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Ahern,
John H
Miniature
Building
Construction:
An
Architectural
Guide for
Modellers,
Percival
Marshall,
pp154 with
numerous
illustrations,
line
drawings
and
diagrams.
No
date, but
an early
edition of
a book
first
published
in 1950.
No
dust
wrapper.
Card
boards.
Very
Good.
A
classic
modelling
text
explaining
the craft
of
modelling
buildings.
£4.95 Ahern,
John H
Miniature
Landscape
Modelling,
Model
&
Allied
Publishing,
1st
edition
1951,
pp133 with
56 figs.
Hard
Cover.
Near
VG.
Loss
of colour
down the
spine,
otherwise
VG.
A
best-selling
guide to
scenic
modelling.
£3.95 Ahern,
John H
Miniature
Locomotive
Construction,
Percival
Marshall,
1956,
pp171 with
162 figs.
First
published
in 1948.
Foreword
by J. N.
Maskelyne.
Hb.
Very
Good in a
Poor dust
wrapper.
Slight
browning
of the
covers.
The
dust
wrapper is
torn with
some loss
along the
top edge -
three
small
"V"
shaped
bits are
missing.
A
classic
book on
scratch
building
OO gauge
models.
£3.95 Ahern,
John H
Miniature
Locomotive
Construction,
Model
&
Allied
Publications,
1971,
pp171 with
162 figs.
First
published
in 1948.
Foreword
by J. N.
Maskelyne.
Pb.
Fair+.
Some
general
wear to
the
covers.
A
classic
book on
scratch
building
OO gauge
models.
£3.95 Amos,
Roger
Practical
Electronics
for
Railway
Modellers
[1],
PSL, 1984,
pp160.
Hard
Cover.
Fine
in a Very
Good dust
wrapper.
There
is a
one-inch
internally-repaired
tear to
the dust
wrapper at
the head
of the
spine.
A
series of
practical
electronics
projects
of
increasing
complexity.
£2.95 Amos, Roger Practical Electronics for Railway Modellers 2, PSL, 1985, pp174. Hb. Fine in a Fine dust wrapper. A further series of practical electronics projects with sections on controllers, accessories for controllers, track circuiting, signalling systems, automatic train control, train lighting and sound effects. £2.95 Amos,
Roger
Complete
Book of
Model
Railway
Electronics,
PSL, 1st
edition
1990,
pp256.
Hard
Cover.
Very
Good+ in a
Very Good
dust
wrapper.
"The
essential
handbook
for anyone
interested
in
enhancing
the
operation
of their
model
railway
layout and
in
obtaining
the high
degree of
realism
that can
be
achieved
through
the use of
electronics."
Presented
as a
series of
practical
projects
of
increasing
complexity.
£4.95 PSL Model Railway Guides Andress,
Michael
Complete
Guide to
Model
Railways,
PSL/Guild,
1992,
pp512.
Hb.
VG
in a Fair
dust
wrapper.
The
dust
wrapper
has been
internally
repaired
at the
head &
base of
the spine
and at the
top of the
rear dust
wrapper
fold.
All
eight
volumes of
Michael
Andress'
best-selling
modelling
booklets
under a
single
cover,
well-illustrated
throughout.
Vol. 1:
Baseboards,
Track
&
Electrification;
Vol.2:
Layout
Planning;
Vol.3:
Structure
Modelling;
Vol.4:
Scenery;
Vol.5:
Operating
Your
Layout;
Vol.6
Branch
Line
Railways;
Vol.7
Modern
Railways;
Vol.8
Narrow
Gauge
Railways.
£3.95 Andress,
Michael
Baseboards,
Track and
Electrification
&
Layout
Planning,
PSL,
1982, pp64
plus pp64.
PSL
Model
Railway
Guides 1
& 2
Combined.
Glazed
Boards.
Very
Good.
Some
fading of
the red
lettering
on the
spine.
£2.95 Andress,
Michael
Layout
Planning,
PSL,
1979, pp64
with
numerous
illustrations
and
diagrams.
PSL
Model
Railway
Guides 2.
Pb.
VG-.
Loss
of colour
down the
spine of
the
covers;
old price
sticker on
the rear
cover.
£1.95 Andress,
Michael
Structure
Modelling,
PSL,
1980, pp64
with
numerous
illustrations
and
diagrams.
PSL
Model
Railway
Guides 3.
Pb.
VG-
with loss
of colour
down the
spine of
the
covers,
some
superficial
wear to
the
covers,
and an old
price
sticker on
the rear
cover.
£1.95 Andress,
Michael
Structure
Modelling
&
Scenery,
PSL,
1982,
pp128.
PSL
Model
Railway
Guides 3
& 4
Combined.
Glazed
Boards.
Very Good.
Combines
two
separate
modelling
books, the
first on
modelling
buildings
and the
second on
modelling
scenery.
£2.95 Andress,
Michael
Operating
Your
Layout,
PSL,
1980, pp64
with
numerous
illustrations
and
diagrams.
PSL
Model
Railway
Guides 5.
Pb.
VG.
Old
price
sticker on
the rear
cover.
£1.95 Andress,
Michael
Branch
Line
Railways,
PSL, 1980,
pp64 with
numerous
illustrations
and
diagrams.
PSL
Model
Railway
Guides 6.
Card
Covers.
Near
VG.
Small
price
sticker on
the front
cover.
£1.95 Andress,
Michael
Modern
Railways
&
Narrow -
Gauge
Railways,
PSL, 1982,
pp128.
