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Auction No 401, Category: Transport

42 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)

Assorted literature & ephemera, with much of Railway interest, plus few academic pamphlets, 1880s trade card depicting Gladstone & Disraeli,

Lot: 10

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £56
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Assorted literature & ephemera, with much of Railway interest, plus few academic pamphlets, 1880s trade card depicting Gladstone & Disraeli, woodcuts by Clare Leighton (2, in The London Mercury 1927), and other items including three banknotes. Mostly VG/VF (Qty.)

Jeff Brouws "A Passion for Trains: The Railroad Photography of Richard Steinheimer", W.W. Norton & Co., 2004, 1st Edn;

Lot: 121

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
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Jeff Brouws A Passion for Trains: The Railroad Photography of Richard Steinheimer, W.W. Norton & Co., 2004, 1st Edn; large format h/bk, cloth bound, in a complete slightly worn d/jkt; 153 full-page b/w plates plus introductory text. Fine internally, no inscriptions.

Giansanti Coluzzi "The Trains on Avenue de Rumine: The History of Fulgurex and the Count Giansanti Coluzzi Toy and Model Train Collection"

Lot: 122

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £10
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Giansanti Coluzzi The Trains on Avenue de Rumine: The History of Fulgurex and the Count Giansanti Coluzzi Toy and Model Train Collection. New Cavendish, 1982, large format, pictorial cloth, gilt, fine, in a worn slipcase. Lavishly illustrated in colour throughout. 256pp

Arthur Dominy & Rudolph Morgenfruh "Silver At Your Service: a Collector’s Guide to Railroad Dining Car Flatware Patterns"

Lot: 123

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £26
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Arthur Dominy & Rudolph Morgenfruh Silver At Your Service: a Collector's Guide to Railroad Dining Car Flatware Patterns, D. & M. Publishing, 1987; large format h/bk, leatherette bound, in a complete d/jkt, fine; no.29 of 500 printed; signed & inscribed by Dominy. 160pp of illustrations with descriptive captions, plus introduction etc. 191pp

Foreign Railways, a collection of illustrated mainly h/bk titles, mostly in fair to fine d/jkts,1960s to modern, mainly English language texts;

Lot: 136

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £56
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Foreign Railways, a collection of illustrated mainly h/bk titles, mostly in fair to fine d/jkts, 1960s to modern, mainly English language texts; includes a rather worn reprint of the 1943 Railway Timetable for Germany but most are VG/VF. (37)

Railway softbacks, 1970s to modern, British & Foreign subjects, illustrated, mostly English language texts.

Lot: 137

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £64
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Railway softbacks, 1970s to modern, British & Foreign subjects, illustrated, mostly English language texts. Includes some company brochures for Diesel or Electric locomotives. Good to VF (54)

Railway history & reference, all h/bk, largely illustrated titles, mostly in good to fine d/jkts, 1970s to modern. VG/VF (17)

Lot: 138

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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Railway history & reference, all h/bk, largely illustrated titles, mostly in good to fine d/jkts, 1970s to modern. VG/VF (17)

Jose Banaudo & Fabrice Lanoue "Sur les Rails du Limousin", Les Editions du Cabri, 2003, large format h/bk, pictorial boards, VF;

Lot: 139

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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Jose Banaudo & Fabrice Lanoue Sur les Rails du Limousin, Les Editions du Cabri, 2003, large format h/bk, pictorial boards, VF; numerous photographs, some in colour, with descriptive captions. 160pp

"Ganz-Mavag: Locomotive and Railway Carriage Manufacturers, Mechanical Engineers", Budapest [1969], 125th anniversary publication;

Lot: 140

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Ganz-Mavag: Locomotive and Railway Carriage Manufacturers, Mechanical Engineers, Budapest [1969], 125th anniversary publication; large format h/bk, leatherette, gilt, rear cover marked; fine internally, lavishly illustrated, mainly in colour. 117pp  

John Victor & Theo Fraisse "Les Objets du Train", Terres Editions, 2013; large format, pictorial boards, illustrated in colour throughout

Lot: 141

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
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John Victor & Theo Fraisse Les Objets du Train, Terres Editions, 2013; large format, pictorial boards, illustrated in colour throughout with all manner of railway collectables. VF. 192pp

Heinie Heydenrych & Bruno Martin "The Natal Main Line Story", HSRC Publishers,1992; large format, pictorial boards in matching d/jkt,

Lot: 142

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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Heinie Heydenrych & Bruno Martin The Natal Main Line Story, HSRC Publishers, 1992; large format, pictorial boards in matching d/jkt, minor wear at corners; fine internally, well illustrated. 176pp

"Le Rail au Congo Belge", G. Blanchart, 1993-1999, 2 Volumes, large format, pictorial boards, illustrated with 100s of photos & diagrams.

