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Our Iron Roads: Their History, Construction, and Administration
by Frederick S Williams
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£190.00£171.00
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About This Item
London: Bemrose and Co , [1883]. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6.5". Unnamed. The second revised edition of this fascinating illustrated work on the history of railways and transportation in Britain. The author's presentation copy, inscribed to his son. The second revised edition of this volume, dated from Jisc [1883] A work by Frederick S Williams on the history of travelling and transportation, detailing the rise and progress of the humanising industries from the old coaching days and the troubles in travelling to the railways and the issue of goods and minerals traffic. An interesting volume on one of the most sides of history: the industrial progress. The author's presentation copy, inscribed to his son dated 1883 "Alfred Percy Williams with his father's love."With a conclusion and an Index to the rear, as well as six pages of publisher's advertisement and reviews to the rear. Illustrated throughout with various illustrations in text. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally sound withs light shelfwear and a slight shelfwear and a slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, and a slight cracking to the joint to rear joint and a slight marking to the rear board. With a library bookplate to the front pastedown. Author's presentation copy, inscribed by the author to his son to the front free endpaper "Alfred Percy Williams with his father's love," dated September 1883. Internally, firly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated throughout with various in text illustrations. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 768A5
- Title
- Our Iron Roads: Their History, Construction, and Administration
- Author
- Frederick S Williams
- Illustrator
- Unnamed
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bemrose and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1883]
- Size
- 9" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- illustrated signed association railway signed travel
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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