Geoff Gamble Books second-hand.
Only a minute proportion of my second-hand collection is listed here although more will be added as time allows. A recent purchase includes many uncommon OPC, Wild Swan, David & Charles & Wild Swan titles strong on locomotives and rolling stock. Most of this collection will be at the Chiltern St Albans exhibition on 16/17th January. If there is anything rare you are looking for, an e-mail is recommended.
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Offered in extremely good condition with no obvious marks or damage is a copy of Colin Gifford's final book "and gone for ever".
Published in 1995 by OPC, this book is extremely scarce and commands prices upwards of £80.
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Offered in good condition is a copy of John Brodribb's look at the Eastern Region of British Railways before Dr Beeching slashed so many of the rural branch lines published by Ian Allan in 1994.
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Offered in good condition is a copy of Volume 2 of David Geen, & Barry Scott's study of the Great Western Railway in the 1930s published by Kingfisher in 1987.
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Offered in good condition is a copy of David Hey's photographic survey of Diesels in the White Rose County published by OPC in 1988.
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Offered in good condition is a copy of J S Whiteley & G W Morrison's photographic tour of the former LMS area published by OPC in 1979.
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Offered in good condition is a copy the third volume of H N Twells' look behind the scenes at the former London Midland & Scottish Railways published by OPC in 1986.
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Offered in good condition is a copy of CJ Gammell's look at Scottish Branch Lines between 1955 & 1965 published by OPC in 1978.
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Offered in good condition is a copy of Philip J Kelley's appendix to his study of the road vehicles employed by the former Great Western Railway published by OPC in 1982.
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Offered in good condition is a copy of Philip J Kelley's study of the road vehicles employed by the former Great Western Railway published by OPC in 1973. Price clipped.
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Offered in good condition is a copy of Brian Beer's photographic album of Diesels in the Capital published by OPC in 1990.
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Offered in good condition is a copy of Dr Ian Allen's study of diesel locomotives in East Anglia published by OPC in 1980. Price clipped.
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Offered in good condition is a copy of R Lingard's study of the former Princes Risborough to Oxford branch line via Thame published by OPC in 1978.
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Offered in good condition is a copy of Tom Ferris's colour book on Irish Railways from steam to diesel 1955 - 1967 published by Midland Counties in 1992.
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Offered in good condition is a copy of Haresnape & Batty's part 4 of the British Rail Fleet Survey series published by Ian Allan in 1989 on type 1-3 Diesel electric Locomotives.
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Offered in good condition is a copy of Alec Swain's part 11 of the British Rail Fleet Survey series published by Ian Allan in 1990 on overhead line Electric Multiple Units.
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Offered in good condition inside and out is a copy of this extremely scarse book written by Philip Atkins.
Britannia - Birth of a Locomotive was published by Irwell Press in 1991 ISBN 187160821X and details the rationale behind the design and introduction of the well known BR class 7 mixed traffic locomotive.
It should be noted that there are slight signs of the odd page having been stuck together in the past but I do not consider that this detracts from the overall good condition of the book and is reflected in the price bearing in mind one is listed on ABE as I write (Nov 2009) for £65.
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A W Deller looks at the history of Slade Green Depot in South East London in a book which was produced in conjunction with Network South East on the occasion of the introduction of new Networker trains.
Although this has been in stock since new, it is offered as second-hand due to the condition having been mistreated by customers over the years! with nicks in the otherwise clean glazed boards and spine.
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Arthur Ingram looks at the road transport scene in the 1950s with some 200 black and white plates of commercial vehicles of the time.
The book is offered in good condition throughout.
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This is the second fully revised edition of this book by J Graeme Bruce and published by Capital Transport in 1983 and details the history of the London Underground from its beginnings to the introduction of the silver District line stock in 1983.
It is offered in good condition save for being price clipped.
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Craig T Bossler illustrates for the modeller and historian in full colour the rolling stock used on the Jersey Central RR and the Lehigh Valley RR in the Middle atlantic region of the USA.
The book, published by Morning Sun Books is offered in good condition throughout.
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Bruce K Dicken and James M Semon present a colour album featuring the colour photographs of Willis A McCaleb. Volume 2 published by Morning Sun Books takes a journey on the Nickel Plate RR from from Bellevue to Chicago and south and east along the Wheeling District.
The book is offered in good condition throughout.
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Volume two of the trilogy on the Severn & Wye Railway from Wild Swan was published in 1985 and is the rarer of the three.
It concentrates on the section of route from Coleford Junction to Cinderford together with extensive coverage of the collieries and industries it served such as Cannop and Trafalgar collieries and Bicslades Stoneworks.
As before it is suported by photographs, plans and architectural drawings and is offered in good condition throughout.
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Part 1 of the three part study from Wild Swan by authors Pope, How and Karau of the Severn & Wye Railway was published in 1983 (later reproduced in softback).
This volume looks at the origins of the railway from the early tramroads and includes photographs along the line from Severn Bridge to Lydney and Parkend, supported by maps and plans of structures.
The book is offered in good condition throughout.
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Jim Russell's study of Great Western Diesel Railcars published by Wild Swan is generally acknowledged as the most comprehensive and detailed accounts of the design, building and operation of the successful Great Western "Flying Bananas".
The book is clean and tidy throughout and the dustjacket is intact and in good condition apart from wear to the edges and rippling to the top of the spine.
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If you want to know how to prepare, fire and drive a steam locomotive, then Brian Topping's "The Engine Driver's Manual" published in 2000 by OPC is essential reading.
The book is offered in good condition throughout save for slight bumping on the lower right hand corner.
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Express Steam Locomotive Developments in Great Britain & France was written by Col HCB Rogers in 1990 and published by Foulis/OPC.
The book is offered in good condition throughout.
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Part four of the five part study of LMS locomotives from Essery & Jenkinson.
Published by Silver Link in 1992.
The book is offerred in good condition throughout save for a biro inscription on the frontispiece.
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Colin Chapman takes an in-depth look at the Cowbridge Railway in South Wales.
Published by OPC in 1984, this book is offered in good condition throughout.
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OPC produced a series of books entitled Diesels on the Regions. This edition by Colin Marsden portrays those to be found on the former Southern Region and includes DMU's DEMU's and Electro-Diesels. It has 188 good quality black and white plates and was published in 1984.
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One of the more obscure titles from OPC in 1978 was Railway Motor Buses and Bus Services in the British Isles 1902-1933 Volume 1 by John Cummings.
This volume covers Ireland, Scotland, and the Northern, Midland and Eastern parts of the country and covers that period of time when railway companies were directly concerned with the running of motor bus services.
The book is in generally good condition save for a peeled off lable inside the front dust jacket, a small nick in the lower left front of the dust jacket and a little creasing on the spine of the d/j.
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