PSL
Model
Railway
Guides 7
& 8
Combined.
Glazed
Boards.
Very
Good.
Combines
two
separate
modelling
books, the
first on
modelling
the diesel
era and
the second
on
modelling
the narrow
gauge.
£2.95 Andress, Michael Modern Railways, PSL, 1982, pp64. PSL Model Railway Guides No.7. Pb. Fair. Superficial wear to the covers. A guide to modelling the diesel era. £1.95 ------------------------------------------------------------- Andress,
Michael Scenic Railway Modelling,
Guild/PSL, 1985, pp96. Hb.
Fine
in a VG
dust
wrapper.
A series of illustrated articles on the important scenic
dimension of railway modelling. £2.95 Andress,
Michael
Adding
Realism to
Your Model
Railway,
PSL, 1988,
pp160.
Published
by Guild
Publishing
by
arrangement
with
Patrick
Stephens.
Hard
Cover.
Very
Good in a
Very Good
dust
wrapper.
"How
to detail
and
weather
locomotives
and
rolling
stock,
construct
natural-looking
scenery,
authentic
buildings,
life-like
figures -
even how
to model
snow and
ice."
£3.95 Atherton,
William H (editor) Workshop
Practice Vol.1: A Practical Work for the Draughtsman, The Mechanic, The
Pattern-Maker, and the Foundryman, New Era Publishing, 2nd edition, pp297
with numerous figs. No date.
Hb. No dw.
VG-. Some rubbing to the
edges of the covers. Vol.1 has sections entitled: Introductory Survey, Hand
Tools & Gauges, Drawing & Sketching, Non-Ferrous Metals,
and Cast Iron & Wrought Iron. £5.95 Atherton,
William H (editor) Workshop
Practice Vol.3: A Practical Work for the Draughtsman, The Mechanic, The
Pattern-Maker, and the Foundryman, New Era Publishing, 2nd edition, pp325
with numerous figs. No date.
Hb. No dw.
VG-. Some rubbing to the
edges of the covers, front cover pulling away slightly from the binding. Vol.3
has sections entitled: The Steels, Hardening & Tempering of Steels,
Lathes & Lathe Work, Screw-Cutting, Shaping & Shaping
Machines, Planing & Planing Machines, and Milling.
£5.95 Atherton,
William H (editor) Workshop
Practice Vol.4: A Practical Work for the Draughtsman, The Mechanic, The
Pattern-Maker, and the Foundryman, New Era Publishing, 2nd edition, pp298
with numerous figs. No date.
Hb. No dw.
VG-. Slight rubbing to the
edges of the covers. Vol.4 has sections entitled: Drilling, Boring &
Nibbling; Slotting Machines & Slotting; Turret & Automatic
Lathes, Grinding & Grinding Machines; and Jigs & Tools.
£5.95 Atherton,
William H (editor) Workshop
Practice Vol.5: A Practical Work for the Draughtsman, The Mechanic, The
Pattern-Maker, and the Foundryman, New Era Publishing, 2nd edition, pp349
with numerous figs. No date.
Hb. No dw.
Good+. Rubbing to the edges
of the covers. Vol.5 has sections
entitled: Drop & Machine Forging; Die-Making, Press Work &
Stamping; Practical Blacksmithing; and Welding.
£5.95 Atherton,
William H (editor) Workshop
Practice Vol.6: A Practical Work for the Draughtsman, The Mechanic, The
Pattern-Maker, and the Foundryman, New Era Publishing, 2nd edition, pp331
with numerous figs. No date.
Hb. No dw.
VG-. Wear to the covers at
the top of the spine & slight rubbing to the cover edges elsewhere. Vol.6 has sections entitled: Working of Sheet & Plate
Metals, Surface Treatment of Metals, Gear Cutting, Plate
Shop Practice, and Mechanical Handling of Materials & Products.
£5.95 Atherton,
William H (editor) Workshop
Practice Vol.7: A Practical Work for the Draughtsman, The Mechanic, The
Pattern-Maker, and the Foundryman, New Era Publishing, 2nd edition, pp235
with numerous figs. No date.
Hb. No dw.
VG-. Slight rubbing to the
cover edges. Vol.7 has sections entitled: Plain Bearings, Ball &
Roller Bearings, Petrol Engine Fitting & Assembly, and Gas
Engine Fitting & Assembly. £5.95 Atherton,
William H (editor) Workshop
Practice Vol.8: A Practical Work for the Draughtsman, The Mechanic, The
Pattern-Maker, and the Foundryman, New Era Publishing, 2nd edition, pp272
with numerous figs. "This
edition is specially prepared for subscribers."
No date. Hb. No dw. VG-.
Small wear marks on rear cover, and binding pulling away slightly from
the spine at the top front. Vol.8 has sections entitled: Steam Engine &
Pump Fitting & Erecting; Turbine Fitting & Erecting; Internal
Combustion Engine Testing; and Testing of Steam Engines.
£5.95 Barlow,
Bob
(Editor)
Model
Railway
Journal
Compendium
[No.1],
Wild
Swan,
pp76.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good.
A
selection
of
articles
along the
same lines
as the Model
Railway
Journal.
