Government and the railways in nineteenth-century Britain
1965, First Edition. London : Routledge & Kegan Paul ; Toronto : University of Toronto Press. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Faint foxing to edges and prelims. Remains well-preserved overall; internally strong and clean. Item #476957
Series; Studies in political history. Physical description; xii, 243 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-237) and index. Contents; The need for government action – The early years of the Railway Department 1840-1844 – The Railway Board and its aftermath, 1844-1846 – The Commissioners of Railways, 1846-1851 – The Railway Department, 1851-1867 – Relations with the companies – Railways in the theory of government – Epilogue: 1868-1867. Subjects; Railroads and state – Great Britain – History – 19th century. Railroads – Great Britain – History – 19th century.
Price: €28.95