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On Traction Engines and Steam Road Vehicles
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On Traction Engines and Steam Road Vehicles

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THE HISTORY OF
J. & H. McLAREN

By John Pease
This is the fascinating story of J. & H. Mclaren of Leeds, manufacturers of traction engines and agricultural machinery.
It covers the complete history of the company through to closure in 1965.

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TRACTION ENGINES
& OTHER PORTABLE ENGINES

By George Watkins
The late George Watkins spent over 40 years from the 1930's photographing traction engines, portables and other steam engines. This book brings together over 200 of these photographs, supplemented by the detailed field notebook entries which George Watkins made on his journeys. Steam enthusiasts will welcome this book, which includes some unusual designs and many machines that have since been scrapped.
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A Century of Service
By R.A. Whitehead. Published by Eddison Plant Ltd. 1968. H/B

A Century of Traction Engines
By W.J. Hughes. Published by Percival Marshall. 1959. H/B

Age of The Traction Engine
By R.A. Whitehead. Published by Traction Engine Enterprises. 1974. H/B

A Hundred Years of Road Rollers
Pub by Aveling Barford Ltd. 1965. H/B

Album of Historical Steam Traction Engines
By Floyd Clymer. Pub by Bonanza. First Pub 1949. H/B

Allchin Ltd
By J.L. Middlemiss. Pub by Condie Ltd. 1990. H/B

All Steamed Up
By Colin Caddy. Pub by Dorset Transport Circle. 1971. S/B

An Apprentice at McLarens 1916 - 1920
By S. Fowler. Pub by Oakwood Press. 1976. H/B

Atkinson ~ A History of Atkinson Steam Wagons
Pub by Atkinson Vehicles Ltd. 1967. S/B

Aveling Barford ~ Origin and Development
By Aveling Barford Ltd. 1951. H/B

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotives
By M.R. Lane. Pub by M.A.P. 1971. H/B

Development of the English Steam Wagon
By R.H. Clark. Pub by Goose. 1963. H/B

Development of the English Traction Engine
By R.H Clark. Pub by Goose 2nd Ed 1974. H/B & 1st Ed 1960

Discovering Traction Engines
By Harold Bonnett. Pub by Shire Publications. 1975. S/B

English and American Steam Carriages and Traction Engines
By W. Fletcher 1904. Pub David & Charles. 1975. H/B

Farming with Steam
By H. Bonnett. Pub by Shire. 1974. S/B

Foden - A Century of Progress
Pub by Fodens Ltd c1963. S/B Booklet

The Foden Story
By Pat Kennett. Pub by Patrick Stevens. 1978. H/B

Fowler Steam Road Vehicles
Edited by W.J. Hughes. Pub by David & Charles. 1970. H/B

Garretts of Leiston
By R.A. Whitehead. Pub by Percival Marshall Ltd. 1964. H/B

Garrett 200
By R.A. Whitehead. Pub by Bookman Transport. 1978. H/B

Heavy Haulage
Ed by Ran Hawthorne. Pub by NTEC. c1975. S/B

Illustrated History of Traction Engines
By Peter Wilkes. Pub by Spur Books. 1974. H/B

Kaleidoscope of Steam Wagons
By R.A. Whitehead. Pub by Marshall, Harris & Baldwin. c 1974. H/B

Kaleidoscope of Traction Engines
By R.A. Whitehead. Pub by Marshall, Harris & Baldwin. c1974. H/B

Lincolnshire Built Engines
By R. Brooks. Pub by Lincs Ce. Undated (c 1980's). S/B

Mechanical Traction in War
By Lt Col Layriz. Pub 1900. David & Charles reprint 1973. H/B

Modern Manual for Drivers of Steam Road Vehicles
By M. Salman. Pub by MAP 1967. H/B

My Life in Steam
By K. Judkins. Pub by Oakwood Press. 1970

Our Agricultural Heritage
By M. Oliver & J. Minns. Pub by Oakwood Press. 1971. H/B

Overtype Steam Wagon
By M.A. Kelly. Pub by Goose & Sans. 1971. H/B

Ploughing by Steam
By J. Haining & C. Tyler. Pub by MAP 1970. H/B

Ploughing Engines in Focus
By John Crawley. Pub by the author. 1985

Portable Steam Engines
By Lindon Shearman. Pub by Shire. 1995. S/B

Rally of Traction Engines
By Barry Finch. Pub by Ian Allan. 1969. S/B

Ransomes Steam Engines
By A. Beaumont. Pub by David & Charles. 1972. H/B

Savages Ltd ~ A Short History
By R.M. Clark. Pub by Savages. 1964. S/B

Sentinel ~ Vol 1
By W.J. Hughes & J.L. Thomas. Pub by David & Charles 1973. H/B

Some Working Traction Engines
A Percival Marshall Booklet. 1963. Edited by Alan J. Martin

Steam at Work
By Anthony Beaumont. Pub by David & Charles. 1981

Steam Engine Builders of Lincolnshire
By R.M. Clark. Pub by Goose & Sons. 1955. S/B

Steam Engine Builders of Suffolk, Essex & Cambridgeshire
By R.M. Clark. Pub by Augustine Steward Press. 1950. S/B

Steam Engines at Bressingham by Alan Bloom
By Alan Bloom. Pub by Faber & Faber. 1970. H/B