Contents
include:
Whetstone
by Andy
Gibbs,
Great
Western
Square
Post
Signals in
4mm Scale
by Peter
Squibb,
From
"Polly"
to P4 in 5
Years by
Andy
Farquarson,
A
Scratchbuilder's
Workshop
by
Rod Neep,
Resurrecting
a Dinosaur
by Tony
Wilson,
Cotswold
Stone by
Gerry
Hull,
'Aldwyth'
The
Manning in
a Time
Lock by
Don
Townsley,
Exebridge
Quay by
Dave Rowe,
Creating
'Havoc' by
Philip
Hall,
Building a
Better
'Britannia'
by Allan
Sibley,
The
Bucolic
Silo by
Martin
Pitt, and
Okeminster
by Trevor
James.
£6.95 Bason,
Paul
Scratch-Built
Buildings:
A
Practical
Look at
How to
Make your
Own
Scratch-Built
Buildings,
Warners
Group
Publications,
2008,
pp120.
British
Railway
Modelling
Book No.4.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good+.
£8.50 Bassett-Lowke
Catalogue 1904/5,
Token Publishing, pp252. No.1150 of
a limited edition of 5000. Landscape
format Hb. Fine/VG.
Slight loss of colour to the dust wrapper.
An undated reprint of the 1904 Bassett-Lowke catalogue.
£12.50 Bassett-Lowke
W J The Model Railway Handbook:
A Practical Guide to the Installation of a Model Railway, Bassett-Lowke Ltd,
12th edition 1946, pp152. Card
Covers. Fair.
Some wear to the corners of the covers.
£5.95 Edward Beal's Railway Modelling Series Beal,
Edward
Book
Two:
Layout and
Survey,
Modelcraft,
pp72.
No
date.
Edward
Beal's
Railway
Modelling
Series.
Pb.
Fair.
Some
wear down
the edge
of the
spine.
£3.95 Beal,
Edward
Book
Three:
Three-Rail
Control, Modelcraft,
pp71.
No
date.
Edward
Beal's
Railway
Modelling
Series.
Pb.
Fair.
Some
wear to
the covers
down the
edge of
the spine.
Includes
a section
on
Signalling
(p43-p60)
and on
Electric
Haulage
(p61-p71).
£1.95 Beal,
Edward
Book
Six:
Wagons and
Coaches, Modelcraft,
pp76 with
47 figs.
No
date.
Edward
Beal's
Railway
Modelling
Series.
Pb.
VG-
with
slight
wear to
the spine
of the
cover.
£5.95 Beal,
Edward
Book
Seven:
Two-Rail
Control, Modelcraft,
pp64. No
date.
Edward
Beal's
Railway
Modelling
Series.
Pb.
VG-.
£3.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Beal,
Edward
Railway
Modelling
in
Miniature:
A
Practical
Handbook
on the
Planning,
Building
and
Operation
of
Miniature
Railways
with
Special
Reference
to
"00"
and
"HO"
Gauges,
Percival
Marshall,
3rd
edition,
pp176, 20
plates
& 299
figs.
No
date.
Hard
Cover.
Fair.
General
wear and
rubbing to
the
covers,
particularly
down the
spine.
"Fully
illustrated
with
dimensional
drawings,
sketches
and actual
photographs
of
miniature
railways."
£3.95 Beal,
Edward Scale Railway Modelling Today, A&C Black, 2nd revised
edition 1944, pp255 with 111 figs. Inscription
and some pen markings inside the cover. Hb.
No dust wrapper. Fair+ with
slight wear to the covers at the top & bottom of the spine and at the
corners. A classic modelling text.
£4.95 Beal,
Edward
New
Developments
in Railway
Modelling:
Recent
Tendencies,
New
Designs
and Useful
Guidance,
A & C
Black, 1st
edition
1947,
pp268 with
over 300
illustrations
and
diagrams.
"Profusely
illustrated
by the
author."
Hard
Cover.
Very Good
in a Fair
dust
wrapper.
Some loss
of colour
to the
covers at
the head
and base
of the
spine;
several
tears to
the dust
wrapper
with
slight
loss at
the head
and base
of the
spine.
A
classic
text that
has
inspired
generations
of
modellers.
£3.95 Beal,
Edward
West
Midland: A
Railway in
Miniature,
Percival
Marshall,
1952,
pp164, 21
plates and
111 figs.
Hb.
VG-
in a Poor
dust
wrapper.
Some
rubbing to
the
covers;
generally
VG in a
torn,
incomplete
dust
wrapper.
The
Rev.
Beal's
classic
work on
the
construction
of his
West
Midland OO
gauge
Railway.
£6.95 Beal,
Edward
Modelling
the
Old-Time
Railways,
Fresh
Flame
Publishing,
2009,
pp247 with
64
photographs
and 143
figs.
First
published
in 1955.
Hard
Cover.
Very
Good in a
Very Good+
dust
wrapper.
The
front
corners of
the covers
are
slightly
bumped.
A
recent
reprint of
Edward
Beal's
classic on
modelling
the
pre-grouping
railway
scene.
£6.95 Booth T J Simple Model Railway Layouts, PSL/BCA, 1987, pp160. Hb. VG+ in a VG dust wrapper. Small tear in the dust wrapper fold. "Big ideas for small spaces." A practical guide to small-space modelling with each chapter written around a different sample layout. £3.95 Booth
T J
Modellers'
Guide to
the GWR,
PSL, 1990,
pp160.
Hard
Cover.
Very
Good+ in a
Very Good
dust
wrapper.
The
original
hardback
edition.
£6.95 Booth,
Trevor
Baseboard
Basics and
Making
Tracks:
Planning,
Baseboard
Construction,
Track-Laying
and Wiring,
SLP,
1993,
pp96.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
VG-.
