A Bibliography of British Railway History
by George Ottley
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
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About This Item
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1983. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 10" by 6.5". None. The second edition of this bibliography of British railways and their history. Second edition. First published 1965. Includes: a summary table of classifications, bibliography, first Schedule of Railways Act (1921), list of railways undertakings nationalized under the Transport Act (1947) and genealogical tables. Written and compiled by George Ottley, bibliographer of railway literature noted as one of the greatest traditional bibliographers on any subject. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper also very smart with light shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 844T17
- Title
- A Bibliography of British Railway History
- Author
- George Ottley
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Her Majesty's Stationery Office
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1983
- Size
- 10" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- Bibliography Railways Ottley Railways
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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