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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 a folding map.
David
and Charles Railway History Series.
Hb.
VG/VG. A classi
Page, Darren Western Steam Farewell, IA, 2004, pp80. Landscape format. Glazed Boards. Fine. 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 impression of 1st
edition 1980, pp192. Hb.
Very Good+ / Very Good. Folding
map in the rear. Recalls
the heyday of railways in the Welsh valleys.
£7.50
Page,
James Rails in the Valleys,
D&C/Guild, 1989, pp192. Large
format Hb. Fine/VG. Evokes the
unique character of the railways in South Wales.
£8.50
Parks
G D The Hull & Barnsley
Railway, Oakwood, 1959, pp25 plus pp8 of illustrations. First published in
1946. Oakwood Library of Railway
History No.3. Pb.
VG-. The binding is not
fully square, and there is a wear mark from an old price sticker on the front
cover. £2.95
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 Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway: A History of the Narrow Gauge Railways of North-West Ireland Part Two, D&C / MacDonald, 1st edition 1964, pp189, 69 illustrations and a colour frontis. Standard Histories Series. Hb. Very Good / Very Good. Some superficial wear to the dw. £24.50
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 Clogher Valley Railway, D&C, 1st edition 1972, pp271, colour frontis & 36 illustrations. Inscription from the author, "For Arthur J Lowe because it is not about the 5' 3'' gauge with the author's warmest regards." Hb. Fine/VG+. The standard history of this narrow gauge Irish line. £18.50
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
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
Pearson, Michael Iron Roads to the Far North & Kyle: A Travellers and Tourists Guide to the Inverness to Wick & Thurso and Kyle of Lochalsh Lines, author, 2003, pp64 with excellent "route planner" maps. Large landscape format Pb. VG. Illustrated in colour throughout. £1.95
Penney, Derek On Scottish Lines, IA, 1999, pp80. Landscape format. Glazed Boards. Fine. An all-colour album of Scottish steam. £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 in
the Fifties Vol. 1 - 1950-1954, OPC, 1980, 260 plates. Large format Hb. Very
Good+ / Very Good. Superb
photographs from Ivo Peters, the photographer who will always be associated with
the Somerset and Dorset. £6.95
Peters,
Ivo The Somerset and Dorset in
the Fifties Vol. 2 - 1955-1959, OPC, 1981, 231 plates. Large format Hb.
Very Good+ / Very Good+. Spine
of dw slightly faded. The second
volume of Ivo Peter's pictorial tribute to the Somerset and Dorset.
£6.95
Peters,
Ivo The Somerset and Dorset in
the Sixties Vol. 4 - 1963-1966, BCA/OPC, 1986, 215 plates.
Large format Hb. Fine / Very Good+. Ivo
Peter's pictorial chronicle of the last years of the Somerset and Dorset.
£6.95
Peters,
Ivo The Somerset and
Dorset in the Fifties, Pt 1: 1950-1954, Pt.2: 1955-59, OPC / BCA,
1987, 230 plus 260 plates. Large
Format Hb. Tiny indentation
to the bottom edge of the cover else F/F.
Two volumes of superb photos combined under a single cover.
£8.50
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. Large Format Hb. Fine / Very Good+. Two superb albums on the S&D combined in a single volume. £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, 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
Pick,
Chris The Railway Route Book: A
traveller's guide to the major and minor lines of the railway network of Britain,
Willow Books, 1986, ppp208. Hb.
Fine / Very Good+. No fewer
than 43 'routes' are examined, including a number of preserved lines.
£4.95
Pilton,
Chris Cottage Modelling for
Pendon, Wild Swan, 1987, pp92 with numerous illustrations & line
drawings. Pb.
VG. An exposition of the
modelling techniques used at The Pendon Museum. £6.95
Pirt, Keith East
Coast Main Line – Retford, Atlantic, 1989, pp48. Colour of Steam Series Vol.7. Pb. Very Good.
£1.95
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, Ian; How, Bob; and Karau, Paul An Illustrated History of the Severn & Wye Railway
Forest of Dean Vol.1, Wild Swan, 1983, pp158.
Large format Hb. VG/VG.
A history of the line followed by a detailed study of the section from
Lydney Junction to Parkend; An Illustrated History of the Severn & Wye
Railway Forest of Dean Vol.2, Wild Swan, 1985, pp161-362.
Large format Hb. Fine / Very
Good. Tiny nick to the bottom edge of the dw. A detailed history of the line from Coleford Junction to
Cinderford; An Illustrated History of the Severn & Wye Railway Forest of
Dean Vol.3, Wild Swan, 1988, pp362-580.
Large format Hb. Very Good+
/ Very Good. The third volume
examines the Lydbrook and Coleford branches.
All three volumes for £82.50
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
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, 2nd enlarged edition 2000, pp176.
Locomotion Papers No.161. Pb.
Very Good+. A history of the
Great Western branch off the Torquay to Kingswear line from Churston to the
fishing village of Brixham. £6.95
Poultney,
Edward Cecil British
Express Locomotive Development 1896-1948, Allen & Unwin, 1952,
pp175. Foreword by R. A.
Riddles. Hb.
Very Good / Very Good -. Slight
rubbing to the corners of the covers.
Dw internally repaired at the head of the spine.
Traces the development of British express passenger locomotive
design. £8.50
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
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, 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
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 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
Pryer G A An Historical Survey of Selected Southern Stations: Track Layouts and Illustrations Vol.1, OPC, 1st edition 1980, pp136. Large Format Hb. VG/VG-. Some wear along the top edge of the dw, and two corners of the dw internally repaired. £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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