Lives of the engineers : with an account of their principal works; comprising also a history of inland communication in Britain. By Samuel Smiles... with portraits and numerous illustrations. Complete in 3 volumes
London : John Murray, 1862. Sixth thousand. 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. Item #267484
Physical description; 3v. : ill.. ; 8vo. Contents; Vol. 1. Early works of embanking and draining. Life of Sir Hugh Myddelton. Early roads and modes of travelling. Bridges, harbours, and ferries. Life of James Brindley. -- v. 2. Life of John Smeaton. Life of John Rennie. Life of Thomas Telford. -- v. 3. George and Robert Stephenson. With engraved portrait frontispiece in each volume; further plates and engravings on text pages throughout. Subjects; Stephenson, George 1781-1848. Civil engineering — Great Britain — History.
Price: €225.00