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ELLIS, HAMILTON: British Railway History . An Outline from
the Accession of William IV to the Nationalisation of the Railways
1830 - 1876 & 1877 - 1947.
London: Allen & Unwin, 1956 & 1959.
Two volumes. Vol. 1 a reprint, Vol. 2 a 1st edition. Plates.
8vo. pp.443 & 416, original cloth; very good in very good d.w's.
Tape marks to inside of d.w's. where originally brown paper outer
protective wrapper fixed; this brown paper outer wrapper having done
a very good job at protecting the d.w. but of course has left these
marks which are however not visible apart from very light
show-through to face of wrapper.
Quote Item No. 6335
Price: £20.00
FILSON
YOUNG, A.B.: The Complete Motorist, being an Account of the
Evolution and Construction of the Modern Motor-Car; with Notes on
the Selection, Use, and Maintenance of the same; and on the
Pleasures of Travel upon the Public Roads.
London: Methuen 1904.
First edition. Numerous plates from photographs of early vehicles
and engines. Lacking the frontispiece "L'effroi" from a painting by
Paul Gervais. 8vo, pp. xxiv:338, original brown cloth; lower outer
joint split, binding very rubbed, some marking to title. Bookplate
on front pastedown.
Lacking the frontispiece hence the price. Rare.
Quote Item No. 10395
Price: £55.00
NOCK, O.S: Locomotion, a World Survey of Railway Traction.
London: Routledge, 1975.
Oblong 8vo, pp.280, original cloth in d.w. Signature on
endpaper, dustwrapper worn at headband, some browning to the text
else very good.
Quote Item No. 4213
Price: £10.00
TONKS, ERIC S: The Southwold Railway.
Birmingham: by the author, 1950.
Illustrations. 8vo, pp.32, original printed wrappers; small
pieces of tape on inside of wrappers else very good.
Quote Item No. 6322
Price: £25.00
WHITEHEAD, R.A. and SIMPSON, F.D: The Story of the Colne Valley
Railway.
Brentwood: Francis Ridgway, 1951.
First edition. Plates, folding chart. 8vo, pp.82, original
cloth; lightly marked in good d.w. Tape marks to inside of d.w.
where originally brown paper outer protective wrapper fixed; this
brown paper outer wrapper having done a very good job at protecting
the d.w. but of course has left these marks which have some
show-through to the front of the wrapper.
Quote Item No. 6338
Price: £21.00