NIGEL BIRD BOOKS
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CATALOGUE 81
MARCH 2014
NIGEL BIRD (BOOKS)
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Catalogue 81-March 2014
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Here is my first catalogue for 2014. A little later than I planned for various reasons, but hopefully worth the wait.
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Catalogue 82 should be issued in July 2014
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SECONDHAND BOOKS
1. Fox P: British Railways Locomotives & Coaching Stock 1995 Platform 5 1995 1st 352pp ills. incl. colour, full fleet listings, no underlinings or inscriptions, blank front end paper creased.Laminated hardback, fine. Stock ref 31703. £8.00
2. Fox P & Hall P: British Railways Locomotives & Coaching Stock 2002 Platform 5 2002 1st 384pp ills. incl. colour, full fleet listings, no underlinings or inscriptions..Laminated hardback, fine. Stock ref 31704. £12.00
3. Aerofilms: London's Railways From The Air Ian Allan 2006 1st 256pp Ills. balnk end paper stamped "This book was slightly damaged etc" top of spine sl. bumped,hardback, vg top of spine of dustwrapper torn.(£35 when published) Stock ref 31415. £12.00
4. Aldridge B: Mechanical Horses Trans Pennine Publishing 2000 1st 52pp Ills. incl. colour, colour card covers, fine. Signed by author, limited edition 173 of 1000. Stock ref 31493. £6.00
5. Allen C J: British Atlantic Locomotives Ian Allan 1976 1st 143pp Ills. card covers, truly fine. Stock ref 31210. £7.00
6. Allen C J: Great Eastern Ian Allan 1959 1st 64pp Ills. card covers, vg. Stock ref 31668. £4.00
7. Allen C J: The London & North Eastern Railway Ian Allan 1966 1st 228pp Ills. hardback, vg in vg dustwrapper. Stock ref 31407. £9.00
8. Allen C J: The Stanier Pacifics of the L.M.S. Ian Allan Ltd. 1950 1st 64pp Ills. dwgs. card covers worn, chipped and grubby, spine chipped, good. Stock ref 31674. £3.00
9. Allen V C K: Austrian Steam from Lineside Bradford Barton 1975 1st 95pp ills. hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper with faded spine. Stock ref 31558. £8.00
10. Anthony C R & Rogers B: Rail Freight-Today OPC1989 1st 120pp Ills maps, hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper. Stock ref 31481. £9.00
11. Anthony G H: The Hayle,West Cornwall and Helston Railways The Oakwood Press 1968 1st 71pp ills. maps, card covers, vg worn on spine. Scarce. Stock ref 31582. £8.00
12. Anthony G H: The Tavistock Launceston and Princetown Railways The Oakwoood Press 1971 1st 102pp ills. maps, card covers, stamped inside front cover Ian Allan Library, nr. vg. Stock ref 31546. £6.00
13. Atkins A G & Beard W & Hyde D J & Tourret R: A History of GWR Goods Wagons 2 Volumes. David & Charles 1975 1st and 1976 1st Volume 1-93pp Ills. dwgs.some sl. foxing to end papers, hardback,vg in vg dustwrapper, with faded spine.Volume 2-128pp Ills. dwgs. hardback, vg in vg dustwrapper.Sold as a 2 volume set. Stock ref 31145. £35.00
14. Atthill R: The Picture History of The Somerset and Dorset Railway David & charles 1980 112pp Ills.hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper. Stock ref 31184. £7.00
15. Austin S: From The Footplate Cornish Riviera Express Ian Allan 1997 1st 112pp Ills. dwgs. maps card covers nr. fine. Stock ref 31426. £12.00
16. Balfour G: The Armoured Train-Its Development and Usage. Batsford 1981 1st 168pp Ills. stamped "Cancelled Return Dept. Woolstons & Blunts" lacks title page, rear board paper lining folded,hardback vg in vg dustwrapper with faded spine. Stock ref 31299. £20.00
17. Barker T C & Robbins M: A History of London Transport Volume One-The Nineteenth Century George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1963 1st 412pp ills. maps, hardback, vg in vg. sl edge worn dustwrapper,also includes 35pp roneo/ typed "Index & Corrigenda" (in card covers) Scarce. Stock ref 31338. £25.00
