Isbn: 9780902888616 - Shadows of the Big Four (9 results)

Hardback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good. DJ may have small chips and tears. Book will have been read but remains clean. Cover may have light wear or slight soiling. Pages may be slightly tanned. May contain inscriptions but text pages will be free from markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. hardback, 11 3/4" x 8 1/4", a very good tightly bound copy in a well preserved pictorial dust wrapper, the text is clean and unmarked, 94 b&w photographic plates, 96pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 96 pages, 710g. Black cloth boards FINE in a Very Good price-clipped b/w. Illustrated with period b/w photographs.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Large format hardback. Collections of annotated b/w photos. The book is in VG clean condition. No inscription or onwership markings. The jacket has a tiny tear at the top of the spine & watermark along the top edge (only faintly visible from the front) and the edges and inner flaps are somewhat discoloured with age.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Shadows of the Big Four, 1975, OPC, 96pp with 94 captioned illustrations. This is the first volume in the 'Big Four' series. Echoes of the Big Four, 1976, OPC, 96pp with 94 captioned illustrations. Second volume in the series. Reflections of the Big Four, 1978, OPC, 98pp with 96 captioned illustrations. The photographs in this volume cover the next three years from the end of 'Echoes of the Big Four' Silhouettes of the Big Four, 1980, OPC, 96pp with 94 captioned illustrations. This is the last book in the series, all the volumes covering a period of some 14years of railway photography. Later reprinted as one volume and again as a budget reprint these individual volumes are all first editions. All are hardback with dustjackets and in excellent condition. Sold as a set. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Numerous photograph. 96 pages clean and tight. Dick Bienkinsop was born in Warwick in 1930 and his early interest in railways did not mature until after the Second World War. He is emphatic that, while his favourite railway is the Great Western, any steam locomotive, both here and abroad, has its own fascinating appeal for him. A trained engineer, he has restored a 1938 steam roller and is now working on a 1920 Garrett steam motor tractor. Amongst his other interests is listening to good music. This he believes has strong connections with the romance of the railways. Many of his large collection of photographs have been seen over the years in the railway journals and also in his first series of albums. Size: 4to.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. This copy is in as new, unmarked condition bound in black cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in as new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. The "Big Four" in British steam railway history refers to the four largest railway companies formed after the 1923 Railway Act, which consolidated many smaller companies into a more streamlined network. These were the London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS), the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER), the Great Western Railway (GWR), and the Southern Railway (SR). This book contains ninety four full page spectacular photographs. Ref *SS 1. …