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By: Chester, Keith
Price: $33.25
Publisher: Clevedon, Avon, U.K., Channel View Publications: 1995
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 013206
ISBN: 1873150040
Condition: Near Fine
116pp., illustrated throughout: photographic b/white halftone plates (various sources), line-drawn plans and tables. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Gloss, illustrated card wrapper undamaged. Textblock pristine. This is the story, in picture and word, of the East European narrow gauge rail systems . . . Contents include: Prelims., Introduction, Abbs., 9 chapters. Book weight approx. 425g. View more info
By: Cockman, F. G.
Price: $9.50
Publisher: England, Shire Publications: 1992
Edition: Sixth Edition.
Seller ID: 010304
ISBN: 0747801657
Condition: Very Good
104pp., b/white photographic illustrations and line-drawn location diagrams throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly surface scuffed. "After 1948 different circumstances caused a change of attitude and there was a wholesale closure of branch lines between 1952 and 1967. One result is that hundreds of miles of quiet trackways are awaiting exploration . . . " Contents include: Preface, 24 chapters, Appendix, Index. Book weight approx. 150g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 12mo - o... View more info
By: Gardner, Jack
Price: $28.50
Publisher: London, John Murray: 1986
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 006827
ISBN: 0719542650
Condition: Very Good +
(viii) + 245pp., b/white halftone plate endpapers (different), plus an unpaginated, like illustrated photographic section. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Boards lightly bumped and very lightly faded on foot. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn. Jack Gardner was a footplateman on British Rail, whose duties took him from steam locomotives to diesels and on to the High Speed Train. For railway enthusiasts, this is an interesting account of a British railwayman who began as an engine cleaner at Worcester in 19... View more info
By: Gordon, D.I.
Price: $26.60
Publisher: Newton Abbot, Devon, U.K., David & Charles: 1977
Edition: 2nd Edition.
Seller ID: 006295
ISBN: 0715374311
Condition: Very Good +
256pp., illustrated throughout; 39 b/white halftone plates, 8 facsimiles, 8 maps, plus a flecked, tipped-in fold-put map affixed to rear pastedown. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Black boards nominally bumped. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket price-clipped, lightly edgeworn, and U.V. affected (sunned) on spine. This stand-alone volume in the 'Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain' series includes: Prelims., 12 chapters, Biblio., Index. Book weight approx. 520g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View more info
By: Hasenson, A.
Price: $24.70
Publisher: London, Howard Baker Publishers: 1970
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 003150
Condition: Very Good +
208pp., 2 x 8 page, unpaginated b/w half-tone plate sections, one of historic illustrations, the other of contemporary plates. Intext maps and tables throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Boards bumped on lower foredge corner. Leaves clean. Art-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edgeworn, creased and abraded, re-inforcing with clear tape affixed to inner folds. The fully-documented story of one of the world's most glamorous trains:the legendary Golden Arrow, that ran [except for the war] between London and Paris from 1926 to 1969. Contents ... View more info
By: Haut, E.J.G.
Price: $52.25
Publisher: La Jolla, California, A.S. Barnes & Co., Inc.: 1981
Edition: First U.S. Edition
Seller ID: 013305
ISBN: 0498024660
Condition: Very Good
(xi), + 180pp., unpaginated colour plates, intext b/white halftone plates, schematic and sectional drawings, plus tables throughout. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over firm spine. Plain brown boards undamaged. Textblock edges flecked, else leaves unmarked. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket lightly edgeworn only. 'A History of the Electric Locomotive, Volume 2' is a convincing, colourful and comprehensive examination of the nature and potential of this important form of transportation . . . Contents include: Prelims., Preface, Introduction, List of Abbs., Part 1/ Histor... View more info
By: Herring, Peter
Price: $30.40
Publisher: Devon, England, David & Charles: 2002
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 009123
ISBN: 0715313878
Condition: Near Fine
288pp., illustrated throughout: dark sepia monochrome halftone plates (archival and other sources), plus colour poster facsimiles and catch-colour panels. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Gloss, pictorially-illustrated boards undamaged. Text-block pristine. Like-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. This book celebrates a time when a (British) train journey remained an adventure,a time when steam locomotives hauled a nation and its produce, concentrating on the ground-breaking years of British rail from the 1900s until that day in August, 1968, when the 'fi... View more info
By: Johnston, Hank
Price: $73.15
Publisher: Glendale, CA, USA, Trans-Anglo Books: 1984
Edition: First Edition (Stated).
