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Great Railway Eras No.2 - Festiniog in the Fifties.. Mitchell, Vic & Garraway, Alan, Middleton Press, 1996. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1873793685. 96 pages. 400g. Pictorial laminated Boards FINE with light scratch to rear board. Illustrated with 120 b/w photographs plus track plans. Written by the author were founder memebers of the Festiniog Railway Society.
£8.00
£3.20

Great Railway Journeys of the World An Encyclopedia of the World's Best Locomotive Journeys. Max Wade-Matthews, Lorenz Books, 1998. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1859676928. 256 pages, 1.63kg. Pictorial laminated boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with in colour throughout.
£8.00
£6.60

Great Railway Maps of the World. Mark Ovenden, Particular Books, 2011. 1st UK Edition. ISBN: 9781846143915. 138 pages, 1.0kg. Black cloth boards FINEwith previous owners name and date to top corner of front paste-down covered by d/w. FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated mostly in colour.
£12.00
£3.50

Great railway photographers: H.C. Casserley. Casserley, Richard., Milepost Publications, 1996. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9781900193559. 48 pages, 500g. Pictorial laminated boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with 102 b/w photographs, many previously unpublished. One of the "Great Railway Photographers" series.
£4.00
£3.20

Great railway photographers: Henry Priestley. Priestley, Henry., Milepost Publications, 1996. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1900193507. 48 pages, 500g. Pictorial laminated boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Colin Garratt undertook a series of interviews with Henry Priestley, and here provides a unique insight into this much loved photographers work covering 70 years. One of the "Great Railway Photographers" series.
£4.00
£3.20

Great Train Disasters - The World's Worst Railway Accidents.. Kichenside, Geoffrey, Parragon, 1997. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0752526308. 96 pages. 860g. Oblong format pictorial laminated Boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Fully illustrated with colour & b/w drawings & photographs.
£9.00
£3.20

Great Victorian Railway Journeys - How Modern Britain was Built by Victorian Steam Power.. Karen Farrington, Collins, 2012. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9780007457069. 256 pages, 1.03kg. Brown cloth oards MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with colour & b/w photographs.
£3.00
£3.20

Great Western Coaches from 1890. Michael Harris, DavId & Charles, 1985. 3rd Revised and Enlarged Edition. ISBN: 0715380508. 160 pages. 965g. Brown cloth boards FINE in a Near FINE d/w a little sun darkened along top edge. Illustrated with b/w photographs and scaled line drawings. This is the 3rd revised and enlarged edition of the book first published in 1966 with a larger page size to allow better use of the illustrations.
£14.00
£3.20

The Great Western Collection. Hollingsworth. Brian. [Introduction ], New Orchard Editions, 1988. Reprint. ISBN: 1850791309. 31 pages. of text followed by 60 full colour pages of paintings by members of The Guild Of Railway Artists. 1.4Kg. Oblong format. Green cloth boards FINE in a Near FINE d/w. Published to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Great Western Railway.
£12.00
£3.50

Great Western in Colour. Nock, O S, New Orchard Editions, . Reprint. ISBN: 1850790183. 160 pages,. 450g. Green cloth boards. Near MINT in a FINE price-clipped d/w. Illustrated with colour drawings by Clifford and Wendy Meadway. Not dated but originally published by Blandford in 1978.
£6.00
£3.20

Great Western Pictorial. Jefferson, G. J., Railway Pictorial Publications, 1977. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 44 pages, 150g. Stapled soft card covers a little marked and edge rubbed, Very Good with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs showing Typical Scenes of Great Western Railway Steam Locomotives in Action Before and after Nationalisation
£3.00
£1.95

GREAT WESTERN PORTRAIT 1913-1921. Adrian Vaughan, Oxford Publishing Co., 1971. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0902888021. 60 pages, 370g. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering, FINE in a Very Good d/w with a little laminate loss to top of sunned spine. Illustrated with period b/w photographs.
£3.50
£3.20

