| Second Hand Books For Sale (Historical) | ||||
| Title | Author | Publisher | Price | Stock |
| 150 Years of Preserved Steam on the Main Line | Whiteley & Morrison | Guild Publishing | £7.00 | 1 |
| One of the first books to be published in which railway preservation is seen and recorded as being an established and important part of Britain's railway history. | ||||
| Best of the Last Days of Steam, The | Colin C Maggs | Allan Sutton | £15.00 | 1 |
| A superb photo album filled with great detail from the end of the steam era. | ||||
| Big Four Cameraman | R J Blenkinsop | Oxford Publishing Co. | £10.00 | 1 |
| An unusual hardback photo album in that all the photos are presented in landscape format, so the reader pores over magnificent pictures with the book spine at the top! An outstanding volume. NB PLEASE ADD £3.00 for Postage & Packing as this is a weighty book with 91 A4 sized photos. | ||||
| Branch Line Britain | Paul Atterbury | David & Charles | £15.00 | 1 |
| A sumptuously illustrated collection of spectacular rail journeys around the British Isles - including the Aldeburgh branch and the North Norfolk Railway. Highly recommended. RRP £25.00 | ||||
| Branch Lines of Berkshire | Colin G Maggs | Allan Sutton | £10.00 | 1 |
| A comprehensive account of branch lines in Berkshire in their heyday. Terrific! | ||||
| Branch Lines of Warwickshire | Colin G Maggs | Allan Sutton | £10.00 | 1 |
| A wonderful book featuring many branch lines that are now but a distant memory. Excellent!. | ||||
| British Steam - 1948-1955 | E D Bruton | Ian Allan Ltd | £5.00 | 1 |
| A nostalgic steam photograph album. | ||||
| British Steam - the Classic Years | John Westwood | Allan Sutton | £6.00 | 1 |
| Stupendous, evocative pgotos and information from the heyday of British steam. | ||||
| British Steam Since 1900 | W A Tuplin | Pan Books | £1.50 | 1 |
| A high proportion of famous engines are covered in this paperback - Pacifics by Gresley, Stanier and Bulleid, plus Castles & Kings and more. | ||||
| Bulleid of the Southern | H A V Bulleid | Ian Allan Ltd | £4.00 | 1 |
| The definitive biography by Oliver Bulleid's son (himself an engineer). | ||||
| Bulleid Pacifics of the Southern, The | C J Allen & S C Townroe | Ian Allan Ltd | £5.00 | 1 |
| A reprint of a classic study of the design, evolution and early years' performance of the Southern Railway's famous Pacific locomotives. | ||||
| Classic Steam | P B Whitehouse | Hamlyn | £5.00 | 1 |
| For nearly 150 years the steam locomotive was the workhorse of the world's railroads. This book looks back at the fascination of the steam locomotive - from Britain and around the world, with an abundance of colour and black & white photographs. | ||||
| Country Railway, The | David St John Thomas | David & Charles | £6.00 | 1 |
| An absorbing history of country lines throughout Great Britain - including our very own Southwold Railway. | ||||
| Early Railways | J B Snell | Weidenfeld & Nicolson | £5.00 | 1 |
| All you could ever need to know about the origins, construction and development on the great national networks of Britain, America and the Continent. A lovely book with copious illustrations and photographs to illustrate the user-friendly text. | ||||
| Early Trains | Bryan Morgan | Camden House Books | £5.00 | 1 |
| A fascinating insight into the dawn of railways from 2000BC onwards! Copious contemporary illustrations and photographs chart the rise of early railways and tell you all you need to know about the development of this worldwide form of transport. | ||||
| Eric Treacy - Railway Photographer | P B Whitehouse & G Freeman Allen | £9.00 | 1 | |
| Some of the finest photographs of railway subjects from the camera of Bishop Eric Treacy - a doyen among railway photographers. Stunning throughout and in very good condition. | ||||
| Fowler Locomotives | Brian Haresnape | Ian Allan Ltd | £5.00 | 1 |
| Another splendid pictorial history from Brian Haresnape. | ||||
| Golden Age of British Steam, The | John Westwood | W H Smith | £9.00 | 1 |
| Capturing the glamour and excitement of steam travel, this book also looks at the more routine aspects of the golden age too;recounting storied from guards, firemen, stationmasters and all those who helped to keep the trains running on schedule. Absorbing reading! | ||||
| Golden Age of Steam, The | Dean Server | Todri | £5.00 | 1 |
| Charting the development of steam power and exploring the revolutionary technology that changed the face of the world. An informative book full of many contemporary designs, paintings and photos. Good condition. | ||||
| Golden Years of British Steam Trains, The | Colin Garratt | Milepost | £9.00 | 1 |
| Based on the work of Rev. A W V Mace, this is another evocative photo album from Colin Garratt featuring the very best of British steam. | ||||
