1933 British Bridges Oliver Stanley John Buchan C H Bressey buying Illus 1st Ed

The first edition of this work, an 'illustrated technical and historical record' of British bridges. This survey of the buying road bridges of Great Britain, many of them newly constructed at the time of publication, contains also a brief history of the development of British bridges.Illustrated throughout with numerous photographs and architectural plans of the bridges of England. This work was published as a companion to, and to make a record of, an exhibition of 443 photographs of British bridges held in connection with the Public Works, Roads and Transport Congress in 1933. With the attractive contemporary owner's inscription of Edward Caudrey, 1933, to the front free endpaper. Condition Report: In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding, with paper covered boards. Fading to back strip, with bumping to head and tail. Contemporary owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Overall: Very Good Indeed