Railways The Spiritual Railway, handbill dated c1840 featuring a woodcut illustration of an early train, possibly ‘Lion’ and featuring two poems one entitled ‘The Upward Line’ and the other ‘The Down Line’. A not at the base of the printed text reads : ‘it is true that some trades are flourishing while others are in a state of starvation, the bearers have been out of employment a considerable time, being destitute and also strangers in this part of the country, they offer these few verses for sale, hoping that you will purchase...’ Printed on flimsy paper, a little browned but in remarkably acceptable condition, approx 10x8 ins