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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Tall chimney construction : a practical treatise on the construction of tall chimney shafts, containing details of upwards of eighty existing mill, engine-house, brick works, cement works, and other c.

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Lewes and Manchester: John Calvert; Farncombe and Co., 1885. Cloth. Good Only. 10" by 7". None. An uncommon example of this fascinating examination of chimney construction, illustrated with ten plates. Detailing over eighty examples of chimneys across Britain, America and Europe, constructed in brick, stone, iron and concrete.Written by Robert M. Bancroft, the recent President of the Civil and Mechanical Engineers' Society, and Francis J. Bancroft, Assistant Municipal Surveyor.From the library of British Gas Western Historical Collection, and South West Gas Historical Collection; containing their stamps. Illustrated with ten plates bound to the rear of the work. Collated, complete. An uncommon copy of this insightful work. In a contemporary full cloth binding. Externally rather worn; the remnants of a label to the front cover, and the spine has been heavily repaired with tape, due to loss at the head and tail and starting joints. Library stamps to the front endpaper and pastedown. Internally,… Read More