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Colburn, Z And Maw, W H

The Waterworks of London

1867

340.00 €

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(London, United Kingdom)

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Year of publication
1867
Place of printing
London, Spon
Author
Colburn, Z And Maw, W H
Pages
165pp + xxi plates
Keyword
history, London, waterworks, idraulica

Description

First (only) edition, reprinted from “Engineering”.
Full title “The Waterworks of London together with a Series of Articles on Various Other Waterworks”. Original edtorial brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on front board and spine, backstrip worn and repaired, frayed at head and tail, inner hinges cracked but holding (one reinforced with tape), private ex-libris label on pastedown and owner’s inscription on Content page, internally G-to-VG, complete with all its XXI folded plates. Overall a good copy of this rare book. Rare work on the waterworks of London and other cities like Paris, Philadelphia, Bombay etc. This is the original edition, not a modern reprint or reproduction.