The Origin And Progress of The Mechanical Inventions of James Watt Illustrated By His Correspondence With His Friends And The Specifications Of His Patents In Three Volumes

MUIRHEAD, James Patrick [Author] (1813-1898); PONSONBY, Henry (1825-1895) & PONSONBY, Mary (1832?1916) [Ex-Libris]

Published by John Murray, London, 1854

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MUIRHEAD, James Patrick [Author] (1813-1898); PONSONBY, Henry (1825-1895) & PONSONBY, Mary (1832?1916) [Ex-Libris]. The Origin And Progress of The Mechanical Inventions of James Watt Illustrated By His Correspondence With His Friends And The Specifications Of His Patents In Three Volumes. London: John Murray M.DCCC.LIV. [1854]. 1st Edition. 4to (228x155mm), cclxxxiii, 104pp + xxxiv, 374pp, [32 pages of publishers advertisements]. Good. Original intricate background embossed decorative brown cloth binding with embossed logo on the front [gold] and rear [plain]. Gold embossed lettering on the spine. Leafs of both volumes are largely uncut along the top edge. Light marks and knocks to the boards, more pronounced on Vol II. Internally, both copies have foxing on the first few pages but this significantly reduces for the rest of the textblock and is only occasionally limited to page edges. Illustrations are extensive throughout the text and Vol I contains a portrait of James Watt.

Of interest, these copies are Ex-Libris of Henry and Mary Ponsonby, Private Secretary and Maid of Honour to Queen Victoria respectively. This is marked by an Ex-Libris sticker on the front pastedown and the copies are signed and dated ?Sebastopol 1855? which is further of interest as it was at before this action in the Crimean War that Henry received a medal with clasp, the Turkish medal, and the Order of the Medjidie, 3rd Class. A title of interest to any collectors of Victoriana.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Origin And Progress of The Mechanical Inventions of James Watt Illustrated By His Correspondence With His Friends And The Specifications Of His Patents In Three Volumes
• Publisher: John Murray, London
• Publication Date: 1854
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Good
• Dimensions: 16W x 24H x 9D centimeters 16 centimeters width by 24 centimeters height by 9 centimeters depth
• Weight: 1700 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science
  • Scotland
  • Ex-Libris