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Roundoak trucking books available from Old Pond

For over twenty years, under the imprint of Roundoak, Robin Pearson of Nynehaed Books has been producing a steady flow of highly illustrated books on the history of trucking in Britain. They deal with manufacturers, operators, specialist vehicles and heavy transport.

In 2009 Roundoak published John Marsh's hardback, The History of Reed Transport, 215 detailed pages including a superb selection of 350 photographs.

These books are now available from Old Pond Publishing. Old Pond is publishing a short catalogue of these titles on 7 October. They are listed below for reference.

For further information please contact Heather Jarrold: [email protected], phone 01473 238200.

Books from Roundoak
AEC Lorries in the Post War Years, Graham Edge (1994), £18.50
AEC Reliance, Truran & Platt (1999), £7.50
Atkinson, Peter  Davies (1995), £16.95
Bedford Trucks & Vans in Colour, Peter Davies (2003), £19.95
Brewery Transport, Arthur Ingram (1991), £5.50
British Lorries of the 40s & 50s, Peter Davies (1989), £19.95
British Trucks at Work in the ’Sixties, Peter Davies (1988), £19.95
BRS: The Early Years 1948-1953, Ingram & Mustoe (1999), £24.95
BRS: Parcels Services and the Express Carriers, Mustoe, Ingram & Pearson (2008), £29.95
BRS, A Pictorial History, Nick Baldwin (1982/2008), £19.95
Bus Company Service Vehicles, Colin Wright (1980/2006), £9.95
Diamond T Type 980/981, Freathy & Pearson (2001), £24.95
Drawbar Outfits, Peter Davies (1992), £7.50
Eight Wheelers in Colour, Peter Davies (1995), £16.95
Fairground and Circus Transport, Colin Wright (1973/90), £6.50
Fairground Transport, Malcolm Slater (1970/90), £6.50
Family Affairs: haulage contractors from Somerset & Dorset, Michael Marshall (2004), £22.50
Fisher Renwick 1874-1972, Gordon Mustoe (1997), £19.95
Foden: a pictorial history, Peter Davies (2004), £24.95
Heavy Haulage & Abnormal Loads Volume 3, David Lee (1997), £14.95
Heavy Haulage & Abnormal Loads Volume 4, David Lee (2000), £14.95
Heavy Transport International, Jan Van Wees (2002), £16.50
High, Wide & Heavy, David Lee (2005), £26.95
Leyland Lorries: a celebration, Arthur Ingram (1996), £18.95
Lincoln's Excavators: Ruston 1875-1930, Peter Robinson (2003), £24.95
Lincoln's Excavators: Ruston Bucyrus 1930-1945, Peter Robinson (2006), £29.95
Lincoln's Excavators: Ruston Bucyrus 1945-1970, Peter Robinson (2010), £39.95, to be published November
London's Lorries, Arthur Ingram (1990), £19.95
Opencast Coal: plant & equipment, Bill Huxley (1993), £8.50
Petroleum Transport, A Century of, Graham Edge (1998), £19.95
Pickfords, The Story of, Arthur Ingram (1993), £9.50
Post Office Stores & Telephone Vehicles (1986/2006), £9.95
Recovery Vehicles, Mick White (1998), £8.50
Reed Transport, The History of, John Marsh (2009), £25.00
Scammell the Load Movers from Watford, Nick Georgano (1997), £24.95
Tankers, Colin Wright (1986), £4.50
Views from the North: photographs by Roger Kenney (2006), £14.95
Whitbread: 250 years of brewery transport, Arthur Ingram (1992), £8.50
Wynns Overseas, John Wynn (1998), £19.95

Working Tractors Part Three big power special DVD in stock

Working Tractors Part Three big power special, presented by Stephen Richmond, DVD approx 90 minutes, released by Tractor Barn is now in stock at Old Pond Publishing at £12.95.

