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		Biker: Truth and Myth: How the Original Cowboy of the Road
		became the Easy Rider of the Siver Screen		Transport
		Bill Osgerby
		Lyons 2005 176 pages		Qty
		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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		The Genesis of Flight
		The Aeronautical History Collection of Colonel Richard Gimbel		Transport
		Tom D Crouch
		Washington University Press 2000 327 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0295978112 305x228mm
		Published Price £52.00		Sale Price £5.99
	This illustrated catalogue makes available selected holdings of one of the world's most prestigious aeronautical history collections. The variety of the collection's 20,000 items reflects Colonel Gimbel's aim to document our dreams of flight and their fulfilment: the oldest items are Babylonian clay tablets showing winged creatures linking mortals with the world of the gods, while books, leaflets and memorabilia record the earliest successful (and unsuccessful) balloon, Zeppelin and plane flights. With an accompanying CD-ROM.
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		Rail, Steam and Speed
		The 'Rocket' and the Birth of Steam Locomotion		Transport
		Christopher McGowan
		Columbia University Press 2004 382 pages		Qty
		Hardback 0231134746
		Published Price $36.00		Sale Price £4.99
	One of the most dramatic set-pieces of the Industrial Revolution, the Rainhill locomotive trials took place near Liverpool in October 1829. In front of 10,000 spectators, five hopeful engineers put their new creations on show, including Stephenson with his Rocket, Harworth's Sans Pareil, and Braithwaite and Ericson's Novelty. Christopher McGowan's thrilling account of the steam, noise and excitement of this momentous event is coupled with clear explanations of how these early locomotives actually worked. Also for sale in Postscript as "Rainhill Trials".
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		Directory of British Tramways
		Volume One: Southern England and the Channel Islands		Transport
		Keith Turner
		Tempus 2007 224 pages		Qty
		Paperback Illustrated 0752439014
		Published Price £19.99		Sale Price £3.99
	As trams and other light transit systems make a comeback in many British cities, this volume (the first of three) looks at all the tramways that have operated in the towns and cities of southern England (south of the line between the Severn Estuary and The Wash) and the Channel Islands. First published in 1996, now updated and with more illustrations, the alphabetically arranged Directory covers tramways from early horse-drawn services up to the Croydon Tramlink, opened in 2000.
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		Brighton Belles
		A Celebration of Veteran Cars		Transport
		David Burgess-Wise
		Crowood 2006 208 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 1861267649 281x213mm
		Published Price £25.00		Sale Price £4.99
	David Burgess-Wise became enthralled by veteran cars more than 50 years ago. In this tribute to the dawn of motoring he gives a personal and entertaining account of the progression from steam carriages to the repeal of the Red Flag Act in 1904. Illustrated with Edwardian photographs and contemporary colour plates and featuring such evocative names as De Dion Bouton, Mors, Napier and Spyker, it recaptures the days when automobiles were individual and idiosyncratic, and going for a 'spin' was an adventure.
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		Greek Passenger Liners
				Transport
		William H Miller
		Tempus 2006 96 pages		Qty
		Paperback Illustrated 0752438867 226x250mm
		Published Price £19.99		Sale Price £2.99
	From small cruise ships in the Aegean in the 1950s, the Greek passenger and cruise shipping companies became internationally known lines, operating great fleets on both sides of the Atlantic and sailing to Australia, as well as in the Mediterranean and Aegean. Drawing on personal experience aboard many of the liners, maritime historian Bill Miller presents an illustrated survey of the histories of the Greek fleets - from Ambassador Cruises to Universal Line - and their ships.
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		Volkswagen
		The Air-Cooled Era in Colour		Transport
		Veloce 2005 176 pages		Qty
		Paperback Illustrated 1904788920 250x250mm
		Published Price £24.99		Sale Price £5.99
	From 1948 to 1968 Volkswagens were powered by Ferdinand Porsche's flat four, air-cooled engine. Refined and developed over two decades, it saw service in the iconic Beetle and the Transporter, Karmann-Ghia and VW1500 (Type 3) - all of which are featured in this lavishly illustrated history. Using an abundance of contemporary advertising and promotional material, it shows how VWs were marketed to an initially sceptical public by stressing their build-quality, reliability and endearing quirkiness.
