VALE E. The mail coach men of the late eighteenth century
David & Charles xix + 300pp + plates. 2nd ed., clean in D/W. Fine study of John Palmer's establishment of the Royal Mail coach system. (Book ref. MISBO0003) £25.00
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David & Charles xix + 300pp + plates. 2nd ed., clean in D/W. Fine study of John Palmer's establishment of the Royal Mail coach system. (Book ref. MISBO0003) £25.00
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TRISTAN W.O. Coaching days and coaching ways.
E.P. Publishing Ltd xv + 376pp. Facsimile reprint of 1893 2nd ed., fine in D/W. Many attractive line drawings in text. (Book ref. MISBO0001) £10.00
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E.P. Publishing Ltd xv + 376pp. Facsimile reprint of 1893 2nd ed., fine in D/W. Many attractive line drawings in text. (Book ref. MISBO0001) £10.00
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REYNARDSON C.T.S. BIRCH Down the road,
Longmans, Green & Co xxi + 230pp + 12 coloured plates. 2nd ed., fine in orig. slightly faded and marked pictorial cloth. Lovely coloured chromo litho plates of coaching prints. Recommended. (Book ref. REYNARDS008871) £185.00
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Longmans, Green & Co xxi + 230pp + 12 coloured plates. 2nd ed., fine in orig. slightly faded and marked pictorial cloth. Lovely coloured chromo litho plates of coaching prints. Recommended. (Book ref. REYNARDS008871) £185.00
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PARKES J. Travel in England in the Seventeenth Century.
Oxford Uni. Press xvi + 354pp + plates and folding map. 1st ed., clean in slightly shaken orig. blue cloth. Important study of road and river transport. (Book ref. PARKESJ013104) £38.00
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Oxford Uni. Press xvi + 354pp + plates and folding map. 1st ed., clean in slightly shaken orig. blue cloth. Important study of road and river transport. (Book ref. PARKESJ013104) £38.00
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POST OFFICE Mail Guards.
H.M.S.O. 19pp. Folio. 1st ed., fine in paper covers. Detailed lists of mail coaches, carts and railways carrying the mails and whether or not guards were employed. (Book ref. POSTOFFI019235) £75.00
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H.M.S.O. 19pp. Folio. 1st ed., fine in paper covers. Detailed lists of mail coaches, carts and railways carrying the mails and whether or not guards were employed. (Book ref. POSTOFFI019235) £75.00
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POST OFFICE Mail Coaches.
H.M.S.O. 7pp. Folio. 1st ed., fine in paper covers. Lists numbers of horses and passengers per coach, speeds, etc. (Book ref. POSTOFFI019237) £50.00
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H.M.S.O. 7pp. Folio. 1st ed., fine in paper covers. Lists numbers of horses and passengers per coach, speeds, etc. (Book ref. POSTOFFI019237) £50.00
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POST OFFICE Mail Coaches.
H.M.S.O. 9pp. Folio. 1st ed., fine in paper covers. Detailed lists of mail coaches giving details of number of horses used and numbers of outside passengers carried. (Book ref. POSTOFFI019236) £50.00
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H.M.S.O. 9pp. Folio. 1st ed., fine in paper covers. Detailed lists of mail coaches giving details of number of horses used and numbers of outside passengers carried. (Book ref. POSTOFFI019236) £50.00
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POST OFFICE Post Office, Ireland.
H.M.S.O. 16pp. Folio. 1st ed., fine in paper covers. Includes a list of P.O.'s established, mail coaches, mail carts, horse posts and foot posts. (Book ref. POSTOFFI019238) £65.00
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H.M.S.O. 16pp. Folio. 1st ed., fine in paper covers. Includes a list of P.O.'s established, mail coaches, mail carts, horse posts and foot posts. (Book ref. POSTOFFI019238) £65.00
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POST OFFICE An Abstract of the Contracts which have been made by His Majesty's Postmasters
H.M.S.O. 13pp. Folio. 1st ed., fine in paper covers. Lists mail coach services, towns served, contractor, passenger capacity, etc. (Book ref. POSTOFFI019240) £45.00
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H.M.S.O. 13pp. Folio. 1st ed., fine in paper covers. Lists mail coach services, towns served, contractor, passenger capacity, etc. (Book ref. POSTOFFI019240) £45.00
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FREELOVE W.F. Victorian Horses and Carriages.
