Osborne (E.C. & W.), publishers.
Osborne's London & Birmingham, Railway Guide,
£180
illustrated with numerous engravings and maps.
Birmingham, E.C. & W. Osborne, [1840].
An attractive example of this early railway guidebook, lacking five plates unfortunately but with a fascinating selection of engraved advertisements..
In stock
First edition. Small 8vo. Folding table, advertisements. Original blind-tooled red cloth, neatly rebacked preserving original gilt backstrip.
Engraved frontispiece, engraved title-page, map, 13 plates (only, of 18), numerous illustrations including full-page, 13 engraved advertisements including 2 folding.
Minor foxing to frontispiece and title, pp. 9-12 stuck together, overall internally very good; cloth neatly rebacked preserving original backstrip, some edge-wear with minor bumping.
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