Transport
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1979 A History of Passenger AircraftLondon: 1979A highly illustrated first edition of the history of passenger aircraft.
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1955 The Modern Sports CarNew York : 1955A bright copy of this work celebrating the modern sports car, with illustrations throughout.
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1875 Coaching, With Anecdotes of the RoadLondon: 1875A first edition of this uncommon historical and anecdotal glance at the history of coaches.
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1910 How to Fly, or, The Conquest of the AirLondon: 1910The first edition of Richard Ferris' scientific study on the phenomena of flight and how man achieved it, a highly illustrated volume.
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1986 Shipbuilders to the WorldBelfast and Wolfeboro, New Hampshire: 1986The first edition of this illustrated history of shipbuilding by Harland and Wolff in Belfast.
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1977 Digging by SteamWatford, Herts: 1977A fascinating history of steam cultivation by Colin Tyler, the first edition of this work.
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1954 Beyond Expectation The Volkswagen StoryLondon: 1954The uncommon first edition of this history book on the development on cars with illustrations.
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1938 Listen! The WindNew York: 1938A lovely quarter morocco copy of this exciting work by Anne Morrow Lindbergh, describing a journey she took from Africa to South America by plane, alongside her husband Charles.
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1957 Handbook for the Daimler Conquest 100 B.H.PCoventry: 1957A smart handbook for the Daimler Conquest 100 BHP automobile, with numerous photographs throughout.
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1936 Principles of Road EngineeringLondon: 1936The scarce first edition of this book on road engineering from the early twentieth century in the scarce dust wrapper.
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1947 The Queen Elizabeth The World's Greatest ShipLondon: 1947The first edition of this book dedicated to the Queen Elizabeth ship, with beautiful illustrations.
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1934 From Track to By-Pass, A History of the English RoadLondon: 1934The first edition of this interesting early twentieth-century work on English roads, illustrated with numerous photogravure plates.
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1932 The Roads of EnglandLondon: 1932The first edition of this scarce work on the transportation and roadways of England, with numerous illustrated maps throughout.
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1993 Road Transport Before The RailwaysCambridge: 1993The first edition of this illustrated study of British road transport before railways, with a particular focus on Russell's London flying wagons.
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1905 Im Reich de LufteStuttgart and Leipzig : 1905A German edition of this work that explores the aeronautical inventions of Alberto Santos-Dumont.
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1973 The Great TrainsCambridge: 1973The scarce true first of this study of trains in the original publisher's full morocco binding with dust wrapper.
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1961 Horwich Locomotive WorksHorwich : 1961A fascinating scarce volume that records the development of the Horwich Locomotive Works, with photographs.
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1929 The New Ford CarLondon: 1929Third impression of this scarce volume concerning the new Ford car.
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1912 Motor Roads to LondonLondon : 1912A comprehensive pocket guide of motor roads to London, with a colour folding map.
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1838 A Practical Treatise on Rail-RoadsLondon: 1838The third and thoroughly expanded edition of this 19th century treatise on railroads, illustrated throughout with numerous folding plates.
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1912 The South-Eastern and Chatham and London, Brighton and South Coast RailwaysLondon: 1912A bright first edition of Mitton's history of the railways of the south-east and south coast of England; a very scarce work with delightful maps, illustrations and colour plates.
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1865 Lives of Boulton and WattLondon: 1865The first edition of this biography of two steam-engine engineers from the nineteenth century with illustrations.
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1857 The Life of George StephensonLondon: 1857The fourth revised edition of Samuel Smiles' biography of George Stephenson.
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1839 Scenes of Commerce, by Land and SeaLondon: 1839A decorative full calf copy of this fascinating work by Rev. Isaac Taylor, featuring 66 beautiful engraved plates.
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1932 The Tramway and Railway World Volume 71 and Volume 72London: 1932Very scarce first edition of Volume 71 and Volume 72 of The Tramway and Railway World periodical magazines.
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1899 The P. & O. Pocket BookLondon: 1899The scarce second issue of this lovely pocket book from the P. & O. Company with illustrations and maps.
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1908 Victories of the EngineerLondon : 1908A smart, illustrated first edition copy of Victories of the Engineer by Archibald Williams.
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1926 The Highways and its VehiclesLondon: 1926888th copy of the first limited edition of Belloc's historical study of transport.
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1924 Modern Motor CarsLondon: c1924Three complete volumes of this work on motor vehicles, written in the early twentieth-century and illustrated throughout.
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1886 A Manual of Scientific Enquiry; Prepared for the use of Officers in Her Majesty's Navy, and Travellers in GeneralLondon : 1886An interesting fifth edition copy of various scientific knowledge, with folding maps and diagrams throughout.
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1985 Somerset Roads: The Legacy of the Turnpikes- Phase 1Not Stated: 1985An informative industrial and archaeological work, which is phase one of a study on roads and routes within Somerset, signed by one of the authors Brian J. Murless and including eight folding maps. -
c1880 Histoire de Mes AscensionsParis: c1880The sixth edition of this fascinating and compelling memoir on the author's ballooning adventures, handsomely bound in quarter morocco.
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1912-14 Modern Railway Working: A Practical Treatise by Engineering andLondon: 1912-14A complete eight volume practical treatise on the railway administration and economics, intended as an educational medium for those connected with railway organisations. With art-deco boards, frontispieces, and various illustrations.
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1851 A Treatise on the Aeropleustic Art, or Navigation in the Air, By Means of KitesLondon: 1851A lovely morocco bound second edition copy of this very scarce volume by George Pocock, detailing his aeropleustic science and his designs for the Charvolant.
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1891 Blackwall TunnelLondon: 1891A fascinating report on the construction of Blackwall Tunnel, which opened in 1897 and remains today the busiest crossing of the River Thames.