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Bradley, R. Ken
Historic Railways of the Powell River Area
99 pages. "An account of the seventeen individual railways operating at various times in the area from the middle 1890s until 1955." - from title page. A superlative compilation of archival black and white photographic plates, with accompanying text. Includes: chronology; locomotive rosters; index; and more. Book
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BRADSHAW'S RAILWAY TIME TABLE.
Bradshaw's Railway Time Tables and Assistant to Railway Travelling, with Illustrative Maps & Plans.
Small 12mo, [36]pp., of maps, plans and time tables, orig. purple cloth, gold label printed in green on upper cover, very nice copy. With maps of the railway from London to Birmingham (2), Manchester & Birmingham Railways, Birmingham, Railways in Lancashire, Liverpool, Manchester & Leeds.
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Brian Radford
Midland Line Memories
No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with minor traces of storage. 144pp. Tribute to the spirit and the flavour of the Midland Railway Company on its lines between Derby and London. Very well illustrated.
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BRITISH TRANSPORT COMMISSION.
Handbook for Railway Steam Locomotive Enginemen. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., with coloured and monochrome illustrations throughout; black cloth, upper board lettered in yellow, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Publication code BR 33014. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Ottley, 3089.
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BRITISH TRANSPORT COMMISSION.
Handbook for Railway Steam Locomotive Enginemen. NEAR FINE COPY
8vo., with coloured and monochrome illustrations throughout, tiny signature on front free endpaper; black cloth, upper board lettered in yellow, a near fine copy. Publication code BR 33014. Ottley, 3089.
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BRONCARD (Y.), FENINO (F.)
French Steam
LONDON IAN ALLAN 1971 Un volume in-4°, 160 pp. Reliure éditeur cartonnée à la Bradel, dos titré, jaquette illustrée. Nombreuses photographies en noir & blanc. Tableaux.
Bookseller reference : 028251
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Broennie Marcel
Volldampf - A toute vapeur!
Bühler Druck AG, Zürich Album cartonné 1982 In-4 (21,5 x 30 cm.), album cartonné, couverture illustrée, 48 pages, photographies couleurs in-texte, texte bilingue allemand-français ; un coin frotté, par ailleurs très bon état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
Bookseller reference : wc1526
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Brown, F. A. S.
Great Northern Locomotive Engineers : Volume One 1846-1881
Previous owner's neat bookplate on ffep. No inscriptions or marks. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Price clipped dust jacket not torn or creased with minor traces of handling. 252pp. Follows the careers of some of the many legends of the Locomotive Departments such as Benjamin Cubitt, Edward Bury, Archibald Sturrock and Patrick Stirling.
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BROWNLIE John S.
Raliway Steam Cranes. A Survey of Progress since 1875. With Notes on Geographical Spread of the British Crane Trade and Biography of leading Member Firms. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates and illustrations in the text; red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. Ottley, 10675.
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Bryant, Arthur; Falls, Cyril; Squire, Sir John; Pycraft, W.P.
The Illustrated London News (ILN), Saturday, August (Aug.) 9, 1941 - End of the Syrian Campaign
Pages 161-192. Features: Cover photo of German aircraft downed at Palmyra with Vichy markings painted over swastika - absolute proof of collaboration between Vichy and the Axis powers; Photos of personalities of the week include Wing Commander Whitney Straight, Sir Emsley Carr, Sgt. Pilot James Allen Ward, V.C. (the first New Zealand V.C. in the present war), British POWs from Syria detraining at Baalbek; New British 18-ton "Crusader" tank; Photos of the "Beaufighter"; R.A.F. Channel rescue craft; Six photos of fighting at see in the Mediterranean and in Heligoland Bight; Air-photo of submarine building yards at Le Trait bombed by "Blenheims" in daylight; Two-pages of illustrations demonstrating that tanks are not invincible; Fishermen at War (article); Photos of British units ousting snipers from the ruins of Zenobia's Palmyra; Seven great sepia-tone photos illustrate the end of the Syrian campaign as Beirut fetes the entry of Allied troops under Generals Wilson and Catroux; Two pages with ten fascinating photos from the Russian Front, showing U.S.S.R. army units fighting with magnificent elan against the common enemy; Soviet Russia At War (article); Photo of signing of Poland's Pact of Friendship with Russia - Prime Minister Sikorski and M. Maisky, with Eden and Churchill at head of table; Centerfold illustrations demonstrate the value of pigeon-post as an accessory to wireless in war; Four excellent photos of the "Fortress I" bomber as it arrives in England - on its way to Germany; Two pages of photos of night and day scenes at a Fleet Air Arm training station; Two pages of photos of construction of the "Trans-Saharan" rail line to Dakar - with map and two artist's renderings of the diesel electric locomotives planned to service the line; Romantic discovery of a vast and unknown cavern on Mendip - article with three photos and map; Three pages of photos inside the newly-discovered Stalactite Caves at Mendip; Half-page photo-illustrated ad for the British Power Boat Company; Nice half-page Burberry services equipment ad; more vintage ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy of this informative wartime issue. Book
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BULLEID H. A. V.
