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501 WEINTHAL L: Volumes 2 & 3 of “The Story of the Cape to
Cairo Railway and River Route 1887-1922.” Vol. 2: The Iron Spine and Ribs of
Africa; Vol. 3: Variation of the Main Trunk Route and Feeder Lines in Existence
or Projected. Published by Pioneer,
1922. 510 and 454pp and 49pp
respectively with colour plates, mounted portraits in dark green half
leather/gilt boards, slightly rubbed and bumped. Normally a five volume
set. (2) £50
502 HARDBACK BOOK WITH DUSTJACKET:
“Railway Dining Cars in South Africa – History and Development” by HL
Pivnic. 415pp pub. by the South African
Transport Services Museum in 1985.
Slightly faded spine. £10
503 SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE published landscape format hardback book “The Book
of the Great Western.” 100+pp published
in 1970 as number 2518 in a limited edition of 3000. A must for any GWR enthusiast.
£10
504 HARDBACK BOOK: “Jubilee of the Glasgow
Tramways 1872-1922.” 107pp plus
plates. Title and coat-of-arms in gold
on front. Partially faded covers. Ex library.
£10
505 BOUND VOLUME of acts for the EAST LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY. 400pp in hardback,
leather bound covers with title in gold on front. Dated 1846. Covers very
rubbed. £10
506 TAIT AF: “Views of the Manchester
& Leeds Railway.” Large size part
leather bound hardback book, 36pp including engravings. Published for the author by Bradshaw &
Blacklock in 1845. A little wear to
covers but generally good condition for age. A rare book. £500
507 GIFFORD CT: “Each a Glimpse.” Hardback, illustrated boards, 100pp
published by Ian Allan in 1970.
VGC. £20
508 HAMILTON-ELLIS C: “Highland Engines and Their Work”. Hardback, 117pp
published by LPC in 1930. Some
foxing. £15
509 LYNES L: “Railway Carriages and Wagons”. Hardback, 272pp,
pub. LPC in 1959. £15
510 LEWIS L.P: “Railway Signal Engineering”. Hardback, 351pp
plus fold out diagrams, published by Constable in 1912. Covers a little rubbed and faded, section of
front end page neatly removed. £10
511 HARDBACK BOOK: “Bigg’s General Railway
Acts 1830-1866”. 526pp, 12th edition published by Waterlow in 1866. Spine
faded. £15
512 GRINLING C.H: “The History of the Great Northern
Railway.” Hardback, 424pp pub. by
Methuen in 1898. Slight spine fading
and foxing to edges of pages. £10
513 MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGINEERS,
Volume 81 dated 1885. 166pp dealing with various items including Metropolitan
and Metropolitan District Railway. Part
leather bound hardback covers. £10
514 HARDBACK BOOK "The North Staffordshire
Railway" by "Manifold". 182pp published locally by Henstock in
1952. No dust jacket. £10
515 "DIARIES OF SIR
DANIEL GOOCH BARONET". Hardback, 254pp published by Kegan Paul,
Trench, Trubner & Co in 1892. Good condition. £25
516 MIDLAND RAILWAY
published hardback book "England as seen from the Midland Railway - Scenery, Industries, History". Produced
for circulation within MR carriages, steamships of various companies and in
South Africa. Clothbound covers show title and illustration of High Tor in gold
on front. 332pp guide dated 1903. A little spine fading but generally good
condition for age. £75
517 HARDBACK BOOK: “The Locomotive of
Today.” 184pp 6th edition, hardback,
published by LPC in 1915. Spine faded. £10
518 CHAMBERS W: “About Railways.” Hardback, 103pp, pub. by
W&R Chambers in 1865. £10
519 HARDBACK BOOK with dust jacket: "Railway
Buttons, Badges & Uniforms" by D.J. Froggatt. 208pp published by
Malaga Books in 1986. Dust jacket marked along bottom edge otherwise VGC. £25
520 BOOKLET:
“Transport in Lancashire – modern problems of moving men & merchandise as
discussed at a conference in Manchester 5th July 1938”. 160pp, card covers
heavily foxed. Report of the proceedings complete with fold out diagrams. £5
521 GWR foolscap sized ledger type
book “Running Powers”. 291pp showing running power agreements over other
company’s lines and their running powers over GWR lines. Most pages have small,
RCH type diagrams of the lines in question. Dated May 1927. Leather bound
hardback covers rubbed, contents VGC. £50
522 WILLIAM GALT: “Railway Reform: Its Expediency and Practicability
Considered – With a Copious Appendix Containing a Description of all the
Railways in Great Britain and Ireland.”
