Oakwood Press gloss pictorial card covered book with square bound spine. LP210 in the Oakwood Locomotion Papers Series. The history of the use of Pullman luxury carriages on the railweays of Britain. Includes section on the Southern, King's Cross and Caledonian and the use of Pullmans by British Railways. 1998 1st edition. 112pp of text history with numerous B&W photographs throughout. Approximately A5 size.
The book focuses on the republishing of classic works from the early 1900s and earlier, which have become rare and costly. It emphasizes the commitment to making these timeless texts accessible through affordable, high-quality modern editions that preserve the original content and artwork.
The fascinating history of Bristol City Docks illustrated through old and modern pictures.
A fully contextualized, critical biography of William Hesketh Lever, 1st Lord Leverhulme (1851-1925), the founder of the Lever Brothers' Sunlight Soap empire. Intended for a broad academic, student and popular readership. -- .
A collection of memorabilia and illustrations with relevant notes about the social and economic effects of the Cambrian Railway system on Caersws village and the surrounding area, creating a record of a very important source of employment in mid Wales. Over 240 black-and-white photographs and 20 maps and diagrams
Those giving evidence, individually or through their professional associations, included a broad cross-section of official, professional and bureaucratic Britain: police chiefs, policemen, magistrates, judges, lawyers and Home Office civil servants; prison governors, medical officers and probation officers;