Munson, Kenneth,

BRITISH AIRCRAFT.

Ian Allan, London, ND (c1960), 64pp, half tone photo ills. throughout, pictorial laminated bds., in the publishers' 'Veteran and Vintage' series, a selective illustrated history of British military aviation from 1907 to about 1945, a little rubbed and bumped at extrems., a number of mainly marginal marks in text, no dustwrapper, good,

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Book number: 26000

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: war aviation ww1 ww2 rfc raf lancaster mosquito sunderland anson swordfish camel pup spitfire hurricane wellington vimy lysander

Museum Publications,,

THE RAILWAY AGE.

Luton Museum and Art Gallery, Luton, ND (circa 1981), paperback, 67pp, folding map, half tone ills., line drawings, facsimiles and maps in text, large landscape format (10.5 x 15.5 inches approx.) with side stapled binding, pictorial montage upper wrapper, the development of the railways in Britain during the nineteenth century as illustrated by contemporary source material, using extracts from the many original sources held by Luton Museum and Art Gallery including accounts of the building of the railways, facsimiles of maps, line drawings of engines and construction sites, etc., forming a useful reference to the development of the British railways in its own right, a little rubbed at extrems., some fox marks to wrappers, backstrip replaced, very good,

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Book number: 42293

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: transport railways locomotives

Nock, O. S.,

BRITISH LOCOMOTIVES OF THE 20TH CENTURY - Volume 1 1900-1930.

Patrick Stephens, Cambridge, 1983, 1st edn., 257pp, pictorial endpapers, numerous in text half tone photo ills., line drawings, sectional views, etc., large format 9.5 x 8 inches, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine and upper board, col'd photo pictorial dustwrapper, a history of the design, construction and performance of British locomotives in the 20th century, volume one covering the pre-grouping era until from 1900 until 1930, lightly rubbed at tips, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at extrems., very good plus in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 28632

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: steam railways great britain design plan section drawings

Nock, O. S.,

BRITISH LOCOMOTIVES OF THE 20TH CENTURY - Volume 2 1930-1960.

Patrick Stephens, Cambridge, 1984, 1st edn., 256pp, pictorial endpapers, numerous in text half tone photo ills., line drawings, sectional views, etc., large format 9.5 x 8 inches, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine and upper board, col'd photo pictorial dustwrapper, a history of the design, construction and performance of British locomotives in the 20th century, volume two covering the zenith of steam power from 1930 until 1960 with alternative propulsion methods starting to be introduced, lightly rubbed at tips, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at extrems., light creasing upper edge and lower cnr. upper panel, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 28633

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: steam railways great britain design plan section drawings

Nock, O. S.,

BRITISH LOCOMOTIVES OF THE 20TH CENTURY - Volume 1 1900-1930.

Guild Publishing, London, 1985, club edn., reprint, 257pp, numerous in text half tone photo ills., line drawings, sectional views, etc., half tone photo pictorial endpapers, large format (9.5 x 8 inches approx.), black cloth lettered in gilt at spine and upper board, coloured photo pictorial dustwrapper, a history of the design, construction and performance of British locomotives in the 20th century, volume one covering the pre-grouping era until from 1900 until 1930, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at extrms., a few faint marks, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 41198

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: transport steam railways great britain design plan section drawings locomotives

Nock, O. S.,

BRITISH LOCOMOTIVES OF THE 20TH CENTURY - Volume 2 1930-1960.

Guild Publishing, London, 1984, club edn. reprint, 256pp, numerous in text half tone photo ills., line drawings, sectional views, etc., half tone photo pictorial endpapers, large format (9.5 x 8 inches approx.), black cloth lettered in gilt at spine and upper board, coloured photo pictorial dustwrapper, a history of the design, construction and performance of British locomotives in the 20th century, volume two covering the zenith of steam power from 1930 until 1960 with alternative propulsion methods starting to be introduced, lightly rubbed at tips, edges tanned, dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at extrms., a few faint marks, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 41199

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: transport steam railways great britain design plan section drawings locomotives

Nock, O. S.,

LMS STEAM.

