Lot 1449 John Curr. The Coal Viewer and Engine …

The Coal Viewer and Engine Builder's Practical Companion. Mit 5 mehrf. gefalt. Tafeln. Sheffield, John Northall für den Autor bei I. & J. Taylor et al., 1797. 96 S. 4°. (Etw. spät.) blindgepr. HLdr. mit RTitel.

Dampfmaschinen

Technik – Erste Ausgabe der bedeutenden Abhandlung über Gussschienen und den Gebrauch von Dampfmaschinen in Kohlegruben. - Hoover Collection 244 - Kress B.3373 - Ottley 2598 - Curr scheint als erster den Spurkranz eingesetzt zu haben, und zwar zuerst unterirdisch in den Sheffielder Gruben. - Name auf Vorsatz, etwas gebräunt bzw. braunfleckig.

Technique – First edition of the important treatise on cast iron rails and the use of steam engines in coal mines. - Slightly later half leather with blind embossing, name on flyleaf, slightly browned or brown-spotted.

Startprice: 1800 €
Estimate: 2000 €

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