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London: No 59 High Holborn, and Paternoster Row.: John Weale, and Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans,, 1849. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. HUXLEY George. LOWRY JW.. VG, 1st ed, 1849, 20 pls, complete. In contemporary black quarter morocco over purple cloth, corners rubbed, edges faded. Re-spined, old laid down, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, frontis, [5], (vi-xii), [1], 2-291 pp, [1], 20 pls (including frontis with 19 folding), 74 illustrations within text, yellow end papers, some professional paper repairs to pl tears, printed by R. and J.E. Taylor. (246*150 mm). (Alibone 571). Title continues: With a complete history of their progress, from the conception of the original idea, to the conclusion of the elaborate experiments which determined the exact form and mode of construction ultimately adopted. Fairbairn was the greatest mill-builder and experimental engineer of the middle quarters of the nineteenth century, a major… Read More

London: No 59 High Holborn, and Paternoster Row.: John Weale, and Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans,, 1849. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. HUXLEY George. LOWRY JW.. Early stream train image. VG, 1st ed, 1849, 20 pls In the publishers maroon quarter morocco over maroon cloth, faded at edges, corners bumped. Spine, gilt titles & tooling, edges worn. Internally, folding frontis, [5], (vi-xii), [1], 2-291 pp, 20 pls (mostly folding, including frontis), some plates with repaired crease tears, 74 illustrations within text, small bookbinder label to fpd, printed by R & JE Taylor, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. Uncommon. (248*150 mm). (Allibone 571). Fairbairn assisted Robert Stephenson with the design of the tubular bridge over the Menai Strait. The bridge was successfully raised in April 1848, but there was later a controversy over Fairbairn's contribution. In order to put the record straight he published his own version of events, An… Read More

London: No 59 High Holborn, and Paternoster Row.: John Weale, and Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans,, 1849. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. VG, 1st ed, 1849, 20 pls, complete. In contemporary black quarter morocco over purple cloth, corners rubbed, edges faded. Spine, gilt tooling & titles, edges rubbed. Internally, frontis, [5], (vi-xii), [1], 2-291 pp, 20 pls (19 folding), 74 illustrations within text, yellow endpapers, some occasional light spotting, printed by R. and J.E. Taylor, short tears or fraying to fore-margins, some old paper repairs, short gutter tear to 2 pls, not affecting pls. (248*153 mm). (Alibone 571). Fairbairn was the greatest mill-builder and experimental engineer of the middle quarters of the nineteenth century, a major contributor to iron shipbuilding during the critical decade 1835-44, and to wrought-iron bridges during two of the most formative decades in bridge-building, 1845-64. He advanced understanding of… Read More

London:: Charles Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1793. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. In modern blue paper boards, printed title to spine. Internally, [2], 3855-3872 pp, 3 printers devices, new endpapers, text block edges a little chipped, some edge browning, couple of small ink marks to tp along with a small paper repair. A very rare Welsh interest item. (19.5*31.3cm). (ESTC N59444. Tomlins & Raitling Statutes at large V18 p 125. Journal of the House of Commons V48 p625). The work cost £100,000, paid for by the Mona Mine Company, which then allowed harbour for up to 30 vessels of 100 ton at a time. Lord Paget, Mr Blackburne & Mr Thomas Williams were ordered to bring in the bid. Important. Full Title: Anno Regni Georgii III. Regis Magnæ Britanniæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, tricesimo tertio. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the twenty-fifth day of November Anno Domini 1790, in the Thirty-first Year,… Read More

London: Pall Mall: Payne and Foss, 1838. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Atlas Folio - over 23 - 25" tall. TELFORD Thomas TURNBULL G. CASEBOURNE T. PALMER RH. RADDON W.. In tall modern half calf, to style, some blind tooling, over contemporary marked green cloth. Spine, raised bands, gilt & blind tooling, gilt titles. Internally, frontis, title, & contents leaves, followed by eighty-two copper plates (plate 28 un-issued), which includes 17 double page, two triple and 2 four page prints, which also includes a double-page uncoloured engraved map of Great Britain, leaves stained and spotted, the frontis has been replaced and mounted, the original with repaired tear is loose. (573*419 mm).

London : Charing Cross: Shepherd and Sutton, and Wyld. Henry Blacklock & Co Ltd, 1901. Hardcover. Near Fine. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. In green cloth, gilt title & label to upper cover. Internally, 16 pp, mainly double page timetable, and 5 double page B&W maps including Lancashire, Manchester & Liverpool (26 pages in total). This is a 1901 reprinting of the 1839 edition. (118*78 mm).

