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- Bituminous Materials in Road Construction

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. Pp. xxiv, 611. Plates. Figures. A book about road surfaces based on research carried out by the Road Research Laboratory of the Department of Scientific and Industrial esearch.
Published : Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1962, First Edition
£9.00

- Bye- Laws for Regulating the Hackney Carriages of Edinburgh and the Owners and Drivers Thereof

Hardback. 12mo. A very good copy in brown cloth lettered in gilt. Ownership inscription of a police constable. Pp.ix,269. Includes the bye-laws, a very lengthy table of fares and a list of Edinburgh and Leith streets together with the area in which they are to be found. There seem to have been both motor and horse-drawn hackney carriages in 1910 and some, at least already had meters. An interesting book historically.
Published : Printed By Ballantyne, Hanson & Co, Edinburgh 1910, First Edition
£42.00

- Great Western Progress 1835-1935

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. Lacking front end-paper. 180pp. Illustrated. This is the story of the Great Western Railway reprinted from the GWR centenary issue of The Times.
Published : David & Charles, Newton Abbot 1972,
£6.00

- Motor Wonders

Hardback. 4to. Nd. 1920's. A fair copy only as the boards are loose (and sellotaped at the front end-paper). 31 pages. 5 full-page colour plates and black and white illustrations. A story for children on the theme of motor transport by land, sea and air.
Published : Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd., London,
£6.00

- Research on Road Safety

A very good copy in a good dustwrapper. Pp. xii, 602. Many illustrations, tables and figures. A major survey of the ascertained facts on road safety.
Published : Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1965,
£12.00

- The Modern Aeroplane

Nd. but gift inscription is dated March 1941. Folio. Softback. A fair copy with some wear and tear to the paper covers especially at the edges. 23pp. Illustrations, some with hinged flaps, show the aeroplane, its engines and some safety and efficiency devices. This is a successor to "The Modern Light Aeroplane" by the same publishers and is an unusual and uncommon title.
Published : Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd., London, First Edition
£25.00

"SouthmeT" - The Tramways of Croydon

A very good copy in a good dustwrapper. 212pp. Folding map. Many illustrations.
Published : The Light Railway Transport League, London 1960, First Edition
£7.00

Adams John and Roberts Ray - A Pride of Bentleys

Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. 224 pages. Numerous illustrations with many in colour. "Documents every Bentley model made, giving detailed specification for each and highlighting individual cars of note."
Published : New English Library, London 1978, First Edition
£10.00

Alderson, Frederick - Bicycling : A History

Hardback. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is complete and untorn. 214 pages. 18 plates + 8 illustrations in the text. A history of the bicycle and cycling.
Published : David & Charles, Newton Abbot 1972, First Edition
£10.00

Anderson William J. - The Howes o' Buchan, Being Notes, Local, Historical and Antiquarian Regarding the Various Places of Interest Along the Route of the Buchan Railway

Nd. c.1865. A very good copy in brown cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and decorated in gilt and black on the upper board. Bevelled edges. All edges gilt. No ownership inscription. Very little foxing. Pp.vi,100. Nine mounted photographs including frontispiece. Scarce in first edition. The Formartine and Buchan railway was opened in sections between 1861 and 1903. It closed to passenger serbvices in 1965 and to freight services in 1979.
Published : The "Sentinel" Office, Peterhead, First Edition
£125.00

Bacon Roy - British Motorcycles of the 1960s

4to. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. 237pp. Many illus. This is a detailed history of 50 marques from AJS to Wasp.
Published : Promotional Reprint Co.ltd 1994,
£10.00

Baines F.E. - On the Track of the Mail-Coach : Being a Volume of Reminiscences Personal and Otherwise

A very good copy in maroon cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and decorated in gilt on the upper board. Small ex libris label of previous owner on front fixed end-paper and minor remains of a label on the front free end-paper. Pp.vi,[ii],351. Frontispiece.
Published : Richard Bentley and Son, London 1895, First Edition
£35.00

Behr J.B. (editor) - Research on Road Traffic

A very good copy in a good, complete, dustwrapper. 505pp. Many plates, tables and figures. Includes methods of measuring traffic flow and speeds, prediction of the amount of traffic on a new road, traffic theory, the capacity of road systems including intersections etc.
Published : Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1965, First Edition
£14.00

