The Great Railway, 1871-1881 (The National Dream TV Series)

First British edition, illustrated in black and white. 336p. Brown cloth-covered boards, black design on front, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends. Mustard colour endpapers. Front paste down discoloured. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket delaminating, has taped repairs, price unclipped. . Square 4to. Serves as a magnificent reconstruction of this heroic saga in what is an important contribution to Canadian history as well as a book that will bring to life a great adventure and the all-too-human figures who lived it. The book on which the six-part television series 'The National Dream' was based.