Wandbrough, William Dyson.

The Portable Steam Engine: Its Construction and Management. A Practical Manual for owners and users of Steam Engines Generally.

First Edition. London, Crosby, Lockwood and Co., 1887. Small Octavo. Folded Frontispiece Illustration, XVI, 166 pages plus 7, 48, 15 pages of advertising. With 90 Illustrations and diagrams throughout the text. Hardcover / Original, decorative publisher’s cloth. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only minor repair to the folded plate. Otherwise with very minor foxing only. Binding fully intact and firm. Rare !

An Elementary Description of the High-Pressure Steam-Engine and the Locomotive Boiler / The Engine / The Boiler / The Slide-Valve and its action / The Indicator Diagram / Hints to Purchasers: The Management and Maintenance of the Engine in Working Order /

• Keywords: Invention · Steam Engine
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 100391AB

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