London on Wheels exhibition booklet

A splendid little booklet issued by the British Transport Commission to support the exhibition of London Travel in the Nineteenth Century in 1953. This was held in the historic Shareholders’ Meeting Room at Euston station; the Commission thought that there was “no better way of making this Room accessible to the public” at the time but sadly, less than a decade later, this historic space along with the other major components of the Victorian station were bulldozed in an act of redevelopment that is still a conservation cause célèbre.

The booklet is beautiful typeset and printed by the Shenval Press who, at the time, were acknowledged as one of Britain’s finest printers. The layout and typography are very typical of the Commission’s careful ‘look’ that saw them take great care in the graphic design of their publications. The cover and title page are shown.