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Thomas the Tank Engine and the Great Race
A book on wheels... literally! Cute board book. Average wear. Unmarked. For ages 3 and up. Book
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8vo., with coloured and monochrome illustrations throughout; black cloth, upper board lettered in yellow, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Publication code BR 33014. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Ottley, 3089.
8vo., with coloured and monochrome illustrations throughout, tiny signature on front free endpaper; black cloth, upper board lettered in yellow, a near fine copy. Publication code BR 33014. Ottley, 3089.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates; cloth, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed and creased at edges. Nock's vividly written account of locomotive journeys undertaken during 1951. Scarce, especially in this condition. Ottley, 3083.
A book on wheels... literally! Cute board book. Average wear. Unmarked. For ages 3 and up. Book
Features: The Kings Cross - Cleethorpes Expresses; To Rail 150 (photos); North Road Museum; Locomotives of 50 Years ago - 2; The Last Years of the LNER - 2; Woodhams at Barry in Retrospect - second in the roll of famous scrapyards only to the Steptoe establishment; South African Railways; Springboard in the Savoy; A Royal Event; New Trains for Piccadilly Line; Motive Power Miscellany; and more. Unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
36 pages including 29 full-page black and white reproductions of photos of the grand 6218 steam locomotive operated by the CNR, plus historical text and a page of diagrams indicating dimensions of this popular engine. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, 115 plates on 62 and several tables and diagrams in the text; cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Profusely illustrated, and one of the author's scarcest works. SCARCE IN THE DUSTWRAPPER. Ottley, 1496.
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with 17 fine drawings on japon, each separated by blank leaf and organised with printed tabs by category; navy faux-morocco cloth lettered in gilt, twin-screw fastening, a very good, bright, clean copy. The Pritchard Binder was intended as a sales aid for representatives and agents canvassing retail outlets. It is unclear how many drawings constituted a full set; the drawings here present are: LMS LOCOS (8 drawings): Class 5 Mixed Traffic Locomotive by Stanier (code M/L/10); 0-6-6-0 Diesel Electric Loco by Ivatt (code M/L/12); Class 7p 4cyl Pacific Express Loco by Stanier (code M/L/14); Class 8 2-8-0 Freight Locomotive by Stanier (code M/L/16); Class OF Diesel-Electric Shunter by Armstrong-Whitworth (code: M/L/19); Class 4p 2-6-4 Passenger Tank by Stanier (code M/L/21); Class 2 Intermediate Passenger 4-4-0 by Fowler (code M/L/25); Class 4 0-6-0 Standard Goods by Fowler (code M/L/26). LMS TENDERS: (2 drawings): Standard 4000 Gallon Tender (code M/TE/20); 3500 Gallon Tender (code M/TE/21). LNER LOCOS (1 drawing): 0-6-2 Suburban Passenger Tank Loco by Gresley (code NE/L/47). GWR LOCOS (1 drawing): 0-6-0 Pannier Tank 5700 Class (code W/L/17). WAGONS (5 drawings): Fuel Oil Tank Wagon by Shell-Mex and Anglo-Persian Oil (code G/112); 4 Wheel Steel Container Truck & 6 Wheel Steel Truck (Vehicle Carrier) (code G/114); 40 Ton Hopper Ballast Wagon & 10 Ton Box Van (code G/117); 50 Ton Sulphate Wagon & 25 Ton Covered Van (code G/126); Covered All Metal Bogie Van 'Mink F' & All Metal Bogie Coal Wagon (code G/128). A further 4 drawings, not by Roche and unconnected with the set, are loosely inserted. SCARCE ALBEIT INCOMPLETE.
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with frontispieces (one coloured), title-vignettes and very numerous photographs and diagrams (a number full-page) in the text; maroon cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. The set comprises: Part 1: 1906-1930; Part 2: 1930-1965. COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Ottley, 11981.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and diagrams throughout; terracotta cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers. A clean very tight copy with very slightly marked boards and no bumping to corners. 48pp. A 1978 reprint of a Clayton & Shuttleworth Ltd of Lincoln illustrated catalogue from around 1910 with photographs and drawings and technical information for their range of road locomotives including traction engines, road rollers, wagons, agricultural locomtives, scarifier, crane, sleeping van etc. Clayton & Shuttleworth were one of the top firms for these products in the country. Undated with a photo of their exhibit at the Grand Prix Paris of 1900. Extremely scarce.
