The Golden Age of Handbuilt Bicycles: Craftsmanship, Elegance, and Function Heine, Jan; Praderes,Jean-Pierre Book Number: 65954 ISBN: 9780847830947 Rizzoli, New York 2009. 4to. hardcover. 168pp. colour illus. Very good, light rubbing at bottom of spine cover and bottom corners. / Very god d/w with a small tear and crease at the bottom of the spine. Price: $95.00
Rail Preservation In Australia: An Illustrated Guide Bromby, Robin Book Number: 65786 ISBN: 0949675040 Cromarty Press, Sydney, 1983. Oblong 8vo. softcover. stapled wraps. 96pp., b/w illus. Very good, small bump to top corner. Price: $12.00
The Country Railway in Australia Bromby, Robin Book Number: 61051 ISBN: 0949675032 Cromarty Press, Sydney 1983. 8vo. softcover. 87pp. n/w illus. Very good, owner's stamp on fep. Price: $12.00
Kitson Meyer Articulated Locomotives Binns, Donald Book Number: 65157 ISBN: 0907941109 Wyvern Publications, 1985. 4to. laminated boards, hardcover. 128pp. Very good+, small crease on spine. Price: $180.00
Australian Horse Drawn Vehicles Stringer, Michael Book Number: 57388 ISBN: 0727012096 Rigby, Australia, 1980. Oblong 4to. hardcover. 280pp. index, b/w illus. Very good, light foxing to endpapers. / Very good d/w with small water mark on rear corner & some light creases to top rear edge. Price: $55.00
The Rainhill Story: The Great Locomotive Trial Burton, Anthony Book Number: 64895 ISBN: 0563177365 BBC, London, 1980. 8vo. softcover. 164pp. index, b/w ilus. Very good, book covered in clear adhesive. Price: $15.00
Full Steam Across the Mountains Belbin, Phil and Burke, David Book Number: 64713 ISBN: 0454002785 Methuen Australia, Sydney, 1984. 4to. hardcover. 144pp. index. colour & b/w illus. Very good. / Very good d/w. Price: $18.00
Australia's railway days: Milestones in railway history Carroll, Brian Book Number: 64460 ISBN: 0333210557 Melbourne Macmillan 1976 Oblong 4to hardcover 111pp b/w illus. very good+ / very good, d/w with curled top edge. Price: $18.00
Along Parallel Lines: A History of the Railways of New South Wales Gunn, John Book Number: 62931 ISBN: 0522843875 Melbourne University Press, 1989 tall 8vo maroon cloth Hardcover in d/w. 600pp. very good. / very good d/w with faded spine. Index. Illustrated with b&w photo's. Maps on end pages. The stories of Settlement in Australia and the building of the railroad blend technical detail with the record of political intrigue, to show the railways as one of the nation's largest enterprises as well as an institution to which many of us have an almost romantic attraction. Price: $20.00
Romance of Australian railways Adam-Smith, Patsy Book Number: 38193 ISBN: 0851795374 Adelaide Rigby 1976 4to hardcover 246pp b/w & colour illus. very good / very good d/w. Price: $12.00
The Holden Racing Team Quested, Andrew Book Number: 57484 ISBN: 0734405782 Lothian, South Melbourne, 2003 4to. hardcover. 222pp. colour illus. Very good+. / Very good+ d/w. Price: $30.00
The 60 Class (Steam Locomotives) Groves, K.T., H. J. Wright and M. Morahan Book Number: 60357 ISBN: 0909862338 New South Wales Rail Transport Museum. 1994 4to. Hardcover in d/w. Very good. Illustrated throughout with excellent b&w photographs. The text contains relevant technical data including a plan of the class, details of the proposed modification to a 4-8-4 wheel arrangement and tabulation of proposed Garratt designs for the NSWGR. Price: $250.00
The N3 Book; Amazing stories and incredible facts to turn your drive into a voyage of discovery Delmar, Peter Book Number: 61737 ISBN: 0620341750 Parkview Press 2006 Oblong 8vo. softcover. 158pp. Packed with stories about people whose settlements, struggles, wars and journeys over hundreds of years make this slice of SA one of its most fascinating. wherever you are on the N3, this book has stories to keep the whole family interested, stories about stone age cultures, amazing geography, remarkable animals, Boer War battles, dinosaurs, vanished villages, the struggle against apartheid, feats of engineering and freakish weather. Price: $22.00
