THE LAND OF LAKES: BEING THE MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY'S ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO THE SPORTING AND TOURING GROUNDS OF COUNTY DONEGAL. By Edgar S. Shrubsole. Second edition.
(1906) 1906? ND 4th edition. 8vo (140 x 208mm). Ppxix,170 + xxix pp ads at rear. B/w photographs, nine folding maps. Green cloth, spine titled in black, upper board titled in gilt with sub-title and illustration in black.
Published shortly after the Midland Railway Company opened a new ferry route from Heysham in Lancashire to Belfast and acquired the Northern Counties (Ireland) Lines, enabling a convenient railway/ferry/railway connection between mainland Britain and Donegal. An advertisement in Through The Donegal Highlands With Rod And Gun (January 1906) states "Important Alteration. The Land Of A Thousand Lakes, by Edgar S. Shrubsole, is to be published under the title of The Land Of Lakes. Ready in May 1906."
Published shortly after the Midland Railway Company opened a new ferry route from Heysham in Lancashire to Belfast and acquired the Northern Counties (Ireland) Lines, enabling a convenient railway/ferry/railway connection between mainland Britain and Donegal. An advertisement in Through The Donegal Highlands With Rod And Gun (January 1906) states "Important Alteration. The Land Of A Thousand Lakes, by Edgar S. Shrubsole, is to be published under the title of The Land Of Lakes. Ready in May 1906."
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| Author | Shrubsole (Edgar Seymour). (1860-1919). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 60555 |
| ISBN | B00GHQS04Y. |
| Book Description | Inner hinges tender, contents browned, spine slightly rubbed. The nine folding maps are all intact and in nice clean condition. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1906 |
| Publisher | William Cate Limited. |
| Place | London. |