EXPOSITION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF ABBOTT'S HYDRAULIC ENGINE. WITH TABLES & ENGRAVINGS. TOGETHER WITH AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE POWER OF WHEELS, HERETOFORE USED
by Abbott, John
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Boston: S. Rowland Hart, Printer, 1835. 132pp. plus seven engraved plates. Original cloth-backed boards, paper label on front cover. Corners worn, some old dampstaining on front board. Scattered foxing. Overall very good, in original state. A presentation copy from the author, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "East Cambridge / May 12 1837 / J. Abbotts present to J. Ferguson." Abbott, a resident of South Reading, Massachusetts, designed a water- powered engine which is described in detail herein. The handsome engravings illustrate how the author's engine worked. Contains a glossary of mechanical terms at the rear. A quite elaborate work of American technology for the time. Quite scarce. The NUC locates only three copies (KEmT, IaAS, MiU).
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- William Reese Company (US)
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- Title
- EXPOSITION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF ABBOTT'S HYDRAULIC ENGINE. WITH TABLES & ENGRAVINGS. TOGETHER WITH AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE POWER OF WHEELS, HERETOFORE USED
- Author
- Abbott, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- S. Rowland Hart, Printer
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1835
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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