1882 Road Scrapings: Coaches and Coaching

Name: 1882 Road Scrapings: Coaches and Coaching
SKU: 907T16
Price: 80 GBP
Availability: InStock

Published: London Tinsley Brothers

Size: 9" by 6" Pagination: viii, 202, (2)pp.

A brightly illustrated first edition of this work on coaching and coaches.

£80.00

weight: 0.75kgs / stock code: 907T16

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Description

Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and ten colour plates. Collated complete. A detailed work on matters connected with coaching with chapters on the death of coaching, young coachmen, quick changes, accidents, horse-keeping, public and private conveyances, historical coaches, and more. Written by Captain M. E. Haworth. Publisher's advertisements to the rear.

Condition

In the original red cloth binding. Externally sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and board edges with marks to the boards. Small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine with a 1" split to the rear joint. Front hinge failed with rear hinge held by cords only. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Minor age toning to the endpapers.

Overall: Good Only

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