3rd edition, 116pp published by Pelham Richardson, Cornhill in
1844. Re-bound into modern hardback
covers. £20
523 CALEDONIAN RAILWAY official souvenir photo album for the
Royal Visit to Scotland, July 1914. Part leather-bound hardback covers with
title in gold on front. Contains 53 pages of photos, many showing interior
views of stations at Glasgow Central, Eglinton Street, Parkhead, Dundee West,
Perth and Dunblane, all heavily decorated for the royal visit. Superb item. Covers a little rubbed on edges but generally good
condition. £100
524 NER SIGNALBOX TRAIN REGISTER book from South Junction Carlton signal box. Large
size, approx 100 pages all duly completed between August and September 1902.
Some staining to cover but generally good for age. £10
525 VARIOUS
COPIES of the JOURNAL OF THE RAILWAY
AND CANAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY from Vol. 1 No. 1 dated January 1955 through
to Vol. 10 No. 5-6 dated September 1964. Each typescript. Incomplete run.
(Qty). £10
526 BOUND VOLUME of
GC&NW Rlys WEEKLY NOTICES for the period 1924-26. 100+pp in modern
hardback covers. £30
527 SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS Book of Locomotive Diagrams.
Foolscap sized, card covers
containing 50+pp of diagrams of 2ft and 3ft 6” gauge locos. Dated 1941.
£20
528 GER collection of official papers relating
to WISBECH & UPWELL TRAMWAY
including wages, revenue, uniform etc. Most headed GER and dated 1910s. £40
529 LARGE
SIZED BINDER containing approx 25 LMS and early BR DEPOT NOTICES.
Variety of subjects, all firmly attached to the pages of the binder. Worn.
£10
530 LNER foolscap size hardback
book: “List of Works With the Acts of Parliament Authorising Them.” Blue clothbound covers, 113pp, dated
1930. £10
531 NER
“Book of Instructions issued by the Passenger Manager”. Green, hardback,
clothbound covers, 200pp dated January 1914. Covers worn, many amendments
added. £10
532 MS&LR General Instructions book dated November 1890. 200pp in green clothbound hardback covers
with title and coat of arms on front.
Covers a little worn, some tipped in amendments. £10
533 GWR “Report of the Visit to The
United States and Canada, August 1927”. Card covers, 50+ typescript pages, plus photos, diagrams, etc. Covers
worn. £10
534 GWR hardback book: “List of
Collieries on or Connected with the GWR.”
Brown clothbound covers with title in gold on front, 76pp plus map.
Circa 1920’s. £10
535 SOUTHERN RAILWAY (USA) PUBLICATION
“The Empire of the South – its resources, industries and resorts”. Coloured
pictorial card covers, 182pp illustrated guide to states served by the railway.
Dated 1899. Good condition. £10
536 BR 1980 calendar, Terence
Cuneo’s “Of Mice and Men” containing 12 reproductions of the artist’s
work. £10
537 HARRISON & SALES “Guide to the
East Lancashire Railway”. Large sized, broadsheet type newspaper, 4pp, dated
1849. Folded and very worn. £20
538 THE RAILWAY CENTENARY
1825-1925 STOCKTON ON TEES. 107pp
hardback with many illustrations.
Illustrated on front cover, published 1925 by the Stockton on Tees
Railway Centenary Committee. £10
539 MORTON’S GNR Tourist Guide “Great Northern Railway & East Coast Route to Scotland” dated 1879. 34pp in blue illustrated paper covers. Spine poor causing loose pages. £10