1950 Russell&Apos;S Where to Stay Guide Supplement to Russell&Apos;S Southampton ABC Railway Guide No. 468

Southampton, Publishing Offices, 1950. Paperback. A very scarce copy of this guide of where to stay across the UK from Russell's Guide Books. Very scarce. Supplement to Russell's ABC Railway Guides for Southampton, Bournemouth, and Portsmouth No. 468. With an index to the hotels, private houses, and guest houses in towns and resorts on the railway line, including: Bath, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Brighton, Bristol, Exeter, Glasgow, Ilfracombe, Liverpool, London, Salisbury, Weston-Super-Mare, and more. Includes railway timetables. In the original paper wraps. Externally, sound with light shelf wear and chipping to the extremities. Spotting to the wraps and the two 1" closed tears to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot or handling mark. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 886T48

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Keywords: Russell Where to Stay Supplement ABC Railway Guide Where to Stay None

A Chapter in the History of Railway Locomotion, and Memoir of Timothy Hackworth

Leamington Spa, T. Hamblen, 1875. First edition. Paperback. The first edition of this very scarce pamphlet on the pioneering work of engineer Timothy Hackworth. The first edition of this very scarce work.A pamphlet discussing the life and work of Timothy Hackworth. This was issued the celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the world's first public railway to use steam locomotives.Hackworth was a steam locomotive engineer, who invented pioneering improvements on locomotives which were used right up until the last days of steam locomotives. In particular, who designed the 'Royal George', which was the most powerful locomotive of its day. He was additionally the locomotive superintendent of the S&DR. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, and one plate. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, generally smart. Wraps are a little age-toned and spotted. A small amount of wear and loss to the backstrip. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 947P42

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Keywords: A Chapter in the History of Railway Locomotion, and Memoir of Timothy Hackworth timothy hackworth railway history timothy hackworth Not Stated

Extract from Deposited Section: South Wales & Great Western Direct Railway, Severn Bridge Railway and London & South Wales Railway

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1865-1896 . Loose Pages, Articles. A pair of diagrams presenting extracts from deposited sections along the London & South Wales, Great Western District and Severn Bridge Railways. Very scarce work. A pair of very large folding plates presenting the following diagrams: An 'Extract from Deposited Section - London & South Wales Railway. Session 1896', with 'Extract from Deposited Section - Severn Bridge Railway. Session 1872' below. An 'Extract from Deposited Section - South Wales & Great Western District Railway. Session 1865', with 'Extract from Deposited Section - Severn Bridge Railway. Session 1872' below.Including information surrounding the environment, such as the spring tides of the River Wye and the River Severn, and the impact of the land viaduct. With a number of pencil annotations.Photographs depict separate sections of the diagram, due to full length being too long to fit in one image. Large folding plans. Externally, very smart, with light edge wear and creasing. Light age toning and a few handling marks. Pencil annotations to plans and to verso. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 948Q13

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: severn bridge railway deposited section railway london and south wales railway deposited section Not Stated

Great Western Railway Severn Tunnel

London, Thos Kell & Son, c1875 . Loose Pages, Articles. An exceptionally scarce plan of the Severn Tunnel, containing a map of the proposed area alongside illustrations of cross sections and longitudinal sections. A large folding plan of the Great Western Railway Severn Tunnel. Measuring 30" by 22.5". This plan of the Severn Tunnel contains a map of the proposed area of the tunnel, located in the South West of England and part of Wales. Also included are sketches of the cross sections and longitudinal section, alongside a scale for both of these elements. Dated c1875 from the period in which these plans were being prepared for the construction of the Severn Tunnel, which took place between 1873 and 1886. A folding plan. Externally, sound, with closed tears to the folds and handling marks to the plan. Tide marks along the central folds. Light spotting to the verso. The odd pencil mark. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 948Q12

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: Severn Tunnel map plans cross section map great western railway Not Stated

Horwich Locomotive Works

Horwich , Not Stated, 1961. Cloth. A fascinating scarce volume that records the development of the Horwich Locomotive Works, with photographs. A scarce volume that records the history and development of the Horwich Locomotive Works which was built in 1886 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The works undertook the repair of steam locomotives and construction of locomotives. With fourteen photographs of the works, including the machine shop, the boiler shop and the paint shop. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Book number: 832B5

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: Horwich Locomotive Works Manchester trains locomotive Manchester Not Stated

