Public Works of Great Britain: by SIMMS F W (ed)

Public Works of Great Britain: consisting of railways, rails, chairs ... cast iron bridges, iron and gas works ... plan of the Harbour and Port of London, and other important engineering works, with descriptions and specifications, the whole rendered of the utmost utility to the Civil Engineer, to the nobility and gentry. Divisions 1-4. A monument to the useful arts in this country and as examples to the foreign engineer.

London, John Weale 1838

xii + 72 + 32 + 24 + 70pp. 153 full page b/w numbered plates. Large folio. Division 1 RAILWAYS, Division II CANALS, BRIDGES, RIVER WALLS, AND THE DOCKS AND PORT OF LIVERPOOL. Division III TURNPIKE ROADS, IRON, STEELS, AND GAS WORKS Division IV SURVEY OF THE PORT OF LONDON. Sympathetically rebound. Half calf with gilt lettering, green boards, new end papers. A sturdy copy of this massive study. Illustrated with full page illustrations, maps and diagrams of the projects covered. Scattered foxing throughout.

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