Valves and Valve-Gearing : A Practical Text-book for the Use of Engineers, Draughtsmen, and Students.
by Hurst, Charles
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Charles Griffin and Company, Limited, 1897. First Edition. Maroon Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. N/a. viii, 135, 56 (advertisements)pp. A scarce 1897 first edition of this work with numerous illustrations and four folding plates. Plate iii is a super steel engraving of Ruston, Proctor & Co.'s Condensing Engine, fitted with Crab claw gear. Gilt embossed title to the spine. Original publisher's cloth. A pencil name, place and date to the front endpaper. Very neat ink name stamp to the head of the contents page and to the head of the title page. Light toning to the spine. Light or slight rubbing to the cloth at the head and tail of the spine. A 1.5cm expertly repaired tear to the margin of one folding plate. A very good, clean, tight well preserved copy.
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- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 226935
- Title
- Valves and Valve-Gearing : A Practical Text-book for the Use of Engineers, Draughtsmen, and Students.
- Author
- Hurst, Charles
- Illustrator
- N/a
- Format/Binding
- Maroon Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Griffin and Company, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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