J. JOYCE - Trams in Colour, Since 1945

London England, Blandford Press, 1970. First Edition, Binding: Cloth, Very Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 0713705299 Harback Hardback. Foxing to end inside covers. Wear, tear and repair to D/J. Price clipped to D/J. Many of the actual vehicles illustrated date from an earlier time and the colourful gallery of photographs includes some fascinating vintage models built as long ago as the 1870s and 1880s. This volume will, of course, appeal to the tram enthusiast, but it is also a unique record for the transport historian and indeed the social historian of the last 100 years of British history. The subject ranges from Blackpool's illuminated tramcars to the Douglas horse tramway and the Manx Electric Railway in the Isle of Man, the former tramway systems of Glasgow and other Scottish cities, and a selection of the main vehicles of the English cities, especially, Leeds, Liverpool and London. Apart from the 80 pages of colour illustrations, beautifully printed in four-colour photogravure and including many ratities, the author's text gices a full historical background and description of each vehicle illustrated. Illustrated.160 pp.