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Archive 1994-2003 Ref: Run 85

Issues 1-40 bound in four substantial volumes. Issued quarterly, 64 pages in each issue with numerous illustrations, 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: £175.00

British Railway Journal 1982-2004 Ref: Run 230

A full set of the First Series, issues 1-73 bound in eight substantial volumes. Published approximately quarterly by Wild Swan Publications. BRJ set a new standard for well researched historical railway writing, with long and well-considered articles on a wide range of subjects, all well illustrated with photos, maps and diagrams. Standard A4 magazine format, 44 pages per issue. Original covers and indexes are included. Bound in medium green cloth and gilt titling on the spines. A very fine set from the library of Michael Max.

Price: £400.00

British Railways Illustrated 1991-2016 Ref: Run 244

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A run of volumes 1-25 bound as 24 books (the thinner vols 1-2 as a single volume). Published alternate months for the first 2½ years, then monthly. Standard A4 magazine format, most volumes about 550 pages. Well illustrated with photographs, some early numbers featuring large folding track plans also. The contents have a strong 1940s to 1960s flavour with an emphasis on unusual subjects. Mainly steam but with some pioneer diesel and electric traction. Uniformly bound in dark green cloth by D J Bookbinders and in immaculate condition throughout.

Price: £695.00

The Continental Railway Journal 1973-2009 Ref: Run 218

New Series published quarterly, issues 12-156 inclusive comprising volumes 2-13. Uniform medium quarto format throughout, mostly 40-44 pages per issue except for a few slightly thinner early numbers. Glossy paper, containing authoritative articles, photos, locomotive lists and extensive news coverage from around the world. Bound in 12 substantial volumes, red cloth, very fine condition. Edited from first to last by the late Lance King and his band of helpers. CRJ is a premier source of information in English on overseas railways. In the earlier years coverage was mainly limited to Europe but soon spread to cover the whole world.

Price: £475.00

Great Western Railway Journal 1992-2016 Ref: Run 240

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Issues 1-103 bound in thirteen volumes. A complete run of this highly regarded historical magazine. Published quarterly by Wild Swan Publications, eight issues and on average about 450 pages to each volume. The first volume also includes the introductory issue "0" and the Special Cornish Number. A4 format, contents comprise substantial articles on all aspects of the GWR and BR(WR) up to about 1960. Well illustrated, often in colour, scale drawings, track diagrams and maps, indexes bound at the back An immaculate set in the publisher's medium green cloth, gilt titles on spines and front boards.

Price: £650.00

Locomotives International 1989-2010 Ref: Run 219

A complete bound run of the first series, issues 1-80 bound in 8 substantial volumes. A4 format, mostly 36 pages per issue with mono and some colour illustrations. Contents are worldwide though mainly beyond Europe and with an emphasis upon the hot parts of the globe. All the glossy covers have been retained. Bound in dark red cloth with gilt titles on the spines, a fine and pleasing-looking set.

Price: £450.00

Midland Record, Issues 1994-2010 + Extras Ref: Run 239

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A good long run of issues 1-31 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. 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 eight substantial volumes in a superior dark red cloth. A very fine set.

Price: £350.00

Model Railway Journal 1986-2011 Ref: Run 223

A good, long run from Volume 1 to Volume 27, including the elusive Preview number "0" and the three MRJ Compendiums issued in the 1990s. Published 8 times a year by Wild Swan Publications. Standard A4 format, about 300 pages per volume (slightly fewer in the early years), authoritative articles, profusely illustrated with photographs, drawings and diagrams. The original covers have been retained and the annual indexes bound in. The set is bound in 27 volumes (compendiums separate) in red cloth with gilt titling on the spines.

Price: £800.00

Railway Archive 2002-2016 Ref: Run 235

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A complete run of 50 issues in 14 clothbound volumes. Published quarterly by Black Dwarf Lightmoor. A4 format, about 80 pages per copy on good quality gloss paper with stiff laminated covers retained within the binding. Subject matter tends to be the earlier steam period with some articles up to the 1930s. Mainly black-and-white illustrations with some colour (often from vintage postcards - John Alsop the postcard archivist was a regular contributor). The binding is medium brown cloth with gilt titling, last two vols slightly plainer. As new condition throughout. From the collection of Mr R J V J Butt. Railway Archive ceased publication in 2016 with the appearance of #50, a sad loss to us all. This is the first bound set we have been able to offer.

Price: £425.00

Railway Reflections 1979-1985 Ref: Run 228

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A complete set of issues 1-28 together with the rare "pilot issue" of 1979 and the special issue "Western Reflections." Standard A4 format, 32 pages per issue, mainly pictorial with mixed colour and b/w photos of the postwar era. Mostly steam. Bound in 5 volumes, green cloth, fine condition.

Price: £100.00

Railway Reflections 1980-1985 Ref: Run 195

A complete set of issues 1-28 bound a single volume. Oversize A4 format, 32 pages per issue with many fine colour plates and b/w photos, mainly of the post-nationalisation steam era. All the original colour covers have been retained. Dark green cloth by DJ Book Binders, very fine condition. Railway Reflections was an early attempt to produce a wholly pictorial steam nostalgia magazine. Under the editorship of Hugh Ramsay it set a new standard for quality at a time when most other magazines were coming out on inferior inflation-era paper. In the end lack of capital did for it, but it paved the way for later successes such as Back Track and Steam Days.

Price: £95.00

Southern Way 2007-2017 Ref: Run 241

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A fine bound run of issues 1-40 from the library of R V J Butt. Quarterly historical journal of the Southern Railway, its constituents and BR Southern Region up to about 1970, edited by Kevin Robertson. Standard A4 magazine format, about 96 pages to 112 pages per issue. Well illustrated in colour and black & white. Strongly bound in ten volumes, medium green cloth by D J Bookbinders. A treasury of absorbing writing about all aspects of the SR.

Price: £450.00

Today's Railways [Europe] 1994-2010 Ref: Run 170

A good bound run of volumes 1-11 (issues 1-132) 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 approximately 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 11 volumes in medium green cloth with gilt titling on the spine by Chew Valley Book Binders. Ron White collection.

Price: £400.00

Today's Railways [Europe] 1994-2008 Ref: Run 144

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 volume, 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 now appears in the sister magazine Entrain/Today's Railways UK) Professionally bound as 13 volumes in orange cloth by D J Book Binders.

Price: £475.00

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