Very good condition.

One of the most loved railways in Britain, the Somerset & Dorset line had unique features and a special charm. This album recaptures its spirit in the attractive and varied landscape of the Mendip Hills. Tickets, timetables and old maps add to the unplublished photographs of this very exceptional route. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. 96 pages. ISBN: 0906520606. Boards a little edge-worn at corners and are lightly scuffed, old price-label to rear board. A few small foxspots to half-title page else contents clean.

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