bradshaws railway time tables assistant von george bradshaw (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Known as Bradshaw's Railway Companion with the gilt panel to the front cover price One Shilling. This publication was significant as it was the first compilation of railway timetables and the first national railway map appearing before the standardisation of railway time. Some time neatly rebacked the overall condition is better than very good. Ownership inscription dated 1897 to front paste down. Size 118x78mm.

First edition, first printing of the first complete English railway timetable. Original purple cloth with green and gold title label to the upper board (priced 1/-). Illustrated with a front fold-out map of the railways of England and Wales, 4 double page maps showing different lines (one with the lines hand-coloured yellow and pink), and 4 double page maps of Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, and Leeds. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the extremities lightly rubbed, with a small stain to the upper board and fading to the spine. The contents, with two small (1cm) breaches to the top edges between pages, are lightly spotted to the pastedowns and otherwise clean throughout and free from inscriptions or stamps. The folding map, with the different lines hand-coloured in red and yellow by a previous owner (not as issued) and some toning to the verso is otherwise free from loss or tears. Scarce. The third of Bradshaw's famous railway timetables, the first of which had appeared on 19th October 1839, restricted to northern railways, with a second for southern railways on 25th October. This third issue, a combination of the the two and also published on 25th October, is the first to the cover the whole of England. The fold-out map it contains is also considered to be the first national railway map in the world. A lovely copy of the first edition of this important, pioneering publication in the history of Britain's railways. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.