Société nationale des Chemins de fer vicinaux. Notices sur les lignes projetées par la Société Nationale et Soumises à l'examen des conseils provinciaux pendant la session ordinaire de 1885. Juillet 1885.

8vo: 26, 33, 24, 34, 15, 24, 16, 20, 18 pp., 9 fold. pl.

Contemp. green shagreen, gilt titled covers surrounded by multiple gilt borders, gilt orn. spine on 5 raised bands, gilt inside dentelles, white endpapers. Good copy.

De Nationale Maatschappij van Buurtspoorwegen or Société Nationale des Chemins de fer vicinaux were a system of narrow-gauge tramways or local railways in Belgium, which covered the whole country and had a greater route length than the mainline railway system. The creation of the company was the result of legislation allowing the construction of rural tramways approved in 1875, followed by a new law in 1885. Apart from the chapter on the Province of Antwerp, all the other chapters in our copy come with descriptions in French. Illustrated with 9 maps showing for each province the railway lines under construction, the lines projected and the prospective lines. Very rare, probably printed only on a small number of copies.
Ref. Not in Opac KBR.
Joined: Chaix, N. - Nouveau guide de Paris à Bruxelles et Cologne. Paris, Napoléon Chaix et Cie, s.d. 8vo: 288-31-[1] pp. Contemp. blindst. brown cloth (some very sm. def.), gilt title on covers, gilt flat spine. Tourist guide following the railway lines from Paris to Cologne. Ill. with 1 map and 11 pl. Chaix (1805-1865) was the first to print a train timetable booklet and was responsable for the printing of the rail fares and administrative forms. Thanks to these lucrative activities he could finance his travel guide series: "Guide-Chaix". Bookseller's catalogue at the end. Ref. BnF. - Opac KBR. (2 vol.)