A History of the Great Western Railway, being the Story of the Broad Gauge

G. A. Sekon [George Augustus Nokes]

Verlag: Digby, Long & Co., London, 1895

Beschreibung

The second edition of Sekon's detailed history of the Great Western Railway, from its inception to the conversion to Narrow Gauge. The second edition of this uncommon work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Ink inscription to the front free end paper, dated 1895. George Augustus Nokes (1867 1948), widely known by his pen name G. A. Sekon, was the founding editor of The Railway Magazine. In this work, he provides a history of the Great Western Railway, with information about its inception, and the construction and development of the railway, particularly in South Devon, Cornwall and South Wales. He provides a detailed history of the parliamentary, engineering and commercial aspects of the development of designs for different gauges. Illustrated throughout. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally fairly smart, with shelf wear to the extremities, joints and the head and tail of the spine, with a small loss to the head of the spine. Front hinge is slightly strained but is held firmly. Rear hinge is tender, and may become detached with further handling. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean apart from a scattering of spots to the first and last few pages. Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 868M22

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A History of the Great Western Railway, ...

Verlag: Digby, Long & Co., London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1895

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: Not Stated

Zustand: Good

Art des Buches: book