Coaching Days of England: Containing an Account of Whatever Was Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance and Curiosity in the Time of the Coaches of England, Comprehending the Years 1750 until 1850. together with an Historical Commentary, and in Addition Decorated and Illustrated with a Great Number of Drawings, Prints and Views in Perspective Gathered on Purpose for This Work. [English Stagecoaches]
London: Paul Elek in All Saints Street, Islington, 1966. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2352961
First edition. Lacks jacket. A few minor blemishes to boards. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked.
96 pp. 15 1/4 x 20 5/8. A very large format history of English stagecoaches, most notable for the 24 chromolithographic plates reproduced from 18th- and 19th-century engravings, prints, and paintings. Also includes 196 duotone illustrations, with 18 coach silhouettes and 2 maps on endpapers.
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