Great Western Power. Tuplin, W. A., George Allen & Unwin, 1975. 1st Edition. ISBN: 004385060X. 215 pages, 455g. Green cloth boards with old sellotape shadow to corners of free-end papers, Very Good in a Very Good d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£4.00
£3.20

Great Western progress, 1835-1935. Anon, David And Charles, 1972. Reprint. ISBN: 0715356682. 180 pages plus map. 430g. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and engravings plus map. This book is a reprint from the Great Western Railway Centenary Number of the `Times'.
£6.00
£3.20

The Great Western Railway - Shire Library No.595. Tim Bryan, Shire Publications, 2010. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9780747807889. 64 pages, 150g. Soft card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs and colour drawings.
£3.00
£3.20

The Great Western Railway in East Cornwall. Bennett, Alan., Runpast Publishing, 1990. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1870754115. 79 pages. 370g. Pictorial card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and track plans.
£7.00
£3.20

Great Western Railway in Mid-Cornwall. Bennett, Alan, Runpast Publishing, 1992. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1870754212. 96 pages, 420g. Soft card covers FIN E. Illustrated with b/w photographs, map and track plans.
£4.00
£3.20

The Great Western Railway in West Cornwall. Bennett, Alan, Runpast Publishing, 1990. Reprint. ISBN: 1870754123. 80 pages. 370g. Pictorial soft covers, FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs. drawings, Track plans and maps.
£12.00
£3.20

Great Western Railway Magazine - Centenary Number September 1935. , Avon-anglia Publications, 1983. Reproduction. ISBN: 0905466675. Approx 150 pages, 345g. Soft card covers with a few marks and small bump to bottom edge, Very Good. Facsimile reprint of the original publication 'GWR Magazine (Centenary Number) September 1935. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings of origianl adverts etc.
£3.50
£2.50

The Great Western Railway Routes Statutes and Opening Dates and other particulars. Gale, P. R. (Editor)., Avon-anglia Publications, 1986. Facsimile. ISBN: 0905466772. 142 pages, 230g. Soft card covers Near MINT. Not Illustrated. A record of the routes, statutes, opening dates and other particulars of the lines of the Great Western Railway. Originally prepared in 1926, here reprinted without map in 1986.
£6.00
£3.20

Great Western Railway: A History. Andrew Roden, Aurum Press, 2010. Reprint. ISBN: 9781845135805. 306 pages, 660g. Green cloth boards MINT in a MINT d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£7.00
£3.20

Great Western Reflections. T.H. Terry, Opc Railprint, 1984. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0860933326. 96 pages, 195g. Soft card covers a little marked, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs. The author's experiences of a career with the GWR.
£3.00
£3.20

Great Western Scene: A Collection of Photographs of the G.W.R., 1920 Onwards. Maurice Earley, Oxford Publishing Co., 1971. Reprint. ISBN: 0902888005. 58 pages, 340g. Green cloth boards Very Good in a Near Very Good repaired d/w with sun bleached spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£3.00
£3.20

Great Western Steam at it's Zenith. Stephenson, Brian , Ian Allan Ltd, 1985. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711014884. 80 pages. 300g. Stapled card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£4.00
£3.20

Gresley's Coaches : Coaches Built for GNR, ECJS and LNER 1905-53. Harris, Michael , David & Charles, 1973. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0715359355. 160 pages. 645g. Black cloth boards, FINE in a Very Good edge-rubbed d/w with small repaired tear to top of spine, with age browning to top edge. Illustrated with b/w photographs, scaled line drawings and track plan. Fully illustrated with details of all coaches built for the GNR, ECJS at Doncaster and for the LNER.
£20.00
£3.20

Grime & Glory - Tales of the Great Western 1892 - 1947 . Vaughan, Adrian., Book Club Assicates / John Murray, 1985. Book Club. ISBN: 0719542448. 191 pages. 470g. Red cloth boards MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs, this is the second volume of stories from the men who worked on the GWR, from its heyday in 1892, to its demise in 1947.
£9.00
£3.20

