Lot 138
Railways.- Game.- Wallis (Edward, publisher) Wallis's Locomotive Game, of Railroad Adventures, hand-coloured engraved sheet with aquatint views, [c.1840[]
Hammer Price: £400
Description
Railways.- Game.- Wallis (Edward, publisher) Wallis's Locomotive Game, of Railroad Adventures, hand-coloured engraved sheet with large central aquatint scene of Britannia surrounded by 48 smaller views in clockwise spiral, dissected and mounted on linen, very lightly soiled, framed and glazed (c.520 x 640mm.), [Whitehouse p.44], 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 sheet with large central aquatint scene of Britannia surrounded by 48 smaller views in clockwise spiral, dissected and mounted on linen, very lightly soiled, framed and glazed (c.520 x 640mm.), [Whitehouse p.44], 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.
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