Trans-Australian Railway Linking East and West Ferguson, Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro. (Opening Ceremony by) Book Number: 59453 ISBN: Government Printer, Melbourne 1917. Oblong 8vo. orig. dec. cloth covered stiff boards. 58pp. b/w illus. Good+. stamps inside covers, small spot of wear on the bottom of the second last page where pages stuck together. Small chip on bottom cover edge. Light foxing near edges. Scarce. Price: $650.00
Drake's Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway (1838) Drake, James. (publisher). Book Number: 22901 ISBN: 0903485257 UK., Moorland Reprints, 1974. Small 8vo. hardcover. 147pp. + b/w plates, fold-out map, fold-out fares table, b/w illus. very good+. / very good+ d/w. Price: $25.00
The Train (Small Oxford Books) Green, Roger Book Number: 27178 ISBN: 0192141279 Oxford University Press, 1982 8vo hardcover 112pp index, b/w illus. very good / very good d/w. Price: $8.00
The Sex and Savagery of Hell's Angels Hudson, Jan Book Number: 38373 ISBN: New English Library 1969 8vo. softcover. 127pp. good, page edges browned, bookseller stamp inside front cover, owner's stamps on title pages, light stain on cover. Price: $11.00
The Severn Valley Railway. Marshall, John. Book Number: 38536 ISBN: 0946537496 London: Thomas 1989 8vo. softcover. 223pp. index, b/w illus. very good. Price: $8.00
Covered Wagons in Australia Blake, Les Book Number: 42979 ISBN: 072700798x Rigby 1979 8vo. Hardcover in d/w, very good. 64pp. Illustrated thoughout with in-text b&w photo's. Through the pages of this bok roll the stage wagons, the Prairie schooners, the tabletops of the days when wool was king of the inland tracks, the German wagons and cheesecutters of the selectors, the camel wagons and the bumboats of the far north. Not just a book on Wagons, but on Wagon builders, Drivers, stockmen, boys with dogs, picturesque language, Pioneers of Australia moving large consignments over our vast continent. Price: $22.00
On Roads. A hidden history Moran, Joe Book Number: 53764 ISBN: 9781846680601 Profile Books Ltd, 2010. 8vo. softcover. 312pp. index, b/w illus. Near Fine. Price: $8.00
Railway Season Thomas, David St John Book Number: 54070 ISBN: 9780711232594) Francis Lincoln Publishers, London 2011. 8vo. hardcover. 192pp. Colour drawings. Very good+, minor rubbing to bottom cover corners./ Fine d/w. Price: $15.00
The Last Journey of William Huskisson Garfield, Simon Book Number: 56722 ISBN: 0571216080 Faber and Faber May 19, 2003 8vo softcover 244pp very good. How did the opening of the world's first passenger railyway turn from a glorious morning into a tragic afternoon? This book is an entertaining tale of ambition, genius, rivalry and legend, plotting the eight-year struggle to build a railway with a cast of engineers, politicians, actresses, surgeons, socialites and breathtaking machines. It is a loud and evocative snapshot of the times, but above all it is a human story of one man's shocking and very gory demise. Price: $8.00
The World Railway System De Fontgalland, Bernard Book Number: 57058 ISBN: 0521245419 Cambridge University Press, UK. 1980 8vo. hardcover. 314pp. index Price: $10.00
Mr Briggs' Hat - A Sensational Account of Britain's First Railway Murder Colquhoun, Kate Book Number: 57433 ISBN: 9781847443700 Little, Brown 2011 Trade paperback. 339pp. On 9 July 1864, after an evening with relatives, Briggs caught a train. Little did he know he was travelling into history. Price: $14.00