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THE LONDON DMS
Written by Matthew Wharmby.
Stock no. 1828660
Published by Pen & Sword Transport.
1st
2016.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Villified as the great failure of all London Transport bus classes, the DMS family of Daimler Fleetline was more like an unlucky victim of straitened times... Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & a few b/w photos. 272 pages. ISBN: 9781783831739. Light rubbing to lower board edges, base of spine and lower rear edge knocked. Light creasing to top of prelims. Else a nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly faded to spine.
NORTH AMERICAN F-100 SUPER SABRE (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Peter E. Davies; David W. Menard.
Stock no. 1828659
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
2003.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A detailed history on this well-loved aircraft, the world's first jet fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour. 176 pages. ISBN: 1861265778. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and lightly creased, minor scuffing to rear panel.
CHARLEROI'S TRAMS SINCE 1940: 'COAL, STEEL AND CORNFIELDS'
Written by Geoffrey Skelsey; Yves-Laurent Hansart.
Stock no. 1828656
Published by Light Rail Transit Association.
1st
2013.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The Belgian industrial town of Charleroi was served by two of Europe's most characterful tramsways. Traditional two-axle trams still ran in the 1970s and then became part of the local network of the celebrated Vicinal, extended in 2012. This wide-ranging book explores the colourful history of the two tramways since 1940, with insight into the political and economic problems which lay behind their decline and partial revival. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. Large, fold-out map to rear. 112 pages. ISBN: 9780948106453. A lovely copy, no significant faults.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- TRANSPORT GENERAL
- TRAMS
- HISTORY
- BELGIUM
BSA BANTAM
Written by Owen Wright.
Stock no. 1828653
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
2003.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The diminutive BSA Bantam is one of the icons of British motoring int he twentieth century. This book charts the huge success of the little bike from Birmingham that started its life in pre-war Germany and went on to conquer the world in a way that the regime that spawned it could only have dreamed of. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & a few colour photos. 190 pages including index. ISBN: 1861265395. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly at top edge, lightly faded to spine and a little scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
ROYAL NAVY AIRCRAFT SERIALS AND UNITS 1911 TO 1919
Written by Ray Sturtivant; Gordon Page.
Stock no. 1828640
Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd..
1st
1992.
Very good condition.
Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 480 pages. ISBN: 0851301916. Board edges lightly rubbed. Spine lightly faded. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents clean.
BRUSSELS: A TRAMWAY REBORN 1945-2008
Written by Geoffrey Skelsey; Yves-Laurent Hansart.
Stock no. 1828637
Published by Light Rail Transit Association.
1st
2008.
Very good condition.
Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780948106361. Spine is lightly faded. Minor grubby marks to boards. Hinge pulled between title page and following page and repaired with clear tape with green ink smudge in the middle of the tape (horizontally). Light page edge browning. Printing smudge to margin of page 151. Map present.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- TRANSPORT GENERAL
- TRAMS
- BELGIUM
TRI-ANG RAILWAYS: THE STORY OF ROVEX VOLUME 1 1950-1965
Written by Pat Hammond.
Stock no. 1828631
Published by New Cavendish Books.
1st
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The first of two volumes on the product history of Rovex. Large oblong format. Colour and b/w photos. 432 pages including index. ISBN: 0904568571. Spine & corners of boards lightly rubbed. Boards clean. Text block slightly grubby to base. Minor yellow pencil mark to page 4 else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and a little grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- MODEL RAILWAYS
- HOBBIES
- COMPANY HISTORY
JAGUARS IN COMPETITION
Written by Chris Harvey.
Stock no. 1328440
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Foreword by Stirling Moss. An attempt to commemorate the "grace, space and pace" which the Jaguar has given the world. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 0850453232. SIGNED by the author to the half title-page. Spine and corners lightly bumped. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly browned.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- JAGUAR (CARS)
- MOTOR SPORT
JAGUAR XJS (HIGH PERFORMANCE SERIES)
Written by Rivers Fletcher.
Stock no. 1328439
Published by Cadogan Books.
1st
1983.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A Foulis Motoring book. A remarkable account of a high performance car that is a classic of our time. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. XI and 142 pages. ISBN: 0946313458. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is just lightly edge rubbed.
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- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- JAGUAR (CARS)
BRITISH RACING MOTORCYCLES
Written by Jeff Clew.
Stock no. 1328427
Published by Haynes; Foulis.
1980.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
All the British makes of motorcycles which have ridden in road racing. Brown boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 183 Pages. ISBN: 085429161X. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Evidence of pencil erasure to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
HARRY BAUGHAN: A LIFE OF MOTOR CYCLING
Written by Kenneth J. Chandler.
Stock no. 1328422
Published by Walls Quarry Press.
1st
2010.
Very good condition.
Greater insight of a tiny company that consisted of just one man at its outset, Harry Baughan. Cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 9780956253309. SIGNED by the author to title-page with dedication to Nick(?). Slight rubbing to cover edges.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- BIOGRAPHY
- COMPANY HISTORY
SINGAPORE: A HISTORY OF ITS TRAMS TROLLEYBUSES & BUSES VOLUME ONE 1880'S TO 1960'S
Written by F.W. York; A.R. Phillips.
Stock no. 1828560
Published by DTS Publishing.
1st
1996.
Very good condition.
Large format. Green pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. 256 pages. ISBN: 1900515008. Spine is slightly cocked. Corners of boards lightly rubbed. Boards a little scuffed. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- TRANSPORT GENERAL
- SINGAPORE
- HISTORY
- TRAMS
- TROLLEYBUS
- BUSES