David and Charles, Newton Abbot, 1971, 1st edn., 269pp, col'd frontis, numerous in text half tone plates and tables, dark brown cloth gilt, pictorial dustwrapper, a companion volume to Southern Steam and LNER Steam this is a description of the largest of the 'big four' companies, the London, Midland and Scottish railway, a little bumped at extrems. esp. lower cnr. lower bd., lightly rubbed, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems. with some light flaking head of spine, very good in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 23090

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: railways steam london midland scottish amalgamation

Nock, O. S.,

LNER STEAM.

Pan Books, London, 1969, 1st in imprint, paperback, 274pp and ads., 32pp half tone plates, David and Charles series, pictorial wrappers, formed from the Great Northern and North Eastern railways in 1923, the LNER produced the Pacifics including Mallard, this history relates every aspect of locomotive design and operation, spine a little rolled and creased, lightly rubbed at tips, good plus,

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Book number: 23058

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: railways steam LNER

Nock, O. S.,

THE PREMIER LINE - The Story of the London and North Western Locomotives.

Ian Allan, London, 1952, 1st edn. (but see note) 239pp, numerous in text half tone plates, line drawings and tables, black cloth lettered in silver, pictorial dustwrapper, a history of the LNW locomotives from the early days to the 1923 grouping with a complete list of engine names, this copy is apparently a first edition but a note on the dustwrapper states: 'This Reprinted edition reproduced by a photo-lithographic process as the original type-setting and blocks are not available...' lightly rubbed at tips, dustwrapper: rubbed at extrems., small chip top cnr. upper panel, several short edge tears, internally repaired, very good plus in a very good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 23089

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: railways steam

Nock, O. S.,

RAILWAY RACE TO THE NORTH.

Ian Allen, London, 1976, paperback, 168pp, 32pp half tone plates, in text ills and tables, pictorial wrappers, the history of the rivalry between the east and west coast companies, sl. spine slant, rubbed tail of spine, light crease upper wrapper, very good,

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Book number: 23064

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: railways steam race london aberdeen east coast west coast

Nock, O. S.,

THE RAILWAY ENTHUSIAST'S ENCYCLOPEDIA.

Arrow, London, 1970, 1st in imprint, paperback, 316pp and ads., 28pp half tone plates, in text tables, pictorial wrappers, covers British steam locomotive design, history and operation with sections on diesel and electric traction, etc, slight creasing and roll to spine, lightly rubbed at extrems., very good,

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Book number: 23067

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: railways steam diesel electric rolling stock signalling companies

Nock, O. S.,

SOUTHERN STEAM.

Pan Books, London, 1972, 1st in imprint, paperback, 210pp and ads., 16pp half tone plates, in text tables, David and Charles series, pictorial wrappers, the development of the steam passenger locomotive from 1923 grouping until nationalisation in 1948, slight creasing and slant to spine, lightly rubbed at tips, very good,

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Book number: 23069

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: railways ashford mainsell arthurs nelsons schools bullied pacifics steam

Nock, O. S.,

SPEED RECORDS ON BRITAIN'S RAILWAYS - A Chronicle of the Steam Era.

Pan Books, London, 1971, 1st in imprint, paperback, 207pp and ads., 16pp half tone plates, David and Charles series, pictorial wrappers, a history of over 100 years of speed trials and records, spine a little slanted and creased, rubbed at extrems., good plus,

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Book number: 23061

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: railways steam speed

Nock, O. S.,

SPEED RECORDS ON BRITAIN'S RAILWAYS - A Chronicle of the Steam Era.

Pan, London, 1972, 1st in imprint, paperback, 207pp, 16pp half tone photo ills., [i] ads., coloured wraparound pictorial wrappers, lightly rubbed at extrems., edges tanned, spine sunned and a little creased, very good,

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Book number: 42281

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: transport steam railways speed records

Nock, O. S.,

STEAM RAILWAYS IN RETROSPECT.

Adam and Charles Black, London, 1966, 1st edn., xvii, 268pp, col'd frontis, 7pp col'd plates, 48pp half tone plates, in text ills., red cloth gilt, top edge coloured, pictorial dustwrapper, a history of steam railways including the fight for the broad gauge and parallel rival routes, heavy bump bottom of upper joint with short tear in cloth otherwise lightly rubbed at extrems., dustwrapper: well rubbed at extrems. with some creasing and edge tears (internally repaired), good plus in a good dustwrapper,

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Book number: 23080

Catalogue: Transport

Keywords: railways steam britain broad gauge crewe gateshead testing signalling