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Push and Pull. Journal of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Preservation Society. Vol 2 No.2
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Haworth, Yorkshire: Council of the Society, 1966 The magazine about the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. With numerous photographs. . Summer '66. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Know Your Tractor: A Shell Guide
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London: The Shell Petroleum Company Limited, 1955 Written for tractor owners and others who wish to impove their acquaintanceship with the tractor. With 124 illustrations. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Automobile Association of Bengal Touring Guide and Handbook
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Calcutta: The Automobile Association of Bengal , 1927 Lots of advice and information on touring by car in India 1927. With 10 fold-out maps at the rear. 170pp. General light wear to covers. Some foxing in places. . Hard Cover. Good. 250mm Tall. more information
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The Tramways of Huddersfield. A History of Huddersfield Corporation Tramways 1883 - 1940
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Huddersfield: The Advertiser Press Ltd. [1959] Wear to cover edges with general soiling. Text pages tight and clean.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Modern World Book of Motors
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London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd [1950] A kind of early Jeremy Clarkson book - motor cars, bikes, and speed. 159pp., loads of splendid photographs. Repaired spine, wear to cover edges and surface; no inscriptions. . Pictorial Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Bluebell Railway - Steaming on!
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1971 Magazine of the Bluebell Railway with numerous photographs, much information. A little dogeared with creases to page edges and light wear down spine. . Second Edition. Magazine. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Buildings Steam Engines and Structures of the Netherlands South Aftican Railway Company
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Pretoria: Chris Van Rensburg Publications, 1988 This book encapsulates the rich technical, political and architectural history of the NAZSM (Nederlandsche Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg Maatschappij). 265pp plus unpaginated 'Roll of Honour' section at the back. Numerous illustrations/photographs. Heavy book. Dust jacket rubbed and shelfworn with creases and wear to edges. Wear to base edge of front cover. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Transport Oddities
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London: Longacre Press Limited, 1962 Loads of photographs. Lower half of spine missing; wear to corners and top of spine. . First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Metro Memories. An Armchair Odyssey Through the Countryside Served By the Metropolitan Railway
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Tunbridge Wells: Midas Books, 1977 Loads of photographs on this nostalgic 'journey' north-west from London into 'Metro-land'. 128pp. Very light browning to margins of text pages.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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The Trains We Loved
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London: George Allen & Unwin, 1955 The author starts with two characteristic journeys of the period, following with chapters on the Old Companies, and on locomotive and carriage design from 1874-1914, after which comes an account of the great racing days, and ending with Oddities. Second impression. 196pp, eight illustrations in colour, numerous black and white in four sections. Battered and frayed dust jacket, with small losses at top/tail of spine and top edge. . Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Midland Railway
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London: Ian Allan, 1953 The history of the Midland Railway. 192pp. With fold out map at the back - has small tear at the top. A little foxing on front and back free endpapers. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Commanding Sea
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London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1981 The enormous size, fearful power, and mysterious depths of the oceans, and the story of man's struggle to conquer them, are the subject of this book. 280pp. Price clipped dust jacket. Heavy book. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Masterpieces in Steam
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Poole, Dorset: Blandford Press, 1978 In this second volume of his series Last Steam Locomotives of the World, Colin Garratt continues his extraordinary travels, capturing in pictures and words the dying glories of steam locomotives all over the world. 204 pages. Numerous colour photographs taken by the author. Dust jacket not price clipped.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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Railway Disasters. Cause and Effect
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Promotional Reprint Company, 1992 A book to put you off train travel. However, dont jump into your car without looking at the statistics; you're best to stick with the train. A very nice copy. Originally in two volumes; this edition combines the two books originally published in 1987 and 1989. Weight 1.2kgs . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Ocean Ships
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London: Ian Allan Ltd, 1982 A standard pocket reference book which provides a good coverage of the world's shipping fleets - from the major oil companies to the smaller one-ship passenger ferry operators. 255pp. Previous owners name stamp on front free endpaper, title page and preface. Dust jacket has tape repair at bottom front edge, with wear and light creases to edges. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Steam Traction Engines, Wagons and Rollers in Colour
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London: Blandford Press, 1971 With 158 colour plates and notes.180pp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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The Book of Speed
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London: B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1934 A homage to speed, and the machines that attained it; with really splendid photographs. With dust jacket that has loss at top/tail of spine, tear on top front edge, creases, old tape marks and soiling - now in removable protective cover. Book covers are heavily faded at top/tail of spine. Dedication to previous owner on front pastedown. 150pp plus 32 page publishers book list. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Oil Tanker Cargoes. Their Safe and Efficient Handling
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London: Charles Griffin & Company Ltd, 1954 208pp plus advertisment section at the back. Previous owners name stamp on front pastedown and half-title page and title page and back pastedown. Missing front free endpaper.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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Push and Pull. The Magazine About the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Volume 1 No.2 May 1965
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Haworth, Yorkshire: Council of the Society, 1965 Sping 1965 Special Issue Containing details of all Locomotives and Rolling Stock now at Haworth. Fully illustrated. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Railways at the Turn of the Century. 1895-1905
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London: Blandford Press, 1969 This first volume of a complete pictorial history in colour by the doyen of railway authors, O. S. Nock, splendidly illustrated by Clifford and Wendy Meadway, takes the middle period in railway history at the turn of the century, and includes 192 illustrations in colour. 186pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Meadway, Clifford and Wendy. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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Transport Treasures. Some Historical Relics of British Transport
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London: British Transport Commission, 1962 32pp; lots of illustrations. Covers have a little soiling, mostly affecting the back. . Second Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Teach Yourself Cycling
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London: The English Universities Press Ltd., 1960 160pp. Eight nice pen drawings by Frank Patterson. General wear to dust jacket edges and soiling. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information
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Buses Annual 1967
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London: Ian Allan, 1967 Well illustrated 96pp. Small discolouration mark at top left corner on contents and facing page. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Cargo Work. The Care, Handling and Carriage of Cargoes
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Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd, 1951 A small and concise book on the Carriage of Cargo. With six examples of Prince Line forms in pocket on inside back cover. Numerous diagrams. 176pages. Previous owners name stamp on front pastedown, free endpaper and at base of title page. Dark blue cloth covers, heavily marked on the back, a few marks on front cover. . Fourth Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Passenger Aircraft and Airlines
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Secausus: Chartwell Books Inc., 1977 152pp. Illustrated guide to the world's major aircraft, including engines, accommodation and range, histories of the major passenger airlines, their colour schemes, fleets and areas of operation. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Soviet Railways Today
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London: Ian Allan, 1963 With 32 pages of photographs in several sections and 26 pages of elevations and plans at the back plus other illustrations in the text. 192pp inc. index. Soiling to red cloth covers, marks rather than stains and light wear down sides of faded spine.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Shipping Wonders of the World Vol. I
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London: The Amalgamated Press Full of photographs and information on ships, merchant and military, and the sea. 836 pages. A little wear to extremeties of blue cloth covers. Foxing on free endpapers.. Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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