History of Steam-Engines, 2 vols, 1829
Updated September 24, 2026
| Lot number | 183 |
| Estimate | 200.00 - 400.00 USD |
| Auction | Fall Rare Books, Manuscripts, Historical Prints, & Ephemera |
| Date | October 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Quinn's Auction Galleries |
| Location | Falls Church, Virginia |
STUART, ROBERT. Historical and Descriptive Anecdotes of Steam Engines and of Their Inventors & Improvers. London: Wightman & Co, 1829. 2 volumes. 18mo (77 x 135 mm). Additional engraved title vol 1, frontispiece portrait in each volume and 64 mechanical, 24 portrait, and 8 facsimile plates, illustrations in text throughout. xlii, 326; [2], [327]-630 pp. Modern green half morocco with red morocco spine labels lettered gilt. First edition. Condition: Light foxing, library discard stamp on blank recto of frontis vol 2.
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