Brighton and its Coaches a History of the London and Brighton Road with Some Account of the Provincial Coaches That Have Run From Brighton

William C. A. Blew

Published by John C. Nimmo, London, 1894

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A finely bound first edition work, narrating the history of the London and Brighton coaching road, an interesting work complete with hand coloured plates. The first edition of this work.Bound by Bayntuns.An interesting history on the bustling coach road between London and Brighton, one of the most popular routes of the golden coaching era.This volume offers the history in a chronological manner, narratively showing how the business of stage coaching gre, how coaches became more numerous, when they were accelerated, and how coachmen overcame difficulties such as bad weather or accidents.Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, and nineteen hand-coloured plates.Collated, complete.By William C. A. Blew.Illustrated by J. and G. Temple. In a half crushed morocco binding with cloth to the boards by Bayntuns. Externally, smart. One small mark to the front board. A little rubbing to the head of the spine. Spine is a little faded. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Small tape repair to the tail of the pages from the half-title to page 16. Near Fine. Seller Inventory # 805P13

Bibliographic Details

Title: Brighton and its Coaches a History of the ...

Publisher: John C. Nimmo, London

Publication Date: 1894

Binding: Leather

Illustrator: J. Temple; G. Temple

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book