Our Portfolio of Books

Ian Allan Publishing - Special Offers

Bygone Edinburgh

Gavin Booth

80pp | Hbk

This new addition to a successful series will be sought after by all those who know Edinburgh and those with an interest in its history.

£9.00 was £14.99

London Buses Around Kent

Roy Hobbs

80pp | Hbk

This book is a colourful tribute to the many and varied LT operations in Kent, from the late 1950s through to the early 1970s. In some 85 colour illustrations, the majority previously unpublished, this book explores LT services in both the urban and rural parts of Kent to provide the reader with a fascinating survey of bus and coach services in this part of the Garden of England.

£8.50 was £14.99

London Buses in Colour 1965-1980

Kevin McCormack

80pp | Hbk

Over the years, Kevin McCormack has acquired a reputation that is second to none in terms of being able to access the best in unpublished colour material. This new collection is certain to further enhance his considerable reputation and will be of interest to all those who knew London during this period as well as all those with an interest in the development and operation of London buses.

£8.50 was £14.99

London Memories

Ian Whitmarsh and Kevin Robertson

80pp | Hbk

Containing some 85 new and, we believe, previously unpublished colour photos, accompanied by detailed captions, recording London and its transport network and other aspects of the city in the years between the end of World War 2 and the 1960s, this new compilation will appeal to a wide constituency including those who live in London, tourists and visitors to the capital and transport enthusiasts.

£8.50 was £14.99

PLAXTON - 100 YEARS: A Centenary of Innovation: 1907-2007

Stewart J Brown

144pp | Hbk

Produced in conjunction with the company and its records, this history of this famous name in the bus industry is a valuable source of information for all interested in the bus and coach manufacturing industry.

£10.00 was £19.99

Southdown Days

G Kraemer - Johnson & J Bishop

144pp | Hbk

This book examines Southdown operations in the 1950s and 60s and records the great variety of Southdown vehicles seen in this period. It also illustrates some of the other areas of transport interest that the enthusiast could witness by travelling over Southdown's extensive network.

£9.00 was £16.99

Bus Eireann A Pictorial History 1987-2006

I Molloy

80pp | Hbk

The third book in our series focusing on the companies formed 20 years ago when CIÉ was split up by the Irish government, looks at the activities of Bus Éireann, since its formation.

£8.50 was £14.99

DUBLIN BUS: Changing with the City 1987-2006

Jonathan McDonnell, Darren Hall and Ian Molloy

80pp | Sbk

One of three titles published to mark the twentieth anniversary of the splitting of nationalised transport company Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE) into three separate operating companies.

£8.50 was £14.99

GLORY DAYS: Buses on the Isle of Wight

Glyn Kraemer-Johnson and John Bishop

96pp | Hbk

The dominant road transport operator on the Isle of Wight was Southern Vectis, which owed its origins to a single route from Cowes to Newport started in October 1921. From these limited beginnings, the company expanded with the Southern Railway acquiring a 50% share of the newly-entitled Southern Vectis Omnibus Co Ltd in 1929.

£9.00 was £16.99

The HEYDAY OF RIBBLE

Roger Davies

80pp | Hbk

This title in the popular 'Heyday' series is a colourful reminder of Ribble, its vehicles and its services in the period from the late 1950s through to the early 1970s. The book will bring back floods of pleasant memories to those who recall the north west England in this era.

£8.50 was £14.99