Lot 141
Railways.- Game.- Wallis (Edward, publisher) Wallis's Locomotive Game, of Railroad Adventures, [c.1840].
Hammer Price: £800
Description
Railways.- Game.- Wallis (Edward, publisher) Wallis's Locomotive Game, of Railroad Adventures, hand-coloured engraved aquatint sheet with large central scene of Britannia surrounded by 48 smaller views in clockwise spiral, dissected and mounted on linen, lightly soiled, one or two small stains, mostly to corners, without slip-case, c.485 x 600mm., [Whitehouse p.44], folding to 8vo, Edward Wallis, [c.1840].
⁂ Charming topical game depicting locomotives, carriages, stations and hazards of early railway travel. Library Hub records only one UK copy of the game (University of Liverpool library); WorldCat lists 4 copies in America, some with rules.
Description
Railways.- Game.- Wallis (Edward, publisher) Wallis's Locomotive Game, of Railroad Adventures, hand-coloured engraved aquatint sheet with large central scene of Britannia surrounded by 48 smaller views in clockwise spiral, dissected and mounted on linen, lightly soiled, one or two small stains, mostly to corners, without slip-case, c.485 x 600mm., [Whitehouse p.44], folding to 8vo, Edward Wallis, [c.1840].
⁂ Charming topical game depicting locomotives, carriages, stations and hazards of early railway travel. Library Hub records only one UK copy of the game (University of Liverpool library); WorldCat lists 4 copies in America, some with rules.
