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British Rail Locomotives and Other Motive Power Combined Volume 1972
by Williams Alan and David Percival
Industrial History Books & Ephemera
The construction and management of steam Boilers
by R Armstrong
London: Crosby Lockwood and Co, 1878. Very informative book on the management and construction of steam boilers,eighth edition ann original publication from 1878. Contains 184 pages plus 48 pages of adverts all in bright clean condition just very light browning to endpapers, many B/w illustrations, all present as called for plus very informative text, NO dustwrapper, outer embossed boards are very slightly darkened from handling over the years, origiginal paper title on spine a little browned and slight...
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€34.74
Industrial Steam
by Booth, A. J
Truro: Bradford Barton, 1976. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 96 pages, 570g. Purple cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs..
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€9.07
The Great Orme Tramway - Over a Century of Service
by Turner, Keith
Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 2003. Book. As New. Soft Card Cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 112 pages. 200g. Soft card covers MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs, and maps..
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€5.89
The Hereford and Gloucester Canal with A contribution on the Gloucester to Ledbury Railway
by Bick, David
Newent: The Pound House, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 80 pages, 255g. Blue cloth boards with bump to top corner, and previous owners signature to front end-paper, Near FINE in a Very good edge-rubbed and marked d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs, line drawings and maps. A full history of this long forgotten canal along with the industrial archaeology of the route..
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€12.08
The Great Northern Coalfield 1700-1900
by Frank Atkinson
University Tutorial Press, London, 1968 hardback with wrapper. 76 pp. 61 b/w figs. in the text. Gd/gd. Could be ex-library as a small square piece has been clipped out of the title page and page 73. This does not affect the text. Wrapper in archive sleeve. Page edges dust soiled. Internally clean.
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€14.72
The Industrial Development of South Wales 1750-1850
by John A H
Cardiff Great Britain: Merton Priory Press Ltd, 1995. Reprint . Buckram. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. This is a 1995 reprint with additions of a 1950 original. 201 pages including detailed index. A very comprehensive account. In original black cloth buckram hard cover binding. Fine in Near Fine attractive pictorial dust wrapper.
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€7.07
Shire Album 144 - Hydraulic Machines
by Jarvis, Adrian
Shire Publications 1st 1985 . 8vo, stapled softback 32pp, minor wear + very slight creasing to covers + small area of abrasion from removal of sticker, o/w VG 75 gms.
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€3.53
Engineering Economics. 2 Volume Set. Book 1 - Elements of Industrial Organisation and Management, Book 2 - Works Organisation and Management.
by Burnham, T. H
London: Pitman, 1938. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Volume one, 288 pages plus adverts, Volume 2, 330 pages including index plus adverts. 1.5Kg. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Volume one a little marked and both with inscriptions to front end-papers, o/w Very Good with contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w plates and line drawings. This 4th Edition includes updates to comply with the factories act 1937. Owing to the weight,...
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€40.27
Brunel An Engineering Biography
by Vaughan Adrian
Horsham, Great Britain: Ian Allan, 2006. 1st Edition . Buckram. Near Fine/Very Good++. Large Format. 1st edition. Large format. 160 pages. Very nicely produced on quality paper and lavishly illustrated throughout with drawings and black and white photographic plates + some in colour. An excellent biography. In original green buckram gilt hard cover binding. Near Fine in Very Good++ attractive pictorial dust wrapper.
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€5.89
British Lorries of the 40s and 50s.
by Davies, Peter
Wellington: Round Oak Publishing, 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 128 pages. 720g. Green cloth boards FINE in a Very Good d/w with two small repaired tears. Illustrated with b/w and some colour photographs mostly by the author. ~A pictorial record of British Lorries in the Post-war years up to 1960, when the British Commercial Industry was at its peak..
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€11.78
The Techniques of Industrial Archaeology
by Pannell J P M
Newton Abbot, Great Britain: David and Charles, 1974. Second Revised . Buckram. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo. 2nd revised edition. 200 pages including detailed index. Well illustrated with drawings and black and white photographic plates. This is a splendid detailed book in the David and Charles Industrial Archaeology of the British Isles series. In original blue buckram gilt hard cover binding. Very Good+ in Very Good+ attractive pictorial dust wrapper.
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€4.12
On the River: Memories of a Working River
by Schweitzer, Pam and Wegner, Charles (Edited by)
London: Age Exchange Theatre Trust. 1989. Oblong Small Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 17.5cm ]. Near Fine condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 184 pages. A collection of first hand experiences by of those who lived and worked on the River Thames in the 1920s and 30s. Published to mark the Centenary of the Docker's Tanner Strike of 1889. Robust, professional packaging and tracking...
