Appleton's Railway & Steamship Guide 1874 Travel Book 41 maps period advertising
Appleton's Railway & Steamship Guide 1874 Travel Book 41 maps period advertising Appleton's Railway & Steamship Guide 1874 Travel Book 41 maps period advertising Appleton's Railway & Steamship Guide 1874 Travel Book 41 maps period advertising Appleton's Railway & Steamship Guide 1874 Travel Book 41 maps period advertising Appleton's Railway & Steamship Guide 1874 Travel Book 41 maps period advertising Appleton's Railway & Steamship Guide 1874 Travel Book 41 maps period advertising Appleton's Railway & Steamship Guide 1874 Travel Book 41 maps period advertising Appleton's Railway & Steamship Guide 1874 Travel Book 41 maps period advertising Appleton's Railway & Steamship Guide 1874 Travel Book 41 maps period advertising Appleton's Railway & Steamship Guide 1874 Travel Book 41 maps period advertising Appleton's Railway & Steamship Guide 1874 Travel Book 41 maps period advertising Appleton's Railway & Steamship Guide 1874 Travel Book 41 maps period advertising Appleton's Railway & Steamship Guide 1874 Travel Book 41 maps period advertising Appleton's Railway & Steamship Guide 1874 Travel Book 41 maps period advertising Appleton's Railway & Steamship Guide 1874 Travel Book 41 maps period advertising Appleton's Railway & Steamship Guide 1874 Travel Book 41 maps period advertising Appleton's Railway & Steamship Guide 1874 Travel Book 41 maps period advertising
$ 375.00

(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Americana, Travel, Tourism, Railroads, Steamships, Time Tables, Travel Guide, Illustrated Books, Books with Maps).

Appleton's Illustrated Railway and Steam Navigation Guide, Containing the Time-Tables of the Railways, of the United States and the Canadas, Also One Hundred Railway Maps, Together with a Monthly Account of Railways and Their Progress, and Anecdotes and Incidents of Travel, &c. &c. Collected and Arranged by G.F. Thomas.
Published 1874, New York by D. Appleton & Co.
241 pages plus wrappers. Text in English. Heavily illustrated throughout with 40 (!) regional RR line maps (plus a large folding one), of which approx. 8 are double page, many full page and some 1/2 to 2/3 pg in size. Large folding map at front (two short tears from inset into map easily repaired).

Publisher's pictorial paper wrappers, large oversized RR map of U.S. which is fully printed on the reverse with advertising.

Book is physically old and shows various signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition.

Binding gently age worn, fore edge of rear cover is chipped, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains overall attractive as an object.

Paper is gently toned, still clean, tight, sound internally.

Still attractive on the shelf. The book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detail showing how this book survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.

Book Measures c. 7" H x 5" W.

[B6810].