Harris, Stanley

The Coaching Age

London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1885. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [3], iv-viii, 1-468, [2] pp. Twentieth-century half red morocco over orange cloth with the spine in six compartments, gold lettering and decorations on the spine; top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Bound by Bayntun-Riviere in Bath. Illustrated with a frontispiece and with 15 sepia plates by John Sturgess. A general history of coaching as transportation for private citizens and as a mail service in the United Kingdom. Harris also discusses the early days of railroad history. A beautiful copy. Near Fine. Item #000010401

Price: $500.00