Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, with a Plate of the Coaches, Machines, &c.; From Drawings Made on the Spot by Mr. T.T. Bury.
London: Ackermann, 1831.
Two volumes bound together in one with separate title pages. Illustrated with 13 splendid hand-colored engravings of idealized railway scenes. [1], 8pp text, 6 leaves; [2], 7 leaves. Tall thin 4to, handsomely bound by C. Walters in full red morocco with gilt fillet borders and gilt-decorated spine; original wrappers bound-in at rear (leather is somewhat rubbed but still very sound and quite attractive). London: R. Ackermann, 1831. A near fine copy with lovely clean plates
A finely illustrated account of the Liverpool line, with a glowing report of the railroad's contribution to the prosperity of the important manufacturing center. It was the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Line in 1830 that first impressed the national mind with the fact that a revolution in methods of travelling had really taken place. Tooley 120; Prideaux 329; Abbey Life 440; BMC IV 763.885.
Illustrator: Bury, T.T.
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First
Language: English
Price: $7,000.00
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