Gate Street, Lincoln's In Fields. and 59 High Holborn, London: Day and Son. and John Weale, 1850. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. CLARK Edwin. HAWKINS George. 3 Volumes complete, (1*Plates, 2*text), 1st ed, 1850, text vols in embossed dark green cloth. Spine re-laid, gilt titles faded. Internally, Vol 1, half title, map frontis, [5], (vi-xii). [1], 2-466 pp, 8 pls, 1 map. Frontis, [3], (vi-vii), [1] pl list, [1], 2-821 pp, [1], (iv) subscribers list, 9 pls. Yellow endpapers, book label to fpds (SSM Kelham - Society of the Sacred Mission at Kelham Hall?). Vol 3, plates, 1850, J. Weales, 406*580 mm, in modern half calf over marked brown cloth. Spine, raised bands, gilt titles to red calf labels. Internally, 1850, J. Weale, title page, pl list, 46 pls (including 6 lithographed, some folding, some 2 per sheet), binders label to fpd (Delrue). Vol 1 contains a History of the Design. Section II. The Preliminary Experiments. Section 111. General… Read More

Gate Street, Lincoln's In Fields. and 59 High Holborn, London: Day and Son. and John Weale, 1850. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. CLARK Edwin HAWKINS George. 2 * large paper text volumes with 18 plates. Plus the folio Atlas with 46 pls, a total of 64 lithographed plates (6 of which are tinted views after George Hawkins). Complete. Text volumes (274*180 mm) in contemporary quarter purple morocco over embossed purple cloth, corners brushed. Spines, gilt titles, blind tooling, worn slightly. Internally, Vol 1, 1850, tipped in errata, half title, frontis, [5], (vii-xii), [1], 2-466 pp, 9 pls (including frontis), numerous tables & illustrations within text. Vol 2, 1850, half title, frontis, [5], (vi-vii), [1] pl list, [1], 468-821, [2], (iv) list of subscribes, 9 pls. Numerous illustrations and tables within texts, yellow endpapers, t.e.g. Vol 3, the Atlas, modern dark quarter maroon morocco, gilt & blind tooling, over contemporary… Read More

London: Gate Street, Lincoln's In Fields. and 59 High Holborn. : Published for the Author by Day and Son. and John Weale, 1850. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. CLARK Edwin. 2 text volumes only of 3 (lacks pl vol) VG+, 1st ed, 1850, in red cloth, spines faded, gilt titles. Vol 1, map frontis, [3], (vi-xii), [1], 2-466 pp, 9 pls (includes 1 map). Vol 2, [3], (vi-vii), [1] pl list, [1], 2-821 pp, [1], (iv) subscribers list, 9 pls, both volumes lack half titles, evidence of removed book plate to both fpds, numerous illustrations within text. (235*148 mm). (Allibone 333. Anderson 346). Vol 1 contains a History of the Design. Section II. The Preliminary Experiments. Section 111. General Principles of Beams. Section IV Specific Experimental Inquiries and numerous tables and sketches within the text block. Volume 2 contains chapters on - Section V. History of the Design. Section VI Details of Construction of the bridges. Section VII The Construction and… Read More

Gate Street, Lincoln's In Fields. and 59 High Holborn, London: Day and Son. and John Weale, 1850. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. CLARK Edwin. VG, 2 text volumes (of 3 - lacks the plate vol), 1850, 17 pls. A subscribers proof tall paper copy. In the publishers quarter calf over embossed blue cloth, corners bumped. Spines, worn, gilt titles edges bumped, some loss, worn along joints. Internally, Vol 1, tipped in errata list, half title, frontis, [5], (vi-xii), [1], 2-466 pp, 8 pls, printed by G Barclay, Castle Street, Leicester Sq, London. Vol 2, half title, frontis, [5], (vi-vii), [1], [1], 468-821 pp, [1], (iv) subscribers list, 9 plates, numerous illustrations. V1 2" crack along top joint, both vols yellow endpapers, subscribers ink name to tps (Henry Robertson, Shrewsbury - see subscribers list V2 rear), folio 18.2*27.5 cms. (Allibone 333. Anderson 346). Vol 1 contains a History of the Design. Section II. The Preliminary Experiments.… Read More

London: 96, Strand: Ackermann and Co., 1833. Hardcover. Near Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. HUGHES SG. PYALL H. SHAW I.. Complete with Sixteen Hand Coloured Aquatint Plates, including the Three Very Scarce Folding Plates. Revised edition (first published in 1831 with six plates). large quarto, [2], 8 pp, thirteen hand coloured aquatint plates by S.G. Hughes and H. Pyall after T.T. Bury, this copy with three additional large folding hand coloured aquatint plates by SG Hughes [the last two after I Shaw]: View of the Intersection Bridge on the Line of the St Helens & Runcorn Gap Railway, A Train of the First Class of Carriages with the Mail [and] Train of the Second Class for Outside Passengers, and A Train of Waggons with Goods. &c. &c. [and] A Train of Carriages with Cattle. The extra plates watermarked 1831. Text watermarked 1832. Modern antique style quarter calf over marbled boards (sm paper tear) with the original red morocco gilt lettering label on front cover, vellum tips,… Read More

London: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1824. Soft cover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. VG, 1819-1840, Six Acts of Parliament relating to The Shrewsbury & Holyhead Road, 1819-1840.. In worn soft cloth covers, worn & frayed at edges, soiled white ms label to upper board, spine no label. Internally: 1824, George III, Road Building, [1], [1] title, 290-339, [1]. 1819, George III, Bridges over the Menai Straits etc 470-502, [2]. [1], 1823, George IV, Road repair & Bridge Building, [1], 1014-1074,, [2]. 1833, William IV, [1], Bridges & Harbours & Road building462-466, [2]. 1835, William IV, [1], Future Repairs & Maintenance, 202-216. 1840, Victoria, Maintenance, [1], 810-816 pp. Hinges strengthened. (309*189 mm).

