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SECTION
SIX - LITERATURE, etc...JUNE 2008
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Contents: Please scroll to the following references
A Model
railway and associated literature (see also Books section):
Bassett-Lowke printed
matter
Hornby-related printed
matter
Hornby 0-gauge printed
matter
Hornby & Meccano
showcards
Hornby Dublo printed
matter
Tri-ang, Tri-ang-Hornby
and subsequent Hornby printed matter
Trix Twin printed
matter
Other model railway catalogues (Lima,
Mainline, Airfix, etc.)
Other model railway
Books and booklets
B Meccano and Dinky Toys,
other diecast catalogues
C Meccano Manuals
D Meccano
Magazines
E Ephemera
F Jig-saw puzzles
G Books - Toy &
model-reference, other modelling
H New Cavendish books
I (a) Books relating to
prototype railways
(b) Booklets & magazines ref. prototype
railways
(c) Ian Allan ABC and
similar
(d) Railway official
publications
J Motoring
K Motor racing
L Aeronaurical and Maritime
M Other books
N Maps
P. Gramophone record
atalogues
R. Video, DVD and film
A. MODEL RAILWAY and associated Catalogues, etc.
Part 1 - Bassett-Lowke
6A.01 The Bassett-Lowke Story (Roland
Fuller). The definitive work by a
director. Hundreds of illustrations
coupled with informative text. With
dustwrap. £40
6A.02
Bassett-Lowke Railways.
Catalogue published in 1969 on the setting up of the ‘new’
company in Cadogan Street, London.
Gives full details of the future plans and contains a very
comprehensive reprint section of original Bassett-Lowke catalogues covering
the years 1901-1963. Invaluable
reference work. Limp-back edition £30
6A.03 Basett-Lowke Railways. Same as above but special edition issued
on the U.S.A tour of 'Flying Scotsman'.
Numbered, in slip case £30
6A.04 Bassett-Lowke Model Engines - catalogue
Section B. Dec. 1936 Fair/good £15
6A.05 Bassett-Lowke Catalogue 1938, Section B,
Part 1 (no covers) (Stationary engines, boilers, motors, etc.) £6
6A.06
Bassett-Lowke early (thick) catalogue. Pages 23-294, without covers. (NC) £5
6A.07 Bassett-Lowke Model Railway Handbook, 9th.
edn. Sept., 1940. Scuffed cover,
good within £17
6A.08 Bassett-Lowke Model
Railway Handbook. 9th. edition. Sept. 1940. Hardback. Somewhat soiled £15
6A.09 Bassett-Lowke Model Railway Handbook. 12th.
edn. June 1946. Good with dustwrap £19
6A.10 Bassett-Lowke Gauge 0 Scale Model Railways
Catalogue. November 1946. With
accompanying leaflets. 32pp.
'landscape' format. £20
6A.11
Bassett-Lowke Catalogue ‘Gauge 0 Model Railways’. Summer
1947. Lightly soiled. 2
copies Each
£18
6A.12 Bassett-Lowke Catalogue 'Gauge 0 Model
Railways'. Autumn 1948. Fair/good (NC) £18
6A.13 Bassett-Lowke Gauge 0 Scale Model Railways
Catalogue. Autumn 1950 44pp. 'landscape'
format. £18
6A.14 Bassett-Lowke Model Railways
Catalogue. Sept. 1957. Yellow girder
bridge cover. Limpback £12
6A.15 Bassett-Lowke Model Railway &
Engineering Catalogue. Autumn 1959.
Pale blue cover £14
6A.16 Bassett-Lowke Model Shipping &
Engineering Catalogue. Undated,
believed early 1960s. (reference to '60 years' inside back cover). Green cover £12
6A.17
Bassett-Lowke Model Railway & Engineering Catalogue. Yellow
cover. The final catalogue. Date ref. June 1963. Good throughout Qty. 2 Each
£13
6A.18 Bassett-Lowke
Model Railway & Engineering Catalogue. Yellow cover. The final catalogue. Date ref. June 1963. Spine re-taped. £13
6A.19 Bassett-Lowke. Instruction leaflet
(single-fold, 4 sides) for locomotives fitted with d.c. current 'Permag' motor
£5
6A.20 Bassett-Lowke. Instruction leaflet (single
fold, 4 sides) for scale-model Electric locomotives fitted with Junior
'Permag' motors. Pamphlet. £3.50
6A.21 Bassett-Lowke. Instruction leaflet
(double-sheet, 8 sides) for scale-model electric locomotives fitted with d.c.
