This is a first edition hardback book with a rather tatty dustjacket.

It was published by the Batchworth Press, London in 1948
It covers the development of the carriage from ancient civilisations to the 19th century.
It has a coloured frontispiece and thirty black and white illustrations and photographs.

The chapter headings are :

INTRODUCTION
CURRICLE AND CABRIOLET
OTHER TWO-WHEELED CARRIAGES
FAMILY OF PHAETONS
WAGONETTES, BRAKES AND OTHER INFORMAL CARRIAGES
DRESS AND TRAVELLING CARRIAGES
VICTORIAN COACHMAN-DRIVEN CARRIAGES
FOUR-IN-HAND COACHES
LONDON CABS

The text is in good condition, the cloth covered boards are scuffed and faded in places and the dustjacket is tatty

Dimensions :  10" (25.2cm) x 6¼" (16cm) x ¾ (1.7cm)
Weight : 1lb 4½oz (584g)

Unfortunately the new GSPR regulations do not allow this item to be shipped to the EU or Northern Ireland

Ref: McCausland-Carriages