Oxford University Press/Clarendon Press, 1970.. First edition. Very good octavo hardcover in good dust jacket. Light wear along the edges of the boards with bumping to the head and heel of the spine. The dj has wear and rubbing along the edges of the covers with small tears and a minor chip on the heel of the spine. The dj also has some scuffing to the covers and tape/lamination along the edges. The page edges are slightly foxed. 392 pages with footnotes, illustrations, 4 appendices, bibliography, and index. A look at the impact of the railroads on the canal system and coal industry in the North and Midlands during the Industrial Revolution.