Sir John Wolfe Barry Lyster (1 results)

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The very scarce first edition proposal on a harbour to be built at Vizagapatam, led by civil engineer Sir John Wolfe Barry. The first edition of this very scarce work.Illustrated with a colour folding map to a pocket to the rear.A detailed proposal discussing possible improvements on the harbour at Vizagapatam, led by consulting engineer, John Wolfe Barry.The harbour detailed in this work went on to be the Inner Harbour, build by the Bengal Nagpur Railway between 1927 and 1933. Today it is an important port which is the only natural harbour on the eastern coast of India, and is the fifth busiest in the country.Barry was a civil engineer best known for his work on Tower Bridge, constructed between 1887 and 1894.Collated, lacking the appendix sheets to the pocket. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with light rubbing and discolouration to the boards. Spine is a little faded, with a small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spine. Minor bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, title page is a little age-toned. Folding map is a little spotted. Very Good. book.