Anon

Locomotive Valve Gears and Valve Setting

London , The Locomotive Publishing Co. Ltd. 1924. Cloth. A scarce work on trains, with a focus upon valves. Including four fold out diagrams, nineteen full page monochrome photographs and eighteen full page monochrome diagrams, alongside many in text diagrams and illustrations. This specialist work was published by The Locomotive Publishing Co Ltd. an English publishing house, specialising in railway topics. It is noted for its publications of The Locomotive Magazine. This work specialises on the valve gears, which allow steam into and out of the locomotive. In a brown cloth binding. Externally very smart, with some light edgewear to the extremities. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Ink signature to front pastedown. A few marks to the boards, Slight offsetting to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: GEN36-F-21

Catalogus: Railways

Trefwoorden: Trains Valves Locomotives Diagrams Valves None

'Two Travellers'

The Euphrates Valley Route to India. An Examination of the Memoir Published by Mr. W.P. Andrew

London, Railway Times Office, 1857. Leather. A very scarce examination of Sir William P. Andrew's memoir detailing his proposal for the construction of a railway along the Euphrates to the port at Basra, as an alternative route to India. William Patrick Andrew was the director of the East Indian Railway and founder of the Scinde, Punjab and Delhi Railway. He was best known for promoting railway and telegraphic communication with India and for his numerous publications on on Indian railways, that allowed his capacities for engineering to become known. The largest scheme of Sir William Andrew's life was the 'Euphrates Valley Railway'; first proposed in the 1830s as a more direct route between Britain and India. Whilst the idea was supported with funding by Sultan Abdulmecid I in 1857 the British government refused to fund the scheme, leading it to be dropped with the completion of the Suez Canal in 1869. This fascinating work, written anonymously by two authors, provides a comprehensive study of the written memoir by Andrew that detailed his plans for the railway through the Euphrates Valley between the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf. A second edition copy. In a full crushed morocco binding, with gilt title to spine. Externally rubbed with heavy fading to spine and upper extremity of front board. Internally firmly bound. Pages age toned but very bright and clean. Slight offsetting to extremities of endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 652M26

Catalogus: Railways

Trefwoorden: Very Scarce Euphrates Valley Railway Train Euphrates Valley Railroads None

ed. Herbert H. Bassett

Bradshaw&Apos;S Railway Manual

London and Manchester, Henry Blakelock & Co. 1911-12 . Cloth. Two volumes of this notable British railway guide, each complete with three folding maps. Bradshaw's railway timetables and guide began production in the mid nineteenth century, and ran until the early 1960s. Initiated by George Bradshaw, who died in 1853, the commonplace guides continued to bear his name. They are referenced in literature including 'Dracula', 'Around the World in 80 Days', 'Rebecca', and referenced by authors including Dickens, Conan Doyle and Philip Pullman.Two volumes, being the railway manual for 1911 and 1912, the sixty-third and sixty-fourth edition respectively.With advertisements to the front and rear pastedowns and endpapers of the works.Each volume contains three folding maps. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally smart with some wear but much better than usually seen, with some fading to the boards and bumping to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are a little stained in places, particularly to the endpapers and paste downs. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 788R34

Catalogus: Railways

Trefwoorden: Bradshaw's Railway Guide Railways British Railways Bradshaw's Guide Railways None

John C. Bourne

Bourne&Apos;S Great Western Railway: A Reproduction of the History and Description of the Great Western Railway

Newton Abbot, David & Charles Reprints, 1970. Cloth. A smart facsimile reprint of this beautifully illustrated locomotive work depicting the Great Western Railway line, originally published in 1846. Facsimile edition of this important work on the Great Western Railway originally published in 1846. Illustrated with thirty-two monochrome lithographs. Collated, complete. Depicting sweeping images of the many stations along the Great Western Line, this work presents scenic views of the countryside, towns, and industry from Hanwell to Bristol. Locations include Chippenham, Swindon, Box, Bathford, Bathampton, Windsor and Slough. Bourne writes that many of the beautiful structures along the track are missed by passengers due to the 'straightness of the railway&apos. The accompanying text provides information on general principles upon which railway communication is carried, and their application to this railway. Written and illustrated by John Cooke Bourne, a British artist, engraver and photographer, best known for his lithographs showing the construction of the London and Birmingham Railway and the Great Western Railway. Printed by David and Charles reprints of Newton Abbot, who produced many transport facsimile works. In the original full red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light bumping to the extremities. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is also smart with light wear to the extremities and minor chipping. The odd small closed tear to the extremities with light loss to the head and tail of the spine as well as the front panel. Small cracks to the spine. Light scattered spotting and the odd mark to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: John C. Bourne. Very Good Indeed/Good.

