New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1870. 8vo, xv, 201 p., original green cloth with spine and front board stamped in gilt and frontis portrait of Read. First and only edition of this scarce work on Nathan Read (1759-1849), the American steam pioneer and engineer, written by his nephew and illustrated with black and white plates. Spine and rear board very heavily discolored, corners bumped, with lower corner of text block bumped, else a VG copy. INSCRIBED by Rad on the first free blank. Scarce.

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Title: Nathan Read: His Invention of the Multi-Tubular Boiler and Portable High Pressure Engine, and Discovery of the True Mode of Applying Steam Power to Navigation and Railways
Publisher: Hurd and Houghton
Publication Date: 1870
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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