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Paar
H W The Severn & Wye
Railway: A History of the Railways of the Forest of Dean Part 1, D&C,
2nd edition 1973, pp174, a colour frontis, 39 illustrations, and folding map in
rear. Standard History Series. Hb.
F/VG+; The Great Western in Dean: A History of the Railways of the
Forest of Dean Part 2, D&C, 1971, pp171, a colour frontis, 41
illustrations and folding map in rear. Standard
History Series. Hb.
VG/VG. Both volumes: £28.50
Paar H W The Great Western in Dean: A History of the Railways of the Forest of Dean Part 2, D&C, 1965, pp168, a colour frontis and folding map in rear. Hb. VG/VG. Presentation plate to a school library inside the front cover, and a brown stain inside the rear cover from a now-loose pastedown. £12.50
Page, Darren Western Steam Farewell, IA, 2004, pp80. Landscape format. Glazed Boards. VG+. An all-colour landscape-format album. Great Western steam with a West Midlands bias. £5.95
Page, James Forgotten Railways: Vol. 8 South Wales, D&C, 2nd edition 1988, pp207 with a folding map in the rear. Hb. Fine/VG+. Recalls the heyday of railways in the Welsh valleys. £6.95
Page, James Rails in the Valleys, D&C/Guild, 1989, pp192. Large Format Hb. Fine/Fine. Evokes the unique character of the railways in South Wales. £8.50
Paine,
Sheppard How to Build Dioramas,
Kalmbach, 1989, pp104. Large Format
Pb. VG. "Your complete guide
to diorama planning, construction, and detailing for all types of models."
Mainly concerned with military modelling. £2.50
Parkin G W The Mersey Railway, Oakwood, pp62 plus pp8 of illustrations. No date. Oakwood Library No.18. Pb. VG-. Covers slightly grubby. An illustrated history of the railway that tunnelled under the Mersey to link Birkenhead and Liverpool. £5.95
Parks G D The Hull & Barnsley Railway, Oakwood, 3rd impression 1959, pp29 plus pp4 of illustrations & a two-page map. First published in 1946. Oakwood Library No.3. Pb. VG- with superficial wear down the spine of the cover. £4.95
Passingham
W J The Romance of London's
Underground, Sampson, Low, Marston & Co., 1932, pp243 plus 87
illustrations. Hb.
No dw. Good+.
Slight wear to the covers at the top rear edge of the spine, colours on
covers faded, foxing to the page edges. A
pre-war history of the Underground. £14.50
Patterson, Edward The County Donegal Railways: A History of the Narrow Gauge Railways of North-West Ireland Part One, D&C, 1963, pp157, 37 illustrations, and a colour frontis. Standard Histories Series. Hb. VG+/VG-. Superficial wear to the dw edges. £16.50
Patterson,
Edward The Ballycastle
Railway: A History of the Narrow Gauge Railways of North-East Ireland
Part One, D&C / MacDonald, 1965, pp154, 40 illustrations and a
colour frontis. Standard
Histories Series. Hb.
VG+/VG-. "Bradford
Railway Circle" stamped inside cover, foxing to page edges, wear to
the spine of the dw. £24.50
Patterson, Edward M The Great Northern Railway of Ireland, Oakwood, 2nd edition 2003, pp240. First published in 1962. Oakwood Library No.67. Pb. VG. £8.50
Paye
P and Paye K Steam on the Isle
of Wight (1956 - 1966), OPC, 1979, pp96.
Large Format Hb. VG-/Fair.
Wear to the dw along the top edge with slight loss at the rear.
A pictorial tribute. £4.95
Paye
P The Stoke Ferry Branch,
OPC, 1982, pp128. Pb.
Very Good. Old price
stickers on both the front and rear covers.
A well-researched illustrated history.
£4.95
Payne,
Christopher The Encyclopedia of
Model Making Techniques: A comprehensive guide to preparation, construction and
finishing skills for all scale modellers, Headline, 1996, pp192.
Very Large Format. Glazed boards with dw. VG/VG.
