The Railway Companion From Chester To Holyhead ; Containing A Descriptive And Historical Account of All Objects of Interest That Present Themselves on This Beautifully Picturesque Line : Especially The Monster Tubular Bridges Across The River Conway And The Menai Straits, And The Herculean Harbour of Refuge At Holyhead. To Which is Added The Tourist's Guide To Dublin And Its Environs.

Language: English

Published by Whittaker & Co., London., 1848

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Seller: James Hine, Ilminster, Somerset, United KingdomJames Hine

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Describes itself as the seventh thousand. Folding map is slightly torn along one crease. Bound in original publishers gilt decorated cloth, slightly faded and rubbed, small mark to rear cover. An attractive copy of this scarce & early railway guide. Numerous adverts at the end.

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Title
The Railway Companion From Chester To Holyhead ; Containing A Descriptive And Historical Account of All Objects of Interest That Present Themselves on This Beautifully Picturesque Line : Especially The Monster Tubular Bridges Across The River Conway And The Menai Straits, And The Herculean Harbour of Refuge At Holyhead. To Which is Added The Tourist's Guide To Dublin And Its Environs.
Author
Parry, Edward.
Publisher
Whittaker & Co., London.
Publication year
1848
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Folding map pasted inside front cover. A new railway chart from Chester to Holyhead.
Edition
5th or later Edition
Item weight
1 kilogram
Dimensions
16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall

James Hine

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