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London:: John Murray, 1857., 1857. 8vo. xvi, 546 pp. Frontispiece portrait; thin waterstain along the upper edge (showing on the frontis., the edges, but not showing in the text block itself – thankfully), a bit of foxing. Later red gilt-stamped cloth. Ownership signature of Henry C. King, 1936. Third edition, revised, with additions. George Stephenson was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer during the Industrial Revolution. Renowned as the "Father of Railways", Stephenson was considered by the Victorians as a great example of diligent application and thirst for improvement. His chosen rail gauge, sometimes called "Stephenson gauge", was the basis for the 4-foot-8+1?2-inch (1.435 m) standard gauge used by most of the world's railways . . . Built by George and his son Robert's company Robert Stephenson and Company, the Locomotion No. 1 was the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line, the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825. George also built the first… Read More

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London:: John Murray, 1860., 1860. 8vo. x, 356, 32 pp. 40 engravings incl. frontis. port., ads (dated January 1860). Original blind- and gilt-stamped dark green cloth. Early presentation inscription; embossed stamp of Charles Monk, Bookseller & printer, Oswestry. Near fine. Tenth Thousand.

London:: John Murray, 1857., 1857. 8vo. xvi, 528, [ads] 12 pp. Engraved frontis. port.; port. foxed. Original blind- and gilt-stamped plum cloth; corners bumped. Bookplate of Jethro Hornblower. Very good. Second edition. DNB, XVIII, pp. 1070-1074. Stephenson was a civil and mechanical engineer, regarded as the "Father of Railways" by his contemporaries. Born to illiterate working class parents, Stephenson rise to prominence through study and hard work was often cited as an example of class mobility in the early Victorian era. Indeed, this was the source of Smiles' primary interest in the engineer—he saw Stephenson as proof of his theory that poverty was largely caused by the irresponsibility of the poor. – DNB, XVIII, pp. 1070-74.