Some
wear to
the
covers,
contents
VG.
£2.95 Booth,
Trevor
Locomotive
and
Rolling-Stock
Construction:
Choosing
Suitable
Stock,
Building
Kits,
Planning
&
Detailing,
Realistic
Operation,
SLP,
1995,
pp96.
Large
Format Pb.
VG.
£3.95 Bradley,
Maurice H
Buildings
for Model
Railways,
D&C,
1983,
pp96.
Glazed
Boards.
Very
Good.
Includes
a large
number of
drawings
of both
railway
and non
railway
structures.
£4.95 Brien,
Robert F Model Scenic Railways:
Design & Construction, Batsford, 1988, pp143 with 130 figs.
Glazed Boards. Very Good. A
comprehensive introduction. £3.95 Bringing
the Past
to Life,
Pendon
Museum,
2014,
pp38.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good+.
An
illustrated
account of
the Pendon
project.
£1.95 Burkin, Nigel Thoroughly Modern Models 2. Modern Wagons in 4mm, Irwell Press, 1998, pp74. Model Railway Handbook No.10. Large Format Pb. Near VG with slight wear to the corners of the covers. Well-illustrated throughout. £8.50 Carlson, Pierce Toy Trains: A History, Victor Gollancz, 1986, pp160. Hb. VG+ in a VG+ dust wrapper. A well-illustrated history from 1840 until 1950. Includes a price guide. £3.95 Carter,
Ernest F
Electric
Model
Railways:
From Mains
to Trains,
Percival
Marshall,
1951,
pp79.
Pb.
Fair.
Some
wear to
the spine
of the
covers,
browning
to the
edges of
the pages.
£1.95 Carter,
Ernest F
Practical
Two-Rail
Electrification,
Percival
Marshall,
4th
edition
1958,
pp52.
Card
Covers.
Fair.
Hints
and tips
for the
model
railway
handyman.
Some wear
to the
edges of
the covers
particularly
down the
spine,
staples
rusty.
£1.95 Cook,
Mike
The
Show that
Never
Ends;
Celebrating
40 Years
of the
York Model
Railway
Show,
Santana,
2002,
pp126.
Card
Covers.
VG.
The
history of
the famous
York Model
Railway
Show.
Remarkably,
Mike Cook
organised
this
annual
York
exhibition
for just
under 50
years.
£1.95 Corkill
W A Railway Modelling: An
Introduction, D&C, 1980, pp96 with 151 figs.
Hb. VG+
in a VG
dust
wrapper.
A comprehensive
introduction to the hobby with chapters on Policies & Plans, Specifications,
At the Drawing Board, Foundations, Trackwork & Power Supply,
Civil Engineering, Scenery, Real Estate, Signals &
Automatic Controls, Locomotives & Rolling Stock, Finishing
Touches, and Operation & Maintenance. £1.95 Dent,
George
Kit
Building
for
Railway
Modellers
Vol.1
Rolling
Stock,
Crowood
Press,
2013,
pp222.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good.
Helps
both the
novice and
the more
experienced
modeller
get the
very best
results
from
plastic or
metal
kits.
£8.50 Ellis, Chris Practical Model Trains, BCA/Newnes, 1983, pp144. Large Format Hb. Fine in a Very Good+ dust wrapper. "A thorough practical guide to the model railway from first principles to more advanced systems for the average enthusiast." £3.95 Ellis,
Chris
Modelling
the GWR,
IA, 1983,
pp56.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good.
A
well-illustrated
booklet.
Chris
Ellis
explains
how to
re-create
a
convincing
segment of
the Great
Western in
model
form.
£4.95
Ellis,
Chris
Modelling
the LMSR,
IA,
1985,
pp56.
Large
Format Pb.
VG-.
Crease
and tiny
nick to
the top
edge of
the front
cover.
A
well-illustrated
booklet.
£2.95 Essery,
Bob
British
Railway
Modelling:
A Century
of
Progress,
British
Railway
Modelling,
1999,
pp82.
Photographs
by Tony
Wright.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good.
An
illustrated
history of
railway
modelling
in the
20th
century.
£2.95 Essery,
Bob
Passenger
Operation
for the
Railway
Modeller,
IA, 2005,
pp96.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good+.
"Examines
the nature
of
passenger
service
operation,
providing
not only a
general
introduction
to the
subject
but also a
guide for
modellers
that
explains
for the
first time
how to
accurately
represent
the
operations
of the
full-scale
railway."
£12.50 Essery,
Bob
Railway
Signalling
and Track
Plans,
IA,
2007,
pp112.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good.
Traces
of an old
label on
the front
cover.
"An
essential
guide to
all
modellers
wishing to
represent
accurately
track
formations
and the
appropriate
signalling
arrangements."
£12.50 Evans,
Martin
Manual
of Model
Steam
Locomotive
Construction,
Percival
Marshall,
3rd
edition,
5th
impression
1974,
pp172 with
132 figs.
plus 36
plates.
Hb.
VG
in a VG-
dust
wrapper.
The
dust
wrapper
has been
internally
repaired
at the
head of
the spine.
A
standard
work
providing
practical
help and
information
for
engineers
who build
model
steam
engines of
any gauge
between
1.25 in
and 10.25
in.
£16.50 Farquarson,
Andy Getting
the Best
from Ratio
Plastic
Models,
Irwell
Press,
1996,
pp64.
