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This seventh edition has been revised with new photos, updated technical and local information, and covers 60 miles of navigable waterways, including the tidal section to Kings Lynn and gems such as the Cambridge Backs World Heritage site. This guide...

Successor to Henry Irving's long-established guide to the nooks and crannies of this fascinating corner of the east coast of England, this new title has extended coverage under the authorship of retired harbourmaster and local cruising sailor Peter...

This is the essential guide to all Jaguar XJ models from 2003 to 2009. An important read for any potential owner, but also a constant reference guide to keep with you when viewing a car. It will help you identify the model that suits you, what to look...

Across the country at numerous locations the government operated another railway, hidden from the public, behind high wire fences. These were the railways serving the Ministry of Defence. A fascinating collection of sites, with differing gauges, origins...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781861519061Author Ping LingyangFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint Memoirs PublishingPublisher Mereo BooksWeight(grams) 304gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm...

'A trip back in time' DAILY TELEGRAPHA love of railways, a love of history, a love of nostalgia.______________________________Get ready to board the slow train to another era, to a time when travel meant more than hurrying from one place to the next. On...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781874783282Author Jeremy M PrattFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Airplan Flight Equipment LtdPublisher Crecy Publishing

Steam, and then cumbersome motor, tractors existed in small numbers before 1914, after which the need to produce more foods using less horse and man power saw the origins of the machine we know today. Thanks to mass production, Ford brought the price...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620922378Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes Manuals IncWeight(grams) 468gDimensions(mm)...

A handy guidebook to all the Morris cars produced between 1948 and 1984. Morris was a prominent marque in Britain and around the world from the outset of production in 1913. In the postwar era Morris cars were exported throughout the world and many...

Gatwick's very first jetliner touched down on 16 November 1958, and over the next fifty years the airport grew to become Britain's second busiest airport, as well as the busiest single-runway airport in the world.Classic Gatwick Jetliners is the...

This fascinating story charts the career of Max Hoffman, the US car dealer who represented Jaguar, Porsche, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Fiat, Lancia, BMW, and many other European car brands during the decades following WWII. He pushed for distinguished...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892875436Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Clymer PublicationsPublisher Haynes Publishing GroupWeight(grams)...

The Scooter Bible is an entertaining, colorful, and authoritative history of the little motorbikes that could. Beginning with the first motor scooter in 1902, Eric Dregni is your guide to everything from the postwar American scooter boom to the golden...

Discover the rise of the motorhome and caravan over the past 100 years.Follow the story of the UK's motorhomes, from a slow start in 1913 and the father-and-son team who began commercially producing 'motorised caravans' from 1920. Through a collection of...

Road Life introduces you to 35 inspirational people from across the globe who've made their vans, campers and buses part of their lifestyle, and provides you with the tools to do the same. What's the appeal of a life on the road, with everything you need...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780670092246Author Gautam SenFormat HardbackPage Count 270Imprint PenguinPublisher Penguin Random House IndiaDimensions(mm) 240mm * 160mm * 30mm

Mysterious ghost stations forgotten beneath the cities of Paris and London; desolate grand rail hubs in the Pyrenean mountains; metro stations in China that terminate in a wasteland; Abandoned Train Stations looks at some of the thousands of disused...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800352599Author Pat WareFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

First published more than 30 years ago and in continuous print ever since, this remains one of the most comprehensive references available to the enthusiast engine tuner and race engine builder. Drawing on the author's many years of practical experience...

The MGB was a great British success story, a product largely conceived, designed and produced by a small team of dedicated people who genuinely cared about their work. Of course, the MGB came from a proud, successful sports car tradition, and the model...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781563926815Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes PublishingWeight(grams) 524gDimensions(mm)...

Before the Ford Capri arrived in 1969, GT cars had tended to be expensive, temperamental, impractical and rarefied. Ford decided there was no reason why a four-seater coupe couldn't look stunning and go like a rocket (with the right engine) yet be as...

This latest book from William H. Miller presents 150 photographs, all in rich colour, across a span of almost 100 years: from the 1920s to the start of the current cruising boom. It includes many early, often seasonal, liners; then the more purposeful...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995502864Author Richard LarnFormat HardbackPage Count 170Imprint Mabecron Books LtdPublisher Mabecron Books Ltd

Scottish Railways in the 1960s makes a broadly clockwise journey around the country visiting many long-closed railways, branch lines, a few industrial locations, plus the locomotives that worked over them. Locations seen include: Alloa, Alva,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780948254024Author Christopher EmmsFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Morgans Technical Books LimitedPublisher Morgans Technical Books Ltd

Fletcher Gillett runs a small business repairing and restoring VW Transporters and other vehicles, with bodywork and structural repairs a speciality. He has contributed magazine articles and maintains a presence on VW forums where fellow enthusiasts can...

Never-before published information details the nuances of tackling this daunting task! From dropping the engine, to reconditioning and blueprinting, through final reinstallation and break-in, Dempsey guides you step-by-step through the pitfalls often...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800351424Author Howard J CurtisFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

A workshop guide to strip-down, rebuild, maintenance and repair of two-stroke motorcycle engines. Author Dave Boothroyd covers the principles and practice of two-stroke engine work, examining a wide range of marques and road, racing and trail...

Get confident and get back in the saddle! A real-world guide for new cyclists or anyone who's not ridden a bike since childhood: includes fixes and maintenance, safe riding, and the cyclist's healthy, happy lifestyle.Many of us have recently dusted off...

This book is the third in Evro's multi-volume, decade-by-decade series covering the entire history of Formula 1 through its teams and cars. This instalment examines the 1980s, when the sport moved into its spectacular turbo era, first with Renault,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781563926303Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes PublishingWeight(grams) 369gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781563922473Author Haynes PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Haynes Manuals IncPublisher Haynes PublishingWeight(grams) 397gDimensions(mm)...

World War II marked the zenith of railway gun development. Although many of the railway guns deployed at the start of the conflict were of World War I vintage, Germany's ambitious development programme saw the introduction of a number of new classes,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783967041279Author gestaltenFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag

The Locomotives of Robert Riddles guides the reader in the quest to understand how Robert Riddles career on the LMS and in war service shaped his knowledge and character and led to him becoming the obvious choice for leading the locomotive engineering...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993136825Author MR James McBrideFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint Flightsofpassion.comPublisher Flightsofpassion.comWeight(grams) 422gDimensions(mm)...

Designed by Mercedes's head of design Bruno Sacco, the W124 range immediately became the benchmark by which medium-sized car models were judged in the late 1980s due to its engineering excellence and high build quality. There was a model to suit every...