Seller ID: 008013
ISBN: 0870460676
Condition: Very Good +
160pp., illustrated throughout: endpaper maps (drawn by Donald C. DeVere), monochrome halftone plates (mostly historic photographs from author's collection), plus a small line-drawn schematic. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over firm, nominally bumped spine. Green faux-leather boards undamaged. Pictorially-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket minimally edgeworn, and colour-faded on spine, else very good. A superb pictorial account of the glory days of flume and railroad logging in California's southern Sierra Nevada mountains. Commencing in 1874, and ending in 1942, 'tween... View more info
Price: $17.10
Publisher: Bristol, England, Parragon: 1997
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 011588
ISBN: 0752522299
Condition: Very Good +
96pp., colour and b/white illustrations throughout. Book clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Gloss-illustrated boards negligibly edge-bumped only. Like-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket softly edge-creased at head of spine. From the rear cover: "Throughout the long history of railways there have been some truly terrifying accidents. 'Great Train Disasters' charts the worst of these. With accounts of furious flash floods in India, disastrous conflagrations in Russia and Christmas volcanoes in New Zealand, and over 80 highly-charged pictures, this book reveals and celebrates the e... View more info
By: Krieger, Michael
Price: $26.60
Publisher: New York, Metro Books (Friedman/Fairfax Publishers): 1998
Edition: First Edition, First Impression
Seller ID: 013314
ISBN: 1567795977
Condition: Near Fine
176pp., illustrated throughout (including endpapers and frontispiece): colour, duotone, and monochrome halftone plates. Book clean and square. Gilt title over firm backstrip. Plain grey boards undamaged. Textblock pristine. Monochrome, photographically-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket minimally edgeworn only. From the rear panel: "Region by region, 'Where Rails Meet the Sea' chronicles the fascinating history of America's railroad and maritime development through vividly detailed descriptions of the railroads' waterfront operations, buildings, facilities, and majestic sea-fa... View more info
By: McCarthy, K.
Price: $19.00
Publisher: Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia, The Light Railway Research Society of Australia: 1978
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 013190
ISBN: 0909340064
Condition: Very Good +
43pp., saddle-stitched, staple-bound format booklet. Illustrated throughout: maps and line-drawings by the author, plus numerous b/white halftone plates (archival and private sources). Book clean and 'square'. Monochrome, pictorially-illustrated card wrapper nominally bumped only. Textblock unmarked. This stand-alone (Australian) Light Railways No. 60 tells the story of the Corrimal Colliery Railway situated near Wollongong, New South Wales. Contents include: Prelims., Introduction, The Corrimal Colliery Railway. Booklet weight approx. 100g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will po... View more info
By: Noble, Tom
Price: $19.00
Publisher: Somerset, United Kingdom, Haynes / Oxford Pub. Co.: 1989
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 012110
ISBN: 0860934292
Condition: Very Good +
112pp., colour and b/white photographic illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain green boards very lightly bumped at foot. Leaves clean. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edge-creased at head of spine, one very small closed tear to same. From the jacket flap: "The Mallaig Extension of the West Highland Railway was one of the last major railway construction feats in Britain. Numerous civil engineering structures, set amid breathtakingly beautiful scenery, have produced a line of immense character. Inevitably, the Extension has suffered f... View more info
By: Pole, Graeme
Price: $13.30
Publisher: Canmore, Alberta, Canada, Altitude Publishing: 1996
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 011532
ISBN: 155153908X
Condition: Very Good +
80pp., b/white photographic illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper very good+. From the rear cover: "Railway history comes alive in this fascinating book about one of Canada's most incredible railway stories. Describes the construction and operation of the world-famous Canadian Pacific Railway through the treacherous Kicking Horse Pass in the Canadian Rockies . . . The Spiral Tunnels are explained through stories, maps and diagrams which reveal the operation of the tunnels and how they solved the problems which resulted in so much m... View more info
By: Rae, Lou
Price: $39.90
Publisher: Sandy Bay, TAS, Australia, (Author) Lou Rae: 1994
Edition: First Thus.