| Great British Railway. The - A Living History | £5.00 | 1 | ||
| Not only a vivid account of the history of railways in Great Britain, but also an illustrated guide to what to see, where to go and what to do to see preserved steam and railways in action. Very good condition. | ||||
| Great Western Steam at Swindon Works | Brian Morrison | Bradford Barton | £9.00 | 1 |
| At one time or another virtually every locomotive class of the old Great Western appeared at Swindon, either for overhaul or, latterly, for scrapping. A nostalgic photo album to appeal to all lovers of the GW. | ||||
| GWR Stars, Castles & Kings | O S Nock | David & Charles | £5.00 | 1 |
| Part 1 - covering the years from 1906 to 1930. | ||||
| History of London Transport,, A - Vol. 1 | T C Barker & Michael Robbins | George Allen & Unwin | £3.00 | 1 |
| Transport in London had to cope with a spectacular rise of population in the 19th century - from just over one million to six and a half million. This book charts the origins and development of transport in London in the 19th century. | ||||
| Illustrated History of British Steam Railways | David Ross | Parragon | £9.00 | 1 |
| The legacy of the Steam locomotive superbly illustrated in colour and B&W. Chapters include State Occasions and The Steam Railway at War. Very good condition. | ||||
| Ivatt & Riddles Locomotives | Brian Haresnape | Ian Allan Ltd | £5.00 | 1 |
| An informative pictorial history from Brian Haresnape. | ||||
| Kenning Collection, The | A Vaughan | Oakwood Press | £5.00 | 1 |
| A terrific selection from the photographic collection of William Lovell Kenning. Some old rarities in action here! | ||||
| Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway | E Mason | Ian Allan Ltd | £4.00 | 1 |
| Of all the pre-Grouping railways, the Lancashire & Yorkshire was undoubtedly one of the most interesting, crossing the Pennine hill country and the flats of the Fylde peninsula. This book charts its history in the early part of the 20th century until amalgamated into the L&NW. | ||||
| Last Days of Steam in oxfordshire, The | Kevin Robertson | Allan Sutton | £8.00 | 1 |
| A well-documented photo album of days gone by, with main and branch lines in and around Oxford in all their glory! Very good condition. | ||||
| Liverpool Road Station, Manchester | R S Fitzgerald | Manchester University Press | £3.00 | 1 |
| This historical and architechtural survey of one of the very first railway stations to be designed and built in the early 1800s is crammed full of utterly absorbing information, plans and detailing. | ||||
| LMS Locoman | George Bushell | Bradford Barton | £2.00 | 1 |
| Footplate memories of a life on the railwys by former Wellingborough footplateman George Bushell. Paperback. | ||||
| Locos of the Royal Road | various | GWR | £2.00 | 1 |
| A Great Western Railway handbook - 'for boys of all ages'. | ||||
| London & South Western Railway. The | R A Williams | David & Charles | £4.00 | 1 |
| The first in a series, this volume relates the formative years of the London & South Wetsren Railway, which provided considerable competition with the broad gauge GWR. | ||||
| London Midland & Scottish Railway | Brian Haresnape | Ian Allan Ltd | £1.00 | 1 |
| Railway liveries and other fasciating details about the LMS. | ||||
| London Midland Steam - Over Shap | Derek Cross | Bradford Barton | £10.00 | 1 |
| A terrific photo album from one of the photographic masters of the age - Derek Cross - showing steam at its most evocative in North West England. Personally signed copy and dedication by the author in reasonable condition. | ||||
| Maidstone & Chatham Railways | Muriel V Searle | OUP | £9.00 | 1 |
| Another superb volume from Middleton Press, with terrific shots of trams in the North Kent area - some locations instantly recognisable even today. As new condition. | ||||
| Metroploitan Steam | H C Casserley | Bradford Barton | £5.00 | 1 |
| The later years of steam on what was to be subsumed by the Metropolitan line on the London Underground. Rural Buckinghamshire in its heyday! | ||||
| Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, The | Nicholas Comfort | Oakwood Press | £8.00 | 1 |
| The definitive Oakwood Press volume about the delightful 'Middy'. Excellent condition. | ||||
| Murder at Deviation Junction | Andrew Martin | Isis | £3.00 | 1 |
| Jim Springer gets involved with murder, mystery and steam in Edwardian Britain. Large print fiction. | ||||
| Old Mineral Line, The | R J Sellick | Exmoor Press | £5.00 | 1 |
| A lovely paperback detailing the history of the West Somerset Mineral Railway, replete with contenorary photographs of the diminutive mixed trains travelling up and down the inpressive incline. Vgc. | ||||
| Pictorial History of Trains | O S Nock | Allan Sutton | £9.00 | 1 |
