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First edition. Collins. London. 1980. xxiii, (1), 356pp. Text illustrations. Original quarter two tone cloth, silver lettering and vignette to spine. In the original unclipped dust wrapper, a little sunned to spine. Bookplate of Clare Tritton McLaren of Coughton Court to ffep.An anthology of writings through 155 years of train travel. Recalling historic journeys, the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Line, the inaugural journey of the Orient Express, Lenin's return to Russia, The Flying Scotsman, The Trans-Siberian, the Indian Grand Trunk Express, The Santa Fe Super Chief, etc. For some contributors, see the photograph image of the lower cover.

Augustus M. Kelley. New York. 1968. [Reprint of Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans. 1851] Octavo. Two volumes in one. xii, 308pp; viii, 282pp. Original grey cloth, black and gilt to spine and upper board. In the original dust wrapper. A near fine copy.With an introduction by C. R. Clinker. The first comprehensive study of the English railway system.

Photo Album brochure. Orient Line. c. 1954. Landscape octavo. 20.5cm x 15.5cm. Initial full photograph of the ship plus 18 monochrome photographs on stiff card. Stiff acetate covers with lettering in white. Spiral bound. First page bound upside down. Illustrating the Swimming Pool. The Sports Deck, The Library, The Restaurant, The Veranda Bar, The Lounge, 2-berth cabin, 3-berth cabin, 4 berth cabin, 6 berth cabin. Built by Vickers Armstrong at Barrow, the passenger-cargo ship S.S. Orsova sailed on her maiden voyage from Tilbury to Sydney, Australia on 17 March 1954. "Orsova was the first large ship to dispense with a conventional mast, and featured a 'Welsh Hat' steampipe on top of her funnel, to reduce soot" [poheritage.com]S.S. Orsova 1954-1974.

First edition. Burns Oates and Washbourne Ltd. Publishers to the Holy See. London. 1935. Octavo. x, 330pp. Frontispiece, 15 further plates. Original orange cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Boards and spine sunned and unevenly faded. Spotting to prelims and title page, text and plates crisp and bright.Juan Alban Fraser, Chevalier of the Portuguese Order of Christ, for many years the Vice Consul for Spain at Bristol. In this volume he traces the connections between Bristol and the West Country of England with Spain up to c. 1700. In the introduction written in Madrid, March 1935, Ramiro de Maeztu writes, "The days of England's self-glorification, when a Buckle could dedicate his life to explaining why British Civilization was so superior to that of other nations, have passed away ...in these days of universal crises we see the world reverting to nationalism"Ramiro de Maeztu (1875-1936) A year after he wrote this he was executed in the early days of the Spanish Civil War. His last words were: "You do not… Read More

First edition. Printed by Hadden Best & Co. Ipswich for the Author. 1977. 8" x 6". 18pp. Original pictorial stapled blue wraps. A little sunned to covers. A meticulously researched monograph, with appendices. Scarce.
In 1874 the engine, railway and six Englishmen left Ipswich for Shanghai in the SS Glenroy via the new Suez Canal. These men, with a Chinese workforce, laid the first railroad in China's history along with bridges, turntables and stations from Shanghai to Woosung. By July 1876 the line was open and a passenger service was running six trains a day. A diplomatic incident arose, negotiations took place. The Chinese authorities raised the cash to buy the line and on 22 October 1877 the line was immediately torn up and shipped to Formosa with all the rolling stock. Less than two years after work commenced on the line there was no trace left.

David and Charles. Newton Abbott. 1970. [Originally published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. London. 1912] xii, 532pp. Original blue cloth, gilt to spine. In the original dust wrapper, chipped to edges, with short closed tear and crease to fold and light red biro line. Some spotting to lower edge.An important work with source footnotes and a useful bibliography covering the evolution and development of roads, navigable rivers, canals, railways, tramways, buses, cycles and the car.Note that "England" in the title also includes "Wales".