Lives of Boulton and Watt
first edition hardcover
1865 · London
by SMILES, Samuel
London: Murray, 1865. First. hardcover. near fine. Principally from the Original Soho Mss. Comprising also a History of the Invention and Introduction of the Steam-Engine. Frontispiece and another plate, many text illus. 521pp., Large 8vo, 1/2 crimson morocco over marbled boards. London: John Murray, 1865. First Edition. One of the author's "standard contributions to English biographical literature." DNB 1901-11 III 324. (Inventory #: 213786)