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The Collieries of the Neath, Vale of Neath and Dulas Valley Areas

By: Lawrence Ray

Price: £18.00

Publisher: Ray Lawrence: 2008

Seller ID: 018047

Condition: VG

Record of the Coal Mines of this area of South Wales. 132pp, illustrated. VG copy in laminated card covers.
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The Coal Workings of the Torfaen County Borough Council Area

By: Lawrence Ray

Price: £18.00

Publisher: Ray Lawrence: 2010

Seller ID: 018051

Condition: VG

Record of the Coal Mines of this area of South Wales. 133pp, illustrated. VG copy in laminated card covers.
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A Brief History of Penallta Colliery

By: Lawrence Ray

Price: £12.00

Publisher: Ray Lawrence: 2012

Seller ID: 018052

Condition: VG

Short history of this Coal Mine in the Rhymney Valley, once part of the great Powell Duffryn Company. 41pp, illustrated. VG copy in laminated card covers.
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A Short History of Bargoed and Britannia Collieries

By: Lawrence Ray

Price: £12.00

Publisher: Ray Lawrence: 2012

Seller ID: 018053

Condition: VG

Short history of these Coal Mines in the Rhymney Valley, once part of the great Powell Duffryn Company. 40pp, illustrated. VG copy in laminated card covers.
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NARROW GAUGE RAILWAYS IN NORTH WALES

By: LEE CHARLES E

Price: £20.00

Publisher: RAILWAY PUBLISHING Co.: 1945

Seller ID: 000706

Binding: Paper Covered Boards

Condition: VG-

Important as the first modern work to cover the 2' gauge lines in North Wales, mainly quarry lines although the Festiniog and Welsh Highland were passenger lines as well. The only single volume work to cover all these lines in reasonable detail and written when many were still in use. 136pp with many maps and illustrations. A VG copy in the original grey paper covered boards bright, just a little browning to boards.
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Fayle's Tramways: Clay Mining in Purbeck

By: Legg Chris

Price: £45.00

Publisher: Twelveheads: 2014

Seller ID: 014219

ISBN: 0906294797

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Superb account of the famous tramways of the Purbeck clay mines. 168pp, heavilly illustrated. Fine copy in diust wrapper. The scarce original hardback edition
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The Furzebrook Railway of Pike Brothers' Dorset Clay Works

By: Legg Chris

Price: £65.00

Publisher: Twelveheads: 2016

Seller ID: 018415

ISBN: 0906294894

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Superb account of this famous narrow gauge railiway of these Purbeck clay mines. 206pp, heavilly illustrated. Fine copy in diust wrapper. Very scarce.
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The Coal Industry in the Llynfi Valley

By: Lewis David

Price: £12.00

Publisher: TEMPUS: 2006

Seller ID: 017362

ISBN: 0752438727

Condition: VG-

Well illustrate dhistory of th Coal Mines of this South Wales' Valley. 160pp. VG clean copy in card covers, slight signs of wear.
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HOW FFESTINIOG GOT ITS RAILWAY

By: LEWIS M J T

Price: £9.95

Publisher: RAILWAY AND CANAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY: 1968

Seller ID: 002229

Condition: VG

Important scholarly account of the early history of the Festiniog Railway and its forebares up to 1836 - expands upon the somewhat brief coverage of this period in Boyd's history. 48pp illustrated. VG copy in dw.
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RHOSYDD SLATE QUARRY

By: LEWIS M J T & DENTON J H

Price: £25.00

Publisher: ADIT PUBLICATIONS: 1994

Seller ID: 001651

ISBN: 0952297906

Binding: Card Covers

Condition: VG

Superb, detailed account of a slate quarry near Blaenau Ffestiniog. One of the most detailed suveys done, covering underground workings ,inclines, wagons, buildings and machinery. 100p with many drawings, plans and photos. VG copy in card covers. Uncorrected reprint of the 1974 original edition.
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THE LAKE DISTRICT AT WORK

By: MARSHALL JOHN & DAVIES-SHIEL M

Price: £8.50

Publisher: DAVID & CHARLES: 1971

Seller ID: 000708

ISBN: 0715351044

Condition: VG

Industrial History in Pictures series, being photograpnic albums designed to accompany the 'Industrial Archaeology..' series. Covers many aspects of industrial history, and especially mining, iron & steel and agricultural industries. 112pp, largely photographic with extensive captions. VG copy in edge worn dw.
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MINING THE HARD ROCK - A SENSE OF PLACE - A SENSE OF TIME

By: MARSHALL JOHN & ZANONI ZEKE

Price: £25.00

Publisher: SIMPLER WAY BOOK Co: 1998

Seller ID: 009521

ISBN: 0963202820

Condition: VG

Account of the mines, miners and families of the Silverton district in the San Juans of Colorado. 216pp, well illustrated. VG copy in glazed boards - signed by Marshall.
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NORTH DEVON CLAY