Modelling
Railways
Illustrated
Handbook
No.7.
Pb.
VG.
£6.95 Ford,
Chris
Modelling
the Great
Western
Branch
Lines,
Crowood
Press,
2019,
pp192.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good.
"Guides
the
modeller
through
projects
that are
graded
from
simple to
more
advanced."
£8.50 Foster,
Michael
Hornby
Dublo
Trains:
Hornby
Dublo
1938-1964,
The story
of the
perfect
table
railway,
New
Cavendish,
2004,
pp416
including
a check
list of
every
production
item
together
with all
known
variations.
With
a
compendium
compiled
by Alan F.
Ellis.
The
Hornby
Companion
Series
Vol.3.
Large
landscape
format Hb.
Fine
in a VG+
dust
wrapper.
A
lavishly-illustrated
tribute.
£14.50 Foster,
Michael
Hornby
Dublo
Trains:
Hornby
Dublo
1938-1964,
The story
of the
perfect
table
railway,
New
Cavendish
/ Guild,
Revised
edition
1988,
pp416
including
a check
list of
every
production
item
together
with all
known
variations.
With
a
compendium
compiled
by Alan F.
Ellis. The
Hornby
Companion
Series
Vol.3.
Large
landscape
format.
Hard
Cover.
Very
Good in a
Fair+ dust
wrapper.
A
one-inch
tear in
the dust
wrapper at
the head
of the
spine has
been
internally
repaired.
A
lavishly-illustrated
tribute.
£9.50 Freezer
C J
A
Home for
Your
Railway,
Peco,
pp32.
No
date.
Card
Covers.
Near
VG .
Slight
wear to
the
covers.
Packed
full of
ideas for
locating a
model
railway in
a typical
three-bedroomed
house.
£1.95 Freezer,
Cyril
Model
Railways
on a
Budget,
A
practical
guide to
inexpensive
more
enjoyable
modelling,
PSL,
1987,
pp168 with
numerous
diagrams
&
illustrations.
"Smallish"
format.
Hard
Cover.
Very Good
in a Very
Good dust
wrapper.
Slight
wear to
the dust
wrapper
corners.
The
long-term
editor of
the Railway
Modeller
explains
how to
construct
a model
railway
without
spending a
fortune.
£3.95 Freezer
C J
PSL
Book of
Model
Railway
Track
Plans,
PSL, 1988,
pp112.
The
hardback
edition.
Hard
Cover.
Very
Good+ in a
Very Good
dust
wrapper.
There
is an old
price
sticker on
the cover.
Over
seventy
detailed
layout
plans,
giving
ample
scope for
both the
beginner
and the
advanced
modeller.
£5.95 Freezer
C J
Modelling
the Steam
Age
Railway,
Patrick
Stephens,
1990,
pp168.
Hard
Cover.
Fine
in a Very
Good+ dust
wrapper.
A
former
editor of Railway
Modeller
explains
how to
recapture
the
atmosphere
of the
steam age
railway.
Well-illustrated
in both
colour and
black
&
white.
£4.95 Freezer
C J
Model
Railway
Signalling,
Patrick
Stephens,
1991,
pp168.
Hard
Cover.
Fine
in a Very
Good dust
wrapper.
Remains
of an old
price
sticker on
the front
cover.
An
in-depth
look at
the
application
of
prototype
signalling
practice
to a model
railway.
£8.50 Freezer, Cyril J Model Railways: The Complete Guide to Designing, Building and Operating a Model Railway, BCA/Quintet Publishing, 1991, pp96. Large Format Hb. VG/VG. Rubbing to the bottom edge of the covers, one-inch tear to the rear dw fold. An excellent overview of the hobby, illustrated in colour throughout. £3.95 Freezer C J 1001
Model Railway Questions & Answers, PSL, 1992, pp224.
Hb. Very Good+
in a Very
Good+ dust
wrapper.
A model railway encyclopaedia in question and answer form. £2.95 Graebe,
Chris and
Graebe,
Julie
The
Hornby
Gauge 0
System,
New
Cavendish,
1994,
pp440 with
over 700
illustrations,
650 in
colour.
The
Hornby
Companion
Series
Vol.5.
The
revised
edition of
1994, with
over 200
additional
colour
pictures.
Large
landscape
format.
Hard
Cover.
Very
Good in a
Very Good
dust
wrapper.
A
lavishly
produced
tribute.
£24.50 Gravett,
Gordon
Modelling
Trees Part
One:
Broadleaf
Trees,
Wild
Swan,
2011,
pp92.
Illustrated
in colour
throughout.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good+.
£16.50 Hammond,
Pat
Ramsay's
British
Model
Trains
Catalogue,
Swapmeet
Publications,
3rd
edition
2002,
pp336.
Technical
editor
John King.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good.
A
complete
collector's
price
guide to
the 0, 00,
N, T, TT,
and HO
locos and
rolling
stock made
by some 25
manufacturers.
£3.95 Harris
K N Model Boilers and
Boilermaking, Model & Allied Publications, 1971, pp185, 108 figs and 27
plates. First published in 1967.
Hb. VG+
in a VG-
dust
wrapper.
Several small tears to the
dust wrapper. A
comprehensive practical guide. £10.50 Hendry,
Robert
Powell
The
Living
Model
Railway:
Developing,
Operating
&
Enjoying
Your
Layout,
Silver
Link,
1994,
pp176.
The
Silver
Link
Library of
Railway
Modelling.
Profusely
illustrated
throughout.