Bulleid of the Southern. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates and illustrations in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Ottley, 12533.
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BULLEID H. A. V.
The Aspinall Era. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates and illustrations in the text; brown cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustswrapper. Ottley, 12072.
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BURTT [G.]F.
LB & SCR Locomotives. An up-to-date Survey from 1870.
8vo., Sole Edition, with numerous illustrations in the text; original pictorial wrappers, covers a little age-marked else a very good, clean copy. Scarce in this condition. Published in Allan's 'ABC Locomotive' series, this is the first of Burtt's hugely detailed trilogy on the predecessors of the Southern Railway. Ottley, 6685.
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BURTT [G.]F.
SE & CR Locomotives. A Survey from 1878 to 1923.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous illustrations in the text; original pictorial wrappers, covers a little age-marked else a very good, clean copy. Scarce in this condition. Published in Allan's 'ABC Locomotive' series, this is the second of Burtt's hugely detailed trilogy on the predecessors of the Southern Railway. Ottley, 7216.
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BURTT F.
L&SWR Locomotives 1872-1923. &SWR Locomotives 1872-1923.
8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs throughout; original coloured pictorial wrappers, sewed as issued, covers very lightly spotted at margins else a very good, bright, clean copy. Published in Allan's 'ABC Locomotive' series, this hugely detailed standard reference is the third of Burtt's trilogy (following LBSCR and SECR) on the predecessors of the Southern Railway. Inexplicably scarce, especially in this condition. Ottley, 6616.
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C.P. Atkins
The Scottish 4-6-0 Classes
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and the tiniest bump to lower rear corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very slight traces of storage. 123pp. Detailed stsudy of locomtives of class 4-6-0 in Scotland, which prior to 1923 existed on the Highland, the Caledonian and the Glasgow & South Western railways. Illustrated including drawings of each type. Scarce.
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C.V.T.; Johnson, G.; McLaren, J.; Hogg, J.; Wilkins, B.; Walmsley, L.; Charles, B.; Et al
The Wide World - The Magazine For Everybody, August (Aug.) 1924, No. 316, Vol. LIII - The Fire-Walkers of Fiji / Hunting Bighorn Sheep in Mexico
Pages 266-352 pages plus 16 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Crowsnest Holdup - a spectacular hold-up on the Canadian Pacific Railway and the tragic manhunt that followed; The Fire-Walkers of Fiji - a mystery that has never been solved - great photo-illustrated article; Roaming the Wild South Seas (part I) - Jack McLaren relates some of his strange and exciting experiences there; Hunting Bighorn Sheep in Mexico - a most exciting shooting trip in the wild Cocopah Mountains of Mexico - fantastic photo-illustrated article; Alone Across the Atlantic - Mr. Alain J. Gerbault sailed alone from Gibraltar to New York in 142 days; The Road to Timbuctoo (part III) - readers who enjoyed 'Three Asses in the Pyrenees" will find this narrative even more amusing; How "Mac" Won His Wife - a New Zealander abducts and marries a beautiful girl - with revengeful natives in pursuit; In Search of Sea-Monsters (part V) - F.A. Mitchell-Hedges set out in 1921 on an expedition to the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and caught multiple world-record-sized fish - article with photos; Zulliver's Travels - an ill-fated auto trip to California; Snapshots in China - great photos; Unknown Peru (part IV) - travel and adventure in the Andes - article with photos; Anstruther Gets a Job - an unemployed engineer in South Africa meets the promoter of a mine; The Two Strangers - an interesting sequel to "A Bunch of Keys" which appeared in the December 1923 issue; Great one-page illustrated General Electric locomotive ad speaks of the Mexican Railway between Orizaba and Esperanza where 10 electric locomotives will replace 25 steam locomotives; and more. Covers loose as one but present. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
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CALMETTES Pierre
Le Travail de nos Ouvriers modernes d'Art et d'Industrie.
