Crown8vo, frontispiece of Watt, engraved title, xi, 164, [4] p. 12 engraved plates, two folding, by H. Adlard at the end. Old three-quarter green cloth, dark brown boards, gilt. Water staining from bottom up for two inches mainly noticeable on the plates, browning of frontispiece and engraved title, damp marking of cloth on upper cover, inscription on front blank 'Allo stima sigismo Signor Giovanni Ceccarini Dono del suo sincero amico Tommaso Pigott Fairfax' otherwise a good tight copy of a rare book. One WorldCat entry states 10 plates whereas this copy has 12 plus the frontispiece.

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Title: Popular Lectures on the Steam Engine, in which its construction and operation are familiarly explained; with an historical sketch of its invention and progressive improvement.
Publisher: London: John Taylor
Publication Date: 1828
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Good

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