18. Barker T C & Robbins M: A History of London Transport Volume Two-The Twentieth Century to 1970 George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1974 1st 554pp ills. maps, hardback, vg in vg dustwrapper. Scarce. Stock ref 31339. £22.00
19. Barnett A L: The Railways of the South Yorkshire Coalfield from 1880 RCTS 1984 1st 132p ills. maps, laminated hardback,nr. fine. Stock ref 31325. £15.00
20. Barrie D S: The Brecon & Merthyr Railway Oakwood Press 1965 55pp ills. maps, card covers, vg Stock ref 31599. £9.00
21. Barrie D S: The Rhymney Railway Oakwood Press 1973 93pp Ills.map, card covers vg. Stock ref 31593. £8.00
22. Barrie D S M: The Barry Railway Oakwood Press 1983 reprint with additions. 63pp ills.map,card covers, vg. Stock ref 31594. £9.00
23. Barrie D S M: The Taff Vale Railway Oakwood Press 1982 46pp ills.maps, card covers, remains of price label on cover, vg. Stock ref 31604. £9.00
24. Barton D B: The Redruth and Chasewater Railway 1824-1915 D Bradford Barton 1960 1st 56pp ills. maps card covers, foxing to end papers and some margins, good. Stock ref 31653. £6.00
25. Batchelor J & Hogg I: Rail Gun John Batchelor Limited 1973 1st 61pp Ills. dwgs.the only book on the subject, large format, vg in nr. vg dustwrapper, sl.staining to rear dustwrapper bottom edge.Scarce Stock ref 31313. £22.00
26. Beal E: Modelling The Old-Time Railways Adam & Charles Black 1955 1st 2647pp ills. dwgs. hardback, vg no dustwrapper. Stock ref 31444. £9.00
27. Beal E: New Developments in Railway Modelling A & C Black 1956. 268pp Ills. dwgs. hardback, lacks blank end paper, hardback, no dustwrapper. Stock ref 31399. £6.00
28. Beattie I: G.W.R. Locomotives to Scale Bradford Barton 1981 1st 60pp, ills, dwgs, landscape format,internally fine,pictorial boards,bottom corner edges of boards badly rubbed. Stock ref 31140. £18.00
29. Beaumont A: Steam at Work, Road and Farm Engines David & Charles 1981 1st 96pp Ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper. Stock ref 31187. £6.00
30. Becket W S et al.: Operation West Coast-The West Coast Main Line Passenger Operations : 1956 Euston-Crewe-Carlisle,Birmingham,Manchester,Liverpool, Barrow,Whitehaven & Workington.Carriage Workings,Timetables,Train Formations,Marshalling Arrangements,Engine Wkgs. etc. Xpress Books 2012 1st 108pp Ils. track plan Euston, usual level of detail,card covers, a new copy but has small nick at base of front cover and first page, vg+Reduced by £3 Stock ref 31297. £12.95
31. Beckett D: Brunel's Britain David & Charles 1985 222pp,Ills. dwgs.hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper. Stock ref 31285. £10.00
32. Beckett M D & Hemnell P R: M & G N In Action. Becknell Books 1981 1st 64pp Ills. dwgs.card covers, faded on spine,vg. Stock ref 31414. £4.00
33. Beckett M D & Hemnell P R: M & G N In Focus. Becknell Books 1980 1st 64pp Ills. dwgs.card covers sl. creased,, faded on spine,vg. Stock ref 31413. £4.00
34. Bentley J M: The Railways Around Buxton (Scenes From The Past 2) Foxline Publishing 1987 1st 40pp maps, card covers, some text highlighted in various colours! Label at base of spine, Good Stock ref 31381. £4.00
35. Binns D: The Central Railway of Peru and The Cerro De Pasco Railway Trackside Publications 1996 1st 81pp Ills. maps, dwgs. card covers, faded on spine, vg. Stock ref 31110. £25.00
36. Bird N & S In co-operation with The Heart of Wales Line Travellers Association: A Celebration of The Heart of Wales Railway In Memoirs,Anecdotes and Historical Articles Nigel & Sue Bird 1993 1st 60pp ills. dwgs. yes a book WE compiled way back in 1993, several hundred were sold but this is the first used copy that has turned up (too good to sell?) card covers vg. Stock ref 31570. £5.00
37. Bixley G & Blackburn A & Chorley R & King M: An Illustrated History of Southern Wagons Volume Two- LBSCR and minor companies OPC 1985 1st 106pp Ills. dwgs. previous owners bookplate,.hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper with faded spine. Stock ref 31194. £25.00
