Roads and Road Making: A Four Volume Set

An set on Roads and Roadmaking across Britain published during the first half of the twentieth century, a period of rapid infrastructure. An informative four volume set on road making and road construction, including scarce works and first editions. Published between 1928-1950. In the publisher's original cloth.Modern Roadmaking: With Special Reference to Material and Plant, written by Harold Bradley and C.C. Hancock, with a foreword by Henry P. Maybury and an introduction by Edward Willis. Second edition. Contains two frontispieces and all eighty-four plates, including two folding plates and three coloured plates (mislabelled). Collated complete. (The Contractor's Road, 1928). Road Making and Road Using, written by T. Salkield and with a foreword by Henry P. Maybury. Part of Isaac Pitman's Transport Library Series. Contains a frontispiece and numerous full-page illustrations. Publisher's original advertisements to the rear of the book. (Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, 1934).Roads and Road Construction: Year Book and Directory for 1934-1935, written by various writers and edited by H. Bressey. A scarce work. Contains sixty three original advertisements, including those in colour, labelled as Roman numerals throughout, mostly to the beginning and rear of the book. Collated complete. (Carriers Publishing, 1934).Roads: Their Alignment and Construction, written by R.G. Batson. First edition. Contains numerous in-text illustrations and ten monochrome plates, including photographs and diagrams. Collated complete. (Longmans Green, 1950). In the publisher's original cloth. Externally, smart, with minimal marks to boards, except Bradley which contains a large fading patch to front board. Slight fading to rear joint of Salkield and minor rubbing to joints, slightly heavier to Bradley. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. End papers are generally bright and clean, with slight offsetting tofree end papers of Batson and the odd mark. Slight browning and spotting to Bradley end papers, heavier to Directory. Minor wear to front end paper hinges of Bradley and Directory. Internally, firmly bound, with slight wear to hinge between leaves pp.216-217 of Bradley. Pages are bright and clean, with the faint spot to the extremities of the rare leaf in Bradley, and the first couple and last leaves of Directory. Very Good.…