Isambard Kingdom Brunel, A Biography
by L. T. C. Rolt
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£495.00£445.50
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1957 . First edition. Leather. Fine. 9" by 6". Not Stated. The first edition of L. T. C. Rolt's illustrated biography of civil engineer Isambard Kindom Brunel, in a full morocco Bayntun-Riviere signed binding. The first edition, first impression of this work by prolific English writer and the biographer Lionel Thomas Caswall Rolt.In a full morocco signed binding by Bayntun-Riviere, with gilt detailing to the spine, and marbled endpapers.Illustrated with thirty images on eight double sided plates. Collated, complete.Rolt examines the main events and achievements in the life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a major figure of the Industrial Revolution, remembered for his innovations in the constructions of steamships, railway lines, and dockyards, and the development of the SS Great Britain, which when launched was the largest ship ever built.A beautifully bound example of this biography of Brunel. In a full morocco signed binding, with gilt detailing to back strip. Externally, very fine, with a touch of fading to back strip, as is common with blue morocco. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 878F47
- Title
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel, A Biography
- Author
- L. T. C. Rolt
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Industrial Revolution Isambard Kingdom Brunel civil engineering bayntun riviere Isambard Kingdom Brunel SS Great Britain trains
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...