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A very scarce collection of consecutive weekly newspaper periodicals on highways and bridges from 1935-1940. A five volume set of this collection of very scarce periodicals titled Highways and Bridges.Including 256 consecutive weekly issues of the newspaper periodical, from June 12, 1935 to May 29, 1940.All volumes collated, complete.These volumes provide a comprehensive account of highways and bridges throughout the five year period, with sections such as 'Britain's Major Arterial Road', 'A Novel Method of Water Diversion', 'The Maybury Chair of Highway Engineering', 'Road Development in South Africa', and much more.Including an abundance of interesting advertisements throughout such as for Diesel Tractors, Bulldog Shovels, and Trinidad Lake Salt Asphalt.Comprising of:Vol II- Including all weekly issues from issue No.52 June 12, 1935 to No. 104 June 24, 1936.Vol III- Including all weekly issues from issue No.105 July 1936 to No. 151 May 26, 1937.Vol IV- Including all weekly issues from issue No.152 June 2, 1937 to No. 204 June 1, 1938.Vol V- Including all weekly issues from issue No. 205 June 9, 1938 to No.256 June 1, 1939.Vol VI- Including all weekly issues from issue No. 257 June 7, 1939 to No. 308 May 29, 1940. Issues No. 271-308 are on smaller pages.Bound in five brown cloth volumes. In cloth bindings. Externally, generally smart. Odd rubbing to spine labels. Bumping to the heads and tails of the spines, with slight fading. Stamp and ink inscription to front free endpapers. Fading to front board of Vol II. Fading to front board of Vol VI, with marks to rear board. Marks to rear board of Vol IV, with fading to edge of front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Archival tape repair to first quarter of leaves in Vol. VI. Frequent stamps to pages. Archival tape repair to Vol II Issue 101. Very Good.
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