Slight wear to the top edge of the dw.
Sections on: Structures, Landscapes, Figures & Animals, and Vehicles
& Machinery. Illustrated in colour throughout.
£6.95
Pearce,
Shaun Focus on Freight:
Eastern Region Since 1960, IA, 1995, pp128.
Pb. Very Good+.
A largely photographic survey that examines each freight sector
in turn. £4.95
Pearce T R The
Locomotives of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, Historical Model Railway
Society, 1996, pp250 with 250 line drawings and photographs.
Large Format Hb. Fine / Very Good+. The
first comprehensive history of Stockton & Darlington locomotives.
£26.50
Peacock, Bill Border County Railways, Cheviot Publications, 2nd edition 1983, pp44 plus pp4 of illustrations. Pb. VG. A series of articles combining historical information with anecdotes. £6.95
Pearson F K Snaefell Mountain Railway 1895-1955, LRTL with the Manx Electric Railway Company, 1955, pp11. Pb. VG. An illustrated booklet. £4.95
Pearson F K The Manx Electric Railway, Light Railway Transport League, 1956, pp24. Pb. VG. An illustrated booklet. £2.95
Pearson
F K Isle of Man Tramways,
D&C, 1970, pp379, 69 illustrations, and 145 line drawings &
maps. Hb.
Red spine of dw sunned. F/VG+.
A comprehensive history of The Douglas Horse Tramway, The Douglas
Cable Tramway, the Manx Electric Tramway, and The Snaefell Mountain
Railway. £24.50
Pearson, Michael Railway
Holiday in Scotland: a sequence of journeys by train, stopping off at places of
interest and bumping into people of character, Wayzgoose, 2001, pp248.
Illustrated by Eric Leslie. Pb.
VG+. The author's
reminiscences of rail travel in Scotland. £3.95
Peck, Alan S The Great Western at Swindon Works, OPC, 1st edition 1983, pp280. Large Format Hb. VG+/VG+. A comprehensive history, well-illustrated throughout. £12.50
Perryman
A C Life at Brighton Loco Works
1928-1936, Oakwood, 1971, pp67 plus 8pp of plates. Locomotion Papers No.
54. Pb. VG. The author's
experiences at Brighton works between 1928 and 1936. £5.95
Perryman A C Bygone LB&SCR Steam [Vol.1], author, 1981, pp64. Landscape format Pb. Fair. Slight wear to the edges of the covers. An album of Brighton steam. £2.95
Perryman A C When Steam was King at Brighton, Rochester Press, 1982, pp128. The brief inscription and a short letter from Rochester Press indicate that this was a review copy. Large Format Hb. VG+/VG. Spine slightly sunned. The author's experiences at Brighton works between the wars. An expanded version of the author's Life at Brighton Loco Works published by Oakwood Press in 1971. £8.50
Perryman
A C Bygone LB&SCR
Steam Vol.2, Rochester Press, 1982, pp64.
Landscape format Pb. Generally
VG. Small mark on the front
cover from an old label; also some loss of colour on the covers.