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Boeknummer: 900T4

Catalogus: Railways

Trefwoorden: Bourne Great Western Railway Reproduction History Great Western Railway John C. Bourne

Bradshaw; W J Adams

Bradshaw&Apos;S Railway Manual, Shareholder&Apos;S Guide and Official Directory for 1863

London; Manchester, W J Adams; Bradshaw & Blacklock, 1863. Leather. A scarce Bradshaw's railway guide from the mid nineteenth century. Retaining a large folding map which has diagrams of Gough's portable steam engine to the rear. This folding plate is in a very smart condition.Bradshaw's first printed railway timetable was issued in 1839 and although he died in 1853 there were numerous publications bearing his name issued posthumously. The title page states that this is volume XV of Bradshaw's Railway Manual and official Directory.  It comprises the historical and financial position of every rail company in Britain, its colonies, and further afield. It also contains statistics and other data that is of railway interest in parliament. As is usual with Bradshaw's guides, this copy is rather worn and the title page is detached but present. The binding has also split at page IX and there has been an amateurish repair to the binding so as to retain the front board. Internally, the work is bright. Retaining the original straight grained morocco board. Externally, worn. The original board is rubbed, and the rear board is lacking. Amateur repair to the spine, with tape adhering the front board to a sheet of card used as the rear board. Tape repairs to the hinges. Binding is split at the contents page. Otherwise, internally the binding is tender. Pages are bright. Occasional light spots and minor chipping to the edges of advertisements. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: 786L15

Catalogus: Railways

Trefwoorden: Bradshaw Railway Travel Railway Not Stated

Philip Burtt

Control on the Railways: A Study in Methods

London, George Allen & Unwin, 1926. First edition. Cloth. Bright first edition of this scarce volume concerning railway control methods by Philip Burtt. The first edition of this work, a scarce copy. Concerning the telephone-aided technique of centralised train control of technical as well as general interest. A study by Philip Burtt. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. Featuring numerous black and white plates. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities. Dust wrapper unclipped and excellent with minor shelf wear only, light sunning to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Boeknummer: 832A1

Catalogus: Railways

Trefwoorden: railways first editions illustrated first editions Not Stated

T. T. Bury

Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway a Facsimile of the Original Edition Published in 1831 by R. Ackerman with an Historical Introduction to the Railway

Oldham, Hugh Broadbent, 1976. Cloth. A facsimile edition of this collection of coloured plates regarding the Liverpool and Manchester railway. A facsimile edition. The work was first published by R. Ackerman in 1831. Collated complete, with a map, thirteen coloured plates and three fold out coloured plates. Thomas Talbot Bury was a British architect and lithographer. Bury's works included thirty-five churches and chapels, fifteen parsonages, twelve schools and twenty other large public buildings and private homes. In this work, Bury demonstrates a variety of the coaches and machines of the Liverpool and Manchester railway. In a grey cloth binding with gilt detail. Externally in excellent condition. Slight wear to the extremities and head of the spine. Bumping to the tail of the spine resulting in some loss to the cloth. A few light marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .

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Boeknummer: 603K6

Catalogus: Railways

Trefwoorden: Liverpool and Manchester Railway T. T. Bury Folding Plates Railways T. T. Bury None

J W Carmichael; J Blackmore

Views on the Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and Carlisle Railway

Newcastle, Currie and Bowman, 1839. First edition. Fine Binding. An extremely scarce, first edition copy of this suite of plates by John Carmichael on the Newcastle and Carlisle railway. With descriptions accompanying each plate by John Blackmore. Rebound, in a lovely half calf binding, with paper covered boards. A large paper copy, with three lots of the original wraps as this is from the parts edition. With wraps dated 1837, 1838, and 1838. The Newcastle and Carlisle railway was the first railway across England. With plates and descriptions of Hexam, Gelt Bridge, The Cowran Cut, Warden Bridge, Hell Beck Embankment.  Illustrated, with twenty-three plates total.  Lacking the engraved title page which is frequently found in volumes. A very bright, and smartly bound copy of this scarce work.  In a half calf binding, with paper covered boards. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Tape repairs to the wraps and to the bottom of title page. Occasional scattered spots, mostly to the rear of plates. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: J W Carmichael. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 717L4

Catalogus: Railways

Trefwoorden: Blackmore Carlisle Newcastle Carlisle J W Carmichael

George Findlay

Report of a Lecture Delivered by Lieut-Col. Findlay at the School of Military Engineering Subject: The Working of an English Railway

London, McCorquodale & Co Ltd, 1888. Cloth. A printed account of a lecture on the English Railway delivered in 1888. The lecture was given by George Findlay, later Sir George Findlay, the general manager of the London and North Western Railway. This text includes two fold out diagram plates which enhance the text. In cloth bindings with paper covered boards. Externally in excellent condition with minor shelfwear only. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places, especially at title page. Pages generally clean and bright with only a few scattered spots. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: GEN19-E-14

Catalogus: Railways

Trefwoorden: English Railway Railway Trains Transportation Railway None

None

Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Limited

Gloucester, Head Office & Works , 1951. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this scarce work from Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company, published to commemorate The Festival of Britain in 1951. First edition. Scarce work. Published to commemorate The Festival of Britain in 1951. Illustrated throughout with photographs and figures, some of which are in colour. As part of the record of Britain's industrial enterprise during the century from 1851, this work provides an account of the growth and development of the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company. With reference to the types of carriages used across the Commonwealth. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, excellent with light shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd crease. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 869T20

Catalogus: Railways

Trefwoorden: Gloucester Railway Carriage Wagon Railway Festival of Britain 1951 None

Charles Penford

Practical Remarks Upon the Principle of Rating Railway, Gas, Water, and Other Companies; Land, Tithes, Buildings, Manufactories and Other Properties Liable to Assessed Towards the Relief of the Poor.

London , Edward Law, 1860. Cloth. A scarce text 'In which is explained the impracticality of following judgements of the Court of the Queen's Bench.' Fourth edition, entirely re-written. With a fold out diagrams. Author's presentation copy dated May 1862. In a full cloth binding. Externally, sound though slightly worn to extremities with mark to boards and sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound, generally bright and clean. With the presentation inscription to the front free endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: GEN32-G-4

Catalogus: Railways

Trefwoorden: Railway Transport Trains Transport None

Frederick A. Talbot

Railway Wonders of the World

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, 1913-1914. Cloth. A smart two volume set of this illustrated work on the important and picturesque railways of the world. Complete in two volumes. Volume one is illustrated with a colour frontispiece bound to face page 1, eleven colour plates and many in-text monochromatic images. Volume two is illustrated with a colour frontispiece to face page 377, eleven colour plates and many in-text monochromatic images. Collated complete. A detailed review of the world's most important and picturesque railway lines, which have opened up transport links between countries and territories, in a prolific field of inventive effort. These volumes include chapters on: Aerial Mountain Railways, Building the World's Loftiest Bridges, Floating Railways, "Ice Railway", The Railway in Siam, The World's Most Famous Railway, and more. Written by Frederick A. Talbot, a British transport historian who specialised in railways. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Front hinge of volume one just starting but very firm. Internally, generally firmly bound with the odd page detached but present to volume two. Pages are very bright with the odd handling mark. Light spotting to the endpapers and rear of the plates. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 901T28