Lot: 143

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £120
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Le Rail au Congo Belge, G. Blanchart, 1993-1999, 2 Volumes, large format, pictorial boards, illustrated with 100s of photos & diagrams. Maps as endpapers. VF. 400pp + 432pp

Sydney Moir & H.T. Crittenden "Namib Narrow-Gauge", Janus Publishing, 1982, 2nd Edn; leatherette binding, gilt, fine,

Lot: 144

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £32
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Sydney Moir & H.T. Crittenden Namib Narrow-Gauge, Janus Publishing, 1982, 2nd Edn; leatherette binding, gilt, fine, in a complete, slightly edgeworn d/jkt; a history of the narrow-gauge railways of South West Africa. 154pp including diagrams, plus 16pp of photo-plates 

Richard Yudin "The Railways of Costa Rica", P.E.Waters, 2000, A4 s/bk, illustrated card wraps. Well illustrated. 64pp. Fine

Lot: 145

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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Richard Yudin The Railways of Costa Rica, P.E.Waters, 2000, A4 s/bk, illustrated card wraps. Well illustrated. 64pp. Fine

Donald Binns "Kitson Meyer Articulated Locomotives", Wyvern Publications, 1985; A4 h/bk, pictorial boards, fine;

Lot: 146

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
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Donald Binns Kitson Meyer Articulated Locomotives, Wyvern Publications, 1985; A4 h/bk, pictorial boards, fine; detailed engineering drawings as endpapers; many illustrations & diagrams in text. Fine internally, without inscriptions. 128pp

R.L. Hills & D. Patrick "Beyer, Peacock: locomotive builders to the world", Transport Publishing, 1982; large format h/bk,

Lot: 147

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £12
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R.L. Hills & D. Patrick Beyer, Peacock: locomotive builders to the world, Transport Publishing, 1982; large format h/bk, leatherette binding, gilt, in a complete d/jkt. VF. Illustrated throughout with photos & diagrams. 302pp. Appears unread.

Donald Binns "The Central Railway of Peru and the Cerro de Pasco Railway", Trackside Publications,1996; A4 s/bk, card wraps, fine.

Lot: 148

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £10
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Donald Binns The Central Railway of Peru and the Cerro de Pasco Railway, Trackside Publications, 1996; A4 s/bk, card wraps, fine. Many photographic illustrations and diagrams. 80pp

"East African Railways Locomotive Diagrams", East African Rlys Corporation, 1970; landscape A4, printed boards,

Lot: 149

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £120
SOLD £145
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East African Railways Locomotive Diagrams, East African Rlys Corporation, 1970; landscape A4, printed boards, bumped corners o/w VG; comprises 23pp stocklist, 36pp of blueprint diagrams, and 35 quality photographs of steam and diesel locomotives, many of the steam locos formerly of the Tanganyika Rly and Kenya & Uganda Railway

A.A. Williamson "City of Liverpool Museums Locomotive Drawings: A Catalogue with Descriptive Notes", c.1965; foolscap landscape format;

Lot: 150

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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A.A. Williamson City of Liverpool Museums Locomotive Drawings: A Catalogue with Descriptive Notes, c.1965; foolscap landscape format; card covers, comb-bound, rear cover with a corner missing; 25 lithograph prints of photos of locomotives and scale drawings of locos constructed by the Vulcan Foundry in the 19th Century. Fine internally.

J.A. Stanistreet "The Malayan Railway", Oakwood Press, [1973], A5 s/bk, card wraps, slightly marked; 63pp including 16pp of photo-plates.

Lot: 151

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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J.A. Stanistreet The Malayan Railway, Oakwood Press, [1973], A5 s/bk, card wraps, slightly marked; 63pp including 16pp of photo-plates. One of Oakwood Press's scarcest publications.