English pleasure carriages : their origin, history, varieties, materials, construction, defects, improvements, and capabilities: with an analysis of the construction of common roads and railroads
by ADAMS, William
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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1837 1ed English Pleasure Carriage TRAIN Railroad Coach Invention pre Automobile
William Adams' "English Pleasure Carriages" is a history of coaches and carriages. This book leaves no topic untouched covering aspects of building and construction, inventions to improve carriages, the influence of railroads on transportation, and notable designs of coaches. This 1837 first edition contains numerous full-page engravings throughout.
Item number: #19983
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ADAMS, William
English pleasure carriages : their origin, history, varieties, materials, construction, defects, improvements, and capabilities: with an analysis of the construction of common roads and railroads
London : Charles Knight & Co. Ludgate Street, 1837. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o xviii, [2], 315, [1]
o 16 plates, numerous in-text illustrations throughout
· Provenance: Handwritten – Ralph Richardson
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Green cloth
· Size: ~9.25in X 6in (23.5cm x 15.5cm)
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- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19983
- Title
- English pleasure carriages : their origin, history, varieties, materials, construction, defects, improvements, and capabilities: with an analysis of the construction of common roads and railroads
- Author
- ADAMS, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Knight & Co. Ludgate Street
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1837
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1837 1ed English Pleasure Carriage TRAIN Railroad Coach Invention pre Automobile, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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