Presentation copy, "with the authors compliments. Francis Fox. July. 1907" to front cover. Small thin Octavo. 55pp. With figures/tables and large folding plate/plan to rear. Original blue paper covers. Some minor markings and edge wear. Contents in good order. Overall a 'Very Good' copy. Scarce. Sir Francis Fox (1844 � 1927) was an English civil engineer, responsible for the bridges over the Victoria Falls of the Zambesi and Sydney Harbour, the Mersey Railway Tunnel, the Liverpool Overhead Railway, and extending the London Underground. He was awarded a Knighthood by the King on 25 July 1912. Seller Inventory # 006696

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Title: The Simplon Tunnel: With an abstract of the ...

Publisher: The Institution of Civil Engineers, London

Publication Date: 1907

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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