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There are 55 books in this catalogue.
The Severn Valley Railway.
Marshall, John.
Book Number: 38536
ISBN: 0946537496
Publisher: 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
Publisher: 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


A pictorial history of Cobb and Co: The coaching age in Australia, 1854-1924
Austin, K. A
Book Number: 49094
ISBN: 
Publisher: Adelaide Rigby 1977
Small 4to hardcover 219pp index, colour & b/w illus. very good / very good d/w.
Price: $20.00


On Roads. A hidden history
Moran, Joe
Book Number: 53764
ISBN: 9781846680601
Publisher: 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)
Publisher: 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
Publisher: 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
Publisher: 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
Publisher: 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


From the Footplate: Eurostar ; A driver s eye view of the channel tunnel.
Waller, Peter
Book Number: 58614
ISBN: 0711024278
Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing, Shepperton, UK, 1998.
8vo. softcover. 112pp. b/w illus. Near Fine.
Price: $15.00


Sydney's Forgotten Military Railways
Oaks, John
Book Number: 58615
ISBN: 0909650411
Publisher: Australian Railway Historical Society NSW Division 1997
8vo. stapled wraps. 30pp. b/w illus. Very good+.
Price: $25.00


The Railway Age
Robbins, Michael
Book Number: 58617
ISBN: 1901341097
Publisher: Mandolin, Manchester University Press, 1998.
8vo. softcover. 181pp. index. Very good.
Price: $8.00


The Open Street: Public Transport, Motor Cars & Politics In Australian Cities
Manning, Ian
Book Number: 58618
ISBN: 0909459096
Publisher: Transit Australia Publishing., Sydney, 1991.
Large 8vo. softcover. 112pp. index, b/w illus. Very good.
Price: $15.00


The Orient-Express: a century of railway adventures
des Cars, Jean and Caracalla, Jean-Paul
Book Number: 62025
ISBN: 1870621999
Publisher: Grand Express Books, London 1984.
4to. hardcover. 158pp. colour & b/w illus. Cery good. / Very good d/w.
Price: $18.00


Red Express, The Greatest Rail Journey- From the Berlin Wall to the Great Wall of China
Cordell, Michael.; Photos by Peter Solness
Book Number: 20955
ISBN: 
Publisher: Sydney. Simon and Schuster, 1990
4to. hardcover. colour photos. 255pp. index. very good/very good d/w.'
Price: $12.00


London's Secret Tubes : London's Wartime Citadels, Subways and Shelters uncovered
Emmerson, Andrew & Beard, Tony
Book Number: 58563
ISBN: 1854142836
Publisher: Capital Transport, London 2004
4to. hardcover. 190pp. colour & b/w illus. Near Fine. / Near Fine d/w.
Price: $30.00


Modern Railways International Review
Allen
Book Number: 3230
ISBN: 
Publisher:
London 1981. 1st edition.4to. 160pp. Illustrated in b/w. vg in vg. D/w.
Price: $12.00


The World's Railways. The History and Development of Rail Transport.
Chant, Christopher.
Book Number: 58573
ISBN: 1840133589
Publisher: Grange Books. UK. 2000
Oblong 4to. laminated boards, hardcover. 447pp. index, colour illus. Very good, owner's inscription on fep. Very heavy book extra post may apply.
Price: $25.00


Steel Tramway Equipment for all purposes.
British-Australian Machinery Company
Book Number: 59263
ISBN: 
Publisher: British-Australian Machinery Company, Sydney, n.d. circa 1920s
Large 8vo. softcover. 84pp. b/w illus. Fair, cover torn spine damaged.
Price: $45.00


Speed Achievements: Land Sea and Air
Graves, Richard
Book Number: 7295
ISBN: 
Publisher: London. Bloomsbury. 1998. First. Edition.
Square 4to. Hardcover. 208pp. Index. Colour & b/w photos. Fine. / Very good d/w.
Price: $18.00


A History Of The Future Of Trucking
Sanders, Brooks
Book Number: 23708
ISBN: 
Publisher: USA. Freightliner Corp. 1996
Oblong 4to. hardcover. 144pp. colour illus. very good+. / very good d/w.
Price: $18.00


Illustrated motorcycle Legends. Harley - Davidson
Bacon, Roy
Book Number: 44853
ISBN: 1856482332
Publisher: PRC 1995
4to hardcover 96pp colour illus. very good+ / very good d/w.
Price: $18.00


Midget Mark 1, 2 & 3 and Sprite Mark 2, 3 & 4 Workshop Manual
British Leyland Manual
Book Number: 49944
ISBN: 0901610410
Publisher: Intereurope September 1971
4to softcover 122pp very good. Illustrated with diagrams and instructions. This Workshop Manual is a specially factory edited copy of the Original British Leyland Workshop Manual. All data and specifications for the Australian built Sprite and Midget are included.
Price: $40.00


Commodores 1978 - 1986 VB VC VH VK 6Cylinder & V8 Engines Repairs, Restorations, Bodywork, Electrical, Mechanical
Ellery, Max - Vehicle Repair Manual
Book Number: 57650
ISBN: 1876257237
Publisher: M R Ellert Publications 1997
4to. Softcover 420pp. Very good. Step-by-step photographic instructions.
Price: $15.00


Railways in Focus - Photographs from the National Railway Museum Collection
Bartholomew, Ed & Blakemore, Michael
Book Number: 58569
ISBN: 0906899915
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers, Cornwall, United Kingdom, 1998.

Price: $28.00


WHEN WE RODE THE RAILS.
Adam-Smith, Patsy
Book Number: 62127
ISBN: 0867700580
Publisher: Cornstalk 1992
4to laminated boards, hardcover 246pp index, colour & b/w illus. very good, owner's details inside front cover.
Price: $15.00