Railways - Asia

Bullet Train Rance, Joseph and Kato, Arei 240 pages; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Pan; 1981. (A novel about a Japanese Bullet Train which left Tokyo’s Central Station on 13 July 1978 with terrorists on board planning to destroy the train and passengers. An exciting read.) Asi51213 $10.00

From The Car Window Three booklets describing rail journeys from Tokyo to Kobe and Tokyo to Osaka (2 booklets). anon 20 pages each; black and white and coloured photographs; maps; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Japan Tourist Assoc; 1960s. (Describes the rail journey and what to see between three of Japan’s major cities.) Asi46283 $15.00

India By Rail Ellis, Royston 230 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; maps; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Bradt; 1989. (A guide to seeing India by rail – network, journeys, stations and accommodation.) Asi46285 $15.00

Kuala Lumpar & Singapore (A Railway Pictorial) McNicol, Steve 52 pages; black and white photographs; map; drawings; card covers; mint copy; Railmac; 1985. (A short history and motive power survey of Malayan Railways together with over 80 photographs of rail operations in the mid 1980s.) Asi49259 $18.00

Last Man Out – Surviving the Burma Railroad Charles, H Robert 210 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Crowood; 1989. (The story of the 14-month period when 100,000 allied prisoners died in Japanese slave labour camps building the Burma Railway. A people story covering the heroic deeds of a Dutch doctor in treating the sick, and the lives of the prisoners.) Asi49256 $42.00

Railways Of Asia And The Far East Nock, O S 226 pages; black and white photographs; coloured frontispiece; maps; plans; drawings; scale drawings; tables; original dust jacket; A & C Black; 1978. (An excellent account of the development of railways in India, Thailand, Malaya and Japan.) Asi50218 $55.00

Railways Of India Westwood, J N 192 pages; black and white photographs; maps; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; David and Charles; 1974. (A history of the railways of India and the challenges of many gauges, poverty, politics and bureaucracy.) Asi51218 $38.00

Railways Of The Raj Satow, Michael and Desmond, Ray 118 pages; black and white and coloured photographs and drawings; map; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Scolar; 1982. (A history of the railways of India before 1914 when Victorian Britain tried out their engineering skill with track laying, tunnelling and bridge building. Railways on a grand scale and brought to life in this book.) Asi55171 $32.00

Riding The Iron Rooster Theroux, Paul 494 pages; original dust jacket; mint copy; Putman; 1988. (International traveller and author describes his train journeys through China, what he saw and people he met.) Asi46288 $35.00

SL 1 /1965 Usui, S and Kuroiwa, Y 80 pages; black and white photographs; scale drawings; maps; gradient profiles; card covers; average copy, some wear; Kousha; 1965. (The first issue of a magazine about steam in Japan. Lovely photographs. Japanese text with brief commentaries in English.) Asi48197 $18.00

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Thailand, Malaysia & Singapore By Rail McPhee, Brian 214 pages; black and white photographs; maps; card covers; mint copy; Bradt; 1993. (Full details about timetables, itineries, places of interest, what to see, history and the rail systems.) Asi52222 $18.00

The Great Railway Bazaar Theroux, Paul 342 pages; maps; original dust jacket; mint copy; Hamilton; 1975. (A most entertaining account of the author’s travels through Asia, mainly India, and his experiences and love of train travel.) Asi52224 $35.00

The Great Railway Bazaar Theroux, Paul 342 pages; maps; original dust jacket; mint copy; Book Club; 1976. (A most entertaining account of the author’s travels through Asia, mainly India, and his experiences and love of train travel.) Asi53287 $25.00

The Imperial Way  - Making Tracks from Peshawar to Chittagong Theroux, Paul and McCurry, Steve 144 pages; coloured photographs; maps; original dust jacket; mint copy; Hamish Hamilton; 1985. (An account of railways and the people who operate and travel on them in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh together with superb photographs.) Asi46290 $35.00

The Railway Man Lomax, Eric 278 pages; map; original dust jacket; mint copy; Jonathan Cape; 1995. (The author as a prisoner of war was forced to work on the Burma – Siam railway. He then revisits the railway with his Japanese interrogator. A moving story.) Asi35260 $48.00

The Taj Express Ross, Alan 76 pages; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; London Magazines; 1973. (Poems by the author from the period 1967 – 1973. A different book.) Asi28304 $20.00

The Thailand To Burma Railway Adams, Geoffrey Pharaoh 12 pages; black and white photographs and drawings; map; card covers; fine copy, near mint; self published; 1976. (An illustrated history of the Thailand to Burma Railway built by prisoners of war in World Ward II.  Famous for bridge over River Kwae. A booklet for visitors to the area.) Asi49254 $20.00

The Tokyo Transit Book Bassin, Garry 84 pages; black and white photographs; coloured maps and plans; card covers; mint copy; Japan Times; 1983. (A comprehensive travellers guide to the Tokyo tube trains, JNR, Shinkansen, and private railways.) Asi52220 $12.00

Trans-Siberia By Rail And A Month In Japan Lamplugh, Barbara 156 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; maps; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Lascelles; 1979. (A travel guide for the Trans-Siberian Railway and rail travel in Japan.) Asi51212 $10.00

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