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Commercial Vehicles - Buses and Coaches Page 1
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A Driving Force Edited by John Laugesen 184 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; card covers; mint copy; Self-published; 2001. (The story of Midland Coachlines of Christchurch and the Laugesen family from 1 bus in 1926 to a fleet of 90 coaches and 1400 rental cars in 1979 as well as their own body building business.) Bus23027 $30.00
A Pictorial History Of Cobb & Co. – The Coaching Age In Australia 1854-1924 Austin, K A 220 pages; black and white photographs; maps; coloured and black and white drawings; original dust jacket; insc; fine copy, near mint; Rigby; 1977. (A history of Cobb & Co in Australia from 1854–1924 with the romance of horse drawn coaches that became part of Australian folk law.) Bus22002 $42.00
AEC Reliance Bus And Coach Chassis Manufacturers Catalogue 12 pages; coloured and black and white photographs and drawings; plans; paper covers; fine copy, near mint; 1968. Bus22007 $18.00
American Buses by David Jacobs 120 pages; coloured photographs; card covers; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Osprey; 1985. (A photographic account of the US bus scene in the 1980’s – Greyhound, Trailways, Gray Line, school buses and local operators.) Bus13016 $18.00
Around Scotland By Bus Grieves, Robert 128 pages; black and white photographs with coloured photographs on card cover; mint copy; map; Bus Enthusiast Publishing Co; 1998. (A photographic account of buses throughout Scotland from the 1920s to the 1980s.) Bus23009 $36.00
Auckland’s Bus Fleets by Sean Millar 52 pages; black and white photographs; coloured card covers; mint copy; Self published; 2008. (A facsimile reprint of the 1986original covering a brief history and fleet lists of the 25 bus operators in the greater Auckland area.) Bus23032 $7.90
Australian Trolley Buses by David Jones 28 pages; black and white drawings; route maps; card covers; mint copy; City Tramway Pubs; 2000. (A delightful little book recalling the routes and buses that operated in 6 Australian cities from 1932 to 1969.) Bus20014 $6.50
Australian Trolley Buses Jones, David 28 pages; coloured drawings; route maps; card covers; mint copy; City Tramway Publications; 2010. (A delightful little book recalling the routes and buses that operated in 6 Australian cities from 1932 to 1969. Updated version with all drawings in colour) Bus23015 $11.00
Bedford Val Twinsteers In New Zealand by David Jones 40 pages; black and white photographs; lists; map; card covers; mint copy; Omnibus Bulletin; 1985. (An operator history of the 28 chassis that entered service between 1963 and 1967 together with a commentary on their success in New Zealand.) Bus23016 $12.00
Bedfords Galore! – NZR Road Services Bedford Buses & Coaches of the 1950s and 1960s Jarka, Michael and Millar, Sean 68 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; tables; lists; light card covers; mint copy; Sean Millar; 2011. (Features the 951 SB and VAS Bedford chassis purchased by Road Services in the two decades, details of bodies, locations and disposals where known. Bedford was the preferred make! 100 photographs. Third of four volumes on New Zealand’s largest bus and coach operator.) Bus24012 $19.90
Beyond Reality – Leyland Bus Twilight Years by A D Jack 164 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; scale drawings; hard covers; mint copy; Venture; 1994 (An account of the final years of the great British bus – Leyland. The design successes and the failures are all described as well as the models built by cash starved Leyland.) Bus23010 $82.00
Beyond Reality – Leyland Bus Twilight Years Jack, A D 164 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; scale drawings; hard covers; name or signature otherwise fine copy, near mint; Venture; 1994. (An account of the final years of the great British bus – Leyland. The design successes and the failures are all described as well as the models built by cash starved Leyland.) Bus23011 $35.00
Birkenhead’s Buses – A History Of Birkenhead Transport In The Ownership Of Charles Inwood’s Family Since 1933 Compiled by Ian and Elayn Robertson 156 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; Birkenhead Transport 2000 (A history of this major Birkenhead – Northcote bus operator, one of only 2 family owned bus businesses in the Auckland area. Plenty of nostalgia and photographs.) Bus23054 $38.00
British Bus Celebration – South Central England by Malcolm Keeley, and Paul Gray 88 pages; black and white photographs with coloured photographs on card cover; fine copy, near mint; Capital Transport; 1984. (Covers a brief history and numerous photographs of the 15 bus operators that serviced South Central England.) Bus13024 $25.00
British Bus Celebration – South West England by Malcolm Keeley, and Paul Gray 96 pages; black and white and coloured card cover; mint copy; Capital Transport; 1985. (Covers a brief history and numerous photographs of the 10 bus operators that serviced South West England.) Bus13025 $25.00
