Forth Bridge Stages Construction Compared by Philip Phillips (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Second edition. Oblong. 303 pages. Profusely illustrated. Maroon cloth with leather spine and corners with raised bands on spine. Fraying to corners. Rubbing to edges, leather and cloth. Owner's name crossed out top of front flyleaf. Else, very good condition. 303 pages. (O1).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second edition, [1891], landscape folio, 303pp, 55 plates (some folding out, the last 17 of which are of other bridges), versos blank, brown cloth, gilt illustration of the bridge, black titles. In very good condition, the front flyleaf mostly missing, the boards a little grubby & edge worn. Magnificent photographs of the bridge taken as it was being built by Philip Phillips, the son of one of the contractors. Work started on the bridge in 1882 and it was opened in 1890. UK shipping will be by FedEx for the ABE default rate. Overseas shipping will be higher than the ABE default rate and additional charges will be requested.

Cloth, Hardcover. Condition: Good. Second Edition. The fabulous photographs of the Forth Bridge under construction by Philip Phillips the son of one of the contractors. The second edition, undated but early 1890s. In all 55 plates plus photographs of the engineers and contractors. Many of the plates fold out to double width. The cover boards are a bit scruffy with a small split to the upper spine but for a heavy and rather unweildy book the binding is good and internally it is pretty clean. Size: 340x430mm.

, 303 pages, with 55 black & white plates (including 7 folding), decorative endpapers, decorative title page and dedication to Sir William Arrol Second Edition , cloth is faded and marked and with small surface chips, leather slightly rubbed, repaired tear to one folding plate, internally clean, book in good condition , half red morocco, red cloth sides, gilt titles, raised bands, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles to corners oblong folio, 34 x 44 cm Hardback ISBN:

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second edition. Large landscape 2°. [14], 303 pp. aeg. Bevelled boards. With 57 b&w plates, 7 double-page. In the publisher's red pebble-grained cloth, elaborately gilt-stamped. White watered-silk, cloth-jointed end-papers. A beautiful copy of this exhaustive photographic record of the construction of the iconic Forth Bridge. The second part details various other notable bridges of the world with many also illustrated. The volume has been fully conserved including re-backing with spine strip laid down. Contents are almost unmarked, save for a neat contemporary ownership signature on the dedication leaf.

Condition: Good. Second Edition. G: in good condition. Cover marked and bumped. Edge-wear. Chipping to spine ends. Inner hinge cracking. Previous owner inscription to title page. Occasional marking. Some mispagination. Some tearing to folding plates; tape repairs to plate XXXIII. 340mm x 430mm (13" x 17"). [x], 303pp. 55 b/w plates (7 fold-out) + b/w illustrations. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. Blue hardback cloth covered card with gilt illustration and titles on front cover.