Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway (Extension to London, &c.) Bill.
[POLLITT William] House of Commons Parliament
4 parts bound as 1, 1891. In contemporary maroon half morocco over morocco cloth, some blind tooling, edges rubbed. Spine, gilt title, edges rubbed. Internally, [1], 2-19, [1] - Order. 2, [2] - Statement. [2], [1], 2-12, [2] - An Act. (ii),…
Tracts on vaults and bridges. Containing Observations on the Various Forms of Vaults; on the Taking Down and Rebuilding of London Bridge;
[WARE Samuel] 1781-1860
VG, 1st ed, 1822, 20 pls, 3 tables complete. In full contemporary diced calf, gilt edge tooling, corners & edges worn. Skilfully re-spined to style, raised bands, gilt tooling, gilt titles to red calf label. Internally, [3], (iv-xx), [1]…
General Description of the Britannia and Conway Tubular Bridges on the Chester & Holyhead Railway
A Resident Assistant [CLARK Edwin] 1814-1894. or [CLARK Latimer] 1822-1898.
In grey boards, paper label with ms title, no title to spine. Internally, [3], 4-34 pp, [2], [1] advert, [3] subscribers list, 1 map (of Menai Strait), 5 illustrations within text, subscribers list includes Brunel & Stephenson, new endpapers,…
General Description of the Britannia and Conway Tubular Bridges...
A Resident Assistant. [CLARK Edwin 1814-1894] [CLARK Latimer]
G, 1849, 3rd ed, 1 map. Upper cover plain paper wrap, lacking lower, with protective brown paper wraps, tile by hand. Internally, frontis present, faint name at tp head, [3], 4-34 pp, 1 map, 5 illustrations within text, [1], [4] subscriber…
An Account of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway WITH Report on the Comparative Merits of Loco-Motive & Fixed Engines (*2) WITH Observations on the Comparative Merits of Locomotive & Fixed Engines
BOOTH Henry. WALKER James. RASTRICK John U. STEPHENSON Robert and LOCKE Joseph;
Rare, 4 titles in 1 vol, 7 plates (including 5 folding plans). VG. In contemporary brown calf over blue marbled boards, gilt tooling, edges rubbed. Spine, gilt tooling and titles. Internally, [1] An account of the Liverpool & Manchester…
The Britannia and Conway Tubular Bridges, with General Inquiries on Beams and on the Properties of Materials used in Construction
CLARK Edwin Resident Engineer 1814-1894
2 * large paper text volumes with 18 plates. Plus the folio Atlas with 46 pls, a total of 64 lithographed plates (6 of which are tinted views after George Hawkins). Complete. Text volumes (274*180 mm) in contemporary quarter purple morocco…
The Britannia and Conway Tubular Bridges.
CLARK Edwin Resident Engineer 1814-1894
VG, 2 text volumes (of 3 - lacks the plate vol), 1850, 17 pls. A subscribers proof tall paper copy. In the publishers quarter calf over embossed blue cloth, corners bumped. Spines, worn, gilt titles edges bumped, some loss, worn along joints.…
The Britannia and Conway Tubular Bridges, with General Inquiries on Beams and on the Properties of Materials used in Construction
CLARK Edwin Resident Engineer 1814-1894. (STEPHENSON Robert) 1803-1859
3 Volumes complete, (1*Plates, 2*text), 1st ed, 1850, text vols in embossed dark green cloth. Spine re-laid, gilt titles faded. Internally, Vol 1, half title, map frontis, [5], (vi-xii). [1], 2-466 pp, 8 pls, 1 map. Frontis, [3], (vi-vii), [1] pl…
Description of the Iron Bridges of Suspension now erecting over the Strait of Menai, at Bangor and over the River Conway in North Wales......
CUMMING TG [Thomas] 1824-1839
1st ed, 1824, VG, 2 pls, complete. In modern full buckram, gilt titles to spinet. Internally, new endpapers, frontis, [3], 4-55 pp, [1], 16 adverts, 2 pls (aquatints, including frontis, B&W, folding), plates dated 1824, 1 pl watermarked 1824,…
An Account of the Construction of the Britannia and Conway Tubular Bridges,
FAIRBAIRN William [Sir] 1789-1874
VG, 1st ed, 1849, 20 pls, complete. In contemporary black quarter morocco over purple cloth, corners rubbed, edges faded. Re-spined, old laid down, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, frontis, [5], (vi-xii), [1], 2-291 pp, [1], 20 pls…
High-Ways & Dry-Ways; or, the Britannia and Conway Tubular Bridges.
HEAD Francis Bond Sir 1793-1875
1st ed, VG, 1850. In modern grey boards, titles to spine in black to a cream paper label. Internally, new cream endpapers, [4], [1], 2-86 pp, printed by W Clowes and Sons, Stamford Street, some browning to edges, some marginal loss to 1 leaf. …
The Great Northern Railway Acts [*19 of]
House of Commons Parliament
19 Acts to Include: Great Northern; Boston, Stamford, & Birmingham; East Lincolnshire; and much more;1846-1849. In contemporary worn half calf over worn marbled boards, corners & edges bumped & worn with loss, printed label to upper board, no…
Second Report on the Road from London to Holyhead
House of Commons Parliament
G, 1819, with map. In the publishers blue printed wraps, lacking most of spine strip. Internally, [2], [1], 8-17 pp, [1], 1 map (No 8, folding, of the Present & Proposed Mail Roads between Holyhead & Bangor Ferry, in the County of Anglesey,…
Report from Select Committee on Carlisle and Glasgow Road
House of Commons Parliament TELFORD Thomas 1757-1834.
Uncommon, containing: The Report; Minutes of Evidence; Mr Telford's Report & Estimate; Plan and Section of the Road. In plain modern paper wraps, no title. Internally, [2], 3-20 pp, 4 maps (large folding), to be Printed 28 June 1815. (HC 463).…
Report for Repairing the Roads between London and Holyhead by Chester, and between London and Bangor by Shrewsbury. AND 3 others.
House of Commons Parliament. PROVIS John 1796-1879
4 Commissioners Road reports bound as 1, VG, 1816/28/36 & 1837. In modern paper wraps, no title. Internally, 1: Repairing the Roads between London & Holyhead by Chester and between London & Bangor by Shrewsbury, 1816, [3], 4-9, [1]. 2:An…