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    By W. G. Chapman
    London   H. N. Appleby, Ltd.
    7.5" by 5" 148pp.
    A scarce work from Great Western Railway for young boys to learn about rail and sea.
    By W. G. Chapman

    1927 'Twixt Rail & Sea: A Book of Docks, Seaports, and Shipping for Boys of All Ages

    London   H. N. Appleby, Ltd.
    7.5" by 5" 148pp.
    A scarce work from Great Western Railway for young boys to learn about rail and sea.
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    : 0.5kgs / : 901T32

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    Description

    Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

    Scarce work. With eighty-four illustrations. Published by the Great Western Railway in their "Boys of All Ages" series, this informative book provides information on docks, seaports, and shipping. Its important to remember that when the work was originally written, Great Western Railway was the owner of the largest dock system in the world with three quarters of the traffic being for coal. Written by Walter George Chapman, a British writer and rail enthusiast.

    Condition

    In the original pictorial paper binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and minor chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine and the odd mark to the boards. A small closed tear to the tail of the front joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Previous owner's ink stamp to the front endpaper.

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