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A History of the Scottish Lowland and Highland Canals Transport
Len Paterson
Neil Wilson 2006 216 pages
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Paperback Illustrated 1903238943
Published Price £15.00 Our Price £5.99
Len Paterson presents a history of Scotland's four surviving canals - the Caledonian, Crinan, Forth and Clyde and the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union - and the vestiges of the Monkland, from the 1770s to the opening of the Millenium Link and the Falkirk Wheel, the world's first rotating boat-lift, in 2002. The book also covers the canal engineers such as Watt and Telford, the canal vessels, 'canal mania' investment, the impact of the railways, and the huge planned, but never built, waterway for battleships.
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The Scots and the America's Cup Transport
Len Paterson
Neil Wilson 2007 120 pages
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Paperback Illustrated 1903238978
Published Price £14.99 Our Price £7.99
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A Pictorial History in Victorian Engravings Transport
Jim Harter
Johns Hopkins University Press 2005 554 pages
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Hardback Illustrated 0801880890 330x245mm
Published Price £50.00 Our Price £25.00
The development of the locomotive occupies a central place in this comprehensive history of railways as they developed through the 19th century in all the major regions where the technology was introduced. Harter also devotes chapters to developments in operational practices, rolling stock design, bridge building and tunnelling, mountain railways, station architecture and other forms of traction. The book is illustrated with 360 pages of engravings, many showing activities and detail that contemporary photography could not capture. Linen bound. No jacket.
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Usage and Recognition Transport
Peter Johnson
Thomas Reed 2002 128 pages
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Hardback Illustrated 0901281018
Published Price £25.00 Our Price £6.99
Ensigns, private signals, international signals, racing flags, yacht club burgees, national maritime flags...This modern and practical manual covers the various types of flag, explaining their correct usage on all kinds of ships, yachts and boats, and on the shoreline. The book provides details of nomenclature, sizes, hoisting etc. and sets a standard for correct procedure for yachts and small working craft, but also explains the practices of navies and shipping lines.
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Transport
Graham Robson
Crowood 2007 192 pages
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Hardback Illustrated 1861269439
Published Price £19.95 Our Price £8.99
In 1950, not only did the Consul and Zephyr look modern, but they were the first British Fords to have overhead-valve engines, unit construction body shells and MacPherson strut front suspension. The Consul-Zephyr-Zodiac range of models had something for everyone, and over the next 22 years they remained market leaders. This book provides the full story of their careers, covering the cars' success both with the general public and on race tracks and rally circuits.
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Transport
Graham Robson
Crowood 2007 192 pages
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Hardback Illustrated 1861269781
Published Price £19.95 Our Price £8.99
Inspired by the American Mustang and built in Britain and Germany, the Ford Capri changed the face of European motoring when it was launched in January 1969. This book tells the full story of Ford's outstandingly successful coupe, describing the various models, from the first 'Car You Always Promised Yourself' in 1969 to the final run of 2.8i Brooklands in 1987, and also looking at the Capri's performance in European touring car championships and in national motor sport.
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The J-Class Yachts Transport
Ian Dear
Adlard Coles Nautical 2004 160 pages
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Paperback Illustrated 0713669055
Published Price £27.99 Our Price £11.99
Only ten J-Class yachts were ever built and they raced - for the America's Cup and other trophies in British and American waters - between 1930 and 1937. There have been other yachts that were larger or faster, but none has ever gripped the imagination of the public as much as the Js did. Beginning with their 'Big Class' predecessor, Britannia, Ian Dear tells the story of the racing yachts and evokes the social ambiance of the 1930s yachting scene on both sides of the Atlantic.
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A Pictorial History Transport
Edwin Tunis
Johns Hopkins University Press 2002 96 pages
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Paperback Illustrated 0801869293 278x215mm
Published Price £16.50 Our Price £4.99
From the primitive 'rollers' of early man to the American transcontinental bus, the history of mankind's first invention is the story of civilization. First published in the USA in 1955, Edwin Tunis's survey - illustrated with his own drawings - takes in every incarnation of the wheel, including primitive carts and war chariots; medieval whirlicotes; early modern coaches; the prairie schooners that carried Americans westward; Karl Benz's gasoline tricycle; and the 'extreme' car of the 1950s - the English sports convertible.
