Report from the Select Committee on Steam Boats, &c. With the Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Committee. [With two]: Report[s] from the Select Committee on Steam Engines and Furnaces. [And]: Report of the Select Committee on the Roads from London and Holyhead; and into the Regulations for Conveying His Majesty's Mail between London and Dublin.
by GREAT BRITAIN. HOUSE OF COMMONS. SELECT COMMITTEE ON STEAM BOATS
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Old ink ownership signature at head of title page; a few inoffensive spots of light foxing; binding very worn at extremities and
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
[London]:: Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed,, 1817-1822.. First edition.. old quarter calf over marbled boards (about half of the backstrinp is lacking).. Old ink ownership signature at head of title page; a few inoffensive spots of light foxing; binding very worn at extremities and splitting at joints (sewing structure sound); front pastedown stained.. Folio,. Fine technical engraved plates, some folding.. Included are HC Reports no. 422, 574, 244, 180 and 417.
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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57859
- Title
- Report from the Select Committee on Steam Boats, &c. With the Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Committee. [With two]: Report[s] from the Select Committee on Steam Engines and Furnaces. [And]: Report of the Select Committee on the Roads from London and Holyhead; and into the Regulations for Conveying His Majesty's Mail between London and Dublin.
- Author
- GREAT BRITAIN. HOUSE OF COMMONS. SELECT COMMITTEE ON STEAM BOATS
- Illustrator
- Fine technical engraved plates, some folding.
- Format/Binding
- Old quarter calf over marbled boards (about half of the backstrinp is lacking).
- Book Condition
- Used - Old ink ownership signature at head of title page; a few inoffensive spots of light foxing; binding very worn at extremities and
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed,
- Place of Publication
- [London]:
- Date Published
- 1817-1822.
- Pages
- 59 + 24 + 34 + [115-240 pp.
- Size
- Folio,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maritime;
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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