By Archibald Williams
London   Seeley, Service & Co. LTD.
7.5" by 5" [4], 5-376, [1pp]
A Bickers bound new edition of this loving study on modern engineering, illustrated throughout.
By Archibald Williams

1925 The Romance of Modern Engineering

London   Seeley, Service & Co. LTD.
7.5" by 5" [4], 5-376, [1pp]
A Bickers bound new edition of this loving study on modern engineering, illustrated throughout.
£65.00
: 0.75kgs / : 764P25

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Description

Illustrated, Leather Binding, Signed Binding

In a half calf prize binding by Bickers & Son LTD.

A fascinating ode to the development of engineering in the beginning of the twentieth century, an easy to approach work written in non-technical language.

Illustrated with a frontispiece, and sixteen plates.

Collated, complete. 

Written by Archibald Williams.

Revised and edited by T. W. Corbin.

Prize label to the front pastedown, from the St. David's, Reigate, awarded to G. C. Bovill in 1931.

Publisher's adverts to the reverse of the half-title and title page.

A new edition of this work.

Condition

In a half calf prize Bickers binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, the cloth is discoloured. Light marks and rubbing to the boards and spine. Spine is a little faded. Spots and marks to the fore edge. Prize label to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd spots, mostly due to the spots to the fore edge.

Good

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