Large
Format Hb.
VG+ in a
VG dust
wrapper.
A
fascinating
study of
the
Greenlane
&
Hillside
Model
Railway
and how it
has grown,
developed
and
evolved.
£5.95 Hill,
Tony
Simply
Scenery:
An Insight
into the
Art of
Landscape
Modelling,
Irwell
Press,
1995, pp72
with
numerous
illustrations.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good.
£6.95 Hine,
Stewart Model Railways,
Haynes, 1977, pp86. Pb.
Very Good+. A useful
introduction to the hobby. £1.95 Huntley,
Ian D
Painting
and Lining
Scale
Models,
Model
&
Allied
Publications,
1997,
pp94.
Pb.
Fair+.
Loss
of colour
down the
spine.
A
practical
guide for
the
modeller
on all
aspects of
paint and
covering
materials,
and their
application
to scale
miniatures.
Not
specifically
aimed at
railway
modelling.
£2.95 Jackson,
Albert and
Day, David
The
Model
Maker's
Handbook:
An
illustrated
manual of
over 1000
techniques
for making
all types
of models,
miniatures
and
dioramas,
Guild/Michael
Joseph,
1987,
pp352.
Published
by Guild
Publishing
by
arrangement
with
Michael
Joseph.
Hard
Cover.
Very
Good+ in a
Very Good
dust
wrapper.
Slight
wear to
the dust
wrapper at
the head
of the
spine.
An
American
view of
modelling
with
sections
on
Painting
&
Finishing,
Improving
Vehicles,
Figures,
Dioramas
&
Landscapes,
Railways,
Motors
&
Engines,
Radio-control,
Airplanes,
Boats, and
Cars.
£3.95 Jenkinson,
David
Modelling
Historic
Railways,
BCA/PSL,
1985,
pp160.
Hard
Cover.
Very
Good in a
Very Good
dust
wrapper.
The
author
draws
heavily on
his own
experiences
in
modelling
the Settle
and
Carlisle
line.
£4.95 Jenkinson, David Historical Railway Modelling, Pendragon, 2001, pp176. Large Format Hb. Fine in a Fine dust wrapper. The author draws on 50 years of experience of modelling the Settle & Carlisle line and its fictional Kendal branch. £4.95 Johnson,
Rob
Modelling
Aspects of
the Coal
Industry,
Book
Law, 2003,
pp96.
Large
Format.
Glazed
boards
with a
dust
wrapper.
Generally,
VG in a VG
dust
wrapper.
There
is a
slight
depression
on the
bottom
rear edge
of the
cover -
the
surface of
the glazed
boards has
not been
broken.
There
is also a
tiny
internally
repaired
nick at
the top of
the front
folded
edge of
the dust
wrapper.
A
well-produced
book full
of
inspirational
prototype
illustrations,
but less
on
actually
modelling
the coal
industry
than I
would have
expected.
£8.50 Johnson,
Stephen
and
O'Rourke,
Alan
Modelling
Irish
Railways,
Midland
Publishing,
2004,
pp88.
Large
format Pb.
VG.
There
is a
one-cm
crease on
the covers
near the
head of
the spine.
A
comprehensive
illustrated
introduction
to
modelling
both broad
gauge and
narrow
gauge
Irish
railways.
£4.95 Kent,
Geoff
The
4mm Wagon
Part One:
Opens,
Minerals
and
Hoppers,
Wild
Swan,
1991, pp86
with
numerous
illustrations
and
drawings.
Large
Format Pb.
VG.
£8.50 Leigh, Chris A Railway Modeller's Picture Library, BCA/IA, 1995, pp256. Large Format Hb. Very Good in a Very Good dust wrapper. A comprehensive source book of prototype material from arches to weigh bridges. £6.95 Levy,
Allen
A
Century of
Model
Trains,
New
Cavendish,
4th
impression
1986,
pp208.
Very
Large
Landscape
Format Hb.
VG
in a VG-
dust
wrapper.
Superficial
wear to
the dust
wrapper
edges
including
a
quarter-inch
tear.
A
remarkable
collection
of over
500
illustrations,
187 in
colour,
illustrating
the
development
of model
railway
manufacturing.
£16.50 Lloyd,
David
The
Modeller
Book of
Narrow
Gauge,
Peco,
1986,
pp72.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good.
The
remains of
an old
price
sticker on
the front
cover.
Brings
together
some of
the best
of
contemporary
narrow
gauge
modelling
through a
series of
specially
commissioned
articles.
£3.95 Longridge,
Michael
Modelling
4mm Scale
Rolling
Stock,
Rayler,
1948, pp91
plus pp16
of
illustrations
and with
106 figs.
Card
Covers
with cloth
binding
down the
spine.
Fair.
Some
foxing
(browning)
on the
covers.
An
explanation
of
traditional
scratch
building
techniques.
£5.95 Lovett,
Dennis and
Wood,
Leslie
Cade's
Locomotive
Guide,
Marwain,
2007,
pp344.
Edited
by Reg
Cade and
Barry
Gallafent.
Pictorial
Boards.
VG+.
"The
definitive
railway
modellers'
guide to
British
outline
locomotives
and their
real-life
counterparts."
A
useful
reference
which
combines
information
on models
and
prototypes
in a
single
volume.
£4.95 Lowery,
Dave
Build
a Model
Railway
Layout,
Argus,
1990,
pp128 with
numerous
illustrations
and
diagrams.
Pb.