An album of Brighton steam focusing on decorated trains,
expresses and events. £3.95
Peters, Ivo The Somerset and Dorset: An English Cross Country Railway, OPC, 1974, 235 plates. Large Format Hb. VG/VG. Half inch closed tear to the dw edge. A photographic tribute to the S&D. £6.95
Peters, Ivo The Somerset and Dorset in the Sixties, Pt 3: 1960-1962, Pt.4: 1963-66, OPC, 1990, 250 plates (Pt 3) and 215 plates (Pt.4). Foreword by Mike Arlett. Inscription. Large Format Hb. Fine/VG+. Originally published as two separate volumes. £10.50
Peters, Ivo Farewell to North-West Steam: A photographer's salute to the last days of steam over Shap and on the Settle and Carlisle, D&C, 1st edition 1992, pp176. Edited by Mac Hawkins. Large landscape format Hb. Fine/VG. Possibly the best Ivo Peters' album. Sadly this book was also Ivo Peter's swan song and was completed after his death by Mac Hawkins. £7.50
Peters, Ivo Farewell to North-West Steam: A photographer's salute to the last days of steam over Shap and on the Settle and Carlisle, Grange, 2000, pp176. Edited by Mac Hawkins. First published by David and Charles in 1992. Large Landscape Format Hb. F/VG. Superficial wear to the dw at the top of the spine. Possibly the best Ivo Peters' album. Sadly this book was also Ivo Peters’ swan song and was completed after his death by Mac Hawkins. £6.95
Peto, Bill Peto's Register of Great Western Railway Locomotives: Vol.1 King 4-6-0s, Irwell Press, 1995, pp96. Large Format Hb. Fine/Fine. Crease to the rear dw. £8.50
Phillips, Charles The Great Eastern Since 1900, IA, 1985, pp96. Glazed Boards. Very Good+. An album dedicated to the lines of the former Great Eastern Railway. £4.95
Phillips, Derek and Pryer, George The Salisbury to Exeter Line: Recollections of the Southern route to the west, OPC, 1997, pp192. Large Format Hb. Very Good / Very Good. Rubbing to the edges of the covers at the head & base of the spine, and a small tear to the dw near the head of the spine. A well-illustrated survey of the line. £18.50
Phillips, Derek From
Salisbury to Exeter: The Branch Lines, OPC, 2000, pp240.
Large Format Hb. Very Good+ / Very Good+.
The dw has been protected by clear foil which has been fixed to the
inside of the covers by short strips of sellotape. Recollections of the Southern Branch lines in Somerset, Devon
and Dorset. £24.50
Pigott,
Nick Gresley Locomotive Album:
The Locomotives of Sir Nigel Gresley at Work in the British Railways Era,
Bradford Barton, 1983, pp96. Hb.
VG/VG. Top and bottom of the
spine bumped. Green hb cover.
£4.95
Pixton, Bob North Midland Portrait of a Famous Route: Part.1 - Derby to Chesterfield, Runpast, 2000, pp80. Large Format Pb. Fine. A pictorial survey. £8.50
Plant K P The Ashover Light Railway, Oakwood, 2nd revised edition 1987, pp92 plus pp16 of illustrations. Locomotion Papers No.30. Pb. VG. Spine slightly sunned. £9.50
Pollins,
Harold Britain's
Railways: An Industrial History, D&C, 1971, pp223.
Industrial Histories of Britain Series.
Hb. Very Good / Very
Good. Slight wear to the dw
edges. A study of railways
collectively as a major industry. Four
main themes are examined: sources & patterns of investment;
operating practices; management & organisation; and labour
relations. £6.95
Pope M
Steam Ramble No. 1: South and West, IA, 1976, pp96.
Large Format. Glazed boards
with dw. Generally VG/VG with a
tiny dent on the front cover and slight wear to the top edge of the dw.
A high-quality album described as "a gentle browse through the
kaleidoscope of BR steam scenes". £4.95
Pope M
Steam Ramble No.2 North and West, IA, 1976, pp96.
Large Format. Glazed boards
with dw. Some wear to the top of
the dw, plus an internally repaired tear else VG/VG.
A second large format album starting at Camden shed and then heading
northwards to Scotland. £4.95
Popplewell L The Railways, Canal and Mines of Looe and Liskeard, Oakwood Press, 1977, pp72 plus pp16 of illustrations. Oakwood Library No.42. Pb. VG. £8.50
Postlethwaite,
Alan The Last Days of Steam on
the Southern: London, Brighton & South Coast, Alan Sutton, 1994, pp144.
