Number 242 of an edition limited to 1000 copies. 8vo; original grey cloth, lettered in black on spine; dustwrapper; pp. (x) + 170; plates. Dustwrapper tanned and edgeworn; edges of boards a little rubbed; one prelim. leaf (between half-title and frontis. portrait) seems to have been removed; trace of foxing to edges, endpapers and outermost leaves. Good condition. 'This outstanding work, which includes over 50 illustrations, is an authentic and historical record of the Natal Railways. It covers the period from 1859 to present times. The author, eldest son of the late "Ned" Campbell, Station Master, Pietermaritzburg, 1894-1903, and Station Master, Durban, 1903-1912, is also an old Natal railwayman. The history of Natal's railways is linked with the history of the Province, and it is fitting that facts concerning the early struggles and achievements of the old Natal Railway Company and the Natal Government Railways should be readily accessible and become more widely known.'.

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Title: The Birth and Development of the Natal Railways
Publisher: (Pietermaritzburg: Shuter and Shooter, 1951)
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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