The Stephensons and other Railway Pioneers by J. F. Layson
No Edition Remarks. 304 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Gilded page edges. Light tanning to pages with moderate thumb marking and scuffing throughout; text unaffected. Moderate cracking to gutters exposing netting but pages remain attached. Tanning heavier to pastedowns and free endpapers. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has noticeable tanning with soft splitting and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.