current 'Permag' motor £6
(see also
General ephemera, section E)
Part 2 Hornby-related
literature
General
6A.26 The Cranbourn Press ‘Meccano Magazine
Digest’ Series. All now OUT OF
PRINT
Numerous
titles as follow:
CP1
Dinky Toys. 1928-1940. 28 pages
b/w £5
CP2
Dinky Toys 1941-1950. 32 pages b/w £5 CP3
Dinky Toys 1951-58 (ML) £5
CP4
Dinky Toys 1958-1961. 32pp. b/w £5
CP6 Meccano Magazine - Hornby Gauge 0 Digest 1924-1939 32pp. b/w
£5
CP7 Main Line Ending (Hiornby 0-gauge 1950s- 1960s)
6A.27 Along Hornby Lines'. Excellent early
reference work by Bernard Huntingdon.
Profusely illustrated (monochrome).
Hardback, with dustwrap. Not
often available. £22
Hornby O-gauge literature
6A.31 Hornby Book of Trains 1937-8. Complete,
with reproduction covers. All
original within. £45
6A.32
Hornby Book of Trains 1938-9. Depicts
Princess Elizabeth within, but not Hornby Dublo. Complete, with reproduction. pages 3-4 and repro. back cover, otherwise all
original. Slight scuffing. £20
6A.33 Hornby Railway Company Handbook. November
1951 (13/1151/12). Chiefly 0-gauge
with a few Dublo pages
£10
6A.34 Hornby Railway Company Handbook, December
1952 (13/1252/30. Chiefly 0-gauge with a few Dublo pages. £10
6A.35 Hornby Railway Company Handbook, February 1956,
ref 13/256/10. Chiefly 0-gauge with a
few Dublo pages.
£10
6A.36 Hornby Railway Company Handbook. October
1958 (13/1058/20). Good
£10
6A.37 Hornby Railway Company Handbook. October
1958 (13/1058/20) Another copy (NC).
Good
£10
6A.38 Hornby Trains - Electric. 1934 fold-out
pamphlet (15/834/500). Rear page
replaced. This 'electric' version is a
scarce item. £7.50
6A.39 Hornby Trains. - Clockwork. 1934 fold-out pamphlet. (15/834/500) Reprint
by HRCA £2.50
6A.40 Hornby
Trains. Clockwork. 1934 fold-out
pamphlet. Reprint by HRCA (15/834/500) (another copy NC) £2.50
6A.41 Hornby - Layouts for Clockwork Track.
August 1949 leaflet. Outer sheet only
(missing inner leaf) (NC) £2
6A.42 Hornby Clockwork Trains. Fold-out pamphlet issued July 1957
(11/757/250). Haskins Sports Depot,
Hoylake overprint £8.50
6A.43 Hornby Clockwork Trains. 7th.
edn. Fold-out pamphlet ref. 8/10/59/175.
Green cover. Scarce £8
6A.44 Hornby Layout Suggestions for Clockwork
Track. 1961 issue. ref. 10/261/120. Single fold (4-sides)
£3
6A.45 Hornby Clockwork Trains. Small
orange-coloured fold-out pamphlet issued June 1961 (9/661/175). Sellotape repairs on the folds. Uncommon £8.50
6A.46 Hornby
Clockwork Trains. Small yellow printed
fold-out pamphlet issued 1962, ref. 12/4/62/150. Haywards of Tewkesbury overprint. Scarce £7.50
6A.47 Hornby
Clockwork Trains. Small yellow printed
fold-out pamphlet issued 1962, ref. 12/4/62/150. Scarce
Another copy, wihtout imprint £7.50
6A.48 The Hornby Electric Train and how to work
it (ref. Metropolitan loco.). HRCA
reprint £2
6A.49 How to get more fun out of Hornby
Trains. HRCA reprint of 1928 leaflet £2.50
6A.50 How
to plan your Hornby electric railway. HRCA reprint of 1931 leaflet (2/831/45) £2.50
6A.51 Hornby 0-gauge - package of various
reprints of interesting publications, via the HRCA. Lot £7.50
Meccano & Hornby Showcards
6A.56 Replica stand-up Showcard - Hornby. Shows locomotive 'Britannia' at speed (as
used on post-war set boxes) Qty. 2 Each £12
6A.57 Replica stand-up Showcard - Hornby Boy,
kneeling, holding 'Hornby' banner aloft. £7.50
6A.58 Replica stand-up Showcard - Hornby Boy,
standing, holding placard across waist £7.50
Hornby Dublo literature
In ascending date order
6A.66 Hornby Dublo Electric Trains fold-out Pamphlet,
ref. 7/857/500 (HD/CF/3) (August 1957) - Bristol Castle on cover - the catalogue with the renowned
‘six-finger hand’.
