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UK: Virgin Books, 2002. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this book , author david Buckley takes a fresh look at the R.E.M. story; in parts concurring with the music press view of four honest and straightforward rock musicians, and at others unravelling their carefully maintained image. A good, tight copy..

UK: Potting Shed Publications, 2007. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Now in his ninth decade, Robert Corbin's " Travels of a Bothy Boy" makes fascinating reading not only for amateur and professional gardeners but also for everyone who cares about the natural environment. It is also an acknowledgement of his major contribution to the environmental wellbeing of London life . This number 512 of 1000 limited edition. A good clean and tight copy. .

UK.: Sutton Publishing Limited, 1997. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprints. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The RAF in Camera 1939-1945 contains over 240 photographs, many of which were taken in action. Each photograph has been thoroughly researched and is accompanied by a detailed caption. This remarkable volume of illustrations will appeal not only to those with an interest in the Royal Air Force and the Second World War, but also to anyone with an interest in the history military aviation. The DJ shows light shelf wear with a small tear to the top front corner. PLEASE NOTE: International economy shipping to world zones 1 and 2 is by sea and could take up to 90 days to arrive..

UK: Methuen, 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A generation ago British Inland Waterways were on the brink of extinction, now almost a million people use them every year, this is the story of one of Britain's most successful environmental campaigns . The boards, binding and text block are good, square and tight, the dust jacket is also very good. The text is accompanied by black and white photographs. Book price includes 2nd class postage UK only..

UK: Wharncliffe Transport, 2013. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. While he describes the public side of this fascinating story, David Wragg fills in the background, which is no less interesting - the pioneering engineering of the steam age, the massive construction projects, the cut-throat battle for passengers and freight and the deep inter- company rivalries that drove the rapid development of the railways during the Victorian period. A good, tight clean copy..

UK: Pen & Sword Aviation, 2011. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Based on original despatches, war diaries and news reports, Racing Ace is the story of Samuel KinKead who won six decorations for gallantry as a fighter ace on the Western Front and in the Russia Civil War. The narrative alternates between Kink's action-packed life and contemporary debates on strategy and policy at the highest level - in the armed forces, in Parliament and in Government. A good , clean tight copy..

UK: Northstar, 2011. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This is the official programme for the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed weekend. A good, clean and tight copy..

Arundel, West Sussex. UK: Fenhurst Books, 2002. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Here, for the first time in many years, is a previously unpublished book by Arthur Ransome, this book is a detailed account of a cruise up the River Lieupe from Riga, Latvia to Jelgrava in the summer of 1924 The covers and the text block are both square tight and clean. Book price includes 2nd class postage in UK only. This book is photographed as proof against in-transit damage .

London .UK: Allen Lane, 2021. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tristram Hunt's new biography brilliantly captures the energy, ambition and originality of Wedgwood and his extraordinary contribution to the transformation of eighteenth-century Britain.The boards, binding and text block are all tight, square, bright and crisp. the dust jacket has a small tear which has been repaired on the inside of the D/J it is also priced-clipped.Illustrated throughout with colour photos. Book price includes 2nd class sign for parcel post in UK only. This book is photographed in the box it is sent out in as proof against in-transit damage..

UK: Oxford Illustrated Press Ltd, 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ten canoeing expeditions to different parts of the world are dramatically, often humorously described by three of Britain's most active rough water paddlers. Here then is a celebration of a love for rough water by those who have paddled her wildest storms. A good clean copy.

UK.: Book Club Association., 1977. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is the full story of the extraordinary top-secret mission to rescue 61 American POWs in a prison compound 23 miles from Hanoi. The Raid provides intimate insights into Washington's military and intelligence establishments, and into the actions of the ' men at the top' as they attempted to seek a resolution to the tragic dilemma of the Vietnam war. There is light fading to the blue boards edges. .

UK: Sutton Pub Ltd. During the Second World War a number of daring military actions were carried out by Allied and Axis land, sea and air forces against targets carefully selected for their strategic or propaganda values. These raids were as individual in character as the men who carried them out and equally unique in there objectives. John Laffin relates more than twenty such operations mounted by British, German, American, Australian, Italian and Canadian forces. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1999.

Nottingham. UK: BookLaw Publications, 2005. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this book, titled " Rail Centres: Oxford No. 9.". the covers and text block are square, tight and clean. it is illustrated throughout. This book is in half bound red leather with gilt highlights to the spine ribbing and with red cloth boards which have faded lightly. This book is checked and photographed in the box as proof against in-transit damage. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only..

Newton Abbot UK: David & Charles, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Railway Stations have not only been the main shop window for rail travel stationers also became the focus for towns and villages across the country. The grey cloth covered boards, binding and text block are all square, tight and clean, the dust jacket has minor creasing to the head and tail of the spine and there is minor wear to the corners. Book price includes 2nd class postage in UK only..

UK: David & Charles, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. It's all here: the shapely majesty of the locomotives of the Big Four, with emphasis on the Great Western, set landscapes of Constable calmness'; the stations, accurate in every evocative period detail; the hidden rituals of the engine shed; the porters, signalmen and passengers who were privileged to play their part in this glorious panorama. The top front corner of the D/W shows light wear. A good, clean and tight copy..

London .UK: Faber & Faber Ltd, 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this book, titled " The Railway Workers 1840 - 1970" The covers are lightly faded the text block is square, tight and clean, Illustrated throughout. This book is checked and photographed in the box as proof against in-transit damage. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only.

Stroud. UK: The History Press, 2009. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this book, titled " - Railway Walks; LNER from East Anglia to the Durham Moors " The boards and text block are square tight and clean, Illustrated. This book is checked and photographed in the box as proof against in-transit damage. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only.

UK: Bloomsbury Books, 1985. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 5th or later Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The railway companies were the most extensive patrons of new architecture in the nineteenth century. Many of their buildings were of a totally new kind, and others posed novel problems of construction. Style and technique united as the railways sought to combine the prestige and elegance of this new form of travel with crucial and imaginative innovations in engineering. This book is illustrated with over 200 black & white photographs. There is a ghost of a label on the fep and the residual of glue from a label on the front panel of the D/J. The D/J show s light wear to its edges and corners. .

London .UK: The Folio Society, 1999. Book. Illus. by Inga Moore. Fine. Hardcover. Folio Society Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This folio society edition of The Railway Children was first published in thirteen instalments in the London Magazine from January 1905 to January 1906. It was first published in book form by Wells Gardiner,Darton & Co. in 1906. This edition follows the text of the first book edition, with minor emendations. The boards are covered in full cloth and printed with a design by the artist, The boards, bind and text block are all square, tight, crisp and clean. it appears to be in an unread condition. The slipcase which is covered in green coloured paper is without bumps and tears. Book price includes 2nd class postage in UK only..

Glasgow: John S. Brownlie . Very Good/Good. 1973. First Edition. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 0950296503 The railway steam crane has been singularly neglected in the great output of railway literature. This book fills an important gap in the history of railways. There is some faint foxing to the back pastedowns and the edges of the pages are slightly dust stained,the D/W is nicked and torn along the edges and the top of the spine and on the corners. .