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Coaching Days and Coaching Ways
by Tristram, W. Outram
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1906. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. London: Macmillan, 1906. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Hardback. Reprint. Good/No Jacket. The 1906 reprint of this charming little book, first published by Macmillan in 1903 Seven separate chapters tell us the history and customs of some of the main coaching routes in olde England, namely, the Bath, Exeter, Portsmouth, Brighton, Dover, York, and Holyhead roads. Packed full of details of coaches, coachmen, passengers, inns and inn-keepers, etc. Accompanying the text are numerous fine pen-and-ink drawings by Hugh Thomson and Herbert Railton, depicting people, places and buildings encountered along the routes. A fascinating read for historians or simply anyone with an interest in the romance of the coaching era. Contains 376 pages, 17.5 x 11cm. Scarlet cloth boards in good condition with gilt titles and decor on front and spine, and gilt top edge. Internally, in very good condition: clean and bright with no markings, with tissue-protected pen-and-ink drawing (The Post Boys) on pre-title page. Overall, very good for its age with sound edges and excellent tight bindings.
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Robertson
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01976
- Title
- Coaching Days and Coaching Ways
- Author
- Tristram, W. Outram
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Coaching, Coaches, England, History, Social History,
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY/Social History; TRANSPORTATION / History / Coaches;
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All books subject to prior sale. Any book found not to be as described can be returned within 14-days of receipt.
SHIPPING CHARGES
Quoted charges are only an estimate, based on an average weight of 750g. Actual charges may differ, depending on weight and destination. Customers will be informed before shipping if extra charges are required. If in doubt, please email us for an accurate shipping quote.
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UK Customers: credit/debit cards via PayPal or Biblio.
Non-UK Customers: credit/debit cards via PayPal or Biblio.
About the Seller
William Robertson
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Lancaster, Lancashire
About William Robertson
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- Cloth
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Fine
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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