Books and Manuscripts · Lotto 2884
[Railways]. Biot, E. Manuel du constructeur des chemins de fer, ou Essai sur les principes généraux de l'art de construire les chemins de fer.
Paris, Roret, 1834, 1st ed., (4),X,(2),287,(1),36(publ.cat.)p., 2 fold. engr. plates, gilt hcalf, 12mo.
Deharme, E. Chemins de fer. Superstructure. Paris, École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, n.d. (1883), atlas vol., 104 fold./ double-p. lithogr. plates (1x col.), contemp. hcalf, 4to.
- Lotto
- 2884
- Stima
- 70 € – 90 €
- Foto
- 3 foto
Condizioni
Sl. foxed. Upper joint starting.
Most plates sl. yellowed; 1x sl. creased; 1x w. sm. tear. Sl. rubbed along extremities.
Note
First French book on the construction of (French) railroads w. 2 nice plates.
Plates show i.a. (the mechanisms of) railroads and locomotives, plans of train stations (i.a. Strasbourg, Paris and Saint-Lazare) and passenger terminals.