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St JOHN THOMAS**, DAVID & WHITEHOUSE**, PATRICK: : The Great Days of the COUNTRY RAILWAY. [Co-author SIGNED copy.]

UK.NEWTON ABBOT,DEVON.DAVID & CHARLES,1986.

ISBN 0715387758.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,co-author SIGNED,1st edn. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but co-author's ink signature and dated, dedication to half-title page: "To J L B Christmas 1986 David St John Thomas." and price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated, colour pictorial illustrated artwork to upper wrap; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners,minimal creasing to top edges - no major nicks or tears present. Top+fore-edges clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Unblemished publisher's original plain dark brown cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white sets of endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+ dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,7-208pp [paginated] includes 10 chapters with an introduction, 16pp of contemporary colour photographs (3 double-page),profuse contemporary b/w photographs,illus and railway track plans throughout the text and the book, acknowledgements,suggested reading list an index; plus [unpaginated] SIGNED half-title page,title page,b/w photographic frntis and contents list/ table. The total experience of the country railway in its colourful heyday is brought to life in this new book,almost entirely specially written but including a uniquely rich range of ingredients.In addition to its ten main chapters,there are shorter studies in between,while in boxes and the extra outside column running throughout the book there is an enormous variety of anecdote,study and quotation. The specially commissioned painting for the dw/dj shows two expresses on the West Highland line about to cross; colour photographs include rarities from different arts of the British Isles; over 130 b/w photographs capture the country railway in every mood and at many different times in history,though the emphasis is on the immediate post-war years that will still be fresh in many reader's memories,since the authors conclude that the Great Days - certainly the days of most frequent trains - were late in history. And there are track plans,reproductions of a variety of timetables,notices and other material.The main authors are David St. John Thomas and Patrick Whitehouse, whose partnership took 'The Great Western Railway: 150 Glorious Years' into the bestselling lists.The format is the same, along with the same wide range of topics that made that book so popular.Both have written extensively on the country railway before,David St. John Thomas's 'The Country Railway' being among the most popular handful of railway titles ever published, but it is stressed that this book is totally new and different. Contributions are included from many other well-known writers: Gerry Fiennes has a unique piece on the use of a tow- rope in a rural shunt; A.J. Powell's work includes a delightful recounting of summer Saturday pressure on the Midland & Great Northern Joint; Geoffrey Kitchenside writes on single-line signalling and country rolling stock; David L. Smith recalls a highlight on the Glasgow & South Western,and there is much more.With its lively writing,wealth of anecdote and depth of perception,its fine array of colour and b/w illustrations,and many extra touches,'The Great Days of the Country Railway' will surely be another of those rare classics of railway literature. Please contact seller,because of the heavier weight and the value of this item, for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
"To J L B Christmas 1986 David St John Thomas."

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