THE ROMANCE OF THE RAILWAY. The Golden Treasury Library series.

Crown 8vo, 19x12.5cm. Published for the younger reader, the story of railways in Britain and other parts of the world. 252pp plus 4pp publisher's list; with six colour plates including frontispiece, and numerous in-text illustrations. Original green cloth, covers with bevelled edges. Backstrip titled in gilt, front cover titled in black in upper & lower margins of laid-down colour plate (the first of the seven listed). No dust jacket. Top edge of text-block toned & dust-marked, other edges a little toned & spotted. Manuscript two-digit number at upper outer corner of front pastedown, from which a little ink transference to corresponding position on flyleaf. Pastedown sides of flyleaves at both front and rear toned, front flyleaf with neat 5-line gift inscription dated Xmas1929. Clean and tight. VERY GOOD copy.