Practical Mechanics Journal (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 14 x 11 inches. vii, 288 pp. b/w illustrations, 23 copperplate engravings with one fold-out plate. Blue cloth lettered in silver at spine. Sunned along spine and rear board, edges chipped along first and last pages, scattered foxing, occasional soiling, fold-out plate torn along folds and now reinforced at verso with archival tape. Good.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The second volume of the illustrated 'Practical Mechanic's Journal', an important periodical on the developments of mechanics in the first half of the twentieth century. Illustrated with folding plates. Volume II of 'The Practical Mechanic's Journal', this volume dating from April 1849 to March 1850.An interesting journal dating from the Industrial Revolution, noting the developments of the science of mechanics.Illustrated with eighteen plates, many of which are folding.Collated, complete.Including articles on the principles of suspension bridges, Baggs' atmospheric railway, the death of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, navigating in the Arctic, the manufacture of sulphuric acid, train velocity, and numerous other subjects. In a half calf binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Light rubbing to back strip and board perimeters. Small loss to back strip head. Head of rear joint starting, with board firmly held. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with instances of spotting throughout, most concentrated to plates. Very Good. book.