Stanley Harris — Old Coaching Days

London, Richard Bentley & Son, 1882. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this charming illustrated work on the coaching experiences of the author, an entertaining work on Victorian England. The first edition of this work.A charming reflection on the author Stanley Harris' days working as a coachman, an important transport career before the days of railways.Offering a detailed history of road travelling, with entertaining anecdotes (such as a whole chapter deducted to the heavy snowstorm of 1836) and informative facts such as time-bills and figures. Also including vivid descriptions of the popular coaching inns of the day, particularly surrounding London, and the methods behind buildings coaches.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and eleven plates.Collated, complete.Half-title states 'Road Sketches in Bygone Days&apos.Illustrated by John Sturgess. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A little rubbing to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities. A couple of light marks to the boards. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, binding is strained in places. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd spots. Good . Ill.: John Sturgess. Good .