Handsome Volume bound in full Calf Leather. Bright Gilt decoration and lettering to front back and spine. Gilt hatching on edges. Page edges and endpapers marbled. This copy was a prize awarded by St Leonards on Sea, prize label on endpaper. 323 Pages. With Numerous Illustrations (B&W) Description of engineering works of the 19th C. inc Railways, Canals, Tunnels, Bridges, Docks, Lighthouses, Hydraulic Engineering and much more. Frontis is an illustration "Blowing up of the Flood rock". Pages in very nice condition, a little foxing to endpapers and title page but only a few spots otherwise. Some wear around edges of cover and bars. Please ask if you would like any more photos or information Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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Title: The Triumphs of Modern Engineering
Author: Frith, Henry
Publisher: Griffith, Farran, Okeden & Welsh, London
Condition: Very Good
Binding: Full-Leather
Seller catalogs: Antiquarian Books, Technology

Excalibur Books

Penzance, United Kingdom

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