Auction: November 30, 2023

Lot #175: Antiquarian Railway History Books

(6) items including "Railways of Great Britain and Ireland" by Francis Whishaw, London 1840 rebound in gilt-stamped red full Morocco leather having engraved frontis and plates at rear including fold-out maps and diagrams, pertinent print-outs laid in, "The Rail Road Book of England" by Edward Churton, London 1851 in publisher red cloth having a fold-out map and numerous text cuts, "The History of the London & North Western Railway" by Wilfred L. Steel, London 1914, cloth, illustrated, "The Story of the Cambrian" by C. P. Gasquoine, Oswestry 1922, quarter leather, illustrated, "History of the Barry Railway Company" by R. J. Rimell, Cardiff 1923, cloth, illustrated; together with "Profils de Rails" French language blueprint index from the Chamiers route workshop providing cross-sections of rails including specifications, cloth backed boards