VG-
with
vertical
creasing
down the
covers
where the
cover
opens.
An
introductory
volume
that
nonetheless
shows the
reader how
to build a
very
specific
yet
moderately
complex
railway
layout on
two
levels.
£1.95 Lowery,
Dave
Model
Railways:
A Complete
Guide to
the Hobby,
Argus,
1992,
pp144.
Large
Format.
Hard
Cover.
Very
Good+ in a
Very Good
dust
wrapper.
An
ideal
practical
book for
those
wishing to
construct
their
first
serious
layout.
£3.95 Marriott,
Peter Scenic Modelling: A Practical Guide for Making Scenery for
Model Railways, Warner Group Publications, 2008, pp96 with colour
illustrations throughout. British
Railway Modelling Book No.2. Pb.
VG. Some very superficial
wear to the covers. Helps you to make the most of the many scenic products
currently available. £5.95 Minns
J E Model Railway Engines,
Octopus Books, 1973, pp97with 120 illustrations in colour and black & white.
Hb.
Very Good in a Very Good dust wrapper. An illustrated history of model railway
engineering.
£2.95 Modellers'
Guide to
the Great
Western
Railway,
SLP, 2006,
pp143.
Silver
Link
Library of
Railway
Modelling.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good.
A
substantially
updated
version of
Booth's
book,
first
published
by PSL in
1990.
Surprisingly
no credit
is given
to the
original
author!
£4.95 Morton,
Ian
Road
Vehicles
for Model
Railways,
IA, 2007,
pp80.
Well-illustrated
in colour
throughout.
Aspects
of
Modelling
Series.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good.
A
very
welcome
book on
this
neglected
aspect of
railway
modelling.
£3.95 Neale,
Don
Railways
in the
Garden,
Peco,
1978,
pp72.
Pb.
Near
VG.
Old
price
sticker on
the cover.
Written
to
encourage
the
newcomer,
as well as
the more
established
enthusiast,
to push
his tracks
onward
down the
garden.
£2.95 Norman,
Barry
Landscape
Modelling,
Wild
Swan,
1986, pp66
with
numerous
illustrations
and
diagrams.
Large
Format Pb.
Very
Good.
£5.95 Norman,
Barry
Building
a Model
Railway:
Designing
a Layout,
Wild
Swan,
1997,
pp106 with
numerous
illustrations
&
figures.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good.
£8.50 Page,
Peter J
Small
Layouts
Handbook,
7mm Narrow
Gauge
Association,
2009,
pp60.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good.
Featuring
"a
Selection
of Small
Narrow
Gauge
Layouts in
Scales
Around
7mm/ft"
and
"Layouts
for the
Boxroom or
Smaller
Spaces."
Illustrated
in colour
throughout.
£3.95 Pendon:
Why, What
and How,
Pendon
Museum
Trust, 1st
edition
1968,
pp36.
Pb.
VG.
The
story
behind the
unique
Pendon
modelling
project.
£1.25 Pilton,
Chris
Cottage
Modelling
for Pendon,
Wild
Swan,
1987, pp92
with
numerous
illustrations
& line
drawings.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good.
An
exposition
of the
modelling
techniques
used at
The Pendon
Museum.
£12.50 Postlethwaite,
Alan
Model
Railway
Detailing
Manual: A
Source
Book of
Period
Photographs
from the
Steam Age,
Haynes,
2005, 312
illustrations.
Large
Format.
Glazed
Boards.
Very
Good.
Over
300
photographs
taken
during the
last days
of British
Rail steam
to help
modellers
recreate
the period
in model
form.
With
sections
on:
Station
Buildings,
Platform
Browsing,
Station
Layouts,
Parcels
and
Freight,
Train
Perspectives,
Along the
Line,
Signals,
Signal
Boxes,
Rolling
Stock, and
Locomotive
Facilities.
£6.95 RailModel
Digest:
No.4,
Hawkshill,
pp96.
Editors:
Iain Rice
and Mike
Peascod.
Large
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Very
Good+.
Contents
include:
Q1 in EM,
Tim
Shackleton
on
Chapels,
Colonel
Stephens
in 7mm,
Card
Modelling
Basics,
Eye Care
for
Modellers,
4mm Wagon
Running
Gear:
Springing,
3mm Models
Under the
Lens, LNWR
Bushey
Troughs,
S&DJR
in 4mm,
Control
Panels,
Denaby PO
Wagons,
Finishing
Off the
2251, The
DG
Coupling,
Layout
Design:
Garliestown,
and PCB's
& Reed
Switches.
£4.95 Railway Modelling: The Beginners Guide No.1 Getting Started, No.2 Baseboards Track & Wiring, No.3 Adding Scenery, Peco, 2002. Soft Cover. VG. Three 16-page illustrated booklets for only 95p. Ray,
Jack
A
Lifetime
with 'O'
Gauge:
Crewchester
- and
Others,
Pendragon,
1992,
pp84.
Large
Format Pb.
VG.
The
author
recalls 40
years of
'O' gauge
modelling.
£3.95 Ray,
Jack
Model
Railways
and their
Builders:
Fifty
Classic
Layouts,
Atlantic,
1995,
pp160.
Large
Format Hb.
VG+
in a VG
dust
wrapper.
Jack
Ray was
the first
president
of the
Gauge O
Guide, so
inevitably
most of
the
layouts
featured
are O
gauge.
The
book is
notable
for the
high-quality
photographs
of the
layouts,
both in
colour and
black
&
white.