Seller ID: 008080
ISBN: 0959209859
Condition: Near Fine
ii, + 94pp., illustrated throughout; stunning colour plates, b/white halftone plates, and line drawn maps. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Pictorially-illustrated card wrapper trivially bumped only. Text-block unmarked. First published in 1988, this book tells the story of the ABT Railway, operated in the Mount Lyell Region of Tasmania, Australia. Now just a memory, having been finally closed and dismantled in 1963, it is hoped by many to resurrect the ABT Railway for tourists to share the area's natural beauty. Contents include: Prelims., Reflections, Brief History, Construction and Financ... View more info
Price: $15.20
Publisher: Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, Marksman Publications: 2005
Edition: Ninth Edition.
Seller ID: 012309
ISBN: 1862231206
Condition: Very Good +
95pp., intext, b/white halftone plate illustrations throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. photographic, colour-illustrated card wrapper minimally bumped on foredge corners, else undamaged. Textblock pristine. This helpful title provides general, special and operating information regarding British Standard Gauge Railways running during 2005/2006. Book weight approx. 235g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View more info
By: Siviter, Roger
Price: $23.75
Publisher: London, Bloomsbury Books: 1988
Seller ID: 008818
ISBN: 1870630068
Condition: Very Good +
Unpaginated. 15 colour photographic illustrations, plus 199 b/white photographic illustrations, throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Plain blue cloth boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket mildly edge-creased. " 'Scottish Steam Routes' is a magnificent photographic album of the various preserved steam workings that have travelled the scenic lines of Scotland since the early 1970s. Coupled with these are some splendid shots of diesels, including Deltics and Class 40's, at work and also a few nostalgic ol... View more info
By: Staff Writers
Price: $34.20
Publisher: Derby, U.K., Railway Executive (London Midland Region): 1949
Seller ID: 012971
Condition: Good+
16pp. Presumed First Edition. Saddle-stitched, staplebound format booklet. Illustrated throughout with contemporary b/white halftone plates (mostly internal workshop photographs), plus an organisational chart, a production line chart and a centre-spread works layout map. Booklet clean and square. Monochrome, pictorially-illustrated paper wrapper has several creases, a short repaired closed tear, and mild soiling and edgewear. An extremely rare British Railways carriage and wagon works at Derby brochure demonstrating the size and scope of this huge railway works. Covering 128 acres, with employ... View more info
By: Testro, Ron
Price: $19.00
Publisher: Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Lansdowne Press: 1971
Edition: First Edition.
Seller ID: 011595
Condition: Very Good +
106pp., plus (14), b/white photographic illustrations throughout, b/white maps at rear. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain red boards very good, front panel mildly splayed. Some foxing spots to textblock head, else leaves clean. Illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket has a 2.5 cm closed tear to lower front panel, mildly sunned spine (title clearly legible), minor edge-creasing. From the jacket flap: "For nearly a century the railway was the unchallenged king of transport . . . This book has captured and preserved the colourful decades when the railway was s... View more info
By: Turner, George
Price: $52.25
Publisher: Corona Del Mar, California, USA, Trans-Anglo Books: 1976
Edition: Third Edition (Revised).
Seller ID: 008025
ISBN: 0870460382
Condition: Very Good +
160pp., monochrome pictorial endpapers, duo-tone art-illustrated (Richard Appel) frontispiece, plus numerous historic halftone plates (mostly private collection photographs) and line-drawn diagrams and maps, throughout. Book clean and square. Vivid silver title over lightly bumped spine. Brown faux-leather boards slightly bumped on lower foredge corner. Leaves clean. Pictorially-illustrated, loose-plastic protected dustjacket edgeworn, lightly nipped and sunned on spine. A century ago, narrow gauge railroads stretched over many parts of the developing American West. This book tells the stories... View more info
By: Young, J.A.
Price: $15.20
Publisher: Bournemouth, England, Bournemouth Local Studies Publications: 1985
Edition: 2nd Edition.
Seller ID: 005199
ISBN: 0906287626
Condition: Very Good +
36pp., intext, b/white halftone plates, and maps, throughout. Staple-bound (saddle-stitched) booklet. Staples clean and tight. Leaves clean. Printed limp wrapper nominally bumped only. A companion volume to 'Main Line To Bournemouth', 1885-1888, J.A.Young, Bournemouth Local Studies Publications,1985. This is the story of the Ringwood Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway, one of the many relatively minor country branch lines built in the middle years of the 19th century. Significant changes finally saw the closure of the branch, with the final train on 28th September, 1935. The story is told in... View more info