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		The GWR Swindon to Bath Line
				Transport
		Colin G Maggs
		Sutton 2003 183 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0750934034 262x192mm
		Published Price £19.99		Sale Price £3.99
	Built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Swindon to Bath line was the final rail link between London and Bristol. In this illustrated history, Colin Maggs captures the drama of the railway's construction and the difficulties encountered by engineers and navvies. He describes the early days of the line, passenger services, locomotives and engine sheds, signalling, and railway accidents, concluding with reminiscences from railwaymen who worked the line.
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		A Century of London Taxis
				Transport
		Bill Munro
		Crowood 2005 192 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 1861267622
		Published Price £19.95		Sale Price £4.99
	London's taxis are as much a part of the capital as Nelson's Column and Big Ben. This history of the black cab begins in 1903, with the first petrol-engined taxi and follows the development, complete with technical specifications, of every major model to the present day. The author, an ex-cabbie, also provides an insight into the arcane world of the Public Carriage Office and the 'Knowledge'.
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		Tractor in the Pasture
		Rusting Icons of Rural America		Transport
		Lee Klancher
		Motorbooks 2003 128 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0760308764
		Published Price £13.99		Sale Price £10.99
	Taken together, the author's short essays, powerful quotes from some of the great writers from our time, and scenic photography from around the world capture the fading days of America's rural landscape. In particular, 140 images of forgotten tractors are a symbol of a time of change in rural America.
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		Pickup Trucks
				Transport
		Mike Mueller
		MBI 2003 160 pages		Qty
		Paperback Illustrated 0760315132 252x253mm
		Published Price £14.99		Sale Price £7.99
	Today, the pickup truck- along with the tractor, the bulldozer and the forklift- is used daily to do heavy work on farms, in factories and construction sites throughout America. This is the complete history of these light trucks in an engaging text with facts, legends and lore, accompanied by 100 colour and 100 historical black-and-white images.
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		Original Farmall Hundred Series 1954-1958
				Transport
		Guy Fay
		MBI 2003 160 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 076030856X 270x207mm
		Published Price £21.99		Sale Price £9.99
	This follow-up to the Farmall Letter Series Originality Guide (0-7603-0438-6) features some of the Farmall hobby's most popular tractors, the Hundred Series. These tractors were the follow-ups to the Letter Series tractors with different paint and additional horsepower and features. The models covered in this book include: Cub, Cub Lo-Boy, 100, 130, 200, 300, 300 Utility, 330, 350, 350 Utility, 400, W-400, 450, W-450, 600, and 650. Slightly scruffy jacket.
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		Live Steam
		Paddlewheel Steamboats on the Mississippi System		Transport
		Jon Kral
		Long Wind 2000 128 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 1892695006 280x285mm
		Published Price $55.00		Sale Price £5.99
	A photographic study of the six 20th century paddlewheel steamboats still operating on the Mississippi system including above and below decks and photographs of the engineers and staff.
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		Little Puffers
		A Guide to Britain's Narrow Gauge and Miniature Railways, 2006/2007		Transport
		John Robinson (Edited by)
		Marksman 2006 96 pages		Qty
		Paperback Illustrated 1862231419
		Published Price £6.99		Sale Price £2.99
	A practical visitors' guide to railways ranging from 7¬ inch gauge miniature railways to the passenger-carrying 3 foot gauge Isle of Man Steam Railway and lines that were originally industrial.
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		Backfire
		A Passion for Cars and Motoring		Transport
		Alan Clark
		Phoenix 2002 238 pages		Qty
		Paperback Illustrated 0753813734
		Published Price £8.99		Sale Price £2.99
	Alan Clark bought his first car - a 6.5-litre Vintage Bentley - while still a student at Eton in 1946. When he was asked to write for Classic Cars magazine in 1996, he drew on 50 years of driving, including racing in the 1950s, and collecting vintage cars. The column, 'Backfire', was knowledgeable, passionate, outspoken and a great success. This book brings together 'Backfires' 1996-9, plus other writings from as far back as a piece written for the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts' Club in 1977.
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