Modern Journals

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Modern Journals

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70. Archive 1994-2007
An unbroken run of issues 1-54 Standard A4 format, 64 pages per issue, plenty of illustrations and no advertising. Laminated card cover, square back. Archive is the only British magazine on industrial history that has a national circulation. Well-researched articles and high standard of presentation. Most issues have at least one article of railway interest. Condition 'as new' throughout. Current new price is £6 per copy. Sold

84. Archive 1994-2003
Issues 1-40 bound in seven volumes. Issued quarterly, 64 pages in each issue with numerous illus, maps and diagrams. The original laminated covers have been retained within the bindings. Bound in flame-red cloth by Mike Sullivan. Archive was the first commercially successful industrial archaeology magazine to be published in Great Britain. It has the happy knack of combining research and scholarship with popular appeal. From the library of the late Ron Hoskins. Price: £200

85. Archive 1994-2003
Issues 1-40 bound in four substantial volumes. Issued quarterly, 64 pages in each issue with numerous illus, maps and diagrams. Bound in royal blue cloth by D J Bookbinders. The binding can be repeated for further volumes if the buyer wishes. Archive was the first commercially successful industrial archaeology magazine to be published in Great Britain. It has the happy knack of combining research and scholarship with popular appeal. From the library of the late Paul Burchell. Price: £200

87. Back Track 1987-2009
Volumes 1-23 bound as 19 books. Published originally by Atlantic, more recently by Pendragon. First issues are quarterly, then bi-monthly. Monthly publication from vol 9 to the present. Standard A4 format, about 700 pages per volume. Contains thoughtful and often provoking historical articles and extensive use of colour illustrations. The original colour covers have been retained. Bound in dark green cloth by DJ Bookbinders, which can be repeated for further volumes in the series if the buyer so wishes.
Back Track was the first of the 'new wave' railway periodicals from the smaller publishing houses which were more concerned with historical accuracy and production values than mass circulation. Still going strong today under Michael Blakemore's editorship. Price: £695

83. British Railway Journal 1-73 + Extra Numbers
Bound volumes 1-8 containing issues 1-73 together with the five GWR, LMS and GER special issues bound together in a ninth volume. Standard A4 format, approximately 300 to 450 pages per volume with numerous illustrations and diagrams. Bound in dark blue cloth by Mike Sullivan. BRJ was started by the then newly founded Wild Swan Publications to provide an outlet for 'serious' railway writing and research of the kind that was no longer catered for by the mass market railway periodicals. Production standards are high. From the library of the late Ron Hoskins. Price: £365

156. British Railway Journal No 1-73 + Extra Numbers
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Bound volumes 1-8 containing issues 1-73 together with the five GWR, LMS and GER special numbers bound together in a ninth volume. Standard A4 format, approximately 300-450 pages per volume, often lengthy articles with numerous illustrations and diagrams. Title page/index in each volume. Bound in royal blue cloth by DJ Bookbinders, gilt titles on spines, a very fine set of a high quality periodical. BRJ was started in 1983 by the then newly founded Wild Swan Publications to provide an outlet for 'serious' railway writing and research of the kind that was no longer catered for by the mass market periodicals. Price: £365

159. Great Western Journal 1992-2009
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Volumes 1-9 (issues 1-72 complete) and also including the scarce unnumbered introductory issue and the Special Cornish issue of 1992. Published by Wild Swan, four issues a year, and two years to a volume. A4 format, mostly 40 pages per issue, about 480 pages per volume. The premier magazine for recording GWR history containing long feature articles, shorter contributions, fine illustrations in b/w and colour, maps, plans, correspondence. Very well produced as with all Wild Swan publications. Newly bound by DJ Bookbinders in dark green cloth with gilt titles. The binding is repeatable for future volumes. Price: £400

158. Midland Record, Issues 1994-2009 + Extras
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A good long run of issues 1-29 of this attractive bi-annual devoted to all matters concerning the Midland Railway, its routes, locomotives, rolling stock, structures, and operations, edited by Bob Essery. Lengthy articles and well illustrated, about 80 pages per issue, published in laminated covers which have been retained within the hard covers. As well as the main magazine this set also contains the scarce Special Preview issue, the MR American Locomotives Issue of 1997 and the MR Wagons Special Issue of 1998. All bound in six substantial volumes in the publishers official maroon bindings having the ornate "Midland Record" device in gilt on the upper boards. A very fine set. Price: £300

90. Midland Record 1-18
A fine set of issues 1-18 bound in 4 volumes. Published twice a year by Wild Swan and edited by noted MR expert Bob Essery. Standard A4 format, about 64 pages per issue lavishly illustrated. Laminated card covers which have been retained in this set. Professionally bound in flame-red cloth by Mike Sullivan. Further volumes can be bound in similar style if the buyer so wishes. Midland Record is coming along nicely and now forms a vast repository of information concerning all aspects of the Midland Railway. From the library of the late Ron Hoskins. Price: £185

155. Railway Bylines 1996-2009
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A very fine run of volumes 1-14. The arrangement of contents is bi-monthly for the first two years, nine issues in 3rd year, then monthly from commencement of Volume 4. Standard A4 format, about 52 pages per issue, idiosyncratic articles about the byways and backwaters of railway history, obscure branch lines, run-down industrial systems, odd forms of propulsion from the past, nooks, crannies, huts and bothies. Photos, maps and other illustrations. Bound in 13 volumes (vol 1 and 2 as a single book). Neatly bound in red cloth by DJ, gilt titles on spines. Price: £500

160. Railways South-East 1987-1993
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A complete run of the twelve 6-monthly issues bound as one volume. Published by Capital Transport Publishing. A4 format, 64 pages an issue, this approx 750 pages in total. Long articles of absorbing interest, profusely illustrated in b/w and colour, letters, notes and news. Covering railway history and development in London and the Home Counties, in our view it was the finest railway periodical ever produced in this country. Alas the 6-monthly publishing cycle did not fit the conventions of the newsagency trade and distribution problems became insurmountable. It was a sad loss when it closed. Dark green cloth by DJ Bookbinders. Price: £95.

118. Steam Days 1986-1999
Issues 1-124 inclusive, originally published quarterly, then monthly from 1991. Format is A4 for the first three volumes, then slightly over A4. Page count runs up to 750-800 pages per year. Contents are wholly British and entirely historical, mainly of the period 1930 to 1968. With numerous colour and b/w illus. Originally intended as a "Trains Illustrated" revival for those of a certain age, Steam Days developed a vigorous life of its own under the editorship of Rex Kennedy, and is now one of the most attractive steam-era magazines on the market. Bound in ten volumes in mid-green cloth by DJ Bookbinders, which can re repeated for further volumes. SOLD

144. Today's Railways [Europe] 1994-2008
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A good bound run of issues 1-156 of this smart and informative magazine produced by Platform Five Publishing. For the first two years issued bi-monthly, after that monthly to the present. A4 format, mostly approx 700 pages per volumes, profusely illustrated, mainly in colour. Major articles on routes and systems are usually accompanied by good, clear maps. In the early years the material was mixed British and Continental, and is now exclusively the latter (British coverage appears in the sister magazine Entrain/Today's Railways UK) Professionally bound in 13 volumes in orange cloth by D J Book Binders. Price: £475

161. Vintage Commercial Vehicle Magazine
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An unbound run from issue No.1 (1984) to 59, lacking only No.2 and No.7. Clean condition, wrapped in sparkle film to protect. Price for the lot: £48

162. Vintage Roadscene
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An unbroken and unbound run of the first 40 issues commencing December 1984. Clean condition, wrapped in sparkle film to protect. Price for the lot: £40

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