Hb. Fine/VG. Includes a
number of pictures from the IOW, where a number of Brighton engines spent their
last days. £6.95
Potter, David The Talyllyn Railway, D&C, 1990, pp256 and pp32 of b/w plates. Hb. Fine / Fine. A comprehensive history of Britain's first preserved railway. £6.95
Potts C R The Brixham Branch, Oakwood, 1st edition 1986; pp96 plus pp22 of illustrations. Locomotion Papers No.161. Pb. VG. Mark from old price sticker on the cover. A history of the Great Western branch off the Torquay to Kingswear line from Churston to the fishing village of Brixham. £5.95
Povey R O T The History of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, Keighley & Worth Valley Preservation Society, 1970, pp28. Pb. VG. The story of the line from 1861 to the present day. £2.50
Powell A J Living with London Midland Locomotives, IA, 1977, pp156 plus 49 plates. Hb. VG/VG-. Slight wear to the dw edges. The author draws on his extensive personal experience with Fowler, Stanier and Ivatt locomotives. £5.95
Powell A J Stanier Pacifics at Work, IA, 1986, pp144. Large Format Hb. VG+/VG+. An illustrated history of the Princesses and Duchesses. £10.50
Powell A J Stanier Locomotive Classes, IA, 1991, pp96. Large Format Pb. VG. "Attempts to cover the visual features of each class and how they changed over the years, either in the course of construction or during their years of service." £6.95
Pratt,
Edwin A A History of Inland
Transport & Communication (1912), D&C, 1970, pp532. First published by Kegan Paul Trench Truber & Co. in
1912. Hb. Very Good / Very Good -.
Slight rubbing to the dw with some wear immediately under the title.
Name & address stamped inside the cover.
A major history of the evolution and development of roads, navigable
rivers, canals, railways, street tramways, buses, cycles and the private motor
car. £10.50
Preedy
N E and Ford H L BR Diesels in
Close-Up, Bradford Barton, pp96. No date.
Hb. VG/VG. Speckled blue hb
cover. £5.95
Preedy, Norman Book
of the Peaks Part 3: British Rail Class 46s, Peter Watts, 1982, pp44. Motive
Power Review Series. Pb.
Fine. A pictorial review.
£2.95
Preedy,
Norman E North Eastern Pacifics:
A Pictorial Survey, Bradford Barton, 1974, pp96. Hb. VG/VG.
Green "flecked" hardback cover.
£4.95
Prentice,
K Risdon and Proud, Peter The
Locomotives of the LNER, RCTS, 1941, pp137 plus pp24 of
illustrations. Small
printed errata notice pasted in the front.
Bookplate. Pb.
Fair. Covers grubby
and worn at both the top and bottom of the spine.
A mine of detailed information on LNER locomotives.
£8.50
Price J H Manx Electric 1957-1962, Light Railway Transport League, 1962, pp12. Pb. VG. A Modern Tramway report on the first five year's work of the Manx Electric Railway Board. £3.50
Price M R C The Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway, Oakwood, 1st edition 1963, pp27 plus pp8 of illustrations. Locomotion Papers No.21. Pb. VG-. Slight creasing to the covers. The history of a rural railway in Shropshire that was absorbed by the Great Western at Grouping. £2.95
Price
M R C The Saundersfoot Railway,
Oakwood, 4th revised edition 1989, pp64 including pp41 of plates.
Locomotion Papers No.28. Pb.
Slight crease on some of the later pages else VG+. The story of an
independent Pembrokeshire line built to serve collieries in the Saundersfoot
area of Pembrokeshire. £3.95
Priestley,
Henry Great Railway
Photographers, Milepost Publishing, 1996, pp48.
Presented by Colin Garratt in association with Henry Priestly.
Large Format. Glazed boards with dw. Fine
/ Very Good+. Eighty of Henry
Priestley's previously unpublished pictures. £3.95
Prior, Alan 19th Century Railways Drawings in 4mm Scale, D&C, 1983, pp96. Large Landscape format Hb. Fine/VG. Slight wear to the dw at the base of the spine and at the rear bottom corner. Locomotive and rolling stock drawings from the 1820s until the end of the 19th century. £24.50
Pryer G A A
Pictorial Record of Southern Signals, OPC, 1st Edition 1977, pp200.
Large format Hb. VG+/VG. £12.50
Pudney, John Brunel and his World, Thames & Hudson, 1974, pp128 with 140 illustrations. Hb. Very Good+ / Very Good. An illustrated biography. £4.95
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I, J, K,
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O, P, Q,
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