Smith Thomas Macdougall (2 results)

MEMOIR of PONT-Y-TU-PRYDD, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, read before a meeting of the Institution of Civil Engineers, April 4th, 1838: printed for private circulation by permission of the Council, 1846. Slim 4to, 280 x 220 mm, 11 x 8½ inches, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, half-title dated 1846, engraved title page dated 1838 and 2 engraved plates on thick paper, all with tissue guards, 8 pages, first page printed red and black with central engraved portrait vignette of William Edwards, bound in publisher's original blind stamped dark green cloth, gilt lettering to upper cover, pale yellow endpapers, all edges gilt, small Westleys & Clark binder's ticket to bottom of rear pastedown. Slight wear to head and tail of spine, tiny hole to centre of spine, corners bumped and slightly worn, small stain to lower margin of engraved title page and the 2 plates, some light age-browning and foxing throughout, inner paper hinges cracked, otherwise a very good copy. 4 copies only listed in Library Hub Discover. The presentation reads: "George Munday Esq with the best wishes of the Author". The name Pontypridd is from "Pont-y-ty-pridd" the Welsh for "bridge by the earthen house", a reference to a succession of wooden bridges that formerly spanned the River Taff at this point. Pontypridd is, however, more famous for the Old Bridge, a stone bridge across the River Taff built in 1756 by William Edwards. This bridge was the third attempted by Edwards, and at the time of its construction was the longest stone-built single arch bridge in Europe. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1851 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 94 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 94.