A Pedestrian Tour Through North Wales BENNETT GJ (George John) 1800-1879 Publisher: Henry Colburn Publish Year: 1838 Publish Place: London: 13, Great Marlborough Street. Illustrator: CLINT A Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 007035 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: First Edition Inscription: Unknown £25 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information A useful picture of North Wales before the full impact of Victorian tourism & railway development. VG, 1st ed, 1838, 7 illustrations. In the publishers green embossed cloth, faded at edges, corners rubbed. Spine, faded, gilt titles, edges bumped, cracked upper joint. Internally, additional engraved title with vignette, some browning, [5], (vi-viii), [1], 2-391 pp, [1], 27 illustrations, including 6 melodies (folding), yellow endpapers, book label to fpd (The Surveyors Institution). (226*141 mm). (Anderson 339). Bennett, in addition to being an actor, was an author, he also took up photography professionally in Chepstow. ODNB The Chester and Holyhead Railway was not completed until the 1850s, so travellers such as Bennett experienced North Wales primarily through walking, horseback travel and coach routes.
