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THE CLEOBURY MORTIMER AND DITTON PRIORS LIGHT RAILWAY
Written by M.R.C. Price.
Stock no. 1827762
Published by The Oakwood Press. 1st 1962. Very good condition.

Locomotion Papers 21. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. Covers lightly browned and a little grubby. Contents clean.

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VANWALL: THE STORY OF TONY VANDERVELL AND HIS RACING CARS
Written by Denis Jenkinson; Cyril Posthumus.
Stock no. 1327471
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Tony Vandervell, the founder of world-famous bearing manufacturers Vandervell Products Ltd, was the driving force behind the Vanwalls. Invaluable insight into the character of Tony Vandervell and what went into the building and racing of his team of Vanwall cars. Green boards, white titles. B/w photos. 176 pages. ISBN: 0850591694. Spine and corners bumped. Endpapers are lightly browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased with a tiny nick to top of spine.

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OVERLAND TO EGYPT ON A 1952 BSA BANTAM
Written by Gordon G. May.
Stock no. 1327466
Published by Rixon Groove. 1st 2012. Very good condition.

A heartening account of the ordinary and extraordinary events that take place on an overland motorcycle journey, where humanity, trust and goodwill of strangers have a profound impact on the traveller. Cardwraps. 278 pages. B/w photos throughout and a few colour photos. ISBN: 9780956116833. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication on title-page. Covers edge rubbed. Remains of a small label to rear cover. Contents clean.

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SPEED WITH STYLE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF PETER REVSON
Written by Peter Revson; Leon Mandel.
Stock no. 1327461
Published by William Kimber. 1st 1974. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Autobiography of the Grand Prix racer. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0718304438. Spine bumped, small dent to top edge of front cover. A few light marks to covers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is a little creased,

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THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING MEDAL: A RECORD OF COURAGE 1918-1982
Written by I.T. Tavender.
Stock no. 1327452
Published by J.B. Hayward & Son. 2nd 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Second edition (published same year as first edition). Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 632 pages. ISBN: 0903754479. One page has a tiny piece of text highlighted in yellow, no other annotation marks. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at edges and is slightly grubby to rear panel (with the remains of a sticky label).

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BRITISH RAILWAY DISASTERS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM TRAGEDIES ON THE TRACKS
Written by Robin Jones.
Stock no. 1327451
Published by Gresley Books. 1st thus 2019. Very good condition.

Originally published in 20116 as Britain's Railway Disasters by Mortons Media. Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9781911658016. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A couple of small dents to top edges of covers. A couple of small marks and an erased pencil mark to front free-endpaper.

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RAILWAY MEMORIES No. 5 RETURN TO YORK
Written by Peter Rose.
Stock no. 1327449
Published by Bellcode Books. Circa 1994. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1871233046. Slight rubbing to cover edges.

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RAIL CENTRES: DONCASTER
Written by Stephen R. Batty.
Stock no. 1327448
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711020043. Cover edges slightly rubbed, spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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THE MIDLAND & GREAT NORTHERN JOINT RAILWAY
Written by John Rhodes.
Stock no. 1327446
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1982. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711011451. Spine and corners very lightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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THOMPSON AND PEPPERCORN LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS
Written by H.C.B. Rogers.
Stock no. 1327445
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1979. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book analyses dispassionately and in great depth the work of the two successors to the incomparable Gresley. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711009104. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Dustwrapper has a small tear to top edge of front panel.

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RAILWAY LIVERIES 1923-1947
Written by Brian Haresnape.
Stock no. 1327444
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Deals with each of the big four railway companies: Southern Railway, Great Western Railway, London Midland & Scottish Railway, and London & North Eastern railway. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0711018294. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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THE NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY
Written by John Hunt.
Stock no. 1327443
Published by Past and Present Publishing Ltd.. 2003. Very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. 128 pages. A Past and present Companion. Over 80 locations including Whitby, Grosmont, Goathland, Newtondale, Levisham, pickering & Malton. ISBN: 1858951879. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Top page corner tips lightly curled.

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