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West Coast Rare Books

West Coast Rare Books

Westport / Ireland

Stevenson, The Principles and Practice of Canal and River Engineering.

Stevenson, The Principles and Practice of Canal and River Engineering.

Stevenson, David, David Alan & Charles Alexander. The Principles and Practice of Canal and River Engineering. Third Edition. Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1886. 25 x 16 cm. xiv, 406 pages. With 18 plates (including several fold-outs) and text illustrations. Original dark cloth with gilt title on spine. Dark end papers. Good condition. Binding shaky, but holding. Front hinge fully cracked. Rear hinge starting to crack. Binding rubbed and bumped. Spine ends slightly frayed. Edges and end papers age darkened. Ex Library. A few stamps (ink and blind) on title page (crossed out). Several pages with neat pencil underlinings and a few annotations. Otherwise internally bright and clean with interesting fold out maps.

Our price: EUR 95,-- 

Stevenson, The Principles and Practice of Canal and River Engineering.
Stevenson, The Principles and Practice of Canal and River Engineering.
Stevenson, The Principles and Practice of Canal and River Engineering.
Stevenson, The Principles and Practice of Canal and River Engineering.
Stevenson, The Principles and Practice of Canal and River Engineering.
Stevenson, The Principles and Practice of Canal and River Engineering.

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