Bourne John Britton (4 results)
- Hardcover
Seller: Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP, Burbank, CA, U.S.A.Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. This imperial folio is a reproduction of the 1839 edition. B&W plates. Condition: there is a faint musty odor to the book; the covers have minor traces of damp-staining; top of spine bumped; DJ is price-clipped with minor nicking & chipping; internally, quite bright a…nd clean; very good in a good DJ.
More imagesPublished by David & Charles Reprints, Newton Abbott 1970
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. A very scarce facsimile of Bourne"s landmark 1839 visual chronicle of the London and Birmingham Railway, with the original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth bindingWith the publisher's original clipped dust wrapper.This is a faithf…ul facsimile reproduction of Bourne"s London and Birmingham Railway was first published in 1839, just a few years after the railway's completion. First edition, thus. It was one of the earliest and most important visual records of this major British railway line.This edition includes 31 plates, including a frontispiece and two maps. Collated, complete.The London and Birmingham Railway was one of the first major lines in Britain, completed in the 1830s and designed by Robert Stephenson. Bourne's original work features detailed lithographic plates showing: Viaducts, cuttings, tunnels, and stations alongside dramatic scenes of laborers and construction sites. This edition also includes descriptive text by John Britton. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight fading to spine. Dust wrapper, smart. One or two small closed tears and chips, particularly to head and tail of spine. The odd spot to extremities. One or two very slight handling marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. Various (illustrator). book.
More imagesPublished by J C Bourne, London 1839
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United KingdomBarter Books Ltd
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Condition: Good. First Edition. G: in good condition. Handsome modern rebind with new eps. Shelf-wear. Splitting to outer hinges. Light foxing. Occasional light marking. Small stain in top margin of first two plates. 550mm x 400mm (22" x 16"). 26pp + plates. 31 b/w plates. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas.… Black hardback half-leather cover.
More imagesPublished by J.C. Bourne 1839
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Parrot Books, Hemel Hempstead, HERT, United KingdomParrot Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good. General foxing to plates throughout.