Incomplete, not showing the hand £1.50
6A.67 Hornby
Dublo Electric Trains. Fold-out
pamphlet introducing the new 2-rail system 1959. ‘Caledonian’
with ‘London’ on cover. ref HD/CF/1.
Complete, but with creases £6.50
6A.68 Hornby Dublo
Electric Trains. Fold-out pamphlet
introducing the new 2-rail system 1959. ‘Caledonian’ with
‘London’ on cover. ref HD/CF/1. Incomplete, with old sellotape
repairs on folds. £2.50
6A.69 Hornby Dublo Electric Trains. 1961 catalogue
(18/561/500) with ‘Barnstaple’ on cover. Good.
£13
See further below for Meccano products catalogues
etc.
French Hornby ()HO scale)
6A.71 Hornby-acHO (Tri-ang and Hornby Catalogue
1965-66. 32pp. Good £10
Tri-ang, Tri-ang Hornby & subsequent Hornby
catalogues etc.
6A.76 No.12 (1966) £8.50
6A.77 No.13 (1967) (2 copies) Each £8.50
6A.78 No. 21 (1975) £3.50
6A.79 No.22 (1976) £2.50
6A.80 No. 23 (1977) £2.50
6A.81 No. 24 1978 (1
copies) £2.50
6A.82 No. 25 (1979) (3 copies) £2.50
6A.83 No. 26 (1980) £2.50
6A.84 Hornby Minitrix fold-out pamphlet. Ref.
N642. £1.50
6A.85 Hornby Express magazine, May 1976.
Uncommon £2.50
6A.86 Hornby 3-1/2in. gauge Stephenson’s Rocket
publicity double-sided sheet Qty. 2 Each
£1
Trix Twin system
6A.91 Trix Twin - The world's
finest miniature railway. A5-size single fold pamphlet. Qty. 2
Each £2.50
6A.92 Trix Twin Railway.- Designed for
Action. Double-sided fold-out
pamphlet, printed yellow/
black. Undated. Very slightly incomplete at front
bottom corner £6.50
6A.93 Trix Twin Permanent Way Manual.
£3
6A.94
Trix Twin Yearbook 1955 £6
6A.95 Trix Twin Yearbook 1956
£6
6S.96 Trix Twin Railway. Monochrome catalogue 1938-1939. (issued
under the Bassett-Lowke masthead).
Mainly original, some pages and cover reproduced. £3
6A.97 Trix Twin
pamphlet 'Listen - it whistles!' describing the new TTR Train Whistle
Set. £1
6A.98 Trix pamphlet describing the baseboard
table with detachable legs. £1
6A.99 Trix Twin Railway - 'The world's
finest....'. Double folded small-format pamphlet, monochroime. undated
£3
Trix Twin Gazette - pre-war issues
- the
following have two small holes punched near the spine for binding purposes:
6A.100 No.
1 Nov-Dec 1937. 8-page booklet,
complete £6
6A.101 No. 2 Jan-Feb 1938. 8-page booklet. Complete, £6
6A.102 No. 3
Spring 1938. 8-page booklet.
Complete, sellotaped across centre. £6
6A.103 No. 4 Nov-Dec 1938. 8-page booklet. Complete
£6
6A.104 No. 5 Spring 1939. 8-page booklet. Complete, £5
Trix Twin Gazette - post-war issues
6A.105 No. 1 Christmas 1950 £5
6A.106 No. 5 Autumn 1952 £5
- the
following have two small holes punched near the spine for binding purposes
6A.107 No. 2 Autumn 1951 £4
6A.108 No.
3 Chruistmas 1951 £4
6A.109 No. 4 Spring 1952. £4
6A.110 No.
5 Autumn 1952£ £4
6A.111 No.
