Practical tunnelling; explaining in detail the setting out of the works, shaft-sinking and heading-driving, ranging the lines and levelling under ground, sub-excavating, timbering, and the construction of the brickwork of tunnels; with the amount of labour required for, and the cost of, the various portions of the work
Published by C. Lockwood, London, 1877
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Carothers and Carothers, Albany, CA, U.S.A.Carothers and Carothers
AbeBooks seller since July 11, 2013
Condition: Used - Good
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xviii, 354 pages illustrations, 21 plates. This is a strong copy of the third edition, revised and extended, with plates XX and XXI bound within the text, and I-XIX bound separately. Contemporary half leather very good, some scuffing to boards, a small puncture to spine of text volume; contents excellent, plates clean, folds strong. 1700 grams.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Practical tunnelling; explaining in detail the setting out of the works, shaft-sinking and heading-driving, ranging the lines and levelling under ground, sub-excavating, timbering, and the construction of the brickwork of tunnels; with the amount of labour required for, and the cost of, the various portions of the work
- Author
- Frederick Walter Simms, D K Clark (Daniel Kinnear)
- Publisher
- C. Lockwood, London
- Publication year
- 1877
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Item weight
- 1,700 grams
Carothers and Carothers
Albany, CA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since July 11, 2013
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Carothers and Carothers is an independent bookselling firm specializing in the scholarly out-of-print and antiquarian market. Frank Carothers, the elder partner, has retired from the Library of the University of California at Berkeley after more than thirty years of collection management related work. Sara Carothers, the younger partner, is a recent graduate of the University of San Francisco, where she studied Japanese and French.
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