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The Lore of Flight

London, Park Lane, 1990. Hardback. An uncommon volume on the history of flight, with over 350 illustrations. This uncommon volume offers a history of flying and insights into aircraft design and construction. With over 200 colour technical drawings, and 150 black and white drawings. The Lore of Flight is divided into four sections covering the history of flying, the structure of aeroplanes, the engines and equipment the use, before the final chapter on the technicalities of flying today. Found in the unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original blue hardback binding, found in the unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely, with just some very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. With some light handling marks to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound, with bright and clean pages throughout. Fine . Ill.: Various. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 859N29

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: The Lore of Flight History of Flying Aircraft Design The art of flying History of Flying Uncommon Dustwrapper Various

Osborne&Apos;S Guide to the Grand Junction, or Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester Railway

Birmingham , E. C. & W. Osborne , 1838 . Cloth. An uncommon, early edition of this illustrated railway guide from the mid nineteenth century, with folding maps and plates. Second edition of Osborne's Guide to The Grand Junction, or Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester Railway. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. With the topography of the country through with the line passes, and complete guides to the towns of Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester. Densely illustrated throughout with numerous engravings, tables and maps.Includes a folding plan of Liverpool docks and a large folding advertising plate to the rear for silver and plated wares. Lacking the folding map of the Grand Junction Railway and the chart of passenger fares. Also includes various in-text illustrations and fourteen advertising plates to the rear. Rebacked in the publisher's original cloth. Externally, generally smart, with light rubbing to the extremities and light soiling to the cloth. Slight bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd mark. Light edge wear and the occasional tear to the folding plates. Lacking two folding plates. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 899Q25

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: Railway Osborne's guide folding maps trains Osborne's guide birmingham manchester Not Stated

The Roads and Railroads, Vehicles, and Modes of Travelling, of Ancient and Modern Countries

London, John W. Parker, 1839. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated history of humanity's mode of transportations across the centuries, a nice copy of the first edition. The first edition.This work presents an interesting history of civilization through their modes of transportation, examining how people travelled during the ancient times, up to the establishment of railways across the globe.With chapters on roads, in particular Roman roads, moving on to bridges, canals, walls, tunnels, primitive modes of travel such as carriages and sledges, and more. Illustrated with five plates, in-text engravings. Collated, complete.Four pages of adverts to the rear.Bookplate of Sir William Hepburn McAlpine to the front paste down. McAlpine, the 6th Baronet, was the director of a construction company named Sir Robert McAlpine, founded by his great-grandfather. An avid railway enthusiast, in 1973 he purchased the historic steam train Flying Scotsman, saving the locomotive from a possible demise, and ran the service for the British public. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with a little light rubbing to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is a little faded. Front hinge is starting but firm. Bookplate to the front paste down. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a few scattered spots to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 947P40

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: The Roads and Railroads, Vehicles, and Modes of Travelling, of Ancient and Modern Countries roads railways transport roads Not Stated

Severn Tunnel and Railway with a Branch Line to the Bristol Channel Docks at Kingroad: Prospectus

London, Waterlow and Sons, c1869 . First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. An exceptionally scarce prospectus for the construction of the Severn Tunnel and Railway, a monumental undertaking which came to fruition in 1886 and still runs to this day. Very scarce. Dated from an ink inscription to the front panel, '1869&apos. This coincides with the years preceding the construction of the Severn Tunnel, when discussions were taking place. A prospectus surrounding the construction of the Severn Tunnel and Railway, with a branch link to the Bristol Channel docks at Kingroad. This prospectus outlines the aims of this railway, highlighting the improved communication between the South West and Bristol, and South Wales and the West and South of England. The total expected passengers and projected costs are also discussed. With two handwritten annotations, altering the text, thought to have been the work of the chief consulting engineer, John Hawkshaw. One of these corrections replaces the number of passengers per year, with 36,000 swapped for 360,000. Disbound, as issued. Pages are bright, with some light handling marks. A few ink annotations. Light creasing to the wraps, with two small closed tears to the extremities. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 948Q10

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: Severn Tunnel severn tunnel and railway prospectus bristol severn tunnel and railway None

John Aitken

Modern Railway Signalling on British Railways

Stirlingshire, S. B. Aitken, 1944. Hardback. A second edition copy of Modern Railway Signalling on British Railways with illustrations. A second edition copy. Modern Railway Signalling on British Railways is illustrated by John Aitken. This volume is a comprehensive volume on train signalling. With in-text illustrations. Previous owner bookplate for Anthony Murray to the front pastedown. With adverts. In the original hardback binding. Externally, very smart with some marks to the rear board. Previous owner bookplate for Anthony Murray to the front pastedown. Small tear to the front free endpaper restored with tape. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: John Aitken. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 856B17