£6.95 Rice,
Iain
Whitemetal
Locos: A
Kitbuilder's
Guide,
Wild
Swan,
1989, pp62
with
numerous
illustrations
and
diagrams.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good.
£8.50 Rice,
Iain
An
Approach
to Model
Railway
Layout
Design:
Finescale
in Small
Places,
Wild Swan,
1990,
pp64.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good.
£12.50 Rice,
Iain
Light
Railway
Layout
Designs,
Wild Swan,
1991, pp72
with
numerous
illustrations
and
diagrams.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good.
£16.50 Rice,
Iain
(Editor)
An
Introduction
to 4mm
Fine Scale
Railway
Modelling,
Railmodel,
1995,
pp64.
Large
Format Pb.
A
RailMODEL
handbook.
Very
Good+.
Contributors:
Mike
Ainsworth,
Gordon
Ashton,
Eddie
Bourne,
Chris
Challis,
Mike
Peascod
and Frank
Watts.
£7.50 Rice,
Iain
Railway
Modelling
The
Realistic
Way,
Haynes,
2007,
pp352 with
many
illustrations
&
figures.
Hard
Cover.
Very Good+
in a Very
Good dust
wrapper.
"Explores
the modern
hobby and
the
opportunity
it
presents
for
creating
model
railways
that look
stunningly
realistic
and
function
with
unmatched
sophistication."
£12.50 Rogers
R C
Painting
and Lining
Railway
Models,
Model
&
Allied
Publications,
1949. 1st
edition
1949,
pp62.
Small
format Pb.
Fair.
Wear
to the
spine of
the
covers.
Describes
the
various
methods
available
to the
modeller
for
painting
and lining
models.
£2.95 Shackleton,
Tim
Plastic-Bodied
Locos,
Wild
Swan,
1999,
pp164.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good+.
There
is a
vertical
crease in
the title
page,
otherwise
VG+.
After
an
introductory
chapter,
each
chapter is
devoted to
a major
project: A
"4F",
A
"B1",
A Brighton
Terrier, A
Hawksworth
County, A
West
Country
Pacific,
and a
"9F".
£14.50 Sharman,
Mike
Wheel
Specifications
for the
Modeller,
OPC, 1st
edition
1978,
pp56.
Card
Covers.
Very Good-.
Slight
wear to
the
corners of
the
covers;
some loss
of colour
down the
spine; old
price
sticker on
the title
page.
A major
reference
listing
the wheel
sizes,
type and
number of
spokes for
steam
locomotives
built in
the period
from
around
1870 until
the end of
steam.
£4.95 Sharman
M
The
Broad
Gauge of
the Great
Western
Railway,
The
Bristol
and Exeter
Railway
and the
North and
South
Devon
Railways:
A
Selection
of 7mm
Locomotive
Drawings,
Oakwood
Press,
1985,
pp129.
Portfolio
Series
Vol.1.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good.
There
is some
foxing on
the title
page.
Eighty
four
drawings
of broad
gauge
engines.
£16.50 Sharman
M The Great Eastern Railway Part
One: A selection of 7mm locomotive drawings, Oakwood, 1987.
Portfolio Series Vol.3. Pb.
VG. A total of seventy three
drawings from The Locomotive Magazine are reproduced on double size
fold-out pages. £8.50 Sharman
M
The
Great
Western
Railway:
0-6-0
Standard
Gauge
Locomotives,
Oakwood
Press,
1990. Portfolio
Series
Vol.5.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good.
The
orange
colour on
the spine
of the
cover has
faded.
Eighty
eight
drawings
of GWR
0-6-0s,
including
locomotives
absorbed
at The
Grouping.
£8.50 Simmons,
Norman
How
to go
Railway
Modelling,
PSL, 5th
edition
1983,
pp219.
"5th
edition of
Britain's
best-selling
model
railway
book."
Hard
Cover.
Fine
in a Fine
dust
wrapper.
A
comprehensive
best-selling
introduction
to the
hobby.
£2.95 Simmons,
Norman
Railway
Modelling,
PSL,
6th
edition
1988,
pp288.
Hb.
Fine
in a Fine
dust
wrapper.
The
6th
edition of
Britain's
best-selling
model
railway
book,
providing
a
comprehensive
introduction
to the
hobby.
£3.95 Smeed,
Vic
Complete
Railway
Modelling:
Tracks,
Scenery,
Rolling
Stock,
Operation,
Elbury
Press,
1982,
pp192.
Large
Format Hb.
VG
in a VG
dust
wrapper.
A
very
practical
book
providing
a good
understanding
of all
aspects of
modelling
from track
design,
construction
&
wiring
through
scenery
&
structures
to the
selection,
building
&
operation
of
locomotives
&
rolling
stock.
£3.95 Smith,
David J
GWR
Switch and
Crossing
Practice:
A Design
Guide for
4mm
Modellers,
Great
Western
Study
Group,
2000,
pp152.
Large
Format.
Card
Covers.
Very
Good.
A
comprehensive
study with
two
sections -
Part 1:The
Prototype,
Part 2:
Designing
for the
Model.
£24.50 Stevens-Stratten,
S W
British
Rail
Main-Line
Diesels,
IA,
Revised
and
enlarged
edition
1975,
pp64.
Drawings
by R. S.
Carter.
Large
landscape
format Pb.
Plastic
comb
binding.
VG.
Remains of
old price
sticker in
top corner
of the
cover.
"OO"
scale
drawings
of British
Rail
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