A Collection of Books and Ephemera relating to British Railway History, Local History, and Royalty. Collection Only

A large collection of volumes and paper ephemera predominantly focusing on British railway history and the local history of Lancashire and the Pennines. Notable railway titles include LMS Album by C. C. Dorman (Ian Allan), The Big Four Remembered by J. S. Whiteley and G. W. Morrison (OPC), Sheds in Camera by Roger Griffiths (OPC), Railway Archaeology by O. S. Nock, The Stanier Black Fives (Ian Allan), Steam in the Coalfields by G. T. Heavyside, and Eagle Book of Trains. Historical and biographical works feature My Heart is my Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots by John Guy, The Reign and Abdication of Edward VIII by Michael Bloch (Bantam Press), George IV by Christopher Hibbert, and Royal Childhoods (RKP). The collection also contains a significant group of local history pamphlets and booklets, including Old Barrowford and Old Brierfield by John Bentley, My Burnley Memories and The Taverns in the Town by Leslie Chapples, and guides to Colne Parish Church and Saint Bartholomew’s. The items consist of a mix of hardcover volumes, many with original dust jackets, and softcover booklets and magazines such as steam ’82. Visible publishers include Ian Allan, Oxford Publishing Co. (OPC), Bantam Press, and Routledge and Kegan Paul (RKP). Bindings include publisher’s cloth, pictorial boards, and paper wrappers.