***The passenger booked by this history, was on the coach-step, getting in; the two other passengers were close behind him, and about to follow.***The preceding passage is from Dicken's A Tale of two cities Chapter 2 .What does the term " booked by this history " mean. Please help. I failed to figure out the meaning in context by looking up in the dictionary the usual meaning of the word book.

The passenger booked by this history, was on the coach-step, getting in; the two other passengers were close behind him, and about to follow.

The preceding passage is from Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, chapter 2. What does the term "booked by this history" mean? Please help. I failed to figure out the meaning in context by looking up in the dictionary the usual meaning of the word book.