38. Bixley G & Blackburn A & Chorley R & King M: An Illustrated History of Southern Wagons Volume Two- LBSCR and minor companies OPC 1985 1st 106pp Ills. dwgs.hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper with faded spine. Stock ref 31193. £25.00
39. Blake W A: London Midland Steam Doubleheaded D Bradford Barton 1978 1st 96pp, ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper. Stock ref 31270. £5.00
40. Blake W A: London Midland Steam in Action D Bradford Barton 1974 1st 96pp ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper. Stock ref 31266. £5.00
41. Blake W A: London Midland Steam in Action 2 D Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine. Stock ref 31267. £5.00
42. Blake W A: London Midland Steam in Action 3 D Bradford Barton 1975 1st 96pp ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine. Stock ref 31268. £5.00
43. Blake W A: London Midland Steam in Action 4 D Bradford Barton 1977 1st 96pp ills. hardback, fine in vg dustwrapper with faded spine. Stock ref 31269. £5.00
44. Boocock C P: Irish Railway Album Ian Allan 1968 1st 128pp Ills.brown mark on end paper, previous owners bookplet, vg in vg dustwrapper. Stock ref 31151. £12.00
45. Booth A J: Industrial Steam Bradford Barton 1976 1st 96pp ills. hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper, with faded spine. Stock ref 31476. £7.00
46. Borley H V & Kidner R W: The West London Railway and the W.L.E.R. The Oakwood Press c. 1969 32pp Ills. map, ex Ian Allan Library, card covers,nr. vg Stock ref 31612. £5.00
47. Bowtell H D: Rails Through Lakeland- Volume 1: The Line Described SLP 1999 1st thus. 128pp ills. maps, track plans, card covers, nr. fine. Stock ref 31657. £9.00
48. Boyd J I C: Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire-Volume 2-The Penrhyn Quarry Railways The Oakwood Press 2001 164pp ills. dwgs.maps, hardback, fine in fine dustwrapper. Stock ref 31254. £15.00
49. Bradley D L: Locomotives of The Southern Railway Parts 1 & 2 Railway Correspondence and Travel Society 1975 & 1976 1sts Two volume set, Part 1-86pp ills.hardback vg in worn dustwrapper.Part 2-109pp Ills. hardback, vg in dustwrapper, with faded spine.Sold as a set. Scarce. Stock ref 31540. £35.00
50. Bradley M H: Buildings for Model Railways David & Charles 1983 1st 96pp ills. dwgs. laminated hardback, vg. Stock ref 31113. £7.00
51. Bradley R P: Power For The World's Railways GEC Traction and all its predecessors-1823 to the present day. OPC 1993 1st 176pp Ills. very detailed study of this major non-steam locomotive builder.Hardback, fine in nr. fine dustwrapper. Stock ref 31105. £15.00
52. Bradshaw: Bradshaw's British Railways Guide August to September 1958 Henry Blacklock & Co. Ltd.4th August to 14th September 1958 1182pp an original copy, front page loose, as is page 1181/1182, back page missing and maybe other pages,ink blob on front page,also included 30pp of late alterations, good+ Stock ref 31104. £20.00
53. Bradshaw: Bradshaw's Railway Guide (July 1922) Guild Publishing/D&C 1985 1166pp,maps incl. large fold-out system map, hardback, fine in chipped and edge torn dustwrapper. Stock ref 31358. £20.00
54. British Railways: British Railways Rule Book British Railways 1950 274pp + index, hardback, black cloth no dustwrapper (as issued) numerous amendments pasted in and loose inserts, vg. Stock ref 31397. £5.00
55. British Railways: Facts and Figures About British Railways 1959 edition British Railways 1959 44pp dwgs. card covers some creasing and corners turned over, good. Stock ref 31677. £3.00
56. British Railways: Safety Precautions For Railway Shopmen British Railways 1954 1st 36pp Ills. card covers, staples rusty, nr. vg. Stock ref 31676. £4.00
57. British Railways: Willesden Exhibition (of Locomotives,Carriages,Wagons and Engineering Plant at Willesden) British Railways (I assume) 1955 1st 80pp Ills. includes large fold out plan of exhibition site and loose insert "Track Grouting Equipment" spiral bound card covers, vg. Stock ref 31675. £15.00