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The Rover Group - Company and Cars is a comprehensive history of the company and a guide to its products. Centring on the period of the official existence of the Rover Group, the book also examines the events leading up to its formation in 1986 and its...

Not only has Cosworth designed and supplied many race car engines, which won F1, CART, and many other Championship races, but it has also produced many celebrated high-performance road-car engines. In more recent times, its growing expertise in...

This collection of 200 posters from the archives of British Airways provides a stunning visual history of air travel from the earliest days to the present. Airline posters often evoked the glamour of air travel at a time when it was a novelty and the...

John Deere is one of the world's leading tractor companies and this fascinating book brings together the full account of production in both the United States and in Europe. Using modern photography and a largely chronological account of tractor...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400078721Author John NewhouseFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 238gDimensions(mm) 200mm *...

Few locomotives are as widely known or excite so much interest as Flying Scotsman. Designed by Sir Nigel Gresley in 1923, the locomotive became a flagship for the LNER and represented them at the British Empire Exhibition in 1924 and 1925. Thus began...

Harland and Wolff, once acknowledged as the greatest and best-known shipbuilding company in the world, for many years enjoyed a mighty eminence before a gradual descent into near obscurity. This illustrated book, told from the unique perspective of...

There are currently 272 London Underground, 113 Overground and 45 Docklands Light Railway stations. Luke Agbaimoni has been slowly attempting to capture visual moments at each one.When we see a symmetrical image, it soothes us. It feels as if a puzzle...

Named after the Napier Deltic diesel engines that powered them, the Class 55 Deltic locomotives served on Britain's railways from the early 1960s until the last examples were retired at the beginning of 1982. While in service, the Deltics dominated...

The must-have encyclopedia for all Tour de France fans.Celebrating the centenary of cycling's most iconic award, The Official Encyclopedia of the Yellow Jersey is a visually stunning and comprehensive look at all the wearers of the 'maillot jaune'. In...

Navigate your way around Bristol and Bath with this detailed and easy-to-use A-Z Street Atlas. Printed in full-colour, paperback format, this atlas contains 104 pages of continuous street mapping. More than 12,800 streets indexed. Large scale...

This lavishly illustrated, officially licensed reference work walks you through Mustang's nearly 60 years of continuous production-a rich and varied history nearly unmatched in the automotive world. Ford's Mustang is America's most iconic pony car...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910584552Author Michael ScottFormat HardbackPage Count 328Imprint Icon Publishing LtdPublisher Icon Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910356746Author Roy DaviesFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

Designed between 1969 and 1972 and first flown into space in 1981, the NASA Shuttle will have flown almost 140 missions by the time it is retired in 2010. David Baker describes the origin of the reusable launch vehicle concept during the 1960s, its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915984029Author Michael RhodesFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Platform 5 Publishing LtdPublisher Platform 5 Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658498Author Mathew WillisFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 354gDimensions(mm) 245mm...

Every manual is written from hands-on experience gained from stripping down and rebuilding each vehicle in the Haynes Project Workshop. The practical step-by-step instructions and clear photos are easy to follow and provide information on maintenance,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843362166Author Dorothy Saul-PooleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 468Imprint Air Pilot Publisher LtdPublisher Air Pilot Publisher Ltd

What Europe needed after the Second World War was an ultra-reliable workhorse to get small businesses on the move again. And, with a little nudge from the Dutch, that's what Volkswagen provided in 1950 with its Transporter van. It was no fireball, but...

Every manual is written from hands-on experience gained from stripping down and rebuilding each vehicle in the Haynes Project Workshop. The practical step-by-step instructions and clear photos are easy to follow and provide information on maintenance,...

Yorkshire Steam mainly takes a look at the 1948-1967 period when steam traction came to an end on the mainline railways. Over 250 superb colour and black and white images evoke a bygone era across the county. A number of the major cities and towns are...

This is the tenth book by David Maidment in the Locomotive Portfolio' series and covers the large number of designs from 1860 onwards of 0-6-0 saddle tanks built for both the Great Western Railway and the independent railway companies in South Wales,...

In 1970, around 3,000 RTs were still in service in the UK's capital. However, by 1984, transport in London was changing beyond recognition and would continue to do so as a result of tendering and devolution. London Transport 1970-84 covers the gently...

The county of Norfolk is surrounded by water, with the North Sea to the east and north, the Great Ouse, Little Ouse and River Waveney to the west and south, and for hundreds of years ships have played a vital role in the economy of the country. No doubt...

Ever since the Stockton & Darlington Railway opened in 1825 the north-east of England has been at the heart of the railway system. Charlie Emett, ex-railwayman, author and historian, has collected a fascinating selection of over 250 photographs, all...

This map of the Cotswolds & Chilterns is a full colour visitors' map featuring road mapping that covers an area extending to:*Worcester*Royal Leamington Spa*Northampton*Bedford*Dunstable*London Heathrow...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781850104865Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes Manuals IncWeight(grams) 603gDimensions(mm)...

You might think stress-free navigation sounds like an impossible paradox. But it need not be. All boaters, whether under sail or under power, need to be able to navigate safely on the water - both to keep themselves and their crew out of trouble...

Complete coverage for your BrakesBook InformationISBN 9780857335883Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint J H Haynes & Co LtdPublisher Haynes Publishing GroupWeight(grams) 338gDimensions(mm) 271mm * 211mm * 11mm

Seventies Spotting Days in the Western Region is a full-colour photographic album depicting the 1970s with coverage of both diesel-electric and diesel-hydraulics from that great period of change on our railways. The captions include items of news,...

Reissued in a new paperback package to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the London Underground.'I can think of few better ways to while away those elastic periods awaiting the arrival of the next eastbound Circle Line train than by reading [this...

Over the past generation the Class 66 has been one of Britain's most successful and reliable diesel locomotives. After being introduced in the late 1990s, the Class has been involved in various new contracts and has taken over from the older generation...

A no-nonsense study guide helping seafarers to pass their MCA or Flag State oral exams for Deck Officer qualifications. This handy revision guide is the one book that Deck Officer Cadets, Master and Deck Officers will want by their side when studying...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781563929779Author Alan AhlstrandFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes PublishingWeight(grams) 638gDimensions(mm) 280mm *...

The bestselling story of Britain's most courageous and most famous flyer, the Second World War hero Sir Douglas Bader.In 1931, at the age of 21, Douglas Bader was the golden boy of the RAF. Excelling in everything he did he represented the Royal Air...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780860936886Author Kevin RobertsonFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

"The magnificent photos invite you to enjoy the luxurious ambience, the views and the very special flair and to let the constant rattling of the train wheels carry you to distant lands." - Lovely Books "Hopefully history's extravagant chariots serve as...

This title tells the story of the greatest night bomber of World War II, illustrated with over 275 photographs. It takes you through the design, development, construction and history of the Lancaster, as well as its role in the major battles of the war...

Every manual is written from hands-on experience gained from stripping down and rebuilding each vehicle in the Haynes Project Workshop. The practical step-by-step instructions and clear photos are easy to follow and provide information on maintenance,...