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[A]⁸ B-Z⁸ 2A-2U⁸ 2X⁶ 2Y⁸ 2Z⁴; Inserts after E6, 2A3, 2A7 & 2U5; folded maps inserted after M6 and O6; Note that in first alphabet (A-Z) and second alphabet (2A-2Z) gathering U does exist, but no gathering V.

[6] v-vii [viii] ix [x] xi [xii-xiv], 1-15 [16] 17-23 [24] 25-30 [31] 32-66 [67] 68-82 [83] 84-8 [89] 90-214 [215] 216 [217] 218 [219] 220-2 [223] 224-36 [237] 238-40 [241] 242-4 [245] 246-51 [252-4] 255-91 [292] 292-342 [343] 344-6 [347] 348-69 [370] 371-3 [374-6] 377-430 [431] 432-3 [434] 435-6 [437] 438 [439] 440-76 [477] 478 [479] 480-507 [508-10] 511-65 [566] 567-86 [587-8] 589-616 [617] 618-48 [649] 650-5 [656-8] 659-83 [684] 685-708.

Crown 4^o: 10" × 7", trimmed, artificial headband, white loaded paper; 12(+1)pt. Baskerville, 3-line dropped initials to chapters; line-block illustrations, maps, diagrams, tables and half-tones throughout; colour halftones on inserts; line-block maps on folded inserts; endleaves bear sepia halftone decorative maps; casing, green buckram, spine gold-blocked: ‘[triple rule] | A HISTORY | OF THE | SOUTHERN | RAILWAY | [triple rule]’, and upper cover blind-blocked with coat of arms of Southern Railway Company.

See Simon 1956 p.102-4.

It seems that a large portion of the unsold stock of this printing was destroyed in a fire at the publisher's premises, causing the market price to rise through scarcity. In 1963 a reprint of both volumes revised by R. W. Kidner appeared published by Ian Allan. This incorporates many corrections, but also omits sections felt to be no longer of interest.

5/Nov/1936

• Baskerville
  • 1757, by John Baskerville of Birmingham;
  • 1923, Monotype, under Morison;
  • see Simon 1956, pp.41 42 46, Simon 1973 p.169, Moran 1971 pp. 45 75.
• Baskerville, 12pt.
• Marshall, C. F. Dendy (Chapman Frederick Dendy), 1872–1945
• Southern Railway (Great Britain)