5 303 résultats
1972No marks or inscriptions to contents. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with dusty rear and rubbing to upper edge. 181pp. What travel was like in olden times and how did the early pioneers react to their new mobility. The consequences of new travel and communication developments are discussed and how they were discovered.
1992Slight mark (oil?) to one page. Otherwise 'fine' condition. No other marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 62pp. Detailed descriptios and photographs of the trams at the National Tramway Museum at Crich in Derbyshire.
1991Ink highlighting to a few pages. Otherwise book in 'fine' condition. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked red cloth gilt-embossed boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn or creased with tram-related comment written on rear dust flap. 256pp. History of the tramways in the German city of Halle. Very well illustrated. Text in German.
1987No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 208pp. Published to commemorate the aniversary of Berlin's transport network, the BVG, this study gives its updated history. Large pull-out chronological diagram at rear. Very well illustrated. Text in German.
1980No inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very minor rubbing to bottom of front board edge and no bumping to corners. Pull-out map inside rear cover in perfect condition. 120pp. Ashton-under-Lyne is a small town of some 50,000 inhabitants in south-east Lancashire (now Tameside) in the foothills of the Pennines. This survey covers all transport modes within the area, concentrating on road transport through buses, trolleybuses and trams, including rolling-stock lists. With coloured and black & white illustrations.
1978No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 48pp. Pictorial history of Glasgow in the tram era with captions.
1992No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, enclosed tear to one page (otherwise fine) and no bumping to corners. 80pp. Coloured photographs (mostly full-page) of British trams with lengthy captions.
1980No marks or inscriptions to contents. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, small stain to front page edges and rear end paper and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket slightly indented but not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with a little internal staining. 112pp. Pictorial study of tramcars by Local Authority across many parts of England from the South Coast to Newcastle plus a little of Belgium.
2004Book and jacket in mint condition. 141pp. The fascinating story of road transport from the days of the stage and the long-distance mailcoach to the crowded age of the monorail, the expressway and buses that go by themselves.
1990No marks or inscriptions. Faint creasing to covers adjacent to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 72pp. Very well captioned photographs of Manchester's public road transport from the start of the 20th century to the 1960s.
1988No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight fading to front spine edge and no bumping to corners. 64pp. A brief history of Glasgow's tramways plus a wealth of extensively captioned photographs of trams including a few in colour.
1994No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 101pp. Detailed history and current working practices of public transport in the city of Erfurt in Germany, with a wealth of coloured and black & white photographs of trams, buses and a few other utilty vehicles. Text in German. Very scarce.
1979No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A lovely clean very tight booklet with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 20pp. The story of Glasgow's Coronation trams, reprinted from Modern Tramway. Well illustrated.
1974No marks or inscriptions and faint crease to upper corner of front cover. A very clean very tight stapled booklet with bright unmarked yellow card boards and no bumping to corners. 214-233pp. Reprinted from The Journal of Transport History, Vol II No 4. Public transport in Russia with some maps. Very scarce. From the Personal Library of the late John Dumbreck, Emeritus Professor of Russian Studies at the University of Manchester. We are also selling a large number of other books from Professor Dumbreck's Collection including some signed and authored works.
1980No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers, single crease to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright boards, tiny spot to rear and no bumping to corners. 86pp. Details of models, manufacturers, routes etc for each major city in West Germany.
1994Book in mint unread condition. 120pp. Pictorial history of the road public transport systems of Glasgow from the end of the 19th century, with excellent captions and a few related period advertisements.
1990Book in mint unread condition. 51pp. Concise histories about a number of tram networks based on towns and cities in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Well illustrated with maps.
1992Book in mint unread condition with very minor traces of storage. 51pp. Concise histories about a number of tram networks based on towns and cities in Kent. Well illustrated with maps.
1975Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, slight rubbing to front and no bumping to corners. 75pp. Concise histories about a number of tram networks based on towns including Sheffield, Hull, Doncaster, Barnsley and Rotherham. Well illustrated with maps.
1979No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 67pp. Concise histories about a number of tram networks based on towns including Burton, Derby, Chesterfield, Ilkeston, Leicester, Lincoln, Mansfield, Matlock, Nottingham and Notts & Derby. Well illustrated with maps.
1991Book in mint unread condition. 51pp. Concise histories about a number of tram networks based on towns and cities including Cheltenham, Gloucester, Luton, Oxford, Northampton, Reading, Swindon and Worcester. Well illustrated with maps.
1979No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Fold-out map at rear in excellent condition. 44pp. Pictorial history of trams and tramways in the London areas of Edmonton, Leyton, West Ham, East Ham, Barking, City, Ilford and Stratford.
1970No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 64pp. Detailed illustrated history of the Lanarkshire Tramways Company from 1903 to 1930 and the Lanarkshire Traction Company from 1930 to 1949.
1988No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 38pp. Textual and pictorial history of the tram system in Leicester.
1932Stain to page 2/3. No other marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with slightly dulled unmarked boards, rusty staples and no bumping to corners. 40pp. Sales brochure for the 1932 range of Douglas Motor Cycles with pictures and specifications of ten models plus details of dynamo lighting, sidecars, specific features of the bikes, prices, hire purchases rates and customer recommendations. Also tucked in are four A4 sales sheets advertising the Terrier, Bulldog, Mastiff and Greyhound motor cysles in the 1932 range. Also a 3 page cutting from 'Motor Cycle Magazine' in 1926 extolling the virtues of the 1926 range of Douglas models.