From Charing Cross to Baghdad; A History of the Whitaker Tunnel Boring Machine and the Channel Tunnel 1880-1930
Varley, Paul [Edited by Christopher Pick and Anthony Mason]
(Book #ID 72121)
Published by The Channel Tunnel Group Ltd., Folkestone, Kent First Edition 1992. St. Martin's Plain 1992.
First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. Large 4to 11'' x 9½''. Contains 228 printed pages of text with archive and modern monochrome illustrations, maps and photographs throughout, colour map inside the rear cover. Fascinating history of tunnelling in the last two centuries focusing on the Channel Tunnel project, and a little known scheme in the early 1920's. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued, unused and unopened new book. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1872009239
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