Rare and Unusual Books

Published: London, Spon,
Date: 1888.
Description: v, 175pp + 18 illustrations on 8 folding plates. Gilt lettered cloth, 22x15. Cover a little marked and rubbed and with inner hinge tender, binding tight and contents in very good condition.
Notes: The author was a Lincolnshire engineer. He discusses the various pumping methods available, including by steam power. Prior to his book there had been very little written on this subject. Very scarce.
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Price: £125.00