Lake Vyrnwy and the Vyrnwy Aqueduct

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A very rare, probably one off, photographic history of the submerging & construction of the Vyrnwy Dam as a Liverpool water source. Full black morocco (by Zaehnsdorf), gilt titles & decorative edge tooling, a few marks. Re-spined, old laid down, raised bands, gilt titles & tooling. Decorative gilt tooling to board edges & turn ins, a.e.g., binders stamp to fpd, red marbled endpapers, small oval gilt mark to epd. 28 unnumbered leaves, including the title, detailing the construction of the Dam and Reservoir from 1888 to 1890, with 27 stunning B&W photographic plates, tipped to thick card each with a title and or description (see listing below). Located in Powys, Mid Wales. Stunning. (375*485 & 364*462 mm & 9kg). Please contact Madoc Books for a full list views. 0