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Collector's item, landmark in the history of the tour guide, snapshot of Britain in the 1860s - Bradshaw's Handbook deserves a place on the bookshelf of any traveller, railway enthusiast, historian or anglophile. Produced as the British railway network was reaching its zenith, and as tourism by rail became a serious pastime for the better off, it was the first national tourist guide specifically organized around railway journeys, and to this day offers a glimpse through the carriage window at a Britain long past. This is a facsimile of the actual book - often referred to as 'Bradshaw's Guide' - that inspired the 'Great British Railway Journeys' television series, possibly the only surviving example of the 1863 edition. It is an exact copy with a removable belly-band.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Bradshaw's Handbook
• Author: George Bradshaw
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 512
• EAN: 9781908402028
• ISBN: 1908402024
• ID: 04452016
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 508 g
• Dimensions: 181 × 143 × 40 mm
• Date of publishing: 10. January 2012

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