Seventh Report of the Commissioners for the Further Improvement of the Road from London to Holyhead, and from London to Liverpool. WITH Eleventh, Thirteenth & Fourteenth Reports.
House of Commons Parliament. TELFORD Thomas. PARNELL Henry Sir.
Uncommon. 4 reports bound as 1. !830/34/36 & 1837. In modern plain paper wraps, no title. Internally, [3], 4-54. 11th Report, 1834, [3], 4-17, [1]. 13th Report, 1836, [3], 4-19, [1]. 14th Report, 1837, [3], 4-16 pp, [2]. This last report on…
A Guide to the Illinois Central Railroad Lands The Illinois Central Railroad Company, Offer For Sale over 1,400,000 Acres of Selected Prairie and Wood Lands. In tracts of 40 acres and upwards, suitable for farm, on long credits and low prices, situated on each side of their railroad, extending through the State of Illinois.
Illinois Central Railroad Company
In modern brown cloth, title to spine in gilt. Internally, new endpapers, has an outline map of Illinois, with map of the Rail Road Lines to verso, frontis of Prairie scene in Illinois, [3], 4-60 pp, 2 maps (from Appletons Railway Guide), 1 pl, 6…
The Tourist's Guide to Britannia Bridge; Containing a particular account of the Gigantic Lions, Majestic Towers; Monster Tybes; Huge Stages; the mode of Raising the Tubes
JACKSON Thomas
Fair, 1856 In purple cloth, edges bumped, gilt titles to spine. Internally, loose frontis, [3], 6-43 pp, [7] adverts, 1 pl, 12 illustrations (including 3 full page), water stain to lower half, some leaves almost loose, bridge print tipped to fep,…
The Tourist's Guide to Britannia Bridge; Containing a particular account of the Gigantic Lions, Majestic Towers; Monster Tybes; Huge Stages; the mode of Raising the Tubes
JACKSON Thomas
VG the uncommon 1st edition. In soiled blue printed soft covers, [3], 4-32 pp, interesting rain & carriage footer to ep & then train illustration to lower cover. (143*94 mm)
County of Denbigh. Six Acts of Parliament relating to The Shrewsbury and Holyhead Road. (Bangor Ferry)
King George III King William IV Queen Victoria
VG, 1819-1840, Six Acts of Parliament relating to The Shrewsbury & Holyhead Road, 1819-1840.. In worn soft cloth covers, worn & frayed at edges, soiled white ms label to upper board, spine no label. Internally: 1824, George III, Road…
General Description of the Britannia and Conway Tubular Bridges on the Chester and Holyhead Railway
Resident Engineer
Extracted from the Quarterly Review CLXX, Sept 1849. Article III.-1 In red soft paper covers, no titles. Internally, no endpages, 399-452 pp (213*131 mm).
Sailing Directions for the Coast of Wales
SHERINGHAM WL. ROBINSON CG. DENHAM HM
Uncommon, VG, 1st ed, 1843. no other copy for sale online or at auction for a very long time. In modern half calf & tips (to style), over red marbled boards, some blind tooling. Spine, gilt tooling, raised bands, gilt titles to black morocco…
Reports of the late John Smeaton, F.R.S. Made on Various Occasions, in the course of his employment as A Civil Engineer.
SMEATON John 1724-1792
A collected edition of engineering reports by John Smeaton, often regarded as the father of civil engineering. Tall 4to, VG, 2 vols as 1, 2nd ed, 1837, 72 plates, complete. In modern (to style) quarter calf over contemporary cloth, corners rubbed &…
Nautical Observation on the Port and Maritime Vicinity of Cardiff,
SMYTH Captain WH [William Henry] 1788-1865
Authors presentation copy. 1st ed, 1840, VG, 2 pls. In contemporary blue/green embossed cloth, corners and edges a little bumped and worn. Re-spined, title in ink to paper labels. Internally, yellow endpapers, bookplate of Harlech College to…
Mr Telford's Report and Survey, Relative to the Communication between England and Ireland by the North-West of Scotland. WITH. Charts and Plans.
TELFORD Thomas 1757-1834. McKERLIE John 1775-1848.
2 vols - The Charts & Plans with The Report, complete, 16 large plates, VG, 1st ed. Charts & Plans, 54*68 cms (small double elephant), in modern half calf with contemporary marbled boards, some blind tooling, paper title, board edges a little…
Holyhead Harbour of Refuge
The Commissioners Appointed by the Board of Admiralty
FASCINATING INSIGHT INTO A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN THE MID 1800'S In worn black cloth. corners bumped, gilt title to spine. Internally, [Approval of Plan] [1], 2-4), Chart No 1, & No 2 (signed - Rendel), [1] blank, [1] Return. Copy of the…
Holyhead Roads. First Report of the Commissioners.... for vesting in them certain Bridges now building; &c and for the Further Improvement of the Road from London to Holyhead (305)
The House of Commons
In the publishers blue printed, soft wraps, chipped at edges, spine worn & torn, some loss. Internally, [3], 4-39 pp, [1], 4 pls (some road colouring), with the errata bound in. (350*220 mm). Portion of Thomas Telford's report, details some of…
Reports from Committee on Holyhead Roads (197)
The House of Commons
In modern paper boards, printed title to spine. Internally, [3], 4-43 pp, [3], 6 pls (including 2 large folding and with roads outlined), new endpapers, with a single leaf dated 1812 signed by Rd Wharton with an estimate of the sum wanted in the…