Catalogus: Railways

Trefwoorden: Railway Wonders World Talbot Wonders Not Stated

F. E. Hart [trans.]

Henschel Locomotives

Leipzig, Roderdruck, 1931. Cloth. The English language edition of the general catalogue for Henschel Locomotives, beautifully printed with many fascinating folding plates and charts. The 1931 English language edition of Henschel Locomotives general catalogue. Scarce.In the publisher's original cloth binding. With folding plates depicting a South African Railways locomotive and 'The Henschel Giant' to the reverse; 'Henschel Garratt Superheated Double Twin Goods Locomotive' and 'Schmidt-Henschel Three Cylinder Compound Super-High Pressure Locomotive&apos. With nine leaves of folding charts to the rear of the work featuring 242 Henschel locomotives, including tank and towing tenders. A highly decorative catalogue, with each page profusely illustrated and demonstrating the various national railways which utilised Henschel products, including France, Italy, South Africa, Sweden, Egypt and Argentina. Founded in 1810, Henschel became the largest locomotive manufacturer in Germany by the twentieth century. During the Second World War, manufacture moved to tanks, and would become the sole manufacturer of the Tiger 1. The company's factories were almost entirely destroyed by the Allies. An interesting pre-war survival of the locomotive manufacturing giant, Henschel. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart with marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Folding plates in excellent condition with very minor creasing. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 888K13

Catalogus: Railways

Trefwoorden: Henschel Locomotives Folding Plates Trains Folding Plates Not Stated

Various; John Macaulay (ed); Cyril Hall (ed)

Modern Railway Working: A Practical Treatise by Engineering and Administrative Experts

London, The Gresham Publishing Company, 1912-14. First edition. Cloth. A complete eight volume practical treatise on the railway administration and economics, intended as an educational medium for those connected with railway organisations. With art-deco boards, frontispieces, and various illustrations. First Edition, complete eight volume set. In the original cloth binding with art-deco decoration. Illustrated with frontispieces, a range of illustrated plates, some folded, as well as in-text illustrations to each volume. This is a practical treatise on railway administration and economics, written at the turn of the twentieth century written from 1912 and 1914. It was intended as a work of reference for individuals within the industry, while also providing a key history of the railway and their companies. The book is divided into five main sections, those being the history of the railway, the works of the railway, general mechanical engineering, economic questions, and foreign railways. Vol I includes 'The History, Constitution, and Management of Railways', with five black-and-white plates as well as in-text illustrations. Vol II continues 'The History, Constitution, and Management of Railways', followed by 'The Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Railway Works&apos. Includes five black-and-white plates.Vol III continues 'The Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Railway Works', with five black-and-white plates, one of which is folded. Vol IV continues 'The Design, Construction, and Maintenance of Railway Works', as well as 'Railway Mechanical and Electrical Engineering&apos. With fifteen black-and-white plates, two of which are folded. Vol V continues 'Railway Mechanical and Electrical Engineering', with ten black-and-white plates, five of which are folded.Vol VI continues 'Railway Mechanical and Electrical Engineering', with fourteen black-and-white plates, one of which is folded.Vol VII continues 'Railway Mechanical and Electrical Engineering', as well as 'Railway Economics&apos. Colour frontispiece and five plates, three of which are coloured and four of which are folded. Vol VIII continues 'Railway Economics' and finishes with 'Indian, Foreign, and Colonial Railways&apos. Includes nineteen plates, one which is in colour, including a fold-out table. Written by various contributors, such as Frederick M'Dermott, editor of 'The Railway News', and E. C. Mileham. Edited by John Macaulay, General Manager to the Alexandra Docks and Railway, as well as Cyril Hall.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. A few marks to boards with minimal edge wear to extremities. Light bumping and fading to head and tail of spine, with fading primarily to raised bands of joints. Front board to Vol VII is particularly faded. Bumping to corner of rear board to Vol III. Light spotting to text block. Front hinge starting to Vol III and IV. Front hinge is strained to Vol VII. A bit of offsetting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound, with binding loosening a bit more towards the middle of some volumes, particularly Vol VII. Pages are bright throughout, with the odd spot particularly to the first and last few pages of text. Frontispiece has detached from binding in Vol VI and Vol VII. Plate between pages 82 and 83 of Vol I is also detached from binding. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 808D12

