Author: BRADSHAW
Title: Bradshaw's Railway Almanack, Directory, Shareholders' Guide and Manual for 1849
Description: London, Adams. 1849. Book, Bradshaw's Railway Almanack Directory Shareholders' Guide and Manual for 1849 published by Adams London 1849. In stiff decorated boads size 18 by 11.5 cm. 160 pages plus another 50 pp of contemporary advertising. Includes the folding map of Great Britain with all the lines laid down as called for. In certain respects a conventional almanac listing key fact and figures in contemporary Britain in others a fascinating snapshot of the various developments in the railway system. The 12 month calendar section details the opening of various railways; other sections detail the finances progress and organisation of the various companies. New cloth spine and sympathetic repairs to the map and title page with archival quality material. Good to VG condition. Images available.

Keywords: Railways