Lives Of the Engineers

London : J. Murray , 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st popular edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 380p. Subjects: Steam-engines History. Engineering Great Britain History. Genre: History. Language: English.

London : John Murray, 1879. New Edition. Hardcover. Worn copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Includes marks of previous ownership. Series; Lives of the engineers ; v. 5. Physical description; xl, 388 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. Notes; With frontispiece. Subjects; Stephenson,… Read more about this item

London: The Folio Society, 2008. Hardcover. Fine. London, The Folio Society, 2008 (fourth impression)/ 2006 (first thus). Quarto, 380 pages with 12 maps (one double-page) and numerous illustrations (many in colour, many full-page, and a few double-page) plus colour-pictorial endpapers. Gilt- and black-pictorial cloth; a fine copy with the near-fine slipcase. Edited by C.J. Shepherd; with an introduction… Read more about this item

David & Charles PLC. Used - Acceptable. Used - Acceptable. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library with wear and barcode page may have been removed. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom… Read more about this item

John Murray, 1874. Book. Good. hardback. hardback, octavo, bound in scuffed and rubbed calf and lettered gilt to spine, Westminster Public Library stamp to title page, Heyshott Club Library plate to the front pastedown with presentation inscription from R Cobden-Sanderson, the binding remains tight, b&w illustrations, xxxiii + 320pp.

London: John Murray, 1878. New and Revised Edition . Very Good Minus. 5.5 x 7.75 inches (13.5 x 20 cm). Maroon cloth binding. Slight fading and rubbing to spine. Cracking to endpaper joints but securely bound. Inscription to leading blank has been clipped. Light stain to lower margin of engraved frontis, clean text throughout. Overall condition is Very… Read more about this item

David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1968. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Facsimile reprint of the 1863 first edition with additional illustrations and a new introduction by L.T.C. Rolt. Very good, clean, tight and sound copy. Publisher's cloth and gilt binding. Dust jackets not clipped, some rubbing, very minor wear to edges. No inscriptions.… Read more about this item

John Murray, 1904. Hardcover. Good. 1904. popular edition. 412 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black & white illustrations and plates. Pencil annotations throughout. Pages are tanned and foxed, however plates remain bright & clear. Text is clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Light crushing to spine.

London : John Murray, 1874. New rev. edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; ix, 324 p. : ill., maps, frontis. (port.) ; 21 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical footnotes and index. Subjects; Engineers —… Read more about this item

London: John Murray. Good with no dust jacket; Library stamps and markings, pages toned.. 1874. Revised Edition. Hardcover. ix 389pp. Many engravings. A profile of the life and work of engineers John Smeaton and John Rennie. Rebound in brown reinforced cloth. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London : John Murray, 1862. Sixth thousand. Hardcover. Very good copies in the original gilt-blocked decorated cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 3v. : ill.. ; 8vo. Contents; Vol. 1. Early works of embanking and draining. Life of Sir Hugh Myddelton.… Read more about this item

Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

London : John Murray, Albemarle Street , 1868. 1st edition. Hardcover. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth in a glassine wrapper. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 542p frontis.: ill., ports.; 8vo.Notes: v. 3. George and Robert Stephenson. Subjects:… Read more about this item

Folio Society, 2007. 3rd printing. Tall 8vo. Original pictorial brown cloth (Fine), slipcase (near Fine). Pp. xviii + 380, illus with coloured b&w photos (no inscriptions).

New York: Augustus M. Kelley, 1968. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. 1968. Hardcover. Fair. DJ. Ex-Library with standard markings. 3 Volume Set.

John Murray, 1861. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1861. No Edition Remarks. 502 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Rough-cut pages. Black and white illustrations throughout. Volume II. Moderate staining, foxing and tanning to pages; text unaffected. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters and hinges exposing netting and causing some looseness to binding… Read more about this item

The Folio Society, 2010. Hardcover. Very Good. 2010. Sixth Printing. 380 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Decorative cloth with gilt lettering. Black slipcase. Black and white and colour illustrated plates. Pages are bright and clear with very light tanning to text block edges. Binding is subtly loose but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner… Read more about this item

The Folio Society, 2007. Hardcover. Very Good. 2007. Second Printing. 380 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Decorated red cloth covered boards with gilt. Black slipcase. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be… Read more about this item

John Murray, 1862. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1862. No Edition Remarks. 512 pages. Half bound brown leather with brown cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Tears to some pages, text remains unaffected. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping.… Read more about this item

John Murray, 1878. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1878. New Edition, Revised. 416 pages. Full bound brown leather. Black and white illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light… Read more about this item