Great British railway journeys / Charlie Bunce
2011, First Edition. London : Collins. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #438712
ISBN: 9780007394760
Physical description; 272 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 26 cm. Notes; "Foreword by Michael Portillo" -- Dust jacket. "As seen on BBC" -- Dust jacket. Includes index. Contents; Partial contents Cottonopolis and the railways, from Liverpool to Scarborough -- The holiday line, from Swindon to Penzance -- Bringing deer down south, from Buxton to London -- Opening up Victorian Britain, from Preston to Edinburgh -- The main trail, from Ledbury to Holyhead -- The taming of the Highlands, from Ayr to Skye -- Railways made for trade, from Newcastle to Melton Mowbray -- Coast to coast, from Brighton to Cromer -- Border lines, from London to Hastings. Subjects; Railroad travel Great Britain. Railroad travel Great Britain History. Great Britain Description and travel.
Price: €8.95