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€24.85
Post Office Stores and Telephone Vehicles - Trucks in Britain Volume 6.
by Wright, Colin
Wellington: Round Oak Publishing, 1991. Book. MINT. Soft Card Cover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 64 pages. 220g. Pictorial card covers a litle rubbed to edges. BRAND NEW COPY. Illustrated with b/w photographs throughout, specially prepared for publication by the 'Post Office Vehicle Club'..
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€5.99
The Little Red Book 1994-95: Road Passenger Transport Industry
Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 216 pages, 640g. Pictorial laminated boards FINE. Illustrated with trade adverts and original bookmark..
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€17.66
Birmingham & The Black Country's Canalside Industries (Archive Photographs)
by Shill, Ray
Stroud: Tempus, 2005. Book. Near MINT. Soft Card Cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 224 pages, 545g. Soft card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings..
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€18.84
Reminiscences of the Somerset and Dorset
by Hammond, Alan
Bath: Millstream Books, 1997. Book. Near MINT. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 96 pages, 420g. Pictorial laminated boards Near MINT. Ilustrated with b/w photographs..
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€9.42
Windmills of Hampshire (Down memory lane)
by Triggs, Anthony
Horndean: Milestone Publications, 1982. Book. Fine. Stapled Card Covers. 1st Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 48 pages, 110g. Oblong format stapled soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with period b/w photographs..
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€9.42
Stockton and Darlington Railway. A Collection of Material to Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway
by Durham Joint Curriculum Study Group
Durham: Durham Joint Curriculum Study Group, 1975. Book. Very Good. Stiff Card. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Quantity of pictures, posters. booklets etc all contained in a cardborad folder. 400g. An unusual item in Very Good condition..
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€35.23
Rail Atlas Great Britain & Ireland - 11th Edition.
by Stuart K. Baker
Hersham: Ian Allan Limited, 2007. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 11th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 123 pages, 540g. Pictorial laminted boards FINE with previous owners name and date to top corner of front paste-down. FINE. Illustrated with coloured maps..
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€7.07
A Guide to the Anderton Boat Lift
by Carden D & Parkhouse N
Lydney, Great Britain: Black Dwarf Publications, 2002. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good++. Almost Square Format. 1st edition. Almost square format. 48 pages. Very nicely produced on high quality paper and splendidly illustrated throughout with maps, plans, drawings and photographic plates, some in black and white and some in colour. In original attractive pictorial glossy card covers with the spine very slightly faded. Very Good++. REDUCED POSTAGE ON THIS ITEM.
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€4.71
Hafodlas Slate Quarry, Bettws-Y-coed
by Jones, Griff .R
Blaenau Ffestiniog: Published By the Author, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Soft Card Cover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 209 pages. 860g. Soft card covers a little rubbed to edges, Near FINE. Signed by the author on front end-paper. Illustrated with b/w photographs, site plans, scaled line drawings and maps. A history of the slate quarry, which in 1997 won the prestigious Fieldwaork and Recording Award of the Association of Industrial Archaeology..
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€47.10
Fred Dibnah Remembered The Life & Times of a Great Briton 1938-2004
by Langston Keith
Horncastle, Great Britain: Mortens Media Group Ltd, 2005. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. Large Format. 1st edition. Large format. 130 pages. Lavishly illustrated throughout with endless photographic plates mainly in colour and a few pages of related adverts. A fascinating read. In original pictorial card covers. Very Good+.
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€5.89
Corn Windmills in Norfolk A Contemporary Survey
by Smith Arthur C
Stevenage, Great Britain: Stevenage Museum, 1970. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good++. A4. 1st edition. A4. 51 pages. This is a detailed account of the Norfolk windmills and is well illustrated throughout with excellent black and white photographic plates. In original attractive pictorial off-white card covers. Very Good++. REDUCED POSTAGE ON THIS ITEM.
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€14.72
Handboek voor de Rubbercultuur in Nederlandsch-Indië
by Swart, Rutgers
Amsterdam: J H De Bussy, 1921. Very informative book on the Rubber industry in the Dutch East Indies, TEXT in DUTCH NO ENGLISH translation, 777 pages plus 14 page index, in very bright clean condition, many B/w photographs and illustrations, all present as listed plus very informative text in DUTCH, NO dustwrapper, outer boards are lightly rubbed on edges and slightly darkened with age and gold lettering a little dull. VERY HEAVY BOOK 3Kg with sound packing EXTRA POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR OVERSEAS. A...
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€44.75
The Power of Steam : An Illustrated History of the World's Steam Age
by Briggs, Asa
London: Michael Joseph, 1982. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 208pp. 850g. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings with some colour. Tells the story of steam power from its beginnings in the ancient world, up to the vintage steam preservation movemnet of the present day..
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€8.05