| Around the world photographs and fascinating facts . | ||||
| Railway History Map of Britain | Allan Sutton | £2.00 | 1 | |
| An illustrated map in full colour with a border of railway company coats of arms. | ||||
| Railway Stations - Southern region | Nigel Wikeley & John Middleton | Peco Publications | £4.00 | 2 |
| A charming photograph album of the majority of stations to be found in the 19702 on the Southern Region, with some glorious examples of Victorian architecture. | ||||
| Roaming the Scottish Rails | Derek Cross | Ian Allan Ltd | £10.00 | 1 |
| Another excellent photo album from Derek Cross, featuring classic Scottish lines. Personally signed by the author, with accompanying letter to dedicatees providing provenance. A true collectors' item. | ||||
| Roaming the West Coast Rails | Derek Cross | Ian Allan Ltd | £10.00 | 1 |
| A feast of excellent photos - diesel and steam - feturing iconic lines in North West England, Wales and the Midlands. Personally signed by the author with dedication. A little moisture damage, but nothing that would impair the enjoyment of a first class trip down memory lane! | ||||
| Shadows of the Great Western | OS Nock | Oxford Publishing Co. | £3.00 | 2 |
| An informative book from O S Nock in his usual detailed style | ||||
| Signalling Days - GWR | Harold Casson | OPC | £5.00 | 1 |
| A collection of reminiscences from a Great Western signalman - Harold Casson - making for facinating reading. Paperback. | ||||
| Splendour of British Steam, The | ed. Patrick Whitehouse | New English Library | £4.00 | 1 |
| From the early years to the final fling; Most informative and illustrated with lots of full colour and B&W photos. | ||||
| Steam on the Road | David Burgess Wise | Hamlyn | £7.00 | 1 |
| A lovely, fully illustrated book of self-propelled steam road vehicles through two centuries. | ||||
| Steam on the South Western | R C Riley | Ian Allan Ltd | £4.00 | 1 |
| A colour portfolio featuring branch and mainline steam action. Terrific! | ||||
| Steam Trains | bernard Fitzsimmons | Connoisseur Books | £6.00 | 1 |
| The unique appeal of the steam train is a fascinating subject, captured here with contemporary illustrations and photographs from around the world. The book traces the origins of the railways, the growth of national systems, the divergence of design trends and the vital innotations that have shaped their development. | ||||
| Steam Trains | Paul Price | Albany Books | £4.00 | 1 |
| A comprehensive survey of the workd of steam trains fully capturing the nostalgic appeal of the subject. Includes such iconic trains as the 'Golden Arrow, and 'Orient Express'. | ||||
| Streamlined Steam | A J Mullay | David & Charles | £5.00 | 1 |
| Britain's 1930s luxury expresses, with their striking modernist styling, technologicalpirations and record-breaking runs. Very good condition. | ||||
| Tales of the Old Railwaymen | Tom Quinn | David & Charles | £5.00 | 1 |
| Remarkable reminiscences about life on the old railways throughout the United Kingdom, before Beeching and the introduction of diesel changed it all irrevocably. | ||||
| The Last Steam Locomotives of British Railways | P Ransome-Wallis | Guild Publishing | £12.00 | 1 |
| A concise history and desscription of each class of steam locomotive running at the end of the steam era. An invaluable source of reference as well as a a source of nostalgic pleasure for all who have loved steam and mourn its passing. RRP £19.99 | ||||
| The Train - an Illustrated History | Jonathan Clancey | Carlton Books | £8.00 | 1 |
| A terrific book for the non-specialist, explaining the rise of the railways through to the present day, and including sections on railway publicity and railways on film, to name but two. Brim full of utterly absorbing facts and stunning pictures. I particularly like the one on the front cover - hidden away under the dust jacket! | ||||
| Thompson & Peppercorn : Locomotive Engineers | H C B Rogers | Ian Allan Ltd | £4.00 | 1 |
| Analysing dispassionately and in great depth the work of these two successors to the incomparable Gresley. | ||||
| Trains: an illustrated History | S P Gordon | W H Smith | £4.00 | 1 |
| Another useful collection of facts, figures, photographs and explanations from W H Smith publications to fascinate and educate anyone interested in trains. | ||||
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General
Historical
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Modelling
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signed copy
Southold links
Steam
Technical
A Good Read
As new condition
General
Historical
Journeys
Miscellaneous
Modelling
Narrow gauge
Photos
Preservation
signed copy
Southold links
Steam
Technical
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