{"product_id":"the-story-of-rapid-transit-beckles-willson-1st-edition","title":"The Story of Rapid Transit, Beckles Willson — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, George Newnes, Ltd., 1903\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. [viii], 197.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Very Good. The original publisher’s blue cloth binding remains remarkably firm and square, with the black-stamped front board decoration retaining much of its original crispness. There is some expected minor rubbing to the board extremities, a few faint handling marks to the panels, and slight age-fading to the spine lettering, though it remains entirely legible. Internally, the hinges are solid and secure. The page block exhibits typical moderate age-toning, primarily to the edges and preliminary leaves, alongside a neat, contemporaneous ink ownership inscription (\"Harry Morgan \/ 1 Rhyl Street \/ Pendleton \/ April 15th 08.\") to the front free endpaper. The text block is otherwise remarkably clean. Overall, a handsome, tight, and well-preserved survivor of a fragile Edwardian production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This is a true first UK edition, published as part of the publisher's popular 'The Library of Useful Stories' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThe volume is profusely illustrated with thirty-seven internal illustrations and diagrams, including a frontispiece of a Daimler Motor Car, tracing the rapid technological shifts of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eWhile copies of the American edition (published simultaneously by D. Appleton) frequently circulate, this original UK George Newnes printing has become notably uncommon on the open market, particularly surviving in this original cloth state without heavy library wear or structural damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003ePublished at the dawn of the twentieth century, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"55\"\u003eThe Story of Rapid Transit\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fascinating, contemporaneous look at the transportation revolution that rapidly shrank the modern world. Willson explores the technological leaps from the earliest hackney coaches and the pioneering steam engines of Stephenson, right through to the burgeoning marvels of the electric telegraph, the automobile, and early aviation concepts. It serves as both a history of locomotion and a striking primary source capturing the Edwardian world's boundless optimism toward speed, engineering, and mechanised progress.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55684689035603,"sku":"6634","price":30.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261023_122040.jpg?v=1793369341","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-story-of-rapid-transit-beckles-willson-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}