George and Robert Stephenson, The Railway Revolution

L T C Rolt

Published by Longmans, London, 1960

First edition, first printing. Hardback in dustwrapper. 23 × 15.5cm, 356pp. Tom Rolt's life story of the Stephensons, father and son, is the story of the birth of the railways. Illustrated with maps, diagrams and photographs, this book covers such dramatic events as the building of the Stockton and Darlington and the Liverpool and Manchester railways, the locomotive trials at Rainhill, the long battle with quicksands at Kilsby tunnel, and the floating and raising of the great tubes of the Conway and Britannia bridges. Condition: The book is in very good condition, with some spotted foxing to the pages' top edge and tanning to the endpapers. The dustwrapper is worn a little along the edges but has not been price-clipped. Seller Inventory # 012787

Bibliographic Details

Title: George and Robert Stephenson, The Railway ...
Publisher: Longmans, London
Publication Date: 1960
Binding: Hardback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition