BRADSHAW’S HANDBOOK FOR TOURISTS IN GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND…in four sections. Complete in 4 vols.

4 sections in printed wrappers with engraved cover medallions laid into original clothbound casing printed in gilt. This is the full set, issued as “the entire Hand Book”, as distinct from each section which was available separately. n.d. but railway timetables and schedules of fares are dated 1879. Each volume about 120 pp. on average, plus about 60 pp. of ads per volume, including railway timetables and fare schedules. Illustrated with a total of 21 steel-engraved plates with multiple views; 18 folding maps and city plans. Wrappers quite clean and bindings tight; edges darkened & tanned; minimal staining to interiors, though some to rear wrapper border of sec. iv. Casing slightly soiled, rubbed and nicked. All plates present, though view of Stirling (sec. iv) faces p. 60, not p. 62 as called for. Missing large map from front pocket of casing, and missing map of London from sec. i; all other maps and plans present, though map of Glasgow (sec. iv) faces p. 62, not p. 64 as called for. Still Good-Very Good overall, especially considering that these are paperbacks from 1879. Bradshaw’s handbooks and railway guides for tourists were started in 1839 by George Bradshaw (1801-1853).