Brochures Railways Road Services 8 brochures depicting various tours offered by Road Services; mint copy; (Auckland – Rotorua and Waitomo [1970], Rotorua sightseeing trips [1974], West Coast glacier holidays [1973], Mainline coach timetable [1973], Dunedin, Milford, Haast Pass, Franz Josef [1970], Sightseeing from Hastings [nd 1950s], Bay of Islands and far North [1973] and Golfing at Wairakei [nd 1970s].) Bus04012 $18.00
Building Their Own – Operator Bus Builders of New Zealand by Sean Millar 48 pages; black and white photographs; old adverts; paper covers; mint copy; self published; 2006. (A history of self-built bodies as constructed by 36 enterprising operators. Bodies built by each operator ranged from 1 body to about 250 in the case of Midland.) Bus23033 $12.90
Bus & Coach Recognition by Ray Stenning 96 pages; black and white photographs with coloured card cover; fine copy, near mint; Ian Allan; 1984. (Describes integrals, articulated and bodies of buses and coaches operating in UK in the early 1980s.) Bus18060 $12.00
Bus And Coach Recognition 3rd Edition by Alan Millar 160 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Ian Allan; 1992. (Details of buses, body designs, manufacturers and how to recognise them – covering double-deck buses, single-deck buses, coaches and minibuses in UK.) Bus19027 $12.00
Bus Operation by L D Kitchin 182 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; hard covers; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Iliffe & Sons; 3rd edition; 1952. (The principles and practices of U. K. bus operation are described.) Bus18028 $12.00
Bus Ride – Sept 1982 by William A Luke Luke, William 130 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Friendship Publication; 1982. (Magazine covering modern US bus manufacture in 1982.) Bus18034 $5.00
Buses & People: A New Zealand Album by Sean Millar (New) 48 pages; coloured and sepia photographs; card covers; mint copy; Sean Millar; 2010, (A photograph book containing 49 photographs of buses throughout New Zealand from the 1920s to 2009.) Bus23034 $15.00
Buses And Trolleybuses Before 1919 by David Kaye 150 pages; coloured photos and drawings; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Blandford; 1972. (An account of the development of horse drawn and motor buses and trolleybuses in UK. Detailed descriptions of the various models available.) Bus05009 $18.00
Buses Extra magazine – Across the Water (Singapore, Ireland, Hong Kong, Australia and North America) Edited by John Park 40 pages; black and white and colour photographs and covers; Ian Allan; 1980. (Each issue covers a different topic.) Bus18049 $4.00
Buses Extra magazine – Island Hoping (Jersey, Guernsey, Scottish Isles and Sri Lanka) Edited by John Park 48 pages; black and white and colour photographs and covers; Ian Allan; 1983. (Each issue covers a different topic.) Bus18051 $4.00
Buses Extra magazine – Around the World (not New Zealand) Edited by John Park 40 pages; black and white and colour photographs and covers; Ian Allan; 1984. (Each issue covers a different topic.) Bus18052 $4.00
Buses Extra magazine – London Transport 1933 – 1983 Edited by John Park 48 pages; black and white and colour photographs and covers; Ian Allan; 1984 (Each issue covers a different topic.) Bus18053 $4.00
Buses, Trolleys & Trams by Chas S Dunbar 140 pages; black and white photographs; coloured drawing; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Paul Hamlyn; 1968. (An illustrated history of buses, trolleybuses and trams throughout the world.) Bus18016 $15.00
Buses In The Sixties: Colour Prestige Series Banks, John and Atkins, G H F 80 pages; coloured photographs; hard cover; mint copy; Venturer; 2002. (78 lovely colour photographs celebrating the end of the half-cab age and the era of the rear-engined driver only bus in England.) Bus23006 $74.00
Catching The Bus by David Jones 20 pages; black and white drawings; paper covers; mint copy; Wellington Tramway Museum; 1998. (A history of the motor omnibuses operated by the Wellington City Council from 1916 to 1989. Each model is illustrated and brief details are described.) Bus23017 $6.50
Classic Coaches – A Colour Portfolio by Kevin Lane 80 pages; coloured photographs; hard cover; mint copy; Ian Allan; 2006; reprint. (A pictorial review of the golden age of classic coaches with designs from the 1950s and 1960s.) Bus16021 $58.00
Coaches North Anderson, Len 124 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; AH and AW Read 1967. (The story of the Hawke’s Bay Motor Co Ltd from 1903 to 1967 and their services from Napier to Gisborne and Napier to Taupo.) Bus23001 $38.00
Coaching In The North Country – Coaches, Coachmen and Coaching Inns Jamieson, Michael 48 pages; black and white drawings; paintings; card covers; mint copy; Graham; 1969. (Covers the horse and coach days of Northumberland, Cumberland and Durham and the stories of early passenger transport.) Bus23012 $10.00
