Coaching Days Of England: Containing An Account Of Whatever Was Most Remarkable For Grandeur, Elegance And Curiosity In The Time Of The Coaches Of England, Comprehending The Years 1750 Until 1850.

BURGESS, ANTHONY (HISTORICAL COMMENTARY.

6094X1 First Edition (unstated. Paul Elek Productions, London: 1964. 96 pages. Hardcover with dustjacket. Fair condition. Some tears in dustjacket and slight wear. Both in size and content, this book serves as a fitting memorial to the splendors of a lost era. The magnificence of the twenty-four full page color plates of coaching prints, reproduced with the greatest delicacy and indistinguishable from the originals, will be apparent to anybody who turns a page; in addition there are nearly 100 other illustrations by a wide range of contemporary artists including the exquisite Hogarth, the robust Rowlandson and that master of Regency coaching scene, James Pollard. $60.25USD
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