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The Great North Road London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd,; 1901 (1st edition) Rare 1st edition of this travelogue on the main highway between London and Scotland. The Great North Road was a coaching route used by mail coaches. The road traditionally began in Smithfield Market, Clerkenwell, London. Profusely illustrated with 31 plates in volume I and 26 plates in volume II in addition to numerous in-text illustrations. Charles George Harper wrote many books regarding the regions, roads, coastlines and literary connections of Britain. Bound in illustrated red cloth boards. 457 full-page plates + other in-text illustrations. 301 + 310 pages. 9" x 6". |
