Brora Gordon (35 results)

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Approximately 17cm x 24.5cm portrait format softback with laminated card covers and block spine. 124pp on glossy paper and illustrated in both colour and black and white with photographs, map, reproduction of printed ephemera etc. The author worked for the company from 1963 to 1969 and this is his description of the company at that time. Wikipedia tells us that "Devon General was the principal bus operator in south Devon from 1919. The name was first used by the Devon General Omnibus and Touring Company which was created in 1919. In 1922 it was purchased by the National Electric Construction Company which merged with British Electric Traction in 1931. Nationalisation in 1969 resulted in 1971 with the company being merged into Western National. In 1983 a new Devon General Limited was created which became the first operating subsidiary of the National Bus Company to be privatised in 1986 when it became the first company of Transit Holdings. It was sold to the Stagecoach Group in 1996 and renamed Stagecoach Devon in 2003." Condition : New copies previously unsold.…

Paperback. 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: New. Paperback, illustrations in b/w, 4to.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. 15.5cm x 23.5cm card covered softback with laminated covers and block spine. A re-working of the author's original Edinburgh's Transport edited for him by Alan Brotchie and intended as a three part set. The first volume was published by William Thinn previously and this second volume got out by Adam Gordon. I doubt we shall ever see the third volume. Illustrated with black and white photographs and a reproduction Edinburgh Transport map folded inside the back cover.Small corner crease back cover top left otherwise overall very good clean condition.…

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 2012, Adam Gordon, A4 landscape format softback with laminated card covers and block spine.111pp on glossy paper and illustrated throughout with both colour and black and white photographs. Arranged in alphabetical order from Aberdare to York the book takes the reader on a tour of some of the towns and cities in the UK which had tramways. There are past and present views showing how many places have changed beyond recognition while others are still easily identified from the days when tramcars travelled along their streets. One criticism is that the pictures could have been larger. See scan of one of the pages if present. Also, if present, read the blurb on the scan of the back cover for further information. Condition : New copies, Book weighs 526g. For UK buyer if book weighs more than 2Kg when packed (allow 150g-200g for packing) we will request additional postage. For non UK buyer the threshold is 399g surface mail, 150g airmail. Please don't order unless prepared to pay or ask first. ISBN 9781874422914.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 2nd Edition. 2002, Adam Gordon, The history of a well known roadside tramway in rural Oxfordshire. 16cm x 24cm portrait format hardback with dustjacket. This history of the Wantage Tramway was first published by the Abbey Press, Abingdon in 1958 and copies of the original edition are fairly scarce as so it appears is this quality reprint got out by Adam Gordon in 2002 and limited to 500 copies. The book extends to 158pp plus additional un-numbered glossy pages containing 39 plates, mostly black and white photographs but also some examples of tickets. Comprising seven chapters and appendices the text also includes seven maps and diagrams. Despite being a reprint the photographs are of reasonable quality. Condition : These are new copies previously unsold., Book weighs 672g. For UK buyer if book weighs more than 2Kg when packed (allow 150g-200g for packing) we will request additional postage. For non UK buyer the threshold is 399g surface mail, 150g airmail. Please don't order unless prepared to pay or ask first. ISBN 1874422362.…

Paperback. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Pictorial card covers. 250 x 175 mm. 136 pp. The history of the Seaton and District Tramway and the Modern Electric Tramways Company. Copious b&w illustrations. Very slightly bumped at head and tail of spine. Spine not creased. A bright, presentable copy. Book.

Paperback. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Paperback. Condition: New. First Edition. Paperback. New copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Heavy book reuiring extra postage outside the UK. ; Colour & B & W photographs; 12.44 X 9.53 X 0.79 inches; 208 pages.