The Gingerfold trucking books have changed hands

At the end of the 1990s the trucking journalist and author Graham Edge (right) began to publish a highly regarded list of books. At first his company, Gingerfold Publishing, was particularly noted for titles on AEC and Leyland. When it widened its field it published two exceptional works: Gardner, by Graham Edge himself and Volvo F88 & F89 at Work, the first book by Patrick W Dyer.

Although Graham will always be a trucking enthusiast, he has now retired from publishing and sold his stock and rights to Old Pond Publishing. Graham works in the transport industry in Bolton and is continuing to write about trucking. At the age of 62 he is getting married for the first time.

The Gingerfold titles Old Pond now has in stock are:
 

AEC Mammoth Major Mk III
AEC Mammoth Major Mk V and Ergomatic Cab Ranges
AEC Mandator
AEC Mercury
AEC Mustang and Marshal
From Moorlands to Highlands: the story of Brian Harris transport
Leyland Beaver
Leyland Octopus
Milled from Golden Fields: transport in the flour-milling industry
Volvo F88 and F89 at Work
W Clifford Watts: an illustrated history of the Yorkshire haulier
Where Do You want This Lot? (Bob Rust’s transport industry memories).

Gardner is out of stock. Old Pond will reprint this title in the spring.

Know Your Buses - new book in stock

Know Your Buses by James Race is a pocket-sized guide to 44 types of bus currently licensed for Britain's roads. It is now in stock at £4.99 from Old Pond Publishing.

Kings of Construction DVD back in stock

Kings of Construction, Discovery Channel. 8-disc DVD set, approx 6½ hours, released 2007. £21.95 inc VAT. Now available again at Old Pond.

This popular DVD set, which runs for more than six hours, tells the stories of some of the world’s most demanding building projects. These pioneering dreams require ambitious designs, vast amounts of money and nerves of steel as engineers, builders and architects attempt to deliver on time and to budget.

The projects:

• Gotthard base tunnel, 58 kilometres through the Alps.
• Hallandsas ridge tunnel, Sweden. Two 8-kilometre tunnels to enable train access from Sweden to the rest of Europe.
• Operation Snohvit. The building of Europe’s first liquefied natural gas plant, in Cadiz, Spain.
• Hong Kong cable car. The longest detachable cable car system ever constructed.
• Stonecutters bridge, Hong Kong. Connecting Hong Kong with the mainland across the harbour, a main span of over a thousand metres.
• Hoover dam bridge. America’s longest arched bridge, spanning the Black Canyon 275 metres above the Colorado river.
• El Cajon dam, Mexico. The highest rock-filled dam ever constructed.
• The Dubai ski resort. Building the world’s biggest artificial ski slope in the middle of the desert.

Farming Diaries Volume 2 - new DVD in stock

Lots of elements draw together to make Tractor Barn's Farming Diaries Volume 2 something special. It features Stephen Richmond who has a wealth of experience of farm work and an enthusiasm for farm machinery going back to young childhood. He and Jonathan Whitlam have been involved in DVDs since 1998 and know just what you enjoy watching. Their new programme is now available from Old Pond at £15.95.   

Starks' Harvesters - new book in stock

Starks' Harvesters, Robert S White's paperback account of five seasons working with custom cutter Dale Starks is now available from Old Pond Publishing at £9.95. 

Chris Lockwood's combine harvester DVDs in stock

Combine Harvesters Part 1 and Combine Harvesters Part 2 by Chris Lockwood are both now in stock at Old Pond. Together, they show 43 different models at work, filmed in 2009.

Long Haul Pioneers book in stock

Eagerly anticipated, and now here at publishers Old Pond, you can learn more about Ashley Coghill's new book, or buy your copy, at The Long Haul Pioneers.

Working Tractors Part 2 new DVD in stock

Another cheap and cheerful programme from Tractor Barn creatives Stephen Richmond and Jonathan Whitlam has come into stock at Old Pond. To see further details or order a copy go to Working Tractors Part 2.