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    By Sir William Arrol and Company, Ltd.
    London   Published for Private circulation by "Engineering", Ltd.
    11.5" by 9" 128pp.
    A very scarce work on structural steel work, containing copious examples by notable firms and an extensive history of the leading Scottish civil engineering and construction business 'Sir William Arrol and Co'.
    By Sir William Arrol and Company, Ltd.

    1908 Structural Steel Work: Shipbuilding and Engineering Workshops, Factories, Power Stations, Steel Buildings, and other Erections,

    London   Published for Private circulation by "Engineering", Ltd.
    11.5" by 9" 128pp.
    A very scarce work on structural steel work, containing copious examples by notable firms and an extensive history of the leading Scottish civil engineering and construction business 'Sir William Arrol and Co'.
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    Description

    First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Very Scarce

    'Sir William Arrol & Co.' was founded by the Scottish civil engineer, bridge builder, and Liberal Unionist Party politician William Arrol in Glasgow in 1873. The company is best known for their construction of bridges, including the Forth Bridge and Tower Bridge in London. A first edition copy. 'Partly reprinted from "Engineering"', a monthly British magazine founded in 1865. Featuring a loosely inserted article from the 'Chambers's Journal', containing a biography of Sir William Arrol and a history of his firm by James H. Young. Copiously illustrated throughout with notable works of structures and engineering.

    Condition

    In the original cloth binding with gilt title and design to front board. Slightly bumped and rubbed to extremities and head and tail of spine. Slight fading to spines. Tidemark to upper extremity of front board. Handling marks to boards. Cloth partially split to head of front joint. Slight loss to backstrip to tail of spine, with cloth lifting. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front free-endpaper. Very faint tidemark to gutter of contents page, offset to facing page. Internally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean throughout.

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