Ernest Flammarion, Paris, 1902.
Bookseller reference : 400
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CAPLAN N.
Titled Trains 1. 'Royal Scot'.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece map and numerous photographs in the text; coloured photographic wrappers, wire-stitched as issued, a very good, clean copy. Ottley 18466
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CARTER (R.S.)
British Railways Main-Line Diesels
Shepperton, Middlesex, Ian Allan Ltd. 1963 In-4 à l’italienne 22 x 33 cm. Reliure spirale noire, premier plat illustré en couleurs, 45 pp., 22 plans de locomotives à pleine page avec notice en regard. Exemplaire en bon état.
Bookseller reference : 95208
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CARS Jean Des
L'aventure Des Chemins De Fer (1832-1914)
Paris André Barret 1978 in-4° à L'italienne De la série "trésors de la photographie", 204 pp, traces de trombones et scotch sur la garde
Bookseller reference : 16125
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Carter, Ernest F.
The Boys' Book of Model Railways
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked red cloth boards and the tiniest of bumps to corners. 144pp. How to create realistic model railways layouts and accessories.
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Cecil J. Allen
British Atlantic Locomotives
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with slight rubbing to upper corners and minor traces of storage. 164pp. The author provides a detailed study of the evolution of each Atlantic design, the variations which were made in later experiments, details of outstanding performance by each 4-4-2 type and tables of their numbers, building dates and leading dimensions.
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CHAMOUSSET (François).
Etude d'un nouveau système de Locomotive routière.
Paris Librairie Scientifique Industrielle et Agricole Lacroix 1871 1 in-12 Paris, Librairie Scientifique Industrielle et Agricole Lacroix, 1871, in-12, relié par un fin cordon, 16 pages.
Bookseller reference : 18085
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Charles Contassot
HISTORIQUE DES FABRICATIONS DES LOCOMOTIVES AUX USINES DU CREUSOT
1993 / 164 pages. Broché. Editions Académie François Bourdon.
Bookseller reference : CHF200M
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CHAINTREAU Jean
Le Chemin De Fer à Montargis et Dans Le Gatinais Des Origines a Nos Jours
Le Mée Sur Seine Amatteis 1987 In8 298 pages - 3 cartes depliantes - trés nombreuses photographies - bon etat
Bookseller reference : 58By
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CHAINTREAU Jean
Le Chemin De Fer à Montargis et Dans Le Gatinais Des Origines a Nos Jours
Le Mée Sur Seine Amatteis 1987 In8 298 pages - 3 cartes depliantes - trés nombreuses photographies - bon etat
Bookseller reference : 58By
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Chief of Motive Power & Rolling Stock
Classification and Dimensions of Locomotives
214 pages. Duo-tang binding. Oblong 22 x 11 cm. Appears to be a 1947 revision of the 1945 first edition. Crammed full of detailed specifications, tables and diagrams. Contents moderately toned with age. Prior owner's details inside teale front cover, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy of this marvelous steam-age Canadian locomotive reference. Book
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Cl. LAMMING et J. MARSEILLE
Le TEMPS des CHEMINS de FER en FRANCE
Un ouvrage de 192 pages, format 250 x 295 mm, illustré, relié toile sous jaquette couleurs, publié en 1987, PML Editions, bon état
Bookseller reference : LFA00bc5
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CLAY J.F.
The West Coast Pacifics.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous plates, and tables in the text; original black cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Ottley, 12300.
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CLAY John F.
The LNER 2-6-0 Classes. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
8vo., First Edition, with plates and illustrations in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped, lightly browned dustwrapper.
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Clay, John F
Jubilees of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, trace of foxing to top of page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. Jacket is fully protected in a removable plastic sleeve. 112pp. The story of the Jubilee class of 4-6-0 locomotives built for secondary express passenger trains for the London Midland Scottish Region.
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Clayton & Shuutleworth Ltd
Road Locomotives : Traction Engines, Road Rollers, Wagons &c.
