Author: WYLD
Title: The Great Western, Cheltenham and Great Western, and Bristol and Exeter Railway Guides
Description: London, Wyld. 1839. Book, The Great Western Cheltenham and Great Western and Bristol and Exeter Railway Guides published by James Wyld London 1839. In stiff cloth-covered boards size 15 by 9 cm. 284 pages and a 36-page introduction on the construction of the line. Full title includes the following containing a topographical antiquarian and geological account of the country and of the towns and villages in the neighbourhood of the railways; with a preliminary description of the construction of the Great Western and other railways illustrated with numerous and accurate engravings on wood; and guides to Windsor Reading Oxford Gloucester Hereford Cheltenham; Bath Wells and Bristol." With a large folding map of the Great Western line from Bristol to London plus other folding maps of the main railway network the Western Union line and the Bristol to Exeter railway. Gold-stamped title and image of a locomotive to the front board (faded) and signature of an early owner in ink to front endpaper. VG condition. Images available.".

Keywords: Railways