Bentley W.J. - Motoring Cavalcade

A very good copy in a good, virtually complete, dustwrapper with a few closed tears and creases. A little foxing to page ends. 144pp. Illustrated. This is "the whole story of motoring in text and pictures".
Published : Odhams Press, London 1953, First Edition
£10.00

Borgeson Griffith - Bugatti

A very good copy in a very good, complete and untorn wrapper which does, however, have a scrape mark which is more noticeable internally than externally. Ownership inscription. 223 pages. Numerous illustrations. The story of the Bugatti car. Described as "packed with new information and virgin anecdote".
Published : Osprey, London 1981, First Edition
£34.00

Burbidge Wm. F. - From Balloon to Bomber a Complete History of Aviation from Earliest Times Until the Present Day

A very good copy in brown cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and upper board. Small gift inscription. 238 pages. Many illustrations.
Published : John Crowther 1946, First Edition
£9.00

Clifton Paul - The Fastest Men on Earth

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which has the Donald Campbell wraparound band stating that the book gives the full story of his new record at Lake Eire. Ownership inscription and stamp. Some foxing. 207 pages. 43 illustrations. The story of the world land speed record.
Published : Herbert Jenkins, London 1964, First Edition
£15.00

Conway, H.G. - Bugatti: Le Pur-sang des Automobiles

Hardback. A very good copy in a dustwrapper which is complete and untorn but with some fading to the spine (although the lettering remains clear). The wrapper is now protected in a clear, removable, sleeve. A clean copy without foxing, ownership iscription or other internal marking. 463 pages. 349 photographs. 62 figures. An authoritative history of the celebrated Bugatti car.
Published : Haynes Publishing Group 1979,
£35.00

Cook Hartley Kemball - The Birth of Flight

Hardback. A very good copy in a good, complete dustwrapper with one closed edge tear. Not foxed and no ownership inscription. 204 pages. 8 illustrations. An anthology of flight from balloons to aeroplanes much of it told by contemporaries.
Published : George Allen & Unwin, London 1941, First Edition
£7.00

Corbin T.W. - The Romance of Modern Railways

Hardback. A near very good copy in publisher's dark blue cloth with colour illustration and title on front board and on spine. Previous owner's name and date (Easter 1923) on front endpaper. Slight fading to spine and and at top of rear board. Numerous black and white illustrations. 3 page publisher's catalogue at front and 10 page catalogue at rear.
Published : Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd, London 1922, First Edition
£25.00

Duponchel A. - Le Chemin De Fer Trans-Saharien Jonction Coloniale Entre L'Algerie et Le Soudan. Etudes Preliminaires Du Projet et Rapport De Mission

Softback. A fair plus copy in paper covers with moderate wear and tear at spine ends and edges. This copy appears to be signed by the author on the title page and presented by him to a M.Bigot. Single stamp of Le President, Cercle Militaire de L'Ecole de St. Cyr. 371 pages. Two folding maps at end. Text in French.
Published : Boehm & Fils, Montpellier 1878, First Edition
£45.00

Edwards Clement - Railway Nationalization

A good copy in red cloth lettered in gilt on the spine which shows some fading. No ownership inscription. Foxing, mainly to edges and early and late pages. Pp.xii,243 + 40 page publisher's catalogue dated February 1907. First published in 1897 this is an argument for nationalising Britain's railways.
Published : Methuen & Co, London 1907,
£18.00

Ferneyhough Frank - Liverpool & Manchester Railway 1830-1980

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. 193pp. 67 illus. 3 maps. The story of the world's first railway.
Published : Robert Hale, London 1980, First Edition
£5.00

Gibbs-Smith Charles Harvard - Aviation an Historical Survey from Its Origins to the End of World War 11

Hardback. A very good plus copy in a similar dustwrapper which is complete and untorn. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. Pp.xvi,316. 22 plates. 128 figures. Tables. Includes a Table of First Flights, a Chronology, Glossary and Bibliography.
Published : Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London 1970, First Edition
£7.00

Greenwood Cedric - Glasgowtrammerung the Twilight of the Glasgow Tram

Hardback. Oblong 4to. A very good copy in boards with leatherette spine. Gilt decoration on upper board. Tram ticket bookmark. 71 pages. A photographic celebration of the last days of the Glasgow trams.
Published : Heritage Press (Scotland), Turriff 1986, First Edition
£14.00