Paperback. 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.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A very good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine or covers, of this soft-cover book. Deals with the tramway buisness of the British Westinghouse Company and its successor Metropolitan Vickers. 108pp, b&w illustration throughout. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 2014, Adam Gordon, A4 portrait format casebound hardback. Colour boards (as illustrated if scans present). Another hefty tome from this specialist publisher. 216pp on glossy paper. Text plus mainly black and white photographs, a few colour photographs, drawings, tables and appendices trace the history of this small Welsh trolleybus system. Trolleybuses replaced trams in 1930 and then were themselves replaced by diesel buses in 1957. Maybe you're old enough to remember them. Maybe you're interested in the town and its history. If present, see the scan of the contents page for further information. Condition : New copy., Book weighs 1332g. For UK buyer if book weighs more than 2Kg when packed (allow 150g-200g for packing) we will request additional postage. For non UK buyer the threshold is 399g surface mail, 150g airmail. Please don't order unless prepared to pay or ask first. ISBN 9781874422976.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Approximately 24.5cm X 32cm portrait format casebound hardback with laminated boards and square spine. This is the second volume of a seven volume completed work on the British steam tram produced by specialist publisher Adam Gordon. 256pp on glossy paper including a comprehensive index, three pages of publisher's adverts and illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, engravings, technical drawings and other illustrations. 12 chapters and an appendix. The use of the word tram of course strays beyond direct street tramways and the various volumes also include sections on those lines and routes which fell between tramway and railway and in some cases were really railways but operated like tramways. See the scan of the contents page for further details.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 2016, Adam Gordon, Slightly larger than A4 portrait format casebound hardback as you can see from the fact it was just a little too big for my scanner, if my scans are present. Laminated colour boards as illustrated. Another hefty tome from this specialist publisher. 294pp on glossy paper. The history of Cardiff's trolleybus system in 14 chapters, 20 appendices and a postscript. Illustrated throughout with both black and white and colour photographs plus maps, diagrams, illustrations of tickets and printed ephemera and so on. Cardiff's trolleybuses lasted until 3rd December 1969, almost into the 1970s. You'll need to be 60 or over to remember them. The book is a most thorough history of these environmentally friendly vehicles which served Cardiff. As well as transport enthusiasts, the book should be of interest to anyone with a nostalgic or historic interest in the city of Cardiff itself. The published price is £50 but this copy is now on offer at a substantial discount. Book weighs 1713g.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Laminate beginning to lift a little in bottom corner of back cover. Spine not creased. 295 x 210 mm. Illustrated in b&w with old photographs, line drawings and track plans. List of Adam Gordon publications pasted in at back.

Paperback. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Picture Boards. 1st Edition. This is an unread book, but bottom corner of the front board has been bumped. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 4th Edition. 166pp. bw photos, reproductions, track plans, maps. Colour photo illustrated wrapper is clean, showing tiny bumping to top corners, no edgewear. Binding square and not creased. Quarto. 4th - revised and enlarged - edition, stated. "The complete and official history of Modern Electric Tramways Limited trading as Seaton and District Electric Tramway since 1970" -- title page.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Picture Boards. 1st Edition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. This new copy is bound in illustrated laminated boards, A dust wrapper is not called for. The text block is unmarked, tight, white, bright and square. 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. This book is lavishly illustrated with archive photographs and many from private collections, some published here for the first time. This book will be of immense interest to modellers and those with an interest in the history of early public transport by tram and trolleybus in the Hastings, St Leonards and Bexhill in the first half of the twentieth century. Ref TTT 1.…

Broschur. 2. 2. ed., 8°, 167 S., Ill., Broschur, Buch gut erhalten, leichte Gebrauchsspuren, Einband bzw. Schutzumschlag leicht berieben u. an den Raendern etwas bestossen RW 18 R 3/C Sprache: Englischglisch, 0,700 gr.

Soft Card Cover. Condition: Near MINT. 1st Edition. 238 pages, 645g. Soft card covers Near MINT. Fully illustrated with period b/w photographs. A hard title to find.

Paperback (No Dust Wrapper.). Condition: Near Fine. Paperback; Measures 8½" x 5½" (1.4 kg); pp (xii) 403; Index; A limited facsimile printing of 200 copies. Illustrated by way of: Wood Engravings; Diagrams; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #178244 ||. W. J. Welch (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Condition: New. First Edition. A superbly detailed and well-researched study of the railway engineer John Barraclough Fell, his son George Noble Fell and their many works. Fell developed a centre rail system for use on mountain railways. There is extensive coverage of the Mont Cenis Pass Railway across the Alps, as well as other works in New Zealand, Brazil and the Isle of Man. 362 pages. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs, maps and drawings. Laminated pictorial boards. Very heavy book; please don't request Air Mail on this item outside Europe. Cannot post to Canada or Cambodia (over the 2 Kg limit for Printed Papers). Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 30.5 Cm x 22.5 Cm.…

hardcover. Condition: New. No Dust Jacket. No dust jacket. Hardcover. A History of the British Steam Train: Volume 7, Part 2. One or two very small surface scratches and indentations on boards. Small dent near middle of upper edge of back board. Marginal wear to spine ends and leading corners. Binding is sound; pages are tight and clean; text and illustrations are clear. AF. Used. …

1st edition softback with stiff wrappers New book large octavo 481pp., appends., Massive & comprehensive.

1st edition laminated boards New book large octavo 240pp., b/w pls., text ills., diags., maps, index, Superb production. Limited to 500 copies.

1st edition laminated boards New book large octavo 256pp., b/w pls., text ills., diags., maps, index, Superb production. Limited to 400 copies.