Features: Notes and news; Canadian Rail Transportation Museum; The Canadian Railroad Historical Association; The Canadian Rail Transportation Museum; Lists of equipment; Restoration of Maritime Railway No. 5; New museum acquisitions are Gasoline-Powered - M-235 and No. 9 - "Sans Pareil"; Diagram of the Temiscouata Railway steam locomotives Nos. 7, 8 and 9 (they later became Nos. 1015, 1016 and 1017 of the National System). Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
10 pages. Features: CN's new visual redesign programme for passenger trains; Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway Preservation Company Limited; New CN colours in use; Montreal Street Railway No. 274; Early Locomotives on Vancouver Island, by I.E. Barr; Two Nova Scotia Colliery Lines to Close; Observations. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
118 pages. Features: Introduction to the hobby; Three Unusual locomotives; The fundamentals of handlaid track; A garden railway in France; Mint Hill Tweetsie; The Luftbahn Express. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
114 pages. Features: What makes a great garden railway?; The locomotives of the Enpleinair Railway; A Simple steam donkey; An American-style garden line in Switzerland; Site selection, surveying, and layout; The fundamentals of handlaid track. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
56 pages. Features: Locomotive kit construction - 3; Motors, gears and your model; Collector's Corner - recalls those superb Trix LNER Pacifics; Barrie Walls and his Wallsea layout; D.M. Shore describes his 4mm scale layout; M&GN Full Brake No. 196The Highland Railway - the stations at Garve and Attadale; LNER coach sides for N gauge; The Southern's Class 33 diesel locomotives; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
66 pages. Features: Photo portrait of James M. Symes, President of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company (in GM ad); News Photos; Patron Saint of the Prairies - the William Crooks introduced steam locomotion to Minnesota - with photos; Poor Man's Mallets - super photos with captions; Motive-Power Metamorphoses - photo quiz; The 2-10-0's that thought they could - and did- after stalling a 9,000 ton load of iron ore on the Shamokin Branch of the Susquehanna District of the Northern Region between Sunbury and Mount Carmel, Pa. - FANTASTIC photos and article; Would You Believe it? - tiny steam locomotives made by Sentinel (Shrewsbury) Limited of England; Steam After Dark - wonderful night photos including a SENSATIONAL black and white centerfold photo of a massive 2-8-8-2 on Shaffers Crossing turntable, plus an ultra-unique photo of a nighttime steam locomotive roaring past a drive-in theater screen, with many classic 1950s cars in the lot - including a young couple in a convertible!; The Hudson Locomotive of the New York Central - magnificent archival photos and lengthy article ; and more. Great vintage ads. Average wear. Small date stamp atop back cover. Covers detatched and separated but present. Magazine
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, with frontispieces, title-vignettes and very numerous photographs and diagrams (a number full-page) in the text; green cloth, gilt backs, dustwrapper of first volume sunned at backstrip else a near fine set in unclipped dustwrapper. The set comprises: Part 1: Inside-Cylinder Classes 1894-1910; Part 2: 'Counties' to the Close 1904-1961. COMPLETE SETS ARE SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Ottley, 11984.
8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, title-vignette and numerous photographs and diagrams (a number full-page) in the text; maroon cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Ottley, 11772.
4to., First Edition, with photographic title-spread, and numerous coloured and monochrome photographs throughout; pictorial boards, a fine copy. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON HALF-TITLE. SIGNED COPIES ARE SCARCE.
99 pages. "An account of the seventeen individual railways operating at various times in the area from the middle 1890s until 1955." - from title page. A superlative compilation of archival black and white photographic plates, with accompanying text. Includes: chronology; locomotive rosters; index; and more. Book
Features: Photo of unidentified armoured train at the Museum of the Army in Moscow; Cab Forward - Part 1; Postcard Gems; Czechoslovakian Narrow Gauge - The Mladejov-Hrebec Railway; The Railways of Cuba - Part 2; Russia 1992; Back Track. This copy was moist and has some waviness to the pages. Fortunately, nothing stuck together and there is no odour. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
Features: Gaekwar's Baroda State Railways - Part 2 - the Narrow Gauge Lines; Manning Wardle Exports - Tender Locomotives; German Narrow Gauge - 2 - Spreewaldbahn; Postcard Gems; Swiss Steam 1992; Post 1945 Polish Industrial Steam Locomotives; Alfred County Railway - four years on; Back Track. Single drop of paint upon front cover else clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate moisture exposure caused some waviness. Fortunately no pages stuck together and there is no odour. Decent copy. Book
Features: Gold, Diamonds and Overhead Electrics - West Rand Consolidated Mines Ltd. - South Africa's last original Narrow Gauge Surface gold Mine Tramway; Mallet Locomotives; Cab Forward - Part 2; Post 1945 Polish Industrial Steam Locomotives - Part 2; Ecuadorian National railways - the last steam-worked Andean railway - Part 2; Notable 2FT Gauge Lines - Estrado do Ferro Perus-Pirapora; The Origins of Narrow Gauge Steam Railways; Back Track. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. Book
Features: Features: Camden and Amboy No. 635; A History of the Leeds Locomotive Building Industry - the Hunslet Engine Company 1864-1938; Medium Gauge 'Texas' Locomotives; Postcard Gems; Todd's Self-Propelling Hot-Water Tram Car; Rowan Steam Cars - and Kitson Trams; The Jamaica Railway; Gaekwar's Baroda State Railways - Part 2 - the Narrow Gauge Lines. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