Steam in The West
By D.L. Endacott. Pub by David & Charles. 1974

Steam Lorry Album
Pub by Oakwook Press. c1960. S/B

Steam Traction Engine Encyclopaedia of America
By Jack Norbeck. Pub by Crestline. Undated (c 1980's). H/B

Steam Road Vehicles
By C. Davidson. Pub by Science Museum 1953 and 1970. S/B

Steam Road Vehicles
By L.M. Meyrick ~ Jones. Pub by Iliffe & Sons. c1924. H/B

Steam on The Road
By A. Beaumont. Pub by Ian Allan Ltd. 1979

Steam on The Road
By D. Burgess ~ Wise. Pub by Hamlyn. 1973. H/B

Steam on The Road
By D. Gladwyn. Pub by B.T. Batsford. 1988. H/B

Steam at Thursford
By G. Cushing. Pub by David & Charles. 1982. H/B

Steam Traction Engines, Wagons and Rollers
By Brian Johnson. Pub by Blandford Press. 1971. H/B

Steam Traction Engines
By M. Bonnett. Pub by Tyridall Press. 1975. H/B

Steam Wagon Manual (& Repair Guide)
Pub by Temple Press. 1918. H/B

Steam Wagon Manual (& Repair Guide)
Pub by Temple Press. 1918. H/B. Front cover missing

Steam Wagons
Edited by R. Hawthorne. Pub by Streaming Pub. c1970. S/B booklet.

Steam Wagons in Focus
By John Crawley. Pub by J. Crawley. 1984

Steam Up
By A. Beaumont. MAP. 1967. Booklet

Stoomwalsen
By R. Gebhard. Pub in Holland. 1988. H/B

Traction Engines
By Alan Bloom. Pub by Faber & Faber. 1975. H/B

Traction Engines & Steam Vehicles
By A. Beaumont. Pub by David & Charles. 1969

Traction Engines in Colour
By Barry Finch. Pub by Ian Allan Ltd. 1980

Traction Engines in Focus
By J. Crawley. Pub by the Author. 1982. H/B

Traction Engines on Parade
By A. Beaumont. Published by MAP. 1967. S/B

Traction Engines Past & Present
By A. Beaumont. Pub by Bracken Books. 1989. H/B

Traction Engines in Review
By Barry Finch. Pub by Ian Allen. 1971. H/B

Traction Engines & Steam Vehicles
By A. Beaumont. Pub by David & Charles. 1969. H/B

Traction Engines Worth Modelling
By W.J. Hughes. Pub by David & Charles. 1969. H/B

Undertype Steam Wagon
By M. Kelly. Pub by Goose & Sons. 1975. H/B

Waterloo Ironworks ~ A History Of Taskers
By L.T.C. Rott. Pub by David & Charles. 1969. H/B



On Steam Cars
Steam Cars 1770 ~ 1970
By Montague of Beaulieu. Pub by Cassell. 1971. H/B

Steam Car Scrapbook
By F. Clymer. 1945. Reprint by Bonanza. H/B

The Modern Steam Car
By T.S. Derv. Revised by F. Clymer. Undated. S/B


On Steam Boats
Illustrated History of Paddle Steamers
By Hilton, Plummers & Jobé. Pub by Lausanne. 1976. H/B

Paddle Steamers
By Bernard Cox. Pub by Blandford Press. 1979

Paddlewheels on The Frontier
By A. Downs. Pub by Superior Publishing Co. 1970

The Steam Yachts
By Erick Hofman. Pub by Nautical Publishing Co. 1970

The Story of the Paddle Steamer
By B. Dumpleton. Pub by Colin Venton. 1963. H/B

The Victorian Summer of Clyde Steamers
By A. Patterson. Pub by David & Charles. 1972. H/B



On The Steam Fairground
Fairground Architecture
By D. Braithwaite. 2nd Edition. 1976. H/B

Fairground and Circus Transport
Olyslager Series. Pub by F. Warne. 1973. H/B

The Famous Thurstons
By G.W. Essex. Pub by the Fairground Society. 1968. H/B (Slim)


On Mechanical Music
Encyclopaedia of Automatic Musical Instruments
By D. Bowers. Vestall Press. 1972. H/B

Musical Boxes
By A. Ord - Hume. Pub by G. Allen & Unwin. 1967. H/B

Piano Playing Mechanisms
By W. White. 1953. U.S.A.

The Fairground Organ
By E. Cockayne. Pub by David & Charles. 1974. H/B



Miscellaneous Books For Sale
Handbook for Steam Locomotive Enginemen
Pub by The British Transport Commission. 1957

Inchley's Theory of Heat Engines
6th Edition. Pub by Longmans. 1954. Textbook

James Watt and The History of The Steam Engine
By H.W. Dickinson. Pub by Moorland Publishing. 1981. H/B

Stationary Steam Engine
By George Watkins. Pub by David & Charles. 1968. H/B

'Steam'
A General Catalogue/Handbook issued by Babcock & Wilcox. 1920's. H/B

The Pictorial History of Steam Power
By J.T. Riemsdiyk & K. Brown. Pub by Gallery Press. 1980. H/B

The Steam Engine
By John Perry. Pub by McMillan & Co. 1909. H/B


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