Coaching Reflections by John Banks 80 pages; coloured photographs; drawings; plans; hard covers; mint copy; Venture; 2005. (A review of British coaches from the 1970s to 2005 with an account of how coaches and operators have changed over this period.) Bus16001 $59.00
Coaching Yesterday Temple, Philip 32 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; McIndoe; 1980. (A good account of horse and coach travel in New Zealand including details of a journey over Arthurs Pass in 1868.) Bus23055 $10.00
Composites - New Zealand's Freighter Coaches by Sean Millar 44 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; self published; 2009. (A photograph history of the some 150 freight / passenger coaches that were built between 1953 and 1986 and used by some 21 operators. An interesting period of coach design.) Bus23035 $15.00
Daimler – Buses in Camera by Stewart J Brown 128 pages; black and white photographs with coloured cover; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Ian Allan; 1978. (A pictorial history of Daimler buses in UK – mainly double-decker, but also touring coaches and trolley buses.) Bus17005 $32.00
Duple by Eric Ogden 1136 pages; black and white and coloured photos; name or signature plus previous owner’s comments on some pages; card covers; average copy, some wear; Transport Publishing; 1976 (A pictorial survey of the bus building activities plus brief history of Duple Coachbuilders Ltd, North London and now of Blackpool from 1919 to the present time.) Bus03012 $45.00
ECW 1965-1987 by M G Doggett and A A Townsin 176 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; black and white drawings; mint copy; Venture; 1994. (Well-illustrated account of Eastern Coach Works of England and their bus production in the last 22 years they were in business.) Bus06005 $55.00
Edwards Motors Ltd by Clive Otway and Sean Millar 88 pages; black and white photographs; advert; timetables; card covers; mint copy; Sean Millar; 2003. (A history of this innovative Auckland based operator from 1928 to 1969, well known for their Bedford Vistaliner coaches on the ‘Herald’ run to the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.) Bus23049 $29.95
England By Bus by Elizabeth Gundrey 224 pages; drawings; maps; paperback; average copy, some wear; Hamlyn; 1983. (Details of how to explore England by bus, whether it be on the highways or off the tourist tracks. Practical advice of how to get the most out of your holiday.) Bus19010 $10.00
Fifty Years Building – Modern Motor Bodies Ltd Rendall, Peter 32 pages; black and white photographs; lists; card covers; mint copy; Omnibus Bulletin; laser reprint of 1986 original. (A history of Modern Motor Bodies of Christchurch and the bus and van bodies built by the firm. List of bus bodies built.) Bus23053 $10.00
General Motor Bus Album Anon 24 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Oakwood; no publication date given, 1960s. (A photograph album of the various buses operated by the General Motor Company of London from 1904 to 1932.) Bus18002 $10.00
Gibsons Motors Taranaki’s Famous Bus and Coach Operator by Clive Otway and Sean Miller 44 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; old adverts; coloured card covers; mint copy; Sean Millar; 2008. (The history of George Gisbson’s taxi service in New Plymouth in 1914 that grew into an important route service operator between New Plymouth and Auckland that was taken over by Newmans in 1979.) Bus23050 $16.90
Golden Age Of Buses by Charles F Klapper 248 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Routledge & Kegan Paul; 1978. (A history of buses and coaches in U. K. from the 1920s to the 1960s, the companies involved and operating challenges.) Bus14249 $25.00
Golden Age Of Buses Klapper, Charles F 248 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; Routledge & Kegan, Paul; 1978. (A history of buses and coaches in UK from the 1920s to the 1960s, the companies involved and operating challenges.) Bus23026 $18.00
Greater Manchester Transport Review by W G S Hyde 130 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; drawings; plans; hard covers; average copy, some wear; Transport Publishing Co; 1978. (A history of passenger transport in Manchester and 13 surrounding towns – a system that at the time this book was published operated 2,987 buses and coaches.) Bus15010 $38.00
Half Cab Twilight by Stewart J Brown 112 pages; coloured photographs; old adverts; hard covers; mint copy; Capital Transport; 2001. (Deals with front-engined buses from the late 1950s to early 1970s – in production, in service and their demise.) Bus17006 $65.00
High Noon For Coaches by J Halket Millar 222 pages; black and white photos; map; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; AH & AW Reed; 1953 1st edition (A history of Newman Brothers and Newman Coachlines which originated in Nelson in 1879 and developed route services over much of New Zealand.) Bus03007 $25.00
High Noon For Coaches by J Halket Millar 204 pages; black and white photos; map; original dust jacket; name or signature; fine copy, near mint; AH & AW Reed; 1965 (revised edition) (The story of Newmans brought up to date to 1965.) Bus03008 $32.00