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Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers; with Abstracts of the Discussions. Volume XIV (Session 1854-55)
by Charles Manby (Ed.)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Institution of Civil Engineering, 1855. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.75 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22 cm). Half calf leather binding with marbled boards. Spine has brown morocco title label and blind and gilt ruled compartments. Light rubbing and marking to covers. Good solid binding with no cracking to joints. Light foxing to endpapers, occasional light spotting to text. Articles include: The bridge-aqueduct of Roquefavour (by George Rennie and Jean Francois Mayor de Montricher, 49pp including 3 woodcuts in the text plus 2 fold-out plates); Iron Roof over New Street Station, Birmingham (by Joseph Phillips, 22pp including 12 woodcuts in the text plus one fold-out plate); Sea Embankments in Morecambe Bay for the Ulverstone and Lancaster Railway (by James Brunlees, 12pp with 8 woodcuts within the text); Steam and Sailing Colliers and Ballasting (by Edward Ellis Allen, 56pp with 6 woodcuts within the text plus one fold-out plate); Landore Viaduct (by Lavington Evans Fletcher, 15pp including 5 woodcuts plus one fold-out plate); Wrought Iron Beams and Boyne Viaduct (by James Barton, 47pp including 14 woodcuts in the text plus one fold-out plate). Very scarce. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.75 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: viii, 542
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- Tarrington Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1195E015
- Title
- Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers; with Abstracts of the Discussions. Volume XIV (Session 1854-55)
- Author
- Charles Manby (Ed.)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Institution of Civil Engineering
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1855
- Size
- 5.75 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22 cm)
- Keywords
- Bridge Building, Construction, Engineering_Technical
- Bookseller catalogs
- Engineering & Technical;
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Tarrington Books
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About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Morocco
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Marbled boards
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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....
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