Author: Tristram, W. Outram
Title: Coaching Days and Coaching Ways; with 214 Illustrations by Hugh Thomson and Herbert Railton
Description: London, England, Macmillan and Co, 1893. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, 10.6 in. x 7 in. pp. xv, 376. Limited Large Paper edition #150/250, printed August 1893. Burgundy cloth boards with black title on paper label to spine. Untrimmed fore and bottom-edges. Rubbing to extremities. Corners are nudged. Sunning to spine and top/bottom of boards. Age-toning to spine label. Foxing to endpapers and half title page. Front hinge is tender, but holding. Pages bright; interior is unmarked. A detailed record of the history and types of horse drawn transport along the main travel routes of England. Contents include: The Bath Road - The Exeter Road - The Portsmouth Road - The Brighton Road - The Dover Road - The York Road - The Holyhead Road etc. Vivid descriptions of many hostelries and their clientele abound. Ill.: Hugh Thomson and Herbert Railton. Good Plus .

Keywords: British Sporting, Carriages, Horse-Drawn Carriages, 19th Century Transportation, Horse Transportation, British Touring Hugh Thomson and Herbert Railton