Author: Henry Belcher
Title: Illustrations of the Scenery on the Line of the Whitby and Pickering Railway, in the North Eastern Part of Yorkshire
Description: London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1836. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of this descriptive account of the scenery around the Whitby and Pickering railway, with illustrations by George Haydock Dodgson.s by the renowned artist The first edition, first impression of this uncommon work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Bookplate to the front paste down stating 'This book was presented to the Model Railway Club Library in memory of W. John Jarratt. June, 1938. Saltburn, Yorks.' Ink inscription to the front blank. Illustrated with an engraved title page, twelve engraved plates, and eight wood engravings in the text after drawings by G. Dodgson. Collated, complete. A charming topographical work exploring the scenery around the Whitby and Pickering railway, in the north-eastern part of Yorkshire. Henry Belcher offers descriptions to accompany the engraved illustrations. With appendixes containing an account of the murder of the monk of Whitby, a list of native plants, and an account of the opening of the railway. The artist George Haydock Dodgson (1811-1880) exhibited at the Society of British Artists from 1835 and was a member of the Old Watercolour Society. After taking sketching tours of Wales, Cumberland and Yorkshire, he mainly sketched public buildings and produced work for architects in London. He also designed plates for the "Illustrated London News". In the publisher's original cloth binding. Front board is detached but intact. Significant losses to the backstrip, which is lifting to the front joint. Light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean except for the odd spot and offsetting to the plates and facing pages. Good Only . Ill.: G. Dodgson [George Haydock Dodgson]. Good Only .
Keywords: George Haydock Dodgson Railway Whitby Pickering Railway G. Dodgson [George Haydock Dodgson]
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Title: Illustrations of the Scenery on the Line of the Whitby and Pickering Railway, in the North Eastern Part of Yorkshire
Description: London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1836. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of this descriptive account of the scenery around the Whitby and Pickering railway, with illustrations by George Haydock Dodgson.s by the renowned artist The first edition, first impression of this uncommon work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Bookplate to the front paste down stating 'This book was presented to the Model Railway Club Library in memory of W. John Jarratt. June, 1938. Saltburn, Yorks.' Ink inscription to the front blank. Illustrated with an engraved title page, twelve engraved plates, and eight wood engravings in the text after drawings by G. Dodgson. Collated, complete. A charming topographical work exploring the scenery around the Whitby and Pickering railway, in the north-eastern part of Yorkshire. Henry Belcher offers descriptions to accompany the engraved illustrations. With appendixes containing an account of the murder of the monk of Whitby, a list of native plants, and an account of the opening of the railway. The artist George Haydock Dodgson (1811-1880) exhibited at the Society of British Artists from 1835 and was a member of the Old Watercolour Society. After taking sketching tours of Wales, Cumberland and Yorkshire, he mainly sketched public buildings and produced work for architects in London. He also designed plates for the "Illustrated London News". In the publisher's original cloth binding. Front board is detached but intact. Significant losses to the backstrip, which is lifting to the front joint. Light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean except for the odd spot and offsetting to the plates and facing pages. Good Only . Ill.: G. Dodgson [George Haydock Dodgson]. Good Only .
Keywords: George Haydock Dodgson Railway Whitby Pickering Railway G. Dodgson [George Haydock Dodgson]
Price: GBP 75.00 = appr. US$ 107.10 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 905M3
- Book number: 905M3
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