Ideas, (Suggested on the Spot) in a Late Excursion through Flanders, Germany, France, and Italy

Published by Printed for the Author, 1790

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Seller: St Philip's Books, P.B.F.A., B.A., Oxford, United KingdomSt Philip's Books, P.B.F.A., B.A.

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~Original half speckled tan calf, marbled paper to boards. Gilt fillets and red gilt label to spine. Nick to mid-spine; board corners slightly pushed in. 8vo (13.8 x 21.2cm). Hinges sound. Original endpapers just barely starting at gutters. Rear free endpaper closely written on both sides with pencil 'index' to vol., with p. nos and topics of interest. In-text illus throughout. Text block clear and fresh. Adam Walker (1730/31-1821), itinerant lecturer and writer. Born into the family of a woollen manufacturer, Walker was almost entirely self-educated and developed 'considerable mechanical skill, constructing models of the milling machinery employed locally for fulling, grinding, and papermaking' (ODNB). In 1766 he bought the apparatus of a previous itinerant lecturer and began travelling himself, developing numerous spectacular exhibits including a transparent orrery. Walker published and lectured extensively and extremely successfully, establishing his sons in what was now the family business, becoming friendly with many eminent members of the Lunar Society, and developing various mechanical inventions, among them early steam engines and the rotary lights installed under his direction in St Agnes Lighthouse in the Scilly Isles. This present volume of travel writing was one of two such works inspired by visits to the continent. Scarce. ~Robust packaging. Overseas orders trackable on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. 1st edn. Hardback. Size: (iv), 442, (1)pp.…

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Title
Ideas, (Suggested on the Spot) in a Late Excursion through Flanders, Germany, France, and Italy
Author
WALKER, A (Adam Walker)
Publisher
Printed for the Author
Publication year
1790
Condition
Very Good+
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Fine
Binding
Hardback
Edition
1st Edition
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