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Fifth edition; 8vo, (19 x 13 cm); folding map of the Thames in 33 sections, folding distances table, 96 small photographs (5 x 3 cm) laid on to the map in 33 sections (2 inches: 1 mile), 6 further photographs (4 small and 2 standard 11.5 x 8 cm); occasional foxing, some of the smaller photographs with areas of loss; original red cloth bindings with gilt title to cover and spine, back joint loose; [xi]ads, 220, [63] ads pp. folding prospectus for Taunt's Old Thames bound with endpaper ads. A very good copy.
£450 -
Tall narrow 8vo (232 x 126 mm); comprising 60 double-page charts for locomotive specifications, 14 with ms. additions, 13 original hand-coloured drawings of G.N.R. locomotives, a few others with unfinished pencil sketchings; original roan, rubbed at extremities, upper hinge pulling slightly with some splitting.
£850 -
First edition. 8vo, xii, [ii], 328, [1], [2](ads)pp., colour lithograph frontispiece, 2 engraved portraits, folding chart, 3 plans, 2 lithograph plates, 2 folding tables, original red cloth gilt rebacked preserving spine.
£500