London: The Architectural Library, 59, High Holborn.: J Taylor, 1824. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. CUMMING TG. 1st ed, 1824, VG, 2 pls, complete. In modern full buckram, gilt titles to spinet. Internally, new endpapers, frontis, [3], 4-55 pp, [1], 16 adverts, 2 pls (aquatints, including frontis, B&W, folding), plates dated 1824, 1 pl watermarked 1824, ink ownership signature to title page (George Peel), binders stamp to fpd (Delrue), paper repair to tear at base of p 33/34, occasional minor foxing and some light browning, printed by S. Gosnell. There was a second edition printed in 1828. Uncommon. (Allibone 2447. Abbey 526). (227*132 mm). Title continues: Description of the Iron Bridges of Suspension now erecting over the Strait of Menai, at Bangor and over the River Conway in North Wales; with two views: also some account of the different bridges of suspension in England and Scotland; Particularly of Captain S Brown's… Read More

Chester: Eastgate Row: Thomas Catherall, 1848. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. In printed soft covers, upper cover held by tape. Internally, B&W frontis, [3], 4-36 pp, adverts to lower cover, ink name to upper cover (Lew Owain). (165*107 mm) REDUCED

Dublin: 42, College-green: J. Shea, 1807. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. ROGERS Thomas. Rare, first and only edition, 4 plans, complete. In modern quarter dark blue morocco over blue cloth, some gilt tooling. Spine, gilt tooling & title. Internally, [3], 4-51 pp, 4 plans (folding, 3 with short gutter tear, 2 dated 1807 Thom Rogers), ink name to tp head (Vice Admiral Bowen), new endpapers, COPAC shows only 3 copies in the UK & 1 in Dublin. (165*102 mm).

No Binding. Very Good. Uncommon Local Railway item. Draft(?) MS manuscript long section of a proposed (narrow gauge?) railway from Llanrwst to the Blaenau Festiniog Quarries nearly 14 miles long. Not titled or dated, but probably early 1860s. Size 60" x 17", ink on glazed tracing cloth, lettered 'Section of Ffestiniog Railway' on reverse.

London: Quarterly Review, 1849. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Extracted from the Quarterly Review CLXX, Sept 1849. Article III.-1 In red soft paper covers, no titles. Internally, no endpages, 399-452 pp (213*131 mm).

London: 186, Strand.: Chapman and Hall, 1849. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Day & Son. In grey boards, paper label with ms title, no title to spine. Internally, [3], 4-34 pp, [2], [1] advert, [3] subscribers list, 1 map (of Menai Strait), 5 illustrations within text, subscribers list includes Brunel & Stephenson, new endpapers, printed by Day & Son, 17 Gate Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Uncommon. (Attributed to Latimer Clark in the final, 7th edition of 1850). (207*133 mm). Title continues: published with the permission of Robert Stephenson, civil engineer by a resident assistant. Clark, Edwin, who after acting as mathematical master at Brook Green, and then as a surveyor in the west of England, went to London in 1846 and formed the acquaintance of Robert Stephenson, who appointed him superintending engineer of the Menai Strait Bridge, which was opened on 5 March 1850. In that year he published The Britannia and Conway… Read More

London: 186, Strand: Chapman and Hall, 1850. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. HAWKINS G.. G, 1849, 3rd ed, 2 pls & 1 map. In printed brown soft paper covers, corners & spine worn. Internally, map frontis, [3], 4-40 pp, [1] advert, [6] subscribers list, 3 plates (including 1 map), 3 illustrations within text, interesting letter from EJ Sanderson (office manager) to Edwin Clark, introducing Mr Weld, Secretary of the Royal Society 13 July 1850, additional ink note to A2, plus longer ms note to front cover, large Times newspaper bridge article tipped in, (211*137 mm).

London: Chapman and Hall, 1849. Third Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. G, 1849, 3rd ed, 1 map. Upper cover plain paper wrap, lacking lower, with protective brown paper wraps, tile by hand. Internally, frontis present, faint name at tp head, [3], 4-34 pp, 1 map, 5 illustrations within text, [1], [4] subscriber list (including Brunel & Stephenson), some pencil notes to margins, printed by Day & Son, 17, Gate-street, Lincoln's-inn Fields, London. Uncommon. Attributed to Latimer Clark in the final (7th, in 1850), edition. (Goldsmiths' no. 36431.2. COPAC. WorldCat). Title continues: Of the Chester & Holyhead Railway published with permission of Robert Stephenson, Civil Engineer by a Resident Assistant. Edwin Clark, was the superintending engineer of the Menai Strait Bridge, which was opened on 5 March 1850. See ODNB for a full Bio.