1855. Rare British Novella About A Railway Accident Featuring a Trial for Negligence [Neale, John Mason]. The Railway Accident: A Tale. London: John Henry & Jas. Parker, [c. 1855]. 103 pp. Woodcut frontispiece. [Bound with three other titles.] Octavo (6-1/2" x 4"). Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards, raised bands and lettering piece to spine. Some rubbing to extremities, corners bumped and somewhat worn and corners rubbed. Light toning, light browning to final title. $650. * The plot of The Railway Accident concerns a railroad worker who is falsely accused of having caused the accident; the final quarter of the novella is a "verbatim" account of the courtroom proceedings in which he is acquitted by "the almost special interference of Providence." This is a rare item. We located 3 copies in the UK and 1 copy in North America (at the University of Missouri). The other works in this volume are Emily Judson's Records of Alderbrook, Or Fanny Forester's Village Sketches (London, 1854) and two pamphlets issued by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge: Stephen Bell; Or, Follow After Charity (London, 1855) and The Cripple of the Railroad (London, 1853).

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Bookseller: The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 58529
Title: The Railway Accident, A Tale [and Three Other Works]
Author: Neale, John Mason
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Date Published: 1855
Keywords: ANTIQ6417, ANTIQ1157, ANTIQ4618, RAILROADS, ANTIQ0859, 58529.JPG
Bookseller catalogs: Antiquarian & Scholarly;

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Marbled boards: ...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...