VANNS MICHAEL A

abc Signalling in the age of steam

Ian Allan. 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 0711023506) Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. 112pp with b&w photos throughout. a history of rail signalling systems including early mechanical developments, electric telegraph,block system, 1870s revolution,regulations. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003938

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Railways Steam Signal Ian Allan ABC 0711023506

GIBSON MARTIN W A

The Book of the Wolseley

London, Pitman. 1957, reprint. Original Wraps, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (500 gram rate) fifth edition, all 4 cylinder models models from 1946 -55, cream limp card covers with red papered spine, DW unclipped , faint watermarking to DW and covers and the prelims including the contents page, small splits along folds, 114pp a little grubby. Good/Good.

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Book number: 001760

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Pimans Motorists Library Wolseley Automanual Motoring Mechanics

BISHOP R. A.

The Book of the Morris Ten, a Maintenance and Overhauling Manual for Owners of All Models

London, Pitman. 1947, Second Edition. Quarter cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. all models, cream papered card covers with red papered spine, very clean copy, 81pp. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 012152

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Pimans Motorists Library Wolseley Automanual Motoring Mechanics

GIBSON MARTIN W A

The First Hillman Minx Handbook

London, Pitman. 1960, reprint. Original Wraps, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (500 gram rate) seventh edition, 1932-47 side-valve models, cream limp card covers with red papered spine, DW unclipped , light surface rubbing or sun fade, small splits along folds, 100pp. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 001759

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Pimans Motorists Library Hillman Automanual Motoring Mechanics

FRATER ALEXANDER

Beyond the Blue Horizon, On the Track of Imperial Airways

London, Heinemann. 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 0434270806) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. A history of the airline company and the routes from London to Brisbane via the Middle East and South East Asia, unclipped dust jacket has a few puncture holes to lower joint and small piece chipped at head of spine, 430pp. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 005747

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Imperial Airways British Middle East South East Asia New Guinea Company History Aviation Flying 0434270806

ANON

Lenin Metropolitan Railway Of Moscow

Moscow, 1956. Original Wraps, Landscape 16mo. Booklet, stapled sheets with glued on paper wrappers, 135 x 215mm, landscape format, small tear to paper at tail of spine, 48pp + wrappers, sepia photographs and text, text multilingual in Russian, English, French, German, stations include Sokolniki, Kievskaya, Sokol - Zavod Imeni Stalina, Big Belt Line, minor foxing to rear wrapper, (200 gram rate). Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005624

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Russia Soviet Moscow Railways Metro Subway Public Transport Memento Ephemera Collectable Collectible Illustrated Soviet Era Booklet

ELTON ARTHUR

British Railways

London, Collins. 1945, First Edition. Pictorial Cover, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. pictorial papered boards with design repeated on DW. Book pen inscr to endpaper otherwise VG to near fine in similar DW 48pp +8 col plates and 30 b&w illustrations. #83 in the Britain In Pictures Series. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 000184

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Railways Steam Rail British Locomotives Britain in Pictures Series

LEITCH D. B.

Engine Pass, New Zealand Railways ( Signed Copy )

Wellington, Reed. 1967, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. unclipped dust jacket is rubbed to tail of spine, book and jacket near fine, signed 'Best Wishes D B Leitch' to title, 184pp + plates, steam travel in both islands of NZ. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 012290

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: New Zealand Rail Railways Steam Engine Trains Steam Trains Signed By Author

WEBB BOB

You and Your Motor Scooter

London, Foyle Ltd. 1963, First Edition. Pictorial Boards, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ill.: Brian Holder. (200 gram rate) some faint water rippling to pages, minor, price clipped, 90pp + plates, retro scootering guide. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010037

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Motor Scooter Scootering Motorcycle Engineering Mechanics Repair Maintenance Riding Skills Transport Workshop Manual Brian Holder

AUTOMOBILE WORKS NATIONAL CORPORATION MLADA BOLESLAV

Driver's and Servicing Manual for Skoda 100, 100L and 110L Cars

Prague, Motokov. First Edition. Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (200 gram rate) undated, would assume early 1960s, some handling soiling to wrappers, 96pp stapled into stiff paper wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 007234

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Czech Czechoslovakia Eastern Bloc Skoda Car Autoimobile Manual Drivers Guide Handbook

BRITISH PETROLEUM BP

Diesel Engines Medium and High speed

England, British Petroleum BP. First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. no date or author stated, 206pp on sized paper, colour and b&w diagrams including folding, DW is generally intact but torn and tape stained in places. A technical guide to diesel engines published buy the petroleum company. Very Good/Poor.

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Book number: 000767

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Diesel Engines Motor Automotive Bp British Petroleum Manual

BROWN BROTHERS & CO. LTD.

Electro-Hydraulic and Steam Hydraulic Steering Gears and Hydraulic Steering Telemotor, Description, Operating Instructions, Servicing Hints

Edinburgh, Brown Brothers & Co. Ltd. 1953, reprint. Soft Cover, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. (500 gram rate) wire spiral bound, small name at head of cover, 36pp + folding chart, handling soiled covers. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008658

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Steam Engineering Shipping Nautical Boats Steam Tugs Steam Launches Rosebank Ironworks Edinburgh Technical Manual

HISCOCK ERIC C.

Cruising Under Sail

London, Oxford University Press. 1972, Second Edition. (ISBN: 019217522X) Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. clean copy in blue cloth, a how-to book on all aspects of yachtsmanship include sailing, accomodation, the galley, navigation etc. xxi 468pp + plates and diagrams etc. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 011635

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Nautical, Marine, Sailing, Yachting, Boating, Boats, Yachts, Navigation, Guidebook, How to Sail 019217522x

CASSERLEY H C

The Observers book of British Steam locomotives

London, Warne. 1974, First Edition. (ISBN: 0723215391) Hard Cover, 16mo - over 5? - 6? tall. tidy used copy in price clipped dust jacket, 190pp. 140+ B&W photographs. (500 gram rate). Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 012102

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Locomotives Steam Trains Observers Book 0723215391

CHICHESTER F C

Solo to Sydney

London, John Hamilton. 1930, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. blue cloth lightly soiled, bumps to edges, corners rubbed through to boards, upper joint split and has been repaired (?) with clear tape which should be removable, lower joint worn and partially split, head and tail frayed. hinge cracked and loosened, front paste down has a pasted in photograph of the author in RAF uniform cut from a newspaper, fep has ink inscriptions and addresses dated 1931 and 1941 bottom corner of first 5 leaves upto and including the dedication clipped losing an area 45mm across and 15mm down. foot of next leaf ( list of illustrations) has a two line note in black and red ink. Page 144 has a red line in the margin. Apart form the odd spot of light foxing or a dog eared page the rest of the book could almost make VG. 208pp + plates. London to Sydney solo via Arabia, India , Indonesia etc. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 013053

Catalogue: Transport Aviation Motoring

Keywords: Aviation Solo Flight Long Distance Early Twentieth Century Flying