Specials in Steam by Brian T Stephenson, Patrick Russell - 1974

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Good.

Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1974-12-01. New impression. Hardcover. Good.

Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1974-12-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1974 Reprint HB Ian Allan; inside clean with no stamps

London: Ian Allan. Very Good/Very Good. 1969. Hard Cover. 0711000182 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Numerous photographs. Rail touring by enthusiasts began as long ago as 1938 with a special train run by the Railway Correspondence Er Travel Society from Kings Cross to Peterborough hauled by a restored Stirling Single, but it is during the last 15 years that the vogue for enthusiasts specials has reached its peak. Since 1938 well over 500 specials in steam have been run and every one of them must have been photographed hundreds of times. Presented here is a short representative selection of the photographs the authors like best. In just over 200 pictures it is impossible to show every special train and the book is not therefore a comprehensive illustrated history of rail tours, but as many locomotive types as possible have been illustrated. Although not arranged chronologically, some order is necessary… Read More

London: Ian Allan Ltd, 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Third Impression. 4to (18 x 24cm). b/w illustrations. Original dust jacket very good with a little general wear only, price-clipped. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, neat inscription, otherwise unmarked. A very good copy..

Shepperton: Ian Allan Ltd, 1974. Unpaginated but packed with black and white photos with text descriptions. third impression. hard back. Fine/Fine. small 4to.

Ian Allan, 1968. Book. Good. hardback. hardback, 4to, foxing to edges o/w good in a good dust wrapper, b&w plates, , ISBN:0711000182.

London: Ian Allan Ltd., 1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Some marks on cover. Handling wear with chipping and dust spotting on jacket. The third impression of the 1968 first edition.

Middlesex, England: Ian Allan Ltd, 1968. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Few marks on the end papers. Jacket has some marks and light handing wear, not price clipped.