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Tait (A.F.) & Edwin Butterworth. Views on the
Tait (A.F.) & Edwin Butterworth. Views on the
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Tait (A.F.) & Edwin Butterworth. Views on the Manchester & Leeds Railway, first edition, additional tinted lithographed vignette title and 19 fine tinted lithographed plates by A.F.Tait, tissue guards, a very clean copy, modern half dark maroon morocco, t.e.g., spine very slightly faded, [Abbey, Life 411], folio, London and Manchester, 1845.

⁂ A lovely copy of a work often found in poor shape. The legal framework completed in 1836, the first section of the railway, from Manchester to Littleborough, was completed in 1839, and the line in toto by 1841. George Stephenson was the overseeing engineer. After company mergers etc. in 1847 the Manchester & Leeds became the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway.
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Tait (A.F.) & Edwin Butterworth. Views on the

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Rupert Powell
International Head of Books and Works on Paper
Max Hasler
Modern First Editions and 20th Century Literature
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