By W. Walker; A. B. Brown; Francis Lightbody; Robert Davis and Robert Scott Burn
Edinburgh and London   A. Fullarton & Co.
20" by 15" Unpaginated
A rare work on mechanical engineering, richly illustrated with plates.
By W. Walker; A. B. Brown; Francis Lightbody; Robert Davis and Robert Scott Burn

1864-68 Working, Drawings and Designs: Mechanical Engineering & Machine Making

Edinburgh and London   A. Fullarton & Co.
20" by 15" Unpaginated
A rare work on mechanical engineering, richly illustrated with plates.
£5,500.00
: 10kgs / : 805R28

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Description

Illustrated, Uncommon

Written and illustrated by Robert Scott Burn, a Scottish engineer and author known for his works on building construction and mechanical engineering. W. Walker, A. B. Brown, Francis Lightbody and Robert Davis were also contributors.

From Bath Municipal Library; with their bookplate to the front endpaper.

With the ownership inscription of Alfred Jones to the title page. 

Undated; dated from copies on Jisc. 

Richly illustrated with in-text woodcuts throughout, as well as forty-eight plates from I-XLVIII and eight plates from A to H. Collated, complete.

Complete with errata.

Condition

In a full cloth binding. Externally very smart, with just a touch of wear to the recent cloth. Library bookplate to the front endpaper; ownership inscription to the title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are heavily spotted and discoloured throughout; they are worn to the edges. Title page has loss which has been repaired but affects the title.

Good

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