No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers. A clean very tight copy with very slightly marked boards and no bumping to corners. 48pp. A 1978 reprint of a Clayton & Shuttleworth Ltd of Lincoln illustrated catalogue from around 1910 with photographs and drawings and technical information for their range of road locomotives including traction engines, road rollers, wagons, agricultural locomtives, scarifier, crane, sleeping van etc. Clayton & Shuttleworth were one of the top firms for these products in the country. Undated with a photo of their exhibit at the Grand Prix Paris of 1900. Extremely scarce.
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Clive LAMMING
50 HISTOIRES de TRAINS EXTRAORDINAIRES et FANTASTIQUES
Un ouvrage de 88 pages, format 235 x 270 mm, illustré + documents et reproductions détachables, relié cartonnage sous emboitage, publié en 2013, Editions Ipanema, bon état
Bookseller reference : LFA-126746495
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Clive LAMMING
L'AGE d'OR de la TRACTION VAPEUR en FRANCE (1900-1950)
Un ouvrage de 126 pages, format 230 x 305 mm, illustré, relié cartonnage, publié en 2006, Editions Atlas, bon état
Bookseller reference : LFA-126740261
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Clive LAMMING et Marie-Hélène WESTPHALEN
LA FRANCE EN TRAIN
Un ouvrage de 112 pages, format 245 x 290 mm, illustré, relié cartonnage sous emboitage couleurs, publié en 2014, Les Arènes, bon état
Bookseller reference : LFA-126729846
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Clive LAMMING
LE CHEMIN de FER ALLEMAND : VERS l'UNIFICATION et la MODERNITE (1920-2006)
Un ouvrage de 124 pages, format 235 x 305 mm, illustré, relié cartonnage, publié en 2006, Editions Atlas, bon état
Bookseller reference : LFA-126736520
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Clive LAMMING
LES RESEAUX FRANCAIS et la NAISSANCE de la S.N.C.F. (1938-1950)
Un ouvrage de 124 pages, format 235 x 305 mm, illustré, relié cartonnage, publié en 2006, Editions Atlas, bon état
Bookseller reference : LFA-126736521
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Clive LAMMING
LES GRANDS TRAINS, de 1830 à NOS JOURS
Un ouvrage de 200 pages, format 240 x 305 mm, illustré, relié cartonnage sous jaquette couleurs, publié en 1989, Larousse, bon état
Bookseller reference : LFA-126745843
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Clive LAMMING
TRAINS et RESEAUX BRITANNIQUES : DE la TRADITION à la MODERNITE (1901-2000)
Un ouvrage de 124 pages, format 235 x 305 mm, illustré, relié cartonnage, publié en 2006, Editions Atlas, bon état
Bookseller reference : LFA-126736519
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Closson, C.C.
Railway & Marine News, A Semi-Monthly Publication Devoted to Pacific Coast Transportation Interests, November 1, 1911, Vol. IX, No. 20 - Locomotives That Will Tow Vessels Through Panama Canal / American Capital To Construct Coaling Plants Along Panama Canal / Seattle Paint Co.
Features: Pacific Coast Company Expends Vast Sums of Money Yearly; New Rules for Use of Pass; Commercial Club of Seattle hosts Gifford Pinchot, the man responsible for Alaska's strangling and the lull in Seattle's commercial advancement; Annual Report of the Great Northern Railway Co.; Canadian Northern lets contract for ten steel bridges between Cisco and Kamloops; O.W.R. & N. to Extend Line from North Yakima to Coast; Electric Locomotives That Will Tow Vessels Through Panama Canal - article with sideview cutaway diagram; Atlantic and Pacific Transport Company News; Great Interest in Contract to carriage mail between the U.S. coasts via the Panama Canal; What the Port Commission Has Done and Is Doing - article with illustration of the American Hawaiian steamer Honolulan; Many Contracts for the Moran Company; American Capital to Construct Big Coaling Plants Along Panama Canal; Fine Steamer the Kilauea - article with illustration; Com. Tillman Defends Alaska Lighthouses; Marine Insurance and Shipping Law Review; Full Court Decision re. Santa Rosa Stranding; Pacific Coast Casualties; An Industry That Prospers Here - Seattle Paint Co. - article with detailed photo inside their plant where Ironite Deck and Floor Paints are made; Extensive Repairs to S.S. AL-KI; and more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Coverfold mostly open, otherwise average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine
