Rare books from Anvil Books

War Office, printed; and sold by T. Egerton, 1819. Book. Good. Paper-covered Boards. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Later edition. 22+401pp, 16 folding plates at rear, sl creasing, ink stain on prelims, a little underlining, recent binding in pale blue paper-covered boards with cloth spine and label on spine, and new endpapers..

Handsworth: Author, 1908. Ex-Library. Good. Cloth. Limited Ed. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 87pp, dark blue cloth/gilt, ex-lib (several stamps & labels). Reprinted from The Handsworth Herald. Limited issue. Scarce..

London: Whittaker, 1838. Book. Good. Cloth. New Ed. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 192+32pp, folding map, adverts, green cloth/dec gilt, sl wear..

London: Effingham Wilson, 1847. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8th Ed. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 409+12pp, tables, folding diagram, original dec green cloth/gilt/blindstamped boards, new spine and endpapers..

Cardiff: Barry Railway, 1923. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 131pp, photos, tables, 2 folding plans, dark brown imitation leather/gilt/blindstamped (v slight wear at edges), marbled endpapers, sl foxing on page edges, front hinge sl weak, previous owner's stamp on second endpaper. Very scarce official company history. R.J. Rimell was the Assistant Secretary of the Barry Railway Company..

London: Effingham Wilson, 1872. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 147pp, plates, engravings, folding diagrams, green cloth/gilt (spine renewed with original spine cloth relaid). Scarce original edition. As the title suggests, Fairlie was a leading advocate of the narrow gauge..

Glasgow: North British Locomotive Co.Ltd. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. [1920]. 123pp, photos, map, landscape format, brown cloth/dec sl worn/stained, contents v good. Attractive manufacturer's presentation volume, printed on art paper. Scarce..

Ripley: Historical Model Railway Soc., 2017. Book. Near Fine. Glazed Boards. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 316pp, photos (mainly col), diagrams, tables. Comprehensive and detailed work in presentation box with 16 folding plans. Very heavy item - extra shipping charge will be required if sent overseas..

New York: Street Railway Publishing Co, 1892. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. [vii] 486pp, photos, diagrams, adverts, dark maroon cloth, sl wear, stamp (Received Shops Engineers Office) on first (blank) page, inscr on title page. Comprehensive guide to US design and practice. Highly detailed diagrams and drawings Very scarce. Heavy book - extra shipping charges will be incurred if sent overseas..

London: Offices of "Engineering", 1897. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1-41, [adverts], xxvi, errata page, 677pp, photos, diagrams, modern green cloth binding. Ex- public reference library with several stamps but in very good condition. Revised, enlarged and brought up to date from articles in "Engineering" magazine. Heavy book - additional shipping charges will be added if sent overseas..

Gorton: Beyer Peacock & Co. Ltd. Book. Good. Full-Leather. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. n.d. [c.1924]. 77pp, photos, tables, dark brown leather/gilt worn & scuffed, sl damage at spine, one or two annotations in pencil, landscape format. Text in English, French and Spanish. Presentation copy belonging to Sir Sam Fay, Chairman of Beyer Peacock 1923-33 and last Chairman of th Great Central Railway whose name appears in gilt on front cover. Subsequently owned by M.A. Crane, Assistant to Sales Director, Beyer Peacock, whose name is written on ffep..

Beyer Peacock & Co. Ltd., 1947. Book. Good. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. 164pp, photos, diagrams, tables, dark blue leather/gilt/blindstamped worn at edges with sl damage at top of spine. Comprehensive review of Garratts built for service throughout the world. Presentation copy belonging to M.A. Crane, Assistant to Sales Director, Beyer Peacock, whose name is blindstamped on front cover. One or two items relating to South African Railways loosely inserted..

Leicester: R. Tebbutt, 1841. Book. Good. Card Covers. Improved ed. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 122pp, 5 engraved plates, folding map, lacks timetable, card covers, linen spine. Scarce early railway guide produced in Leicester with bookplate of Arthur Elton, author of British Railways (1945). Unfortunately the timetable sheet is missing..

Zürich: Author, 1904. Book. Very Good. Paper-covered Boards. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 180pp, photos, tables, 2 folding diagrams, decorative paper-covered boards with photo on front, cloth spine, small label on title page. German and French text. Bookplate of railway author F.J. Haut. Very scarce item with attractive art nouveau design on front board..

London: George Newnes, 1919. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. n.d. [1919]. 251pp + 2pp adverts, pale brown cloth/black lettering/blindstamped, pages sl browned, front hinge a little weak, spine v sl cocked. First impression of the original edition of the first collection of short stories featuring the characters of Jeeves and Bertie Wooster. No inscr or labels..