Cornish's Guide and Companion to the London and Birmingham Railway, holding an account of all the towns on or near the line ... the company's charges for conveyance; time of starting each train. V (recte IV), pages (3)-18, 65-72, (5)-90, 2 Bl. With 1 multiple folded engraved map with 3 views and folded schedule. 14 x 9 cm. Linen with gold embossed title. (Back fades, the sensitive cover with only small traces of use). London, S. Cornish, 1839. Haskell 1268 and 1269. Ottley 6467 and 6452. – Compilation volume with descriptions, timetables and further information on three early English railway lines, appeared in the centenary of the opening of the first line from Liverpool to Manchester in 1830. The uncolored map of the London-Birmingham line showing a train and the two terminal stations. The second map with the Grand Junction Railway plan and also the representation of a train. Also interesting are the extensive display parts. – Hinterer Spiegel with ownership note "June 4 1939 / Pt. Stanley. Slightly tanned throughout, occasionally a little sticky. 1 map a bit tricky and as well as the city map with a bigger tear. – Attached: Cornish's Guide and Companion to the Grand Junction and the Liverpool and Manchester Railways, including also the stranger's guide to Liverpool and Manche, and an account of Birmingham ... the company's charges from one station to another ... time of departure and arrival of each train. Third Edition, Enlarged and considerably Embroved. (V)-VIII, (5)-10, 15-60, 25-140 (recte 104), (141)-216 pp. With 1 multi-folded coloured stitched map with 2 representations and 1 multiple folded stitched plan from Liverpool. Ebda. 1839.