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Auction No 362, Tag: Railways

20 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)

"Locomotive F.S. Italia" Briano, late-1950s to early 1960s, twelve different, illustrated card wraps,

Lot: 2

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £62
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Locomotive F.S. Italia Briano, late-1950s to early 1960s, twelve different, illustrated card wraps, all with fold-out diagrams & few photo-plates; and a selection of other Italian Railways softbacks,1950s. (24)

European Railway titles, mainly Austria plus Germany and Switzerland, 1950s to 1980s,

Lot: 3

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
UNSOLD
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European Railway titles, mainly Austria plus Germany and Switzerland, 1950s to 1980s, chiefly softbacks, mostly dealing with Electric Railways; also few tramway titles. (25)

Railway histories and surveys, UK, Ireland and USA, 1940s to 1980s, h/bk and softback,

Lot: 4

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £34
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Railway histories and surveys, UK, Ireland and USA, 1940s to 1980s, h/bk and softback, with Fayle Narrow Gauge Railways of Ireland, 1946 in d/w (slightly marked), Tourret United  States Army Transportation Corps Locomotives, 1977, in d/jkt, and good range of others. (28)

Biscuit Tin of Tickets for Bus, Tram & Rail, mostly UK with very wide variety, 1960s to 1990s,

Lot: 8

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £42
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Biscuit Tin of Tickets for Bus, Tram & Rail, mostly UK with very wide variety, 1960s to 1990s, hours of sorting! (Many 100s)

R.M. Arnold "NCC Saga: The LMS in Northern Ireland" David & Charles, 1973, in fine d/jkt;

Lot: 12

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £34
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R.M. Arnold NCC Saga: The LMS in Northern Ireland David & Charles, 1973, in fine d/jkt; and 8 other David & Charles Irish railway history titles all in d/jkt including Northern Counties in 2 volumes. Mainly good to VF but two are ex-library. (10)

David Smith "The Little Railways of South-West Scotland" David & Charles, 1969 in VG d/jkt;

Lot: 13

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £34
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David Smith The Little Railways of South-West Scotland David & Charles, 1969 in VG d/jkt; and other transport titles,mostlly Scottish Railways, a few shipping, all bar one David & Charles, all in d/jkts. (10)

Hoole & Hinchliffe "The Hull & Barnsley Railway" 1972-1980, 2 vols; Williams "The London & South Western Railway"

Lot: 14

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £70
SOLD £36
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Hoole & Hinchliffe The Hull & Barnsley Railway 1972-1980, 2 vols; Williams The London & South Western Railway 1968-73, 2 vols; and other English railway history, all h/bk in d/jkts, largely David & Charles titles; one ex-library. (13)

Isle of Man Rail and Road Timetables 1956-76, including six folding types of the 1950s & 1960s,

Lot: 32

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £26
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Isle of Man Rail and Road Timetables 1956-76, including six folding types of the 1950s & 1960s, fair to fine (9)

Road & Rail Timetables of Wales 1960s & 1970s (plus one later) including nine with folding maps.

Lot: 34

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £38
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Road & Rail Timetables of Wales 1960s & 1970s (plus one later) including nine with folding maps. (15)

Ian Allan "Famous Trains" booklets 1955-59, complete series of eight including "The Irish Mail";

Lot: 38

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £15
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Ian Allan Famous Trains booklets 1955-59, complete series of eight including The Irish Mail; numbers 1 to 4 showing some wear. (8)

Ian Allan "British Railways Locomotives ABC Combined Volume" April 1965,

Lot: 39

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
UNSOLD
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Ian Allan British Railways Locomotives ABC Combined Volume April 1965, pictorial boards, VF. Scarce issue

East African Railways Locomotive Diagrams in special album comprising 34 quality 10 x 8" Photographs,

Lot: 40

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £42
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East African Railways Locomotive Diagrams in special album comprising 34 quality 10 x 8" Photographs, accompanied by diagrams of engine specifications. Ownership inscription dated 1970. 

Comte F.M.G. De Pambour "A Practical Treatise on Locomotive Engines" John Weale, 1840, 2nd Edition,

Lot: 43

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
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Comte F.M.G. De Pambour A Practical Treatise on Locomotive Engines John Weale, 1840, 2nd Edition, original blind-tooled cloth, gilt, worn at hinges, uncut 2 sides, binding rather slack, some light browning to text & the 5 folding-plates at rear (one detached), old ownership signature top of title page, another ownership handstamp to page 1; some light pencil annotations. xlviii + 583pp + plates + 36pp of advertisements.

Robert Young "Timothy Hackworth and The Locomotive" LPC, 1923, orig.cloth, gilt, rear cover damp-affected,

Lot: 44

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
UNSOLD
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Robert Young Timothy Hackworth and The Locomotive LPC, 1923, orig.cloth, gilt, rear cover damp-affected, fine interior; and MacDermot History of the Great Western Railway, GWR, 1927-31, 3 vols, orig.gilt cloth, fine. All first editions. (4)

The Railway Gazette 1913-1950, a collection of special issues and official off-prints including "The Railways of India"

Lot: 46

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
UNSOLD
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The Railway Gazette 1913-1950, a collection of special issues and official off-prints including The Railways of India 1913 (two issues,cloth bound together), Great Western Railway Special Centenary Number, 1935, Longmoor Military Railway 1946, etc. Also A Guide to Closed Railways in Britain 1948-75, plus supplement.  (23)        

Henri Domengie "Les petits trains de jadis" Volumes 7 & 8, for West of France (upper corners bumped)

Lot: 48

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £44
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Henri Domengie Les petits trains de jadis Volumes 7 & 8, for West of France (upper corners bumped) and South-West of France. Both in complete dustjackets.  (2)        

Railway Clearing House "Official Hand Book of Railway Stations" London, 1912, quarto, worn cloth;

Lot: 49

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
UNSOLD
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Railway Clearing House Official Hand Book of Railway Stations London, 1912, quarto, worn cloth; Hamilton Ellis The Midland Railway 1953, 1st Edition in d/jkt; R.M. Ballantyne The Iron Horse, or Life on the Line, 1878, contemporary gilt cloth; and three others. (6)

Thomas Andrews "A Paper on the Strength of Wrought-Iron Railway Axles" Sheffield, 1890, 38pp,

Lot: 52

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
UNSOLD
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Thomas Andrews A Paper on the Strength of Wrought-Iron Railway Axles Sheffield, 1890, 38pp, bound with 9 related essays by Andrews 1886-96, complete with the folding half-tone plates referred to in the text, fine; in a very worn half-leather & gilt 19th Century binding.

Collection of sets (13) and part-sets (3) in small slot-in albums including Wills "Association Footballers" (3 sets),

Lot: 146

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £70
SOLD £36
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Collection of sets (13) and part-sets (3) in small slot-in albums including Wills Association Footballers (3 sets), and Railway Equipment (49/50); Churchman Wonderful Railway Travel; Player Dogs (Wardle, heads), Derby & Grand National Winners and Cricketers 1934. Mainly VG to fine. Also Wix Kensitas Flowers PC size, 2 odds without folders. 

UK & Foreign topography & subjects, including early chromos, Fantasy heads (2), views of Forres (5)

Lot: 159

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £36
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UK & Foreign topography & subjects, including early chromos, Fantasy heads (2), views of Forres (5) and other Scotland, Shipping, Railways, Literary themes, etc. (130)