first edition Hardcover
1838 · London
by Stevenson, David (Civil Engineer)
London: John Weale, Architectural Library, 1838. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. xv, errata page, 16-320 pages. Frontispiece folding map "Shewing the Routes of the Principal Canals & Railways, in the United States & Canada 1838". Illustrated with 14 plates, 4 folding, and in text wood cuts. Brown cloth hardcover with decorative blind stamped boards and gilt title stamped on spine. Restored. Original cloth spine re-backed onto newer brown cloth. Hinges repaired. Light edge wear to boards. 1842 ink inscription by previous owner on the front paste down.
Howes S 976; Sabin 91589. (Inventory #: 15120)
Howes S 976; Sabin 91589. (Inventory #: 15120)