Kupfertaflen zum Handbuche der Mechanik...aufgesetzt, mit Beiträgen von neuern englischen Konstruktionen vermehrt und herausgegeben

by Railroads, Franz Joseph Ritter von Gerstner

$500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

40 engraved plates of a variety of mechanical instruments, etc. 1 vols. Oblong folio. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards. Item #33555 Depicts a variety of mechanical devices, and designs for domes, arches, and bridges. The last dozen plates are devoted to railroads: carriage and trucks, line design, and elevations.

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