London & North Eastern Railway - souvenir presented to the members of the International Hotel Alliance, visit to Great Britain, April 1926
A lavishly illustrated book issued to members of the International Hotel Alliance in 1926 this publication by the London & North Eastern Railway describes the network, places served and hotels owned by the company alongside illustrations and poster reproductions many of which are by Fred Taylor. The LNER, formed in 1923, was acknowledged as the most adventurous of the Big Four railways in terms of its publciity and advertising and by 1926 they were getting into their stride.
This copy of the publication suffers from only one flaw - printed by Adams Bros, and Shardlow, of London & Leicester, it is bound backwards so the covers appear upside down. It doesn't detract from the contents! I understand that the rival LMSR also issued a similar publication.
This shows the title page and frontispiece that reproduces Frank Bragwyn's litho etching of the Royal Border Bridge issued in 1924 as one of a series.
London & North Eastern Railway - souvenir presented to the members of the International Hotel Alliance, visit to Great Britain, April 1926
A lavishly illustrated book issued to members of the International Hotel Alliance in 1926 this publication by the London & North Eastern Railway describes the network, places served and hotels owned by the company alongside illustrations and poster reproductions many of which are by Fred Taylor. The LNER, formed in 1923, was acknowledged as the most adventurous of the Big Four railways in terms of its publciity and advertising and by 1926 they were getting into their stride.
This copy of the publication suffers from only one flaw - printed by Adams Bros, and Shardlow, of London & Leicester, it is bound backwards so the covers appear upside down. It doesn't detract from the contents! I understand that the rival LMSR also issued a similar publication.
This shows the title page and frontispiece that reproduces Frank Bragwyn's litho etching of the Royal Border Bridge issued in 1924 as one of a series.