The Steam Engine Familiarly Explained and Illustrated; with an Historical Sketch of Its Invention and Progressive Improvement; Its Applications to Navigation and Railways .

Original cloth with paper label, worn. The spine is well worn and worn, joints splitting, label scorched. 324 pp., 13 engraved plates, 3 of which are folding. 10 of the 13 plates have an engraving credit for Peter Maverick, though the other three are attributed to Maverick as well. Several text illustrations. Fifth American edition, from the fifth London edition. This is among the leading early texts on the state of steam technology and its uses, including railroad engines and steam boats. The first American edition of this work was published in 1828. OCLC 811777156 (1 loc.) See OCLC 5213191 for an 1849 issue, also designated as the Fifth American Edition. Also see Stephens (The Mavericks) 603-615.