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Transport
Lester W Garber
Crowood 2005 272 pages
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Hardback Illustrated 1861267304
Published Price £25.00 Our Price £7.99
How did two 'bicycle mechanics' solve the problems of flight? The answer is high school physics, algebra and trigonometry, and this book uses the same basic intellectual tools in a step-by-step account of the brothers' engineering methods and overall plan. It follows their work between 1899 and 1905, including aircraft designs, Kitty Hawk wind-tunnel experiments and propeller and engine development, and reveals the Wrights' analytical and engineering achievement as a triumph of logic and reason.
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Transport
Alan S Peck
Heathfield Railway 2007 284 pages
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Hardback Illustrated 1906974039 280x220mm
Published Price £29.99 Our Price £9.99
Established in 1841, the Swindon Works was to grow into the Great Western Railway's largest asset. It manufactured great steam locomotives including the 'Star', 'Castle' and 'King' classes, as well as practically everything else the railway required. This illustrated history spans 146 years and details the growth of the establishment and the locomotives manufactured, the role of the Works in two world wars and the development of rolling stock and manufacturing processes. First published 1993.
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became the Easy Rider of the Siver Screen Transport
Bill Osgerby
Lyons 2005 176 pages
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Paperback Illustrated 1592288413 210x240mm
Published Price $29.95 Sale Price £2.99
Bill Osgerby chronicles the development of the motorcycle brotherhood from its beginnings among disillusioned veterans after the Second World War to the global proliferation of biker gangs during the 1980s, 1990s and beyond. Drawing on literary fiction, films, magazines and music and illustrated with photographs and film stills, the book examines the changing images of bikers from the original 'One percenters' and celluloid outlaws, to bad girl riders and the middle-aged 'rebels' of today.
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Transport
Laurence Waters
Heathfield Railway 2009 256 pages
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Hardback Illustrated 1906974063 298x213mm
Published Price £35.00 Our Price £9.99
Whether for its historical eccentricities or as one of the 'Big Four' companies that kept its identity after the 1923 grouping, the GWR - 'God's Wonderful Railway' - has a peculiar place in the hearts of railway enthusiasts. This book looks at the legacy of the GWR using archive photographs of locomotives, rolling stock and stations in their heyday, juxtaposed with pictures of the way things are now. In this book, Waters updates his earlier GWR Then and Now, bringing the story up to 2001.
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A Travel History Transport
Gregory Votolato
Reaktion 2007 240 pages
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Paperback Illustrated 1861893299
Published Price £17.95 Our Price £8.99
Discussing modes of travel from commodious 18th century Berlin coaches drawn by teams of six or eight horses, to Skysleeper airline chairs that convert into beds, Votolato charts the evolution of transport design and technology for land, sea and air travel and looks at issues such as design styles, economics, entertainment and comfort. In conclusion, he argues that in a world threatened by environmental degradation there must be a radical reappraisal of how and why we travel.
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Transport
Steven E Alford; Suzanne Ferriss
Reaktion 2007 240 pages
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Paperback Illustrated 1861893450
Published Price £16.95 Our Price £5.99
One of the Objekt series of books investigating objects or inventions that have acquired a particular significance over the last 100 years, this book looks at the motorcycle, tracing its technical progress from motorized bicycle to the Britten V-1000 ('gorgeous from any angle'), designed by John Kenton Britten (1950-1995); and discussing its cultural role as a symbol of rebellion and subversive power - in movies and on the road - since the 1950s.
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Transport
Michael A Fopp (Edited by)
Greenhill 2003 384 pages
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Hardback Illustrated 185367544X
Published Price £25.00 Our Price £9.99
The mainstay of the RAF during the early years of the Second World War, the Hawker Hurricane was reliable, rugged and, with its 1,260 horsepower Merlin engine, one of the best fighters ever produced. The official workshop manual, originally published for the Air Ministry in the 1940s and presented here in a facsimile reprint, reveals the technology behind the aircraft's fighting ability. It includes instructions for pilots and ground staff as well as technical details of the plane's construction and operating systems.
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