By: MESSENGER M J

Price: £8.95

Publisher: TRURO, TWELVEHEADS PRESS: 1982

Seller ID: 000013

ISBN: 0906294061

Binding: Card Covers

Condition: VG

History of the Tottington & Marland railway built to serve ball-clay works near Bideford, Also deals with the Clay industry and associated railways. 104pp including many photos, plans and loco drawings. VG copy in card covers.
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SLATE QUARRY RAILWAYS OF GWYNEDD

By: MESSENGER M J

Price: £14.50

Publisher: Twelveheads: 2008

Seller ID: 012412

ISBN: 0906294681

Binding: Card

Condition: VG

B&W and colour photo album of welsh quary railways in the 1960s & 70s. 96pp. VG copy in card covers.
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NORTH DEVON CLAY

By: MESSENGER MICHAEL

Price: £16.00

Publisher: TWELVEHEADS PRESS: 2007

Seller ID: 011340

ISBN: 0906294657

Condition: As New

History of the Tottington & Marland railway built to serve ball-clay works near Bideford, Also deals with the Clay industry and associated railways.120pp, many photos and drawings. This is the much enlarged 2nd edition. As new copy in dw.
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Fire at Dumbreck Colliery Stirlingshire

By: Mines Department

Price: £12.00

Publisher: H. M. S. O.: 1938

Seller ID: 018451

Binding: Card Cover

Condition: VG-

Accident Investigation into Fire on 30th January 1938. 27pp plus 7 fold out plates/plans. Clean copy, light wear to covers.
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Explosion at West Cannock No.5 Colliery, Staffordshire

By: Mines Department

Price: £10.00

Publisher: H. M. S. O.: 1933

Seller ID: 018457

Binding: Card Cover

Condition: VG

Accident Investigation into Explosion on 16th May 1933. 17pp plus 2 fold out plates/plans. VG clean copy in card covers, library stamp to cover
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Explosion at North Gawber (Lidgett) Colliery, Yorkshire

By: Mines Department

Price: £8.00

Publisher: H. M. S. O.: 1936

Seller ID: 018459

Binding: Card Cover

Condition: Fair

Accident Investigation into Explosion on 12th September 1935. 27pp plus 1 fold out plan. Rather creased to op of covers and pages, card covers loose.
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CORNWALL'S CENTRAL MINES Vol.1

By: MORRISON T A

Price: £12.00

Publisher: PENZANCE, ALISON HODGE: 1980

Seller ID: 002985

ISBN: 0906720109

Condition: VG

The first of this two volume set - The Northern District 1810-1895, 392pp, illustrated. Detailed account of the mines in the Redruth & Camborne areas including many famous mines.VG copy in dw (suffers from wrinkling of the laminate - this seems to have been an original production fault which afflicts most, if not all, copies).
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THE BOWES RAILWAY

By: MOUNTFORD COLIN E

Price: £9.00

Publisher: BIRMINGHAM LOCOMOTIVE CLUB: 1966

Seller ID: 002990

Binding: Card Covers

Condition: VG

Detailed account of this major industrial railway linking the South Tyneside coal mines to the River Tyne, formally known as the Pontop & Jarrow Railway. Noted for its use of rope worked inclines, two of which are now preserved. 141pp, many photos and maps. VG copy in card covers.
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THE BOWES RAILWAY

By: MOUNTFORD COLIN E

Price: £25.00

Publisher: INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY SOCIETY: 1976

Seller ID: 001216

ISBN: 0901096253

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: VG

Detailed account of this major industrial railway linking the South Tyneside coal mines to the River Tyne, formally known as the Pontop & Jarrow Railway. Noted for its use of rope worked inclines, two of which are now preserved. 188pp, many photos and maps. Revised and enlarged 2nd edition. VG copy in dust wrapper The scarce hardback edition.
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THE INDUSTRIAL RAILWAYS & LOCOMOTIVES OF COUNTY DURHAM Part 2 : The National Coal Board & British Coal

By: MOUNTFORD COLIN E & HOLROYDE DAVE

Price: £60.00

Publisher: INDUSTRIAL RAILWAY SOCIETY: 2009

Seller ID: 012040

ISBN: 1901556565

Binding: Glazed Boards

Condition: Fine

The new IRS hadbook covering all the industrial railways sytems of the old County of Durham , excluding the NCB lines and the Flourspar industry. This is the second volume of the new and greatly enlarged version of the old IRS 'Handbook L' and covers all NCB (and successor) railways and locos in the County from 1947. 412pp with many photos and maps. Fine copy in glazed boards. Scarce.
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