The Stephensons and other railway pioneers / by J. F. Layson
1881, 1st Edition in this form. London : National Publishing Company, [1881]. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth, on bevelled boards. All edges gilt. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 304 pages; Description: 304p. ; ports. : frontis. & plate ; 18cm. Subjects: Stephenson, George, 1781-1848. Stephenson, Robert, 1803-1859. Locomotives - History. Railroads - Biography. Series: Memorable men of the nineteenth century ; 6. Contents: George Stephenson. --Robert Stephenson. --Richard Trevithick. --William Hedley. --Timothy Hackworth. --Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Title on Spine: 'Memorable Engineers'. Item #173022
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