Industrial History
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Southern Railway - Rule Book 1933 (Reprinted 1945)
by ???
London: Southern Railway, 1945. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. 248 + xlvii pages. 200g. Green cloth boards a little marked to covers, with previous ownser name to free ebd-paper, Very Good. Rules for the observance of Southern Railway employees..
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CA$31.24
The Production and Treatment of Vegetable Oils
by T W Chalmers
London: Constable and Co Ltd, 1918. Very informative book on this subject including chapters on the refining of oils, hydrogenation of oils, soap making and more.152 pages in bright clean condition just some very light foxing spots to edges of some pages, Many B/w photographs, illustrations and large fold out plans, all present as listed plus very informative text, Dustwrapper is a little dusty and browned with ageand lightly rubbed on edges, A very nice example of this book SEE IMAGE. DETAILED IMAGES...
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CA$83.30
Talbot-Booth's Merchant Ships Supplement Number 2
by Streater, R.A. (Editor)
Sandwich: Marinart Ltd, 1979. Book. Fine. Spiral Bound. 1972 Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 50 pages, 190g. Spiral bound soft card covers FINE but with order form form Supplement 3 cutout to last page. Illustrated with b/w drawings..
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CA$15.62
The Railway Carriers - the History of Wordie & Co., Carriers, Hauliers and Store Keepers, as Told to and Illustrated By the Author.
by Paget-tomlinson, Edward
Lavenham: Terrence Dalton, 1990. Book. Near MINT. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. x + 178 pages. 600g. Gray cloth boards Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings plus maps..
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CA$19.09
The Past at Work
by Burton Anthony
London, Great Britain: André Deutsch (BBC), 1980. First Edition . Buckram. Very Good++/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1st edition. 176 pages including index. Lavishly illustrated throughout with excellent photographic plates in black and white and colour. This book was produced to accompany a series of BBC television programmes first broadcast on BBC2 in March 1980. In original light tan buckram gilt hard cover binding. Very Good++ in Very Good+ attractive pictorial...
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CA$6.07
Devon Narrow Gauge: Featuring the Lee Moor Tramway (Narrow Gauge Branch Lines)
by Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith
Midhurst: Middleton Press, 2007. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 96 pages, 440g. Pictorial laminated Boards MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs, maps and track plans..
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CA$29.50
Berühmte Baumaschinen. (Famous Constructions).
by Cohrs, Heinz-Herbert
Brilon, Germany: Verlag Podszun-Motorbucher., 1999. Book. MINT. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 142pages. 1.0Kg. Pictorial laminated Boards MINT. Illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. Owing to the weight, extra shipping will be required..
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CA$26.71
Nottinghamshire's Industrial Heritage
by Brown Ian
Nottinghamshire, Great Britain: Nottinghamshire County Council Leisure Services Department, 1989. First Edition . Soft cover. Near very Good. A5. 1st edition. 67 pages. Very well illustrated throughout with drawings, maps and good black and white photographic plates. Nicely produced - a very attractive and comprehensive overall view of industrial heritage in the area. In original attractive pictorial card covers which have a crease near the bottom of front cover. Near Very good. REDUCED POSTAGE ON THIS...
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CA$5.21
The Coalbrookdale Ironworks
by Raistrick Dr Arthur
Ironbridge, Great Britain: The Ironbridge Gorge Trust Museum, 1975. First Edition Thus . Soft cover. Very Good+. Tall 8vo. 1st edition thus. The price is for 2 related booklets: No1) The Coalbrookdale Ironworks. Published 1975, 20 pages Very well illustrated throughout with black and white photographic plates.Very Good++ in attractive pictorial white card covers AND No2) The Iron Bridge - A Short History of the First Iron Bridge in the World. Published in 1979. 12 pages. Very well illustrated with...
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CA$8.68
A Century of Petroleum TRansport
by Edge. Graham
Somerset: Round Oak Publishing, 1998. Book. Near MINT. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 148pp. 870g. Blue cloth boards. Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and some colour. A pictorial history spanning a 100 years, of petroleum transport and distribution in the UK..
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CA$31.24
Railway Landmarks in Devon
by Hall, Jean
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1982. Book. Very Good. Stapled Card Covers. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 48 pages, 85g. Stapled soft card covers slightly creased Very Good. Illustrated with drawings by the author..
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CA$7.43
A Road Transport Heritage
by Tuck, Bob
Yarm: Published By the Author, 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 129 pages. 660g. Pictorial laminated Boards FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Covers the background of more than 40 different haulage concerns throughout the country, to give an illustrated account of the haulage industry in the 20th centry, with empasis on the period between 1940-1970..
