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Trains & railways: general interest

Hardback. Offers a visual history and glorious celebration of all things train and track. This book traces the history and role of trains from steam engines to diesel engines and high-speed bullet trains. It is suitable for train enthusiasts of all ages. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1600 images. BIC Classification: WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 307 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1956.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781409347965
ISBN
9781409347965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.32

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Oakwood Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd illustrated edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853616757
ISBN
9780853616757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.76

Hardback. Steam locomotives gripped the imagination when they first appeared in nineteenth-century Europe and America. Aboard these great machines, passengers travelled at faster speeds than ever before. This work captures both the fear and excitement of early train travel as it probes the artistic response to steam locomotion within its social setting. Series: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGP; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 279 x 28. Weight in Grams: 2428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
Hardcover Ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300138788
ISBN
9780300138788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 37.71

Hardcover. A stunning collection that brings an earlier era to life. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 duotone photographs. BIC Classification: AJC; WGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 305 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393082487
ISBN
9780393082487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 42.43

Hardcover. Stunning photographs of steam locomotives on all six continents. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 photographs. BIC Classification: AJB; WGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 282 x 301 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1810.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393084313
ISBN
9780393084313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.03
€ 63.10

Hardback. Presents the history of the railroad in North America, from its origins in Britain in the 1820s and short lines connecting Eastern Seaboard rivers in the 1830s to Amtrak and the modern intermodal freights driving railroad revival. This book covers a range of topics and offers different types of railroad maps. Num Pages: 224 pages, 157 color illustrations, 396 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 249 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266162
ISBN
9780520266162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.29

Hardback. The construction of the transcontinental railroad (1865-1869) marked a milestone in United States history, symbolizing both the joining of the country's two coasts and the taming of its frontier wilderness by modern technology. This book provides a look at the production, distribution, and publication of images of the transcontinental railroad. Num Pages: 254 pages, 8 color photos, 88 b/w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; HBJK; WGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270947
ISBN
9780520270947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 34.74

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449086
ISBN
9780801449086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.16

Hardback. Subway and train enthusiasts, students of New York City history, and specialists in the history of technology will appreciate this updated and authoritative reference work about one of the twentieth century's greatest urban achievements. Num Pages: 528 pages, 509, 336 black & white halftones, 173 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1997.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Centennial ed
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801879227
ISBN
9780801879227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.26
€ 57.61

Hardback. Anyone interested in how people and goods moved around the country will find much to learn and appreciate in Richard Carpenter's one-of-a-kind railroad atlases. Num Pages: 336 pages, 295, 286 colour illustrations, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBTP1; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 289 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421401461
ISBN
9781421401461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.64

Hardback. Series: Railroads Past & Present. Num Pages: 328 pages, 122 b/w illus. BIC Classification: WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 28. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253006332
ISBN
9780253006332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.63

Hardback. Series: Railroads Past & Present. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; KCU; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 377.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253018663
ISBN
9780253018663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99

Hardback. Series: Railroads Past & Present. Num Pages: 240 pages, 66 b&w illus., 8 maps. BIC Classification: HB; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253019066
ISBN
9780253019066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.43

Paperback. Brian Cudahy offers a fascinating tribute to the world the subway created. Taking a fresh look at one of the marvels of the 20th century, Cudahy creates a vivid sense of this extraordinary achievement-how the city was transformed once New Yorkers started riding in a hole in the ground. Num Pages: 388 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823222933
ISBN
9780823222933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780875807324
ISBN
9780875807324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.90

Hardcover. With more than 100 photographs, this book illustrates the parallel histories of railroads and photography - from a photograph of George Stephenson's locomotion, to powerful images from the American Civil War, to a mid-20th-century photograph of a train roaring by a drive-in movie theatre. Num Pages: 164 pages, 23 colour illustrations, 107 duotones. BIC Classification: AJC; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 280 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1179.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892367269
ISBN
9780892367269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.78
€ 40.44

Paperback. The story of the Great Society Subway sheds light on the development of metropolitan Washington, postwar urban policy, and the promises and limits of rail transit in American cities. Num Pages: 376 pages, 66 black & white halftones, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; HBJK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781421415772
ISBN
9781421415772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.28

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 178 b/w, 190 colour plates, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; 3JJ; 3JM; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816675913
ISBN
9780816675913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.73

Paperback. Num Pages: Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 214 x 12. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
THE OAKWOOD PRESS
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853616191
ISBN
9780853616191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.94

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Silver Link Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858951614
ISBN
9781858951614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.24

Paperback. 1963 saw the publication by Her Majesty's Stationery Office of Part 1 of the report 'The Reshaping of British Railways' by Dr Richard Beeching, then chairman of the BR Board. This series is intended as a record of how the proposals affecting passenger services throughout England, Scotland and Wales were ruthlessly implemented over a ten-year period Series: Railway Heritage. Num Pages: 128 pages, c250 b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 177 x 10. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Silver Link Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857944334
ISBN
9781857944334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.26

paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages, 114 halftones, 15 line art illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNGT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 170 x 36. Weight in Grams: 925.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816644605
ISBN
9780816644605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.45

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Middleton Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901706536
ISBN
9781901706536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.14

Paperback. Talks about London, Tilbury and Southend lines; Great Eastern main lines from London to Colchester and Cambridge; and branch lines to the Essex coast. This book also talks about cross-country routes via Sudbury and Braintree; the Colne Valley and Halstead Railway; branches to Thaxted and Buntingford; and more. Series: British Railways Past & Present S. Num Pages: 128 pages, 240 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Silver Link Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858951935
ISBN
9781858951935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.20

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