Sekon G a Editor (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 528 pages with numerous articles, photographs, locomotive and car diagrams, maps and index, plus all six color locomotive plates. Bound in original maroon cloth with lettering in gilt. Short tears to the cloth at the spine ends. An about very good copy. Book.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Some light foxing to prelims. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 522 pages : illustrations, photographs, diagrams, maps. Subjects; Railroads Great Britain Periodicals. Railways History Periodicals. Transportation Great Britain Periodicals. Railway engineering Periodicals. 1 Kg. …

Condition: Good. Volume 1 (hardback). 8vo (25cm by 17cm), iv, 704pp. 8 folding colour plates, text illustrations (some of which are in colour). Publisher's binding of decorated blue cloth, titling printed in black on the front board and the spine. The binding is a little rubbed and bumped, there is some spotting to the edges of the text block, an ownership inscription, and one of the colour plates is detached from the binding; overall, this book is in good plus condition.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Hardback, red cloth, gilt titles to spine and front board. 528pp. Numerous b&w illustrations, a few colour, one folding illustration. Spine faded. Private ownership. (bs36).

Condition: Good. Volume 2 (hardback). 8vo (25cm by 17cm), iv, 528pp. 6 folding colour plates, text illustrations (some of which are in colour). Publisher's binding of decorated blue cloth, titling printed in black on the front board and the spine. Light rubbing of the binding, light foxing to the endpapers and the edges of the text block; overall, this book is in good to very good condition.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages 441 -528 plus the Index to Volume 4 (January to June) 1912. The Printed pictorial wrappers a little scruffy but complete. The frontis is a double page pull-out image of The Blue Funnel Line "Aeneas" in full colour Presented with this issue. Light creasing to the corners, unmarked internally with some excellent adverts (xix) The staples are rusty but it is 110 years old and SCARCE Numerous black and white photographs throughout.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: not applicable. First Edition. Publisher's official binding, red cloth, bevelled edges, gilt lettered to spine and front board. Condition is well worn, a tight and sound copy, spine and edges faded, joints and spine ends cracked and fraying but secure - may have been glued. Usual foxing/browning around endpapers. No inscriptions. 528 pages, plates correct - 6 coloured lithos, index. Approx. size 9" by 6". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Railways; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 28387.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: not applicable. First Edition. Publisher's official binding, red cloth, bevelled edges, gilt lettered to spine and front board. Condition is reasonable for an early volume, a good and sound copy, spine faded, wear to edges. Usual foxing/browning around endpapers. No inscriptions. 532 pages, plates correct, index. Approx. size 9" by 6". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Railways; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 28950.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: not applicable. First Edition. Publisher's official binding, red cloth, bevelled edges, gilt lettered to spine and front board. Condition is very good for an early volume, a good and sound copy, spine faded to pink, slight fraying around head of spine otherwise only minor wear. No inscriptions. 568 pages, plates correct, index. Approx. size 9" by 6". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Railways; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 28959.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: not applicable. First Edition. Publisher's official binding, red cloth, bevelled edges, gilt lettered to spine and front board. Condition is reasonable for an early volume, a good and sound copy, spine faded, wear to edges. Usual foxing/browning around endpapers. Old pencil inscriptions on front free endpaper. 576 pages, plates correct - inc. 5 coloured lithos and a large fldg. map of the GWR, index. Approx. size 9" by 6". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Railways; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 28934.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. The Railway Magazine, Vol. XVI (January to June 1905), G. A. Sekon (Editor) â" First Edition Publication: London, 30, Fetter Lane, Fleet Street, E.C. (Printed by Smiths' Printing and Publishing Agency), 1905 Formatting: 8vo, pp. [viii], 536. Condition Report: Good. The volume remains securely bound in its dark embossed cloth, which features an attractive foliate blind-stamped design, though it displays notable surface scuffing and discolouration along the lower margins of both boards. The spine remains firm and square, with its gilt lettering presenting bright and legible despite some mild fading and rubbing to the extremities. Internally, the text block is remarkably sound; however, there is moderate foxing primarily restricted to the preliminary leaves and endpapers, with the main body of text remaining largely clean and supple. The page edges exhibit standard, even age-toning commensurate with the publication's vintage. Catalogue Note: This is the sixteenth bound volume of The Railway Magazine, covering the first half of 1905. As a primary source for early twentieth-century railway history, the publication features detailed contemporary articles and is profusely illustrated throughout with halftone photographs, diagrams, and plates that capture the golden age of British steam locomotion. This particular copy is notable for bearing the blind-stamped emblem of 'M. A. Rudd & Son, Printers & Stationers, 180, Fore St. Exeter' on the front free endpaper, pointing towards a bespoke regional binding commissioned contemporary to the period. Included alongside the volume is a highly intriguing piece of Edwardian postal ephemera: a 1905 Post Office Express envelope bearing King Edward VII stamps and an urgent handwritten delivery instruction to a 'Mr. F. Loram' of 'Hornsby, Grantham' (presumably referring to Richard Hornsby & Sons, the pioneering agricultural engineering firm) at the 'Hornsby Stand, Show Yard, Hove'. Complete half-year Edwardian volumes ofÂThe Railway Magazine in sound contemporary bindings are increasingly uncommon on the open market, particularly those retaining contextual period ephemera. A captivating window into the zenith of British railway expansion, this volume ofÂThe Railway Magazine offers a treasure trove of Edwardian transport history. Under the editorial guidance of G. A. Sekon, the publication provides detailed, contemporary articles on locomotive developments, historic station profiles, and evocative passenger travel accounts from the first half of 1905. Meticulously compiled, it remains an indispensable primary source for railway enthusiasts, industrial historians, and collectors of vintage transport literature alike. N/A (illustrator).…