Oct 25, 2018 - Sale 2490

Sale 2490 - Lot 173

Unsold
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
DESIGNER UNKNOWN "OFF THE BEATEN TRACK" BOOKLETS / SOUTHERN RAILWAY. 1939.
39 3/4x24 3/4 inches, 101x63 cm. McCorquodale & Co. Ltd., London.
Condition B+: minor repaired tears, creases and restoration in margins; replaced upper left corner; creases, abrasions and restoration along vertical and horizontal folds.
In the 1930s, the Southern Railway published a series of illustrated folders promoting travel to destinations on the continent. The actual brochures illustrated here were published in 1938 and 1939. One would imagine that World War II, which began on September 1, 1939, would have put an end to these holiday trips.