Clarkson N. Potter 32pp. Clean in D/W. Collection of the authors coloured drawings of different wheeled carriages seen by him in Kingston upon Thames. (Book ref. FREELOVE019194) £6.00
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Clarkson N. Potter 32pp. Clean in D/W. Collection of the authors coloured drawings of different wheeled carriages seen by him in Kingston upon Thames. (Book ref. FREELOVE019194) £6.00
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HOPKINS A. Ralph Allen and John Palmer.
Bath Critic 10pp. Fine in card covers. (Book ref. HOPKINSA018420) £4.00
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Bath Critic 10pp. Fine in card covers. (Book ref. HOPKINSA018420) £4.00
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VALE E. The mail coach men of the late eighteenth century
David & Charles xix + 300pp + plates. 2nd ed., clean card covers. Fine study of John Palmer's establishment of the Royal Mail coach system. (Book ref. VALEE018307) £20.00
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David & Charles xix + 300pp + plates. 2nd ed., clean card covers. Fine study of John Palmer's establishment of the Royal Mail coach system. (Book ref. VALEE018307) £20.00
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MOUNTFIELD D. Stage and Mail Coaches.
A Shire Book 32pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. (Book ref. MOUNTFIE018205) £4.00
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A Shire Book 32pp. 1st ed., fine in card covers. (Book ref. MOUNTFIE018205) £4.00
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BURKE T. Travel in England.
B.T. Batsford vi + 154pp + plates. 1st ed., fine in fine D/W. A fine copy. (Book ref. BURKET018191) £25.00
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B.T. Batsford vi + 154pp + plates. 1st ed., fine in fine D/W. A fine copy. (Book ref. BURKET018191) £25.00
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BOWIE A.G. The romance of the British Post Office.
London viii + 160pp + 20pp publisher's catalogue. 1st ed., fine in fine pictorial cloth. Attractive line drawings in text. (Book ref. BOWIEAG018110) £35.00
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London viii + 160pp + 20pp publisher's catalogue. 1st ed., fine in fine pictorial cloth. Attractive line drawings in text. (Book ref. BOWIEAG018110) £35.00
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BAINES F.E. On the track of the Mail-Coach.
London vi + 351pp. 1st ed., very fine in orig. decorative cloth. Seldom seen work on stage coaching in Britain. (Book ref. BAINESFE018128) £85.00
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London vi + 351pp. 1st ed., very fine in orig. decorative cloth. Seldom seen work on stage coaching in Britain. (Book ref. BAINESFE018128) £85.00
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TOMBS R.C. The King's Post.
W.C. Hemmons, Bristol 251pp + plates. 1st ed., very fine in original pictorial cloth, spine faded. (Book ref. TOMBSRC017892) £22.00
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W.C. Hemmons, Bristol 251pp + plates. 1st ed., very fine in original pictorial cloth, spine faded. (Book ref. TOMBSRC017892) £22.00
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TOMBS R.C. The Bristol Royal Mail.
Bristol iv + 295pp + plates. 1st ed., clean in orig. red decorative cloth, rebacked. An uncommon work with much on the stage coaching era also chapters on Bristol Postmasters and P.O. buildings and the general workings of the P.O. (Book ref. TOMBSRC017891) £65.00
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Bristol iv + 295pp + plates. 1st ed., clean in orig. red decorative cloth, rebacked. An uncommon work with much on the stage coaching era also chapters on Bristol Postmasters and P.O. buildings and the general workings of the P.O. (Book ref. TOMBSRC017891) £65.00
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REID J. The evolution of horse drawn vehicles
Institute of British Carriage and automobile Manufacturers [2] + 105pp + [4] + plates. 1st ed., very fine in original maroon cloth, corners slightly bumped. A scarce work. (Book ref. REIDJ017633) £60.00
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Institute of British Carriage and automobile Manufacturers [2] + 105pp + [4] + plates. 1st ed., very fine in original maroon cloth, corners slightly bumped. A scarce work. (Book ref. REIDJ017633) £60.00
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WILSON V.A. The coaching era.
John Lane the Bodley Head 259pp + col. plates + ads. 1st ed., minor tone spotting on page edges otherwise clean in faded orig. red cloth. History of stage coaching in Great Britain with fine reproductions of old coaching prints. (Book ref. WILSONVA010625) £36.00
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John Lane the Bodley Head 259pp + col. plates + ads. 1st ed., minor tone spotting on page edges otherwise clean in faded orig. red cloth. History of stage coaching in Great Britain with fine reproductions of old coaching prints. (Book ref. WILSONVA010625) £36.00
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