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CA$31.24
The Chemical Industry
by Campbell W A
London, Great Britain: Longman Group Limited, 1971. 1st Edition . Buckram. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. 8vo. 156 pages including detailed index. Well illustrated throughout with 25 very good black and white photographic plates and 11 line drawings in the text. This is one of the Industrial Archaeology series edited by L T C Rolt. This is an Ex-Library book and bears a couple of discreet rubber stamps indicating its origins in the Victorian Society...
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CA$6.94
Observations on the Importance and Necessity of Introducing Improved Machinery into the Woollen Manufactory (The Development of Industrial Society series).
by Anstie, J
Shannon: Irish University Press, 1971. Book. Near MINT. Hardcover. Facsimile Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 100 pages. 330g. Black cloth boards Near MINT in its original glassine wrapper a little marked and rubbed, Near FINE. A photolithographic facsimile of the first edition published in London in 1803. Un-abridged and retaining the publishers original imprint..
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CA$22.25
The Mines of Mendip
by J W Gough
David And Charles, Newton Abbot, 1967, hardback with wrapper. Revised edition with new Preface. 269 pp. Two fold out maps. Publisher's errata slip. Vg/gd+. Price clipped. Bump on lead bottom corner, wrapper has some minor rubs and creasing. No inscriptions. Internally clean and sound.
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CA$47.73
Fred Dibnah Vol II
by Langston Keith
Horncastle, Great Britain: Mortens Media Group Ltd, 2006. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. Large Format. 1st edition. Large format. 130 pages. Lavishly illustrated throughout with endless photographic plates mainly in colour and a few pages of related adverts. A fascinating read. In original pictorial card covers. Very Good+.
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CA$8.68
A Historical Gazetteer and Bibliography of By-Product Coking Plants in the United Kingdom
by Edwards David G
Cardiff, Great Britain: Merton Priory Press, 2001. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Large Format. 1st edition. Large format. 80 pages. Well illustrated with drawings, location maps and black and white photographic plates. In original pictorial white card covers. Near Fine.
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CA$13.02
Bethlehem Steel
by Garn, Andrew
New York: Princeton Architectural Press. 1999. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Near Fine condition. Card covers. An excellent copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs and drawings. 108 pages. A photographic tribute to the manufacturing and architectural innovations of Bethlelem Steel Corporation. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reprint. Softcover.
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CA$41.18
The Industrial Archaeology and Industrial History of South Western England - A Bibliography
by Greenwood John (Compiled by)
Cardiff Great Britain: Merton Priory Press Ltd, 1999. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 1st edition. 8vo. 253 pages including detailed indexes. This is a comprehensive bibliography compiled by the author and done to his usual high standard. A very substantial book. In original black cloth gilt hard cover binding. Fine in Fine attractive pictorial dust wrapper. WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.
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CA$14.75
Image and Presence of Codorniu.
by ???
Privately Published Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 74 pages, 880g. Green cloth boards with gilt decoration, FINE in a Near Very Good edge-rubbed d/w in clear removable wrap. A company history of this Spanish winemaker..
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CA$14.84
Post Office Stores and Telephone Vehicles - Trucks in Britain Volume 6.
by Wright, Colin
Skipton.: WYVERN PUBLICATIONS, 1987. Book. Fine. Soft Card Cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 64 pages. 220g. Pictorial card covers a litle rubbed to edges. FINE with contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs throughout, specially prepared for publication by the 'Post Office Vehicle Club'..
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CA$17.36
John Bedford and the Ironworks at Cefn Cribwr
by Riden Philip
Cardiff Great Britain: Philip Riden, 1992. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. A5. 1st edition. A5. 148 pages including index. Numerous good maps and white and black photographic plates, also included is a family pedigree showing the descendants of John and Sarah Bedford. This is an excellent detailed account of the work of John Bedford and his pioneering ironmaking techniques. New and unissued. In original attractive pictorial green card covers. Fine.
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CA$11.28
Traction Engines:Past And Present
by Beaumont, Anthony
London: Bracken Books, 1980. Book. Near MINT. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 96 pages, 570g. Black cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. The author gives a pictorial comparison between the working and preservation years of the traction engine, featuring a variety of engines from 29 manufacturers..
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CA$14.84
Brunel's Britain
by Beckett, Derrick
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1988. Book. Near MINT. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 222 pages, 650g. Brown cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w with small laminate lift to bottom front edge. Ilustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings. The first systematic appraisal of Brunel's engineering achievements..
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CA$12.15