Growing up on the railway in the South West. Grace HORSEMAN, Ark Publications, 1998. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1873029055. 160 pages. 300g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Thirty contributions from people who descibe their personal experiences either as former employees or as passengers in by-gone days.
£5.50
£3.20

Grub, Water & Relief : Tales of the Great Western 1835_1892. Vaughan, Adrian, Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1987. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0862994225. 178 pages. 240g. Card Covers a little rubbed and bumped to edges, Very Good with contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings. Brings to life the early days of the GWR from the experiences of the tough men who made the line a legend.
£3.00
£3.20

A Guide To The Steam Railways Of Great Britain. Awdry. W. Reverend, Chris Cook & Crombleholme. Roger (editors), Pelham Books, 1984. Revised. ISBN: 072071690X. Pictorial card covers with a little corner wear o/w FINE. 860g. Fully illustrated with b/w and colour photographs. Almost 50 railways have been added to this revised edition which now covers some 175 railways, steam centres and museums.
£3.50
£3.20

The Guinness Railway Fact Book. John Marshall, Guinness Publishing, 1994. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0851127649. 192 pages, 360g. soft card covers Near MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs. All the railway systems of the World are covered, includes summeries of railway history, biographical details of leading engineers and pioneers, a detailed listing of over 100 metro and rapid transit systems, and features on the World's longest railway tunnels and bridges.
£2.50
£3.20

GWR - 150 Years of Progress 1835 - 1985. , British Rail, 1985. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 20 pages, 115g. Oblong format stapled soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
£3.00
£1.95

GWR - The Badminton Line - A Portrait of a Railway. Kevin; Robertson & Abbott, David , Sutton Publishing, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9780862994594. 233 pages. 840g. Brown cloth boards.FINE in a FINE d/w. A history of the construction of the new main line to South Wales. Fully illustrated with contemporary photographs , plans, layouts and costings.
£7.00
£3.20

GWR Branch Lines. Gammell, C.J., Haynes Publishing, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0860935213. 192 pages, 980g. Green cloth boards with previous owners ex-libris plate to front paste down, Near FINE in a Near FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs & route maps. The author describes each line complete with opening and closing dates for passenger and goods traffic.
£7.00
£3.50

GWR Country Stations . Leigh. Chris., Ian Allan LTD, 1984. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711011087. 112 pages. 480g. Maroon cloth boards Very Good in a Very Good slightly sunned d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings. Written very much with the modeller in mind, this book covers many line side features, including signal boxes, halts, station signs and nameboards, with many examples from the smaller rural lines.
£4.00
£3.20

GWR Country Stations - 2. Leigh. Chris., Ian Allan LTD, 1984. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711014388. 112 pages. 480g. Maroon cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings. Written very much with the modeller in mind, this book covers many line side features, including signal boxes, halts, station signs and nameboards, with many examples from the smaller rural lines.
£10.00
£3.20

The GWR Exposed: Swindon in the Days of Collett and Hawksworth. Jeremy Clements, Oxford Publishing Company, 2015. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9780860936664. 192 pages, 955g. Pictorial glazed boards with slight lean to spine and a little marked, Very Good with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. This enlightening history brings a whole new focus to GWR history and will be fascinating reading for all enthusiasts of the railway and for more general readers.
£6.00
£3.20

GWR Goods Wagons - A Historical Survey. Atkins, A.G, Beard, W, & Tourret, R., Tourret Publishing, 1998. Fully Revised Edition. ISBN: 0905878078. 530 pages, 2.4kg. Black cloth boards with occasional small scars to page edges only, page 524/525 with 2 inch scar to page fore-edges only. so Very Good in a Very Good d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs, scaled line drawings etc ideal for the modeller. The edition has been published in one single large volume, with fully revised and augmented material. Scarce.
£75.00
£6.60

The GWR Handbook 1923-1947. David Wragg, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2006. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0750942177. 236 pages, 960g. Black cloth boards Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£14.00
£3.20