Catalogus: Railways

Trefwoorden: Modern Railway Working A Practical Treatise by Engineering and Administrative Experts illustrated plates mechanical engineering A Practical Treatise by Engineering and Administrative Experts Various

Various

The Railway Magazine

London, Temple Chambers, 1897-2011. Magazine. A large collection of magazines regarding locomotive history. This set comprises of volumes 1-67, 76-77 and 86-157 and covers the time period of 1897-2011. The Railway Magazine is still Britain's best-selling rail title. It was first published in 1897 and has been published continuously since. The work was launched by Joseph Lawrence and ex-railwayman Frank E Cornwall who believed there to be an amateur enthusiast market for material they were publishing in railway staff magazines. The first editor of the work was George Augustus Nokes who wrote under the pseudonym G A Sekton. Notable photographic contributors of the interwar period included Maurice W Earley, W Leslie Good, Frank R Hebron, O J Morris and H Gordon Tidey . Volumes I-IV (July-Dec 1897 - Jan-June 1899) are in the original Green Cloth bindings. Volumes IV- XIII are in uniform half calf bindings with cloth covered boards. Bound by J Falconer, with the binder's stamp to the rear pastedowns. Volumes XIV-XV are in full burgundy cloth bindings. XVI-XXI are in half calf bindings with cloth covered boards by J Falconer. XXII to 157 are in mixed cloth bindings. Volumes I-LXVII and LXXVI-LXXVII have Roman Numerals to spines whereas all runs onwards (86-157) have arabic numerals to spine. Volume XLIII (1918) has original frontispieces from the parts and backstrips from the parts bound in to the rear. With the indexes of volumes 131-159 kept in a separate plastic-wallet folder. With two volume IV (Jan-June 1899), one in original cloth and one in half calf. This collection covers a wide range of locomotive history. In mixed bindings. Majority of bindings are cloth. Others are in half calf bindings with cloth covered boards. Volumes IV-XIII in half calf and cloth covered boards are heavily rubbed to the spines. Loss to head and tail of spines to volumes IX-XIII due to heavy rubbing. Small losses to the head and tail of spines to volumes XXX and XXXI. Small losses to head and tail of spines to volumes XXXIV-XLV due to bumping. Several further volumes between XLVI and LXVII have small losses to the head and tail due to bumping on the cloth. Front hinge to volumes II (1898), XI and XII is strained but firm. Both hinges to volumes III (1898), XIII and XLV are strained but firm. Tape repair to the front hinge of volume LXIV. Loss to the head and tail of spine to clothbound volume IV (1899). Split to rear joint of volume XXXI resulting in the backstrip to lift slightly. Backstrip to both volume IVs (1899) are lifting. Backstrip to volume LI is lifting at the Rear hinge and joint to clothbound volume IV are weak and may detach with further handling. Backstrip to volume XIII has suffered large loss to the head and backstrip is lifting to the rear. Backstrip to XXXV is lifting slightly at the tail of rear joint. A few small ink spills to the tail of spine to volume XXII. Some minor light tidemarks to the spine of volumes XXIX, XLIX. Damp staining to the spines of volumes 122, 124, 126. Prior owners' inscriptions to the recto of front endpaper to volumes XXXIV, XLIX, L. Stamp to the recto of front endpaper to volume L. Prior owner's inscription to the front pastedown of volume XLVI. Damp staining to front pastedown of volume XL, does not affect rest of volume. Prior owner's notations to the front pastedown and recto of front endpaper to volumes LII, LXVII. Frontispiece to volume IV is detached but present. Small amount of offsetting from binding staples to volume XXVIII. Advertisement removed neatly with scissors to verso of 'Contents for July and August' leaf to volume 89. Internally, all volumes are otherwise firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to the older volumes due to paper used. Just the occasional light spots. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: SET56-60,_50_A-1

Catalogus: Railways

Trefwoorden: Transport Train Magazine Illustrated Train Locomotive Various