Cave, Henry W: The Ceylon Government Railway - A descriptive and illustrated guide , London: Cassell and Company, 1910

Hardback, first edition (6,000 copies), 220 x 156 mm), good++ condition, no dust-jacket, publisher's original illustrated (pictorial pastedown) red clothboards with gilt blocking to spine, boards worn at spine ends and edges - otherwise a very good copy, 240 pages including index + 8 pages of adverts, numerous b/w photo and line illustrations, 5 maps including colour fold-out map----'Mainly extracted from the Author's larger work "The Book of Ceylon". (London: Cassell: July, 1910), Addenda leaflet, 'To be inserted between the map and page 1', is in fact pasted on to the front fixed endpaper --- Colombo; botanic garden; Kandy; Matale line; Peradeniya junction; Bandarawela; Adam's Peak; Udapussellawa line; Nuwara Eliya; Polgahawela junction; Kankesanturai; Kelani vallet; Yatiyantota; Necombo line; Anuradhapura (Book ref. 3085)  £65.00

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