Greenwood Cedric - Glasgowtrammerung the Twilight of the Glasgow Tram

Oblong 4to. A very good copy. Leatherette spine. Gilt decoration on upper board. 72 pages. Many photographs.
Published : Heritage Press (Scotland), Turriff 1986, First Edition
£15.00

Hajducki, Andrew M. - The North Berwick and Gullane Branch Lines (Oakwood Library of Railway History)

A near fine copy in a price-clipped but otherwise near fine dustwrapper. Pencilled ownership inscription. 192 pages. Numerous black and white illustrations. This is the first history of two East Lothian branch railway lines.
Published : The Oakwood Press, Oxford 1992, First Edition
£15.00

Hartcup Guy - The Achievement of the Airship a History of the Development of Rigid, Semi-Rigid and Non-Rigid Airships

A very good copy in a slightly worn but otherwise very good dustwrapper. 296pp. Illustrated.
Published : David & Charles, Newton Abbot 1974, First Edition
£8.00

Henderson John W. - Hayton Coulthard : One Hundred Years of Haulage 1916-2016

Hardback. 4to. A near fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. SIGNED by nine members of the Coulthard family. Pp.xviii,278. Numerous photographs, many in colour. Map. "This book records the family and transport history of five separate generations [of the Coulthard family] ---the author also looks at four generations of the Coulthard family who have made their mark in separate motorsport disciplines ."
Published : Hayton Coulthard Transport Ltd, Twynholm 2016, First Edition
£45.00

Horder W. Howard - Petrol Fumes

Illustrated by Wyndham Robinson.
Hardback. Nd. 1937? A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which has minor edge wear and tear. No ownership inscription and only a little light edge foxing. 94 pages. Line illustrations. Humorous motoring poetry.
Published : Herbert Jenkins, London,
£28.00

Hudson David - The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway an Anthology

Illustrated by Eric Leslie.
A fine copy in pictorial card covers. 80 pages. Many sketch illustrations.
Published : The Oakwood Pres, Oxford 1995, First Edition
£10.00

Hunter D. L. G. - Edinburgh's Transport

Hardback. A very good copy in a near very good dustwrapper. Not foxed. Small ownership label on title page. 398 pages. Numerous illustrations. Two double-sided folding transport maps loosely laid in at rear. Covers tram, bus and suburban railway.
Published : The Advertiser Press Ltd., Huddersfield 1964, First Edition
£8.00

Hunter D.L.G. - The Highland Railway in Retrospect

Softback. A very good copy. 80 pages. Many illustrations. "This book is an attempt to highlight some of the unusual features of the Highland Railway and its operations, and to offer illustrations of some of its structures and equipment, which may be of use to a model-maker".
Published : Moorfoot Publishing, Edinburgh 1988, First Edition
£7.00

Jackson G.Gibbard - All About Our British Railways

Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's light olive cloth with illustration on front board and on spine. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Some wear to board tips. Some foxing to page ends.Numerous black and white plates throughout. 288 pages with 3 page catalogue at the rear.
Published : T.C. & E.C. Jack, London 1922, First Edition
£14.00

Jane, Fred T. - All the World's Airships (Aeroplanes & Dirigibles) First Annual Issue

Hardback. Oblong 4to. A very good copy in a very good original glassine wrapper. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. 374 pages. Numerous illustrations.This is a reprint of the first annual edition, published in 1909, of the work that was to become known as "Jane's All the Worrld's Aircraft."
Published : Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., London 1986,
£25.00

Kennedy Rankin - The Principles of Aeroplane Construction

A very good copy in blue cloth with white lettering. 137pp. With calculations, formulae and 51 diagrams. An early, scarce and important work on the aeroplane.
Published : J & A Churchill, London 1911, First Edition
£100.00

Lindsay Jean - The Trent & Mersey Canal

A very good copy in a very good complete and untorn dustwrapper which is a little faded on the spine. Ownership inscription on front end-paper. 182pp. 16 plates. 10 maps and plans.
Published : David & Charles, Newton Abbot 1979, First Edition
£13.00