6 Christmas 1952
£4
6A.112 No. 7 Spring 1953 £4
6A.113 9 Christmas 1953 £4
6A.114 No.
11 Autumn 1954 16-page, smaller format £4
6A.115 No. 12 Christmas 1954, 16-page, smaller
format £4
6A.116 No. 13 Autumn 1955, 24-page, smaller
format £4
6A.117 14 Christmas 1955, 16-page, smaller format
£4
6A.118 No. 15 Autumn 1956, 16-page, smaller
format £4
Other Catalogues from the major
manufacturers
(for
general booklets see later section)
6A.120 Douglass
Models Catalogue 1962. 14pp. 'portrait'
format £5.50
6A.121 Fleischmann HO and N
Catalogue 1979-80. £5
6A.122 Fleischmann N Piccolo 9950 catalogue. £1.50
6A.123 Lima 1978-79 £1.50
6A.12 Lima 1983-84 £2.50
6A.125 Lima 1985-86 (2 copies) £2.50
6A.126 Lionel 1987 £2.50
6A.127 Mainline 1st.
edn. Catalogue. Mint. £4
6A.128 Mainline 1979 catalogue. Very good £4
6A.129 Mainline
1980 catalogue Mint £4
6A.130 Peco Catalogue. 13th. edn. c1965 £2.50
6A.131 Peco catalogue, with 1980 price list £2.50
6A.132 Tyco (U.S.A.). 1968-69
£3
Other model railway
literature (catalogues and pamphlets)
(for Books, see separate section below)
6A.136 Beatties
‘stick-in’ update
Catalogue. Wire-bound. 1970s. Qty.
2 Each £3.50
6A.137 Beatties ‘at-a-glance’ Data Sheets and
stock
lists. 1979/1980 £2
6A.138 The British Railways Model Railway.
Descriptive pamphlet, 1950s (revised edition). £5
6A.139 CCW Catalogue.
Early issue from their Chichester address. 24pp.
Blue cover £5
6A.140 CCW Catalogue.
Later issue from their Watford address. 16pp.
Cream cover £4
6A.141 E.C.M. Control Systems catalogue, 1979 £1.50
6A.142 Engine Shed - see The Engine shed
6A.143 Gauge 1
Railway Models in Bristol Industrial Museum.
64pp. booklet. £2
6A.144 Gaugemaster 'Quality In Control Controllers
Catalogue. Date unidentified. £1
6A.145 Graham Farish fold-out Poster 1978. Depiocts Black
5 in wintry conditions £1
6A.146 Great Weller Railway - see The Great Weller
6A.147 L.G.B. Controllers.5006 + 5007. 8-page booklet £1.50
6A.148 L.G.B. Controllers. 5006/5007 + 5012..
12-page booklet £2
6A.149 Lima T.P.O. leaflet (in Italian) £0.50
6A.150 Marklin
'Elektrische Eisenbahnen' Electrical Instruction Leaflets (5 different, with
envelope, plus notes on digital £1.50
6A.151 Model railway suppliers -
dossier of literature from ModelSpares, Poolewe, Ross-shire, Dave Cleal
(Mainly Trains), etc. Plus numerous Hornby instruction leaflets. Dated c 1990/1 £2
6A.152 N-gauge
Society Journal. No. 1 (1977). 18-page newsletter £2
6A.153 Oxford & District Model Railway
Club. Exhibition Programme 1977 £0.50
6A.154 Ratio Plastic Models Catalogue 1983/4
20-page catalogue with supplement £2
6A.155 Rivarossi New items 1980 £2
6A.156 Rivarossi new Items 1985
£2
6A.157 Signal Box - see The Signal Box
6A.158 The Engine Shed (Arundel) price list/catalogue and
other shop pamphlets £0.50
6A.159 The Great Weller Railway – typewritten notes
£1
6A.160 The Model Maintenance Company (Holt Model Railways
of Swansea) - File of exploded diagrams. (locomotives, bogies, etc.). Very
useful for the repairer Vols.I.
& II. Each £3.50
6A.161 The Signal Box (Rochester), leaflets £0.25
6A.162 Wrenn Silver Jubilee wallet (empty) £2.50
Books and booklets relating to model railways and
other toys
(for major reference works, see below section 6G).
6A.166 Steam on Britain's Miniature Railways
(Butterell, publ. Bradford Barton). h/b with d/w. £6
6A.167 Miniature Locomotive Construction (Ahern).
