The story of the life of George Stephenson; including a memoir of his son, Robert Stephenson.
Samuel Smiles (1812-1904)
Category
Books
Date
1864
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 3149103
Summary
Bibliographic description
xiv, [2], 388 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., port. maps ; 8vo. Provenance: nineteenth century circular bookplate of Somersetshire College, Bath: both the printed inscription "Somersetshire College, Bath" around the edge of the bookplate, and the nineteenth century manuscript inscription in the centre of the bookplate, have been crossed out. The manuscript inscription, which is now illegible, has been replaced by the inscription "C H Talbot", i.e. Charles Henry Talbot, 1842-1916. Binding: nineteenth century half red morocco with marbled paper covers; gilt tooling and gilt tooled title "George Stephenson Smiles" on spine; marbled end-papers; text block edges marbled.
Makers and roles
Samuel Smiles (1812-1904)