Published by London. George Hebert. 1844, 1844
Seller: Charles Russell, ABA, ILAB, est 1978, Cirencester, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 1,042.57
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketFolio 19 x 13 1/2 inches, original publisher's wrappers with ornate vignette title to the upper wrapper. Worn. Title page, 4 pages and 4 double page lithograph plates. Complete. Some old waterstains to the margins. see photos. Second edition. Extremely scarce work in either edition. First published in 1843. The plates depict elevations and sections of Hurricane, a 2-2-2 standard gauge locomotive, and are technically accurate as well as very decorative. COPAC lists only one copy of this second edition (British Library) and two of the first edition (Oxford and Cambridge).