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Collectif
Chemin de fer d’intérêt local de VIGNEULLES à SAINT-MIHIEL
avant projet,bordereau des pièces.1) carte général du tracé 98x31cm.Echelle 1à 20000 dressé par B. LAUREAUX 15 janvier 1883 présenté par A. MASSE 17 janvier 1883 2)Profil en long général 1/20000 pour les longueurs 1/1000 pour les hauteurs.3)profil en travers,type 121x31cm.0,002m pour 1 mètre 43x31cm.4)tarif des taxes à percevoir en cas de concession.5) Notice explicative 4 pages plus couverture.6)enquête d’utilité publique 4 pages.L’ensemble sous chemise cartonnée souple.Rare
Bookseller reference : 4867
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Collectif
Chemin de Fer de Paris à Strasbourg
rapport de M.SERS préfet Conseil général du Bas-Rhin session extraordinaire du 6 au 11 décembre 1841.In 12 broché,couverture imprimée 38 pages.De l’imprimerie de la Vve Berger-Levrault.Rare
Bookseller reference : 4871
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Collectif
Chemin de fer de la vallée de la Meuse SEDAN à LEROUVILLE partie comprise entre SEDAN et LEROUVILLE
Carte générale échelle 1/80000 format 154x31cm tracé en couleurs avec l’indication des différentes stations.Rare
Bookseller reference : 4903
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Collectif
Compagnie des chemins de fer des Ardennes Assemblée générale ordinaire et extraordinaire des actionnaires du 30 avril 1861
rapport du conseil d’administration résolutions de l’assemblée ordinaire et extraordinaire.In 8 carré broché, 42 pages,annexe 16 pages(tableaux, graphiques,compte général)avec quelque notes manuscrites
Bookseller reference : 4896
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Collectif
La vie du rail, interréseaux (lot)
La Vie du Rail Revue 1980 Lot de numéros in-4 (24 x 31 cm.), revue au dos agrafé, couverture illustrée, environ 50 pages par numéros, illustrations principalement en noir et blanc in-texte, numéros composant notre lot: 1727 (27 janv. 1980) / 1729 / 1730 / 1732 / 1734 / 1735 / 1737 / 1739 / 1740 à 1744 / 1746 à 1748 / 1750 / 1751 / 1753 à 1761 / 1767 à 1772 / 1774 / 1775 / 1775 / 1779 / 1782 / 1784 / 1786 / 1814 / 1876 ; dos et coiffes frottés, rares traces aux plats, intérieur frais, bon état d'ensemble. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
Bookseller reference : ca1186
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COLLECTIF - Préface de Paul Legrégeois
Locomotives des chemins de fer français N°1-2-3
1947 Éditions P.P.C., Paris - 1947-1951 - 3 volumes in-8, reliures à spirales, formats à l'italienne, couvertures illustrées - 71 + 71 + 48 pages - Nombreuses photographies et figures en N&B hors texte
Bookseller reference : 127096
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Collectif
Mémoire sur le projet d’un chemin de fer de Paris à Strasbourg.
In 8 broché,26 pages,fac-similé de manuscrit,sans date vers 1840
Bookseller reference : 4888
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Collectif
Rapport de M le Préfet au Conseil Général convoqué par ordonnance royale du 8 décembre 1841 en session extraordinaire pour délibérer sur le concours à offrir à l’état pour l’établissement d’un chemin de fer de Paris à Strasbourg
In 8 broché,titre avec une vignette,20 pages,non coupé,1 tableau dépliant.Châlons imprimerie de Bonier Lambert 1841. Très bon état.Rare
Bookseller reference : 4882
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COLLECTIF - Etudes Reunies Par Y.LE MOIGNE
Revue Mensuelle Arts et Manufactures - Decembre 1957 - N. 71 Numéro Spécial consacré a La société Nationale Des Chemins De Fer Français
Paris Société Nouvelle Mercure 1957 In4 144 pages - broché - trés nombreuses illustrations et publicités d'epoque - Au Sommaire - La voie moderne par Leduc / Equipement électrique , sécurité , automatisme par Walter / la traction diésel a la SNCF par Tourneur : l'evolution générale des locomotives électriques depuis 10 ans par Garreau / la station d'essai de vitry sur seine par Laplaiche / Evolution de la construction du materiel remorque par Desroy / L'Utilisation des autorails dans le reseau SNCF par Soulard / historique de la tarification des marchandiseqs par Lescure / les methodes d'aprovisionnement de la SNCF par Cretin / Etc. - Bon etat
Bookseller reference : 41Ed
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