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TRACTION ENGINES PAST AND PRESENT

By: BEAUMONT ANTHONY

Price: £10.00

Publisher: IAN ALLAN: 1974

Seller ID: 006763

Condition: VG

Photo album illustrating traction engines over the years. 96pp, illustrated. VG copy in dw. The superior original edition not to be confused with the later 1989 cheap reprint.
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RANSOMES STEAM ENGINES

By: BEAUMONT ANTHONY

Price: £14.50

Publisher: DAVID & CHARLES: 1972

Seller ID: 005323

ISBN: 071535504X

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: VG

Illustrated history of the Traction Engines built by this well known agricultural engineers. 112pp, illustrated. VG copy in dw.
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The Motor, Marine and Aircraft Red Book, 1917

By: Bersey W C & Dorey A

Price: £75.00

Publisher: The Technical Publishing Company: 1917

Seller ID: 016958

Condition: Good

7th edition of this early 'annual' directory of motor cars, motor cycles, vehicle engines, tractors, traction engines, small marine engines, aricraft manufacturers etc. 438pp, many nice period adverts. Contnets generally VG, clean and unmarked but paper age toned due to poor quality (it was published in 1917!) . Original red cloth boards, frayed to top of spine, corners bumped. A rare survivor!
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The End of a Revolution : The Last Days of Stationary Steam

By: Bowden Colin

Price: £45.00

Publisher: LANDMARK PUBLISHING: 2008

Seller ID: 015260

ISBN: 1843063522

Condition: Fine

Well illustrated record of many of the last working stationary steam engines in the UK - form large textile mill engines to small pumps. 207pp. Fine copy in dw.
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LINCOLNSHIRE ENGINES WORLDWIDE

By: BROOKS RICHARD

Price: £19.50

Publisher: LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: 1989

Seller ID: 011605

ISBN: 0861111362

Condition: VG

Photo album of Lincolnshire built Traction Engines, Road Rollers and portable steam engines at work around the world. 96pp. VG copy in card covers.
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Allen's of Oxford

By: Brown Jonathan

Price: £99.00

Publisher: ROAD LOCOMOTIVE SOCIETY: 2012

Seller ID: 014844

ISBN: 0950848050

Condition: Fine

Well illustrated history of the well known firm of John Allen & Co., (Oxford) Ltd., including the Oxford Steam Plough Company. 177pp. Fine copy in dw.
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A Life with Steam

By: Challis Joe

Price: £30.00

Publisher: FINIAL PUBLISHING: 1998

Seller ID: 015778

ISBN: 1900467046

Condition: VG

Memories of one of the last men to work steam ploughing traction engines and a stalwart of the road steam preservation movement. 292pp, illustrated. VG copy in dw, slight bumping to bottom corners of baords. Signed limited edition no 431.
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SAVAGES LIMITED, ENGINEERS. A SHORT HISTORY 1850-1964

By: CLARK R H

Price: £15.00

Publisher: SAVAGES: 1964

Seller ID: 001336

Condition: VG

Official history of the well known Kings Lynn engineering firm, best known as builders of steam driven fairground rides, traction engines and agricultural machinery. 39pp, 40 plates. VG copy in slightly worn card covers. Scarce.
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STEAM-ENGINE BUILDERS OF LINCOLNSHIRE

By: Clark Ronald C

Price: £20.00

Publisher: Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology: 1998

Seller ID: 012266

ISBN: 0903582120

Condition: Fine

Accounts of all known builders of stationary, traction & locomotive engines and steam wagons in thIs County. 150pp, well illustrated. Reprint of the 1955 original. Fine copy in card covers.
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The Development of the English Steam Wagon

By: Clark Ronald H

Price: £60.00

Publisher: GOOSE & SON: 1963

Seller ID: 000489

Condition: VG

Detailed account of the Steam wagons built in England, arranged by manufacturer. 207pp plus appendices, hundreds of photos and drawings. The standard work on the subject which has never been reprinted. VG clean copy in very slightly worn dust wrapper
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The Development of the English Traction Engine

By: Clark Ronald H

Price: £110.00

Publisher: GOOSE & SON: 1960

Seller ID: 000257

Condition: Fine

The standard history of the English Traction Engine, including steam rollers and steam ploughing. 390pp with hundreds of photos, drawings and diagrams. An exceptionally fine copy in similar dw. The superior 1st edition. Heavy - UK postage £6.95
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THE STEAM ENGINE BUILDERS OF NORFOLK

By: CLARK RONALD H

Price: £15.00

Publisher: HAYNES: 1988

Seller ID: 010818

ISBN: 0854296786

Condition: VG

Well illustrated accounts of the products of all known builders of stationary, traction & locomotive engines and steam wagons in Norfolk. 231pp. Much enlarged version of the Author's original work of 1948. VG copy in dw.
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A TRACTION ENGINE MISCELLANY

By: CLARK RONALD H

Price: £35.00

Publisher: GOOSE & SON: 1975

Seller ID: 001829

ISBN: 0900404132

Condition: VG

Miscellanious chapters on various aspects of Traction Engines, being an informal supplement to the Author's earlier major history of the British Traction Engine. 243pp, many photos and drawings. VG copy in dw, just a little wear to edges, spine slightly sunned,
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SOME ADVENTURES OF SAMSON COGG

