The Theory and Practice of Warming and Ventilating

An Engineer [Robert Stuart Meikleham]

Published by Printed for Thomas and George Underwood, London, 1825

About this Item

A very scarce illustrated treatise on ventilating and warming, anonymously penned under 'An Engineer'. Very scarce.With an engraved frontispiece and nineteen plates. Collated, complete.Rebacked in cloth, with original back strip and paper covers laid down.An intriguing work on warming and ventilating public buildings, dwelling-houses, and conservatories, with observations on changes produced in atmospheric air and a description of all known varieties of stoves, grates and furnaces.Published anonymously here under 'An Engineer'. Written by Robert Stuart Meikleham, an architect, civil engineer, encyclopaedist and technical writer. Rebacked in cloth, with original back strip and paper covers laid down.Externally, paper lifting to the front board. Marks to the extremities and rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with occasional spots, largely concentrated to the first and last few pages. Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Theory and Practice of Warming and Ventilating
• Publisher: Printed for Thomas and George Underwood, London
• Publication Date: 1825
• Binding: Hardback
• Illustrator: Not Stated
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: book