Description
by William Bridges Adams
London, Charles Knight; 1837
First edition
With lithographed plates and in-text illustrations
18 pp., 1 leaf, 315 pp.
Original embossed cloth, gilt title to the spine
Size 6 by 9 inches
Good condition, some wear, occasional foxing
Text in English
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William Bridges Adams was a railway engineer with a great interest in improving the railway network, and is associated with the invention of the fish-plate joint railway track, patented in 1847.
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1837 ENGLISH PLEASURE CARRIAGES by William Bridges Adams antique ILLUSTRATED
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