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: Modern Railway Signalling on British Railways john aitken railway john aitken John Aitken

The Aero Club of America; Various

Navigating the Air

New York, Doubleday, Page & Company , 1907. First edition. Cloth. A scarce illustrated work on flight at the beginning of the twentieth century, the first edition of this work by the Aero Club of America. The first edition, first printing, of this scarce work.The Aero Club of America's study on the progress of aeronautical science from the beginnings of the science to the early twentieth century. This work provides an interesting insight into a period of rapid growth and discovery in the science of flight. Chapters including 'The Wright Brothers' Motor Flyer' by O. Chanute, 'The Coming Dirigible Airship' by Captain Homer W. Hedge, 'The Relations of Weight, Speed, and Power of Flyers' by Wilbur and Orville Wright, 'The Law of Atmospheric Resistance of Wires and Rods' by Doctor A. F. Zahm, and more.  Illustrated with a frontispiece, and thirty-one plates.The Aero Club of America was a social club founded in 1905 to promote aviation in America. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 898P46

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: Navigating the Air aero club america aeroplanes aero club planes Not Stated

F. Apted

Report As to Consumption of Fuel to Pumping Stations Sunbrook to Seawell Severn Tunnel Railway

None, None, 1887. Unbound. An important handwritten report on the pumping stations at Sudbrook for the Severn Tunnel. A unique handwritten report, by F. Apted, dated 30th November 1887.This report discusses the consumption of fuel by the pumping stations in Sudbrook, used in the construction and running of the Severn Tunnel. The large pumping station was built to pump water from the tunnel.The Severn Tunnel was opened by Great Western Railway in 1886. They begun work on the tunnel, which measures 7,008 meters long, in 1873, to link South Gloucestershire to Monmouthshire, and remained the longest underwater tunnel in the world for a century. Unbound, as issued, leaves attached to one another by a pin to the head. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with handling marks and scattered spots. Light edge wear, with a chip to the head of the first leaf. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 948P7

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Keywords: Report as to Consumption of Fuel to Pumping Stations Sunbrook to Seawell Severn Tunnel Railway severn tunnel fuel consumption severn tunnel gwr None

Walter Bailey

Epicyclic Trains of Wheels

Manchester, Marsden & Co, Ltd, 1901. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce illustrated work by Walter Bailey on the engineering and science behind epicyclic trains of wheels. The first edition. Illustrated with twenty-three monochrome diagrams. Collated complete. This informative work was written by Walter Bailey and explains the science and engineering behind epicyclic trains of wheels, discussing various ideas of differential motion and the sun and planet design on Watt's steam engine. In the publisher's original cloth. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with the odd slight mark and slight bumping and rubbing to the extremities. Age toning to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with age toned and clean pages. Owner's stamp to the title page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 918Z53

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: First edition Illustrated Engineering Trains Illustrated Transportation Science None stated

David Beaty

Strange Encounters: Mysteries of the Air

London, Methuen, 1982. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this exploration into aircraft mysteries and accidents, by a pilot, author and pioneer of human factors. David Beaty (1919-1999) was a British author and pilot. He wrote twenty novels with aviation at the heart under the names Paul Stanton and Robert Stanton, as well as a number of non-fiction works on flight safety and pilot error, including 'The Human Factor in Aircraft Accidents', which caused a great deal of controversy but has since revolutionised the way pilots are trained and treated as though susceptible to human error.This work explores all manner of aviation mysteries.In an unclipped dust wrapper.With a personal inscription to the title page.With twelve pages of illustrations. In a full cloth binding. Externally very smart, slight bumping to the extremities. Dust wrapper is in excellent condition with only minor bumping to the head of the spine. Author's inscription to the title page. Internally firmly bound, pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 756R44

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: david beaty aircraft mysteries aviation aircraft signed illustrated None

J. S. V. Bickford

Faults and How to Find Them Motor Car Failures and Their Remedies Fully Explained

London , Iliffe & Sons, c1915 . Cloth. A fourth edition copy of this guide for motor car faults. A fourth edition copy of Faults and How to Find Them Motor Car Failures and Their Remedies Fully Explained by J. S. V. Bickford. This volume contains a list of one hundred and fifty faults and their symptoms and remedies.  In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some marks to the boards and spine and rubbing to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 857B32

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: Faults and How to Find Them Motor Car Failures and Their Remedies Fully Explained cars transport Motor Car Failures and Their Remedies Fully Explained None