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Map Collection
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Harper 1910
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private collection:-
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Road book, 'The Autocar' Road Book, vol.1 England South of the Thames, by
Charles G Harper, published by Methuen and Co and Iliffe and Sons, London,
1910.
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The book has - title page, preface, contents, 602 pages of itineraries of
journeys in the south of Engalnd, a map and itinerary for a route from north to
south, Hatfield to Redhill, bypassing London (a forerunner of the M25), and an
index.
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The itineraries are tabulated - miles from destination / brief instructions with
attractive diagrams for bridges and relief / miles from start / more detailed
directions, and descriptive text.
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inscription:- |
printed -on- title page
'THE AUTOCAR' / ROAD BOOK / BY / CHARLES G. HARPER / VOL. I / ENGLAND SOUTH
OF THE THAMES / METHUEN & CO. / 36 ESSEX STREET, LONDON W.C. / ILIFFE & SONS,
LTD. / 20 TUDOR STREET, LONDON E.C.
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inscription:- |
embossed -on- spine
'THE / AUTOCAR' / ROAD BOOK / VOL.I. / SOUTH OF / THE THAMES / ILIFFE
-- gold on red |
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dimension:- |
wxh = 13x18.5cm |
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Map Group -- Harper 1910
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| MN: 24.5.2003 |