171pp. Hardback with dustwrap. £5
6A.168 Miniature
Locomotive Construction (Ahern).
171pp. limpback. £3
6A.169 Miniature Landscape Modelling (Ahern). 133pp. hardback, with dustwrap £5
6A.170 Miniature Landscape Modelling (Ahern). 133pp. limpback. £3
6A.171 Practical Two-rail Electrification
(E.F.Carter). Publ. Percival Marshall. £3
6A.172 Electric Model Railways. 9E.F.Carter). 79pp. Missing Chapter 1 (pp 1-14) £1
6A.173 Railway
Modelling (E.F.Carter): Foyles
Handbook, 1953. Small h/back. Complete
but slight damp damage at base. £1.50
(B) MECCANO, DINKY TOYS,
ETC. - related literature
6B.176 ‘Meccano
- Our Selling Service’. Reprod-uction of a very scarce trade
catalogue, 1929. Shows all the shop selling aids available. Fascinating
insight into items rarely seen now. £3.50
6B.177 Meccano products catalogue 1933. Ref 13/633/750. Monochrome reproduction, with
'Methley Vintage Railway' imprint on cover £2.50
6B.180 Meccano - The Toy That Grows With The
Boy'. Fold-out pamphlet ref. 11/656/400 (June
1956).
Good £6.50
6B.181 Meccano
‘Toys of Quality’ landscape-format catalogue ref. 13/756/525.
(July 1956). Repro. colour covers,
otherwise original and complete (Meccano helicopter on cover). Half normal
price £8.50
6B.182 Meccano 'Toys of Quality' landscape-format
catalogue, ref. 13/756/525 (July 1956). (Meccano helicopter on cover). Repro. colour covers and outer
pages. Half normal price £7.50
6B.183 Meccano Toys of Quality. landscape-format
catalogue July 1956 (13/756/525).
Original and good (NC) £10
6B.184 Meccano Illustrated Parts/Price List. Sept
1963 (10963/36) £2.50
6B.185 'Begin building'. simple models for
starters, by John Westwood. A4 folded
sheet. £1
6B.186 Meccano Collecting by
John Westwood.
24-page type-written booklet with illustrations, in the style of
'Cranbourn Press' publications. £2
6B.187 Meccano 'Elektrikit' fold-out
pamphlet. Ref 16/763/300 (July 1963)
Single-fold, small format. Scarce £3.50
6B.188 Meccano 'Emebo' Electric Motor. Single-sided pamphlet £1.50
Diecast model catalogues and other printed matter:
6B.191 History of
British Dinky Toys (Dr. Cecil Gibson).
156pp. soft-back. The
recognised pioneering reference book.
Reprint, but exactly the same as the 1st. edition. £9.50
6B.192 Dinky Toys
6B.193 Corgi Toys
-
Classics Special Selection 1997 £2
- Classics Special July-Dec
1999 £2
6B.194 Matchbox
- Kit Catalogue 1980/81
£3
C. MECCANO CONTRUCTIONAL SYSTEM MANUALS
Please refer to separate listing at end of this page
D. MECCANO MAGAZINES
6D.201 Check-list
for marking off which issues one has or requires. Free on request
6D.202 Complete years (these all in excellent
condition): 1945, 1948, 1957,1959 Per year
£10
6D.203 Individual copies: £5
each
1930: February
1936: September
6D.204 Reproduction copy:
1939 May
6D.205 Individual copies, incomplete:
1935: February Cut-out on one page. Missing rear cover
1936: April Missing 6 pages (3 leaves), missing rear cover
1936: June Missing 4 pages (2 leaves)
1937: June Missing centre 4 pages (2 leaves)
1937: November Missing 4 pages (2 leaves)
1938: January Missing covers front and rear
1939 June Reproduction rear cover
6D.206 War-time (small-format) - (a few) and Post-war
(scores), with covers - Ask for any
requirements.
(E) EPHEMERA, etc.
6E.211 Advertisements:
Set of paper miniature motor trade advertise-ments of the 1950s.
Esso/Regent/Lodge/Wolseley/MG etc. Originals, as used on advice notes,
etc. Pack. of 11/12 or so. £4.50
6E.212 Amey Roadstone (ARC) - publicity leaflet for Fen
gravel, with picture showing loading of gravel into railway wagons. £0.50
6E.213 Austin Reed Ltd. of Regent Street. |