{"product_id":"bradshaws-handbook-by-george-bradshaw-9781908402028","title":"Bradshaw’s Handbook","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollector's item, landmark in the history of the tour guide, snapshot of Britain in the 1860s - \u003cem\u003eBradshaw’s Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e deserves a place on the bookshelf of any traveller, railway enthusiast, historian, or anglophile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProduced as the British railway network was reaching its zenith, and as tourism by rail became a serious pastime for the better off, it was the first national tourist guide specifically organised around railway journeys. To this day, it offers a glimpse through the carriage window at a Britain long past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a facsimile of the actual book - often referred to as \u003cem\u003eBradshaw's Guide\u003c\/em\u003e - that inspired the 'Great British Railway Journeys' television series, possibly the only surviving example of the 1863 edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072143900908,"sku":"9781908402028","price":23.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12860353482867.jpg?v=1765081304","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/bradshaws-handbook-by-george-bradshaw-9781908402028","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}