London: Sir Joseph Causton & Sons, Ltd., [1912]. 4to. 10 x 12 in. 118, xli, [1] pp. Colour-tinted frontisp., illust. border on title, text border illustrations, photo illustrations throughout, elaborate illustrated advertising section at rear for “Celebrated Firms and Leading Companies” contracted with and using the CPR. Pebbled padded red cloth publisher’s binding, gilt lettering embossed on front cover, t.e.g. (minor edgewear, rubbing, dustsoiling), still VG bright copy, w/ presentation printed slip on title, w/ the Compliments of The Dominion Express Co. First edition of this lavishly illustrated travelogue on the Canadian Pacific Railway trains and steamships in the Edwardian era. He touts the advantages of traveling on their transatlantic ocean liners, Empress of Britain and Empress of Ireland, by rail across the prairies through the Rockies to Banff, and onto British Columbia. Homer details sailing on the SS Princess Victoria to Vancouver Island, staying at the newly built Empress Hotel, and then onto Japan & China onboard the Empress of Japan.

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Librería: Zephyr Used & Rare Books (US)
Inventario del vendedor #: 60346
Título: The Imperial Highway. . . .
Autor: [CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY & STEAMSHIPS]. HOMER, A.N
Estado del libro: Usado
Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Editorial: Sir Joseph Causton & Sons, Ltd.,
Lugar de publicación: London:
Fecha de publicación: [1912].
Palabras clave: Travel, Asia, East Asia, Japan, China, Western Americana, Americana, Canada, Canadiana, Illustrated Books, Photography, Sir Joseph Causton, Edwardian, Canadian Pacific Railway, Empress Ocean Liners, Steamships, Empress of Ireland, Empress of Britain, Empr

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Pebbled: Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
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