The Railway King, 1800-1871: A Study of George Hudson and The Business Morals of His Time (Richard S. (Stanton) Lambert) lands on the shelves of my shop, where it will be found in my Biography shelves. priced at £8.50! Call in and get 40% OFF that price when you mention this post…
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1964, Hardback in dust wrapper.
Contains: Maps; Frontispiece;
From the cover: George Hudson The Railway King of the 1840s was a colourful figure of outstanding importance in the early development of railways in the North of England. This Yorkshire linen-draper who secured by accident a fortune of £30,000 embarked with it on a career of company promotion and railway building…
Very Good in Poor Dust Wrapper. Edges of the dust wrapper somewhat frayed, a little stained on the verso leaching through. Previous owners’ name to the pastedown. Price Clipped. Text complete, clean and tight.
Green boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 320 pages. Index. 8¾” x 5¾”.