Bradley, R. KenMareMagnum
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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
Small 12mo, [36]pp., of maps, plans and time tables, orig. purple cloth, gold label printed in green on upper cover, very nice copy. With maps of the railway from London to Birmingham (2), Manchester & Birmingham Railways, Birmingham, Railways in Lancashire, Liverpool, Manchester & Leeds.
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with minor traces of storage. 144pp. Tribute to the spirit and the flavour of the Midland Railway Company on its lines between Derby and London. Very well illustrated.
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.
1982wc1526Bühler Druck AG, Zürich Album cartonné 1982 In-4 (21,5 x 30 cm.), album cartonné, couverture illustrée, 48 pages, photographies couleurs in-texte, texte bilingue allemand-français ; un coin frotté, par ailleurs très bon état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
1971028251LONDON IAN ALLAN 1971 Un volume in-4°, 160 pp. Reliure éditeur cartonnée à la Bradel, dos titré, jaquette illustrée. Nombreuses photographies en noir & blanc. Tableaux.
Previous owner's neat bookplate on ffep. No inscriptions or marks. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Price clipped dust jacket not torn or creased with minor traces of handling. 252pp. Follows the careers of some of the many legends of the Locomotive Departments such as Benjamin Cubitt, Edward Bury, Archibald Sturrock and Patrick Stirling.
8vo., First Edition, with plates and illustrations in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Ottley, 10675.
Pages 161-192. Features: Cover photo of German aircraft downed at Palmyra with Vichy markings painted over swastika - absolute proof of collaboration between Vichy and the Axis powers; Photos of personalities of the week include Wing Commander Whitney Straight, Sir Emsley Carr, Sgt. Pilot James Allen Ward, V.C. (the first New Zealand V.C. in the present war), British POWs from Syria detraining at Baalbek; New British 18-ton "Crusader" tank; Photos of the "Beaufighter"; R.A.F. Channel rescue craft; Six photos of fighting at see in the Mediterranean and in Heligoland Bight; Air-photo of submarine building yards at Le Trait bombed by "Blenheims" in daylight; Two-pages of illustrations demonstrating that tanks are not invincible; Fishermen at War (article); Photos of British units ousting snipers from the ruins of Zenobia's Palmyra; Seven great sepia-tone photos illustrate the end of the Syrian campaign as Beirut fetes the entry of Allied troops under Generals Wilson and Catroux; Two pages with ten fascinating photos from the Russian Front, showing U.S.S.R. army units fighting with magnificent elan against the common enemy; Soviet Russia At War (article); Photo of signing of Poland's Pact of Friendship with Russia - Prime Minister Sikorski and M. Maisky, with Eden and Churchill at head of table; Centerfold illustrations demonstrate the value of pigeon-post as an accessory to wireless in war; Four excellent photos of the "Fortress I" bomber as it arrives in England - on its way to Germany; Two pages of photos of night and day scenes at a Fleet Air Arm training station; Two pages of photos of construction of the "Trans-Saharan" rail line to Dakar - with map and two artist's renderings of the diesel electric locomotives planned to service the line; Romantic discovery of a vast and unknown cavern on Mendip - article with three photos and map; Three pages of photos inside the newly-discovered Stalactite Caves at Mendip; Half-page photo-illustrated ad for the British Power Boat Company; Nice half-page Burberry services equipment ad; more vintage ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this informative wartime issue. Book
8vo., First Edition, with plates and illustrations in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Ottley, 12533.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and illustrations in the text; brown cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustswrapper. Ottley, 12072.
8vo., Sole Edition, with numerous illustrations in the text; original pictorial wrappers, covers a little age-marked else a very good, clean copy. Scarce in this condition. Published in Allan's 'ABC Locomotive' series, this is the first of Burtt's hugely detailed trilogy on the predecessors of the Southern Railway. Ottley, 6685.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations in the text; original pictorial wrappers, covers a little age-marked else a very good, clean copy. Scarce in this condition. Published in Allan's 'ABC Locomotive' series, this is the second of Burtt's hugely detailed trilogy on the predecessors of the Southern Railway. Ottley, 7216.
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs throughout; original coloured pictorial wrappers, sewed as issued, covers very lightly spotted at margins else a very good, bright, clean copy. Published in Allan's 'ABC Locomotive' series, this hugely detailed standard reference is the third of Burtt's trilogy (following LBSCR and SECR) on the predecessors of the Southern Railway. Inexplicably scarce, especially in this condition. Ottley, 6616.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and the tiniest bump to lower rear corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very slight traces of storage. 123pp. Detailed stsudy of locomtives of class 4-6-0 in Scotland, which prior to 1923 existed on the Highland, the Caledonian and the Glasgow & South Western railways. Illustrated including drawings of each type. Scarce.
Pages 266-352 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Crowsnest Holdup - a spectacular hold-up on the Canadian Pacific Railway and the tragic manhunt that followed; The Fire-Walkers of Fiji - a mystery that has never been solved - great photo-illustrated article; Roaming the Wild South Seas (part I) - Jack McLaren relates some of his strange and exciting experiences there; Hunting Bighorn Sheep in Mexico - a most exciting shooting trip in the wild Cocopah Mountains of Mexico - fantastic photo-illustrated article; Alone Across the Atlantic - Mr. Alain J. Gerbault sailed alone from Gibraltar to New York in 142 days; The Road to Timbuctoo (part III) - readers who enjoyed 'Three Asses in the Pyrenees" will find this narrative even more amusing; How "Mac" Won His Wife - a New Zealander abducts and marries a beautiful girl - with revengeful natives in pursuit; In Search of Sea-Monsters (part V) - F.A. Mitchell-Hedges set out in 1921 on an expedition to the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and caught multiple world-record-sized fish - article with photos; Zulliver's Travels - an ill-fated auto trip to California; Snapshots in China - great photos; Unknown Peru (part IV) - travel and adventure in the Andes - article with photos; Anstruther Gets a Job - an unemployed engineer in South Africa meets the promoter of a mine; The Two Strangers - an interesting sequel to "A Bunch of Keys" which appeared in the December 1923 issue; Great one-page illustrated General Electric locomotive ad speaks of the Mexican Railway between Orizaba and Esperanza where 10 electric locomotives will replace 25 steam locomotives; and more. Covers loose as one but present. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
400Ernest Flammarion, Paris, 1902.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece map and numerous photographs in the text; coloured photographic wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a very good, clean copy. Ottley 18466
197816125Paris André Barret 1978 in-4° à L'italienne De la série "trésors de la photographie", 204 pp, traces de trombones et scotch sur la garde
196395208Shepperton, Middlesex, Ian Allan Ltd. 1963 In-4 à l’italienne 22 x 33 cm. Reliure spirale noire, premier plat illustré en couleurs, 45 pp., 22 plans de locomotives à pleine page avec notice en regard. Exemplaire en bon état.
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked red cloth boards and the tiniest of bumps to corners. 144pp. How to create realistic model railways layouts and accessories.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with slight rubbing to upper corners and minor traces of storage. 164pp. The author provides a detailed study of the evolution of each Atlantic design, the variations which were made in later experiments, details of outstanding performance by each 4-4-2 type and tables of their numbers, building dates and leading dimensions.
198758ByLe Mée Sur Seine Amatteis 1987 In8 298 pages - 3 cartes depliantes - trés nombreuses photographies - bon etat
198758ByLe Mée Sur Seine Amatteis 1987 In8 298 pages - 3 cartes depliantes - trés nombreuses photographies - bon etat