Mazzocchi Gianni (Foreword) - All the Fiats

Hardback. Oblong 8vo. A very good copy in black cloth lettered in gilt. Lacks dustwrapper. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. 705pp + 14pp contents pages. Numerous illustrations throughout. A history of Fiat cars up to 1983 described as "an accurate guide to the technical evolution of the 30 million cars built by Italy's leading industrial enterprise over more than 80 years."
Published : Domus Books, Milan 1984,
£28.00

Mitchell, Joseph - Reminiscences of My Life in the Highlands Volume Two

Hardback. A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. 268 pages. First published in 1884, this reprint has a new Introduction, corrigenda and index. Volume Two covers Mitchell's career as a railway engineer.
Published : David & Charles, Newton Abbot 1971,
£12.00

Montagu, Lord (Revised and Edited by) - London to the Riviera

Nd. c.1907? Hardback. Oblong 4to. A very good copy. Front hinge starting to go. 24 pages + adverts. Gives details for car owners of four routes from London to the Riviera. This is No. 1 of "The Car" series of route books.
Published : The Car Illustrated Ltd., London, First Edition
£18.00

Nock O.S. - LMS Steam

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper. A little foxing to page ends. 269pp. Many illustrations.
Published : David & Charles, Newton Abbot 1971, First Edition
£9.00

Oakley C. A. - The Last Tram

Softback. A very good copy. Not foxed and no ownership inscription. 124 pages. Numerous illustrations. Written to commemorate the closing of Glasgow's tramway system on 4th September 1962.
Published : Corporation of the City of Glasgow 1962, First Edition
£7.00

Patient, Joe - Pilot: A Tale of High Adventure

A very good copy in a fine dustwrapper which is now protected in a clear, removable, sleeve. Rear board a little marked. A nice clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. Pp.viii,248. 20 illustrations. The autobiography of an aviator (including his exploits during the Second World War) who piloted over 80 different types of aircraft.
Published : Leo Cooper, London 1997, First Edition
£10.00

Payne Air Commodore L.G.S. - Air Dates

A very good copy in a good, complete dustwrapper with a few small edge tears. 565pp. This is a chronological survey of the principal events in the fields of civil and military aviation in Britain and abroad. It includes early aviation but the main part of the work is concerned with the period 1939 to 1956.
Published : Heinemann, London 1957, First Edition
£10.00

Robertson, Alan - Lion Rampant and Winged: Commemorative History of Scottish Aviation Limited

A very good copy in a red leatherette binding lettered in gilt. In a very good dustwrapper which is complete and untorn. Small previous owner's label on front end-paper. Pp.ix,269. Numerous black and white illustrations. A history of the aircraft company which became the civil aircraft division, Prestwick, of British Aerospace plc.
Published : Published By the Author 1986, First Edition
£25.00

Robson Graham - The Range Rover/Land-Rover

A very good copy in a good dustwrapper with some writing on the rear inner flap. 191pp. Illus. The authoritative account of a great engineering success.
Published : David & Charles, Newton Abbot 1979, First Edition
£6.00

Sanders Maurice H. - Characters of Wood, Wurlitzer & Wesley - Maurice Sanders Looks Back

Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's orange cloth with title in gilt on spine. Small indentation mark on front board. Black and white photographs throughout. 186 pages. SIGNED by author and dated September 1990. Very good illustrated dustwrapper which has one tiny closed tear, is not price- clipped and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Cortney Publications, Baldock, Herts 1990, First Edition
£15.00

Seaton, Geoffrey - Lagonda: An Illustrated History 1900-1950

Hardback. 4to. A near fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. The red lettering on the spine of the wrapper is a little faded but clearly readable. The wrapper is now protected in a clear removable sleeve. A nice clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. 318 pages. Nearly 500 photographic illustrations. An esential reference book for motoring historians and Lagonda enthusiasts.
Published : The Crowood Press 1988, First Edition
£50.00

Sloan Alfred P. Jnr - My Years with General Motors

A very good copy without dustwrapper. 472pp. 95 illustrations. Various charts and tables.
Published : Sidgwick and Jackson, London 1966,
£8.00

Smith Donald J. - Collecting & Restoring Horse-Drawn Vehicles

A fine copy in a fine price-clipped dustwrapper. 192 pages. Many photographs and drawings. Covers historical development of horse-drawn vehicles, restoring them, driving them and entering shows and events.
Published : Patrick Stephens, Cambridge 1981, First Edition
£15.00

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