Abc Steam Engine Description Automatic by Lisk (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. New York: Spon & Chamberlain, 1902. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine. First Edition, SIGNED by the author. Very scarce, and in near fine condition. Clean green ribbed cloth boards with silver lettering on cover and spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Clean floral endpapers. No previous owner names. Inscribed and signed on blank fly leaf: "Compliments of J. P. Lisk - Aug 9th, 1902." All pages are clean (slight browning). Beautiful detailed illustrations. Frontispiece illustration and six large folding plates of details. Approximate size of book: 5" x 6-1/2".

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First Edition. Vintage Pre-War Hardcover with all six fold-outs, First Edition 1902 Spon & Chamberlain New York and London 30 pages plus 6 fold-outs and 16 pages of vintage ads for other technical books. Good+, no DJ - as issued. Moderate shelf/edge wear and dust soiling to green ribbed cloth boards with silver titles on cover and spine - corners bumped with wear to the tips. Previous owner name (dated 1904) in elaborate and beautiful script on the 2nd FFEP. Floral endpapers are unmarked. All pages are somewhat clean except for dust soiling and thumb smudges at the margins. This was caused by the six large fold-outs creating a air pocket for the pages to pick up dust soiling and smudges at the margins. No writing in the text. This was the state of the art in Steam engine technology in 1902. A very respectable First Edition from the beginning of the 20th century.LOC SSE-03.