CROAL, Thomas A. A Book About Travelling Past and Present Compiled and Edited by......
Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo & Co., 1880. "Nimmo's National Library."
8vo., orig. blue cloth stamped in gilt and black, 608pp.double columns.
A fine copy.
"...it has been the aim simply to produce a series of pictures, sketchy, perhaps, in some parts, but fairly accurate, of the modes of travel that have been, or still remain in use in this country......."This work is divided into the following sections: "The Sedan Chair," "The Coach," "The Stage Coach, " "The Canal," "The Steamer," and "The Railway." $250 CAD