GWR Holiday Lines in Devon & West Somerset. Alan Bennett, Runpast Publishing, 1993. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1870754255. 80 pages, 355g. Soft card covers with slight sunning to spine area, FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Details the Great Western's involvement in creating and actively promoting the holiday industry in Devon and West Somerset.
£3.20
£3.20

GWR Junction Stations. Vaughan, Adrian, Ian Allan LTD, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711017905. 112 pages. 480g. Red cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with over 140 b/w photographs and many track plans. Traces the history of 10 typical examples of GWR Junction stations.
£7.00
£3.20

GWR Principal Stations. Maggs, Colin G., Ian Allan Ltd, 1987. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711017131. 144 pages. 560g. Tan cloth boards Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs & track plans. A pictorial history of the nine principle stations of the GWR done mainly with the modeller in mind.
£10.00
£3.20

GWR Reflections - A Collection Of Photographs From The BBC Hulton Picture Library.. Beck Keith & Nigel Harris., Silver Link Publishing LTD, 1987. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0947971130. 144 pages. 810g. Brown cloth boards FINE in a Very Good lifgtly edgeworn d/w. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs with detailed captions and explanatory text.
£5.00
£3.20

The GWR Swindon to Bath Line. Maggs, Colin G., Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2003. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0750934034. 183 pages. 800g. Black cloth boards MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Illustrated with route maps, b/w photographs and drawings. A detailed history of the line that became the last link in the London-Bath-Bristol route.
£8.00
£3.20

GWR the Badminton Line - A Portrait of a Railway. Robertson, Kevin; Abbott, David, Sutton Pub Ltd, 1997. Reprint. ISBN: 0862994594. 234 pages. 850g. Pictorial laminated boards with light rubbing to bottom edge. Near FINE in a Near FINE d/w with light creasing to top edge, in clear removable wrap. Intended as part of a new main line to South Wales, the Badminton line was constructed in the usual Brunel tradition, in appalling weather and against huge natural obstacles. This is a FULL account of the construction of this line, including many scale drawings of the buildings, track plans, gradient charts, and some wonderful contemporary photographs showing both construction and operation.
£6.50
£3.20

GWR Then and Now. Waters, Laurence , Ian Allan Publishing Ltd, 1994. Reprint. ISBN: 0711022674. 256 pages. 1.35Kg. Brown cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A pictorial exploration of the GWR inheritance on the modern railway scene.
£10.00
£3.50

Hampshire - the South of the County - Past and Present Series . Gough, Terry, Past And Present Publishing, 2000. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1858951682. 96 pages, 280g. Pictorial card covers MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs throughout. Includes items in Lymington, Brockenhurst, Ringwood, Romsey, Southampton, Eastleigh, Fareham, Gosport, Portsmouth, Havant, Hayling Island & Petersfield.
£12.00
£3.20

Hampshire Narrow Gauge including the Isle of Wight. Mitchell. Vic And Keith Smith., Middleton Press., 2004. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1904474365. 96 pages. 390g. Pictorial laminated boards. As NEW. Signed by both authors to title page. Illustrated with 123 b/w photographs plus line drawings and maps. Includes the commercial, military and pleasure lines.
£16.00
£3.20

Hampshire Railway Stations On Old Picture Postcards (Yesterday's Hampshire Series No.1). Andrew Swift, Reflections Of A Bygone Age, 2003. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1900138808. 36 pages, 95g. Stapled soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
£4.00
£2.50

Hampshire Railways - The History of Steam. Colin Maggs, Countryside Books, 2012. 1st Edition. ISBN: 9781846742965. 128 pages, 405g. Soft card covers as New. Illustrated with period b/w photographs.
£3.00
£3.20

Hampshire Railways in Old Photographs. Robertson, Kevin, Sutton Publishing, Limited, 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0862996686. 144 pages. 300g. Pictorial card covers, FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs. A pictorial history of the last 50 years of the railway network in Hampshire.
£5.00
£3.20
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