Selection of railway related books for sale

I've been checking through my bookshelves and have a selection of books for sale. All, unless stated otherwise, are in good/excellent condition and for ease of pricing I'm usually asking half the new price where I know it, except where stated otherwise. P and p are extra.

So here we go with Great Victorian Railway Journeys, based on the TV series and with a foreword by Michael Portillo and signed by him. £10



Next, The Clogher Valley Railway, 2nd edition with extra material, £7.50 SOLD subject the usual caveats



A couple on the Malta Railway next, surely a god subject for a garden railway?

First, The Malta Railway by B.L. Rigby, revised 2nd edition, 2004, £5 SOLD subject the usual caveats



Then, with a creased corner on the front cover, The Malta Railway, revised edition, 1992, by Joseph Bonnici and Michael Cassar. 192 large pages and extensive illustrations including technical drawings, also statistical appendices, 192 large pages. I bought it in Malta and cannot remmber the price and no price on the book so say £10.



More to come in next post.

 

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Some industrial railway books now. SOLD subject to usual caveat.

Industrial Steam Locomotives, Shire Album, £1.25.

Next, Harrogate Gas Works, Its railways and other transport systems. Published by Narrow Gauge Railway Society. 56 pages including photos (some photocopies, some b+w, some colour) and technical drawings. Say £5. SOLD subject to usual caveat.



Now, Northumberland and Durham's Lat Days of Colliery Steam, Stenlake Publishing. 50 pages of black and white photos. £4 - SOLD subject to usual caveats.



Last in this post and last for tonight, but more to follow tomorrow, Industrial Locomotives and Installations of North East England, Booklaw Publications, 72 pages of black and white photos. £5.

 

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Continuing where left off last night, Don Breckon's Great Western Railway, 80 pages with 26 paintings of GWR locos and trains in colour, each with explanatory and descriptive notes, and 30 pages of notes by the author on the GWR and his painting technique etc. £5 (what I paid for it, but well worth it). Good to excellent condition. SOLD subject to usual caveats.

Next, nostalgia for the boy who had a Hornby Dublo layout (or for the lad wo didn't but would have liked one), "Hornby Dublo, 1938-1964, The Story of the Perfect Table Railway" by Michael Foster, the expert in this field. 416 pages, lavishly illustrated in colour and black and white, with behind the scenes photos, exploded drawings etc. £15. Slight damage to back cover - see photo. 1987 reprint of 1980 edition.





Next, "Victorian Railway Stations" by Trevor Yorke. Brand new and unread as I already had a copy when I was given this one. Looks at the development of the railway station from the beginning of the railways in the 1820s, through the Victorian era and into the 20th century with how these stations fared then. Lavishly illustrated with colour photographs and paintings and explanatory drawings. 128 pages £5. SOLD subject to usual caveat.



More to follow in the next posts.

 

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Well, I got a bit confused last night and posted one lot of books twice! I can assure that none of the books below have been posted in this thread before.

All SOLD subject to usual caveat.

So to start with "Lost Railways of North and East Yorkshire" by Gordon Suggitt, published 2005 and this is the 2010 reprint. Covers lost railways in North Yorkshire (including Cleveland) and East Yorkshire including the Hull to Barnsley Railway, 35 railways all told both BR and others such as the Nidd Valley Light Railway, Catterick Camp Military Railway, the Derwent Valley Light Railway and the Filey Holiday Camp Branch. 150 pages of text and photos. £5. Mint.



Next, "Yorkshire: People and Railways" Peter Tuffey from The Yorkshire Post archives. 128 pages, two photos per page plus text covering all aspects of the railways in Yorkshire, lineside, crashes, events such as naming ceremonies, shed and works, heritage, staff and structures. Excellent condition. £6.50.



Finally, a historical one, "A Guide to the Steam Railways of Great Britain", edited by the Revd. W Awdry and Steve Cook, published 1979. 240 pages with may black and white photos and some coloured ones. Has maps of stuck onto inside covers - see photos. Ex-Blackpool Library but still in good condition. See photos for contents. Further photos of contents in next post. £8, the price I paid.

 

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More photos from "A Guide to the Steam Railways of Great Britain".





Thank you for looking. Please PM me if you have any questions.