By: CLARK RONALD H

Price: £10.00

Publisher: GOOSE & SON: 1975

Seller ID: 015771

ISBN: 0900404337

Condition: VG

The fictional adventures of a Motor Cycle and Traction Engine enthusiast - but many based on reality! 136pp. VG copy in card covers
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STEAM-ENGINE BUILDERS OF SUFFOLK, ESSEX & CAMBRIDGESHIRE

By: CLARK RONALD H

Price: £45.00

Publisher: AUGUSTINE STEWARD PRESS: 1950

Seller ID: 001122

Condition: VG

Accounts of all known builders of stationary, traction & locomotive engines and steam wagons in these Counties. 141pp, well illustrated. VG clean copy - rebound in smart paper covered boards with the original (and slightly worn) card covers bound in. Signed by Clark to verso of original cover
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A Manual of the Steam Wagon

By: Commerical Motor

Price: £50.00

Publisher: TEMPLE PRESS: 1918

Seller ID: 016355

Condition: VG

Contemporatry work on how to operate, maintain and overhaul steam wagons. 103pp, illustrated, plus c.30pp of nice period adverts many wagon related. VG clean copy in original stiff card covers. Rare.
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STEAM TRACTION ENGINES IN CAMERA

By: CRAWLEY JOHN

Price: £10.00

Publisher: JOHN CRAWLEY: 1987

Seller ID: 004345

ISBN: 0950804657

Condition: VG

Excellent photo album of steam traction engines, raod rollers, Showman's engines, ploughing engines and steam wagons at work etc. 128pp, illustrated. VG copy in dw.
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TRACTION ENGINES IN FOCUS

By: CRAWLEY JOHN

Price: £9.00

Publisher: JOHN CRAWLEY: 1982

Seller ID: 004341

ISBN: 0950804606

Condition: VG

Excellent photo album of steam traction engines at work etc. c.120pp, illustrated. VG in dw.
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STEAM WAGONS IN FOCUS

By: CRAWLEY JOHN

Price: £12.00

Publisher: JOHN CRAWLEY: 1986

Seller ID: 004343

ISBN: 0950804622

Condition: VG

Excellent photo album of steam wagons at work etc. 128p, illustrated. VG copy in dw.
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PLOUGHING ENGINES IN FOCUS

By: CRAWLEY JOHN

Price: £10.00

Publisher: JOHN CRAWLEY: 1985

Seller ID: 003442

ISBN: 0950804630

Condition: VG

Excellent photo album of steam ploughing engines at work etc. 128pp, illustrated. VG copy in dw.
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THE COAL VIEWER & ENGINE BUILDER'S PRACTICAL COMPANION

By: CURR JOHN

Price: £65.00

Publisher: FRANK CASS: 1970

Seller ID: 001541

Condition: VG

High quality reprint of this classic 1797 book on Steam Engines and mining techniques. Contains one of the first detailed accounts of metal plateway type early railways with illustrations of trackwork and wagons. Also contains a detailed account of the Newcomen steam pumping engine at the hight of its development. New introduction by Charles Lee. 4pp, introduction, 96pp plus 5 fold out plates. VG clean copy in dw, just a little bumping to corners. Scarce even as a reprint.
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A SHORT HISTORY OF THE STEAM ENGINE

By: DICKINSON H W

Price: £25.00

Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS: 1938

Seller ID: 001374

Condition: VG

Standard semi-technical history of the development of the stationary steam engine, including boiler development and the steam turbine. 255pp, illustrated. VG clean copy in very slightly marked cloth covers.
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RICHARD TREVITHICK : THE ENGINEER AND THE MAN

By: DICKINSON H W & TITLEY ARTHUR

Price: £18.00

Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS: 1934

Seller ID: 002122

Condition: VG-

Remains the best study of Richard Trevithick steam & mining engineer, looking at all aspects of his work including his time in South America. 280pp, illustrated. Contents VG, slight age toning to paper. Original red cloth boards, spine sunned, slight marking and fraying to edges.
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BIOSCOPE SHOWS AND THEIR ENGINES

By: FAY ARTHUR

Price: £15.95

Publisher: OAKWOOD: 1966

Seller ID: 004520

Condition: VG

Locomotion Papers No 31, 36pp. VG copy in card covers. Uncommon.
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STEAM ON COMMON ROADS

By: FLETCHER WILLIAM

Price: £12.00

Publisher: DAVID & CHARLES: 1972

Seller ID: 008138

Condition: VG

Reprint of the 1891 original. One of the first works to document in detail the development of steam road vehicle in the 19th century. 307pp, ilustrated. VG copy in dw.
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ENGLISH & AMERICAN STEAM CARRIAGES AND TRACTION ENGINES

By: FLETCHER WILLIAM

Price: £15.00

Publisher: DAVID & CHARLES: 1973

Seller ID: 008144

ISBN: 0715362321

Condition: VG

Reprint of the 1904 original. A continuation of the Author's earlier work on steam road vehicles, this volume contains much detail on the early steam cars, steam wagons along with the later designs of traction engine. 342pp, well illustrated. VG copy in dw, faded on spine.
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History and Progress of the Steam Engine: With a Practical Investigation of its Structure and Application

By: Galloway Elijah

Price: £200.00

Publisher: LONDON, Thomas Kelly: 1830

Seller ID: X016689

Condition: Good

A nice copy of one of the classic early works on the steam engine. 863pp, illustrated with upwards of 200 engravings, and an extensive appendix of the latest developments in steam power by Luke Hebert. Comtemts clean, some age toning to pages, binding tight, front (blank) end-paper removed. Old quarter calf with marbled boards which are very rubbed and worn at edges.
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