THE LIFE OF ROBERT FULTON Comprising Some Account of the Invention, Progress, and Establishment of Steam-Boats, Improvements in the Construction and Navigation of Canals, etc.
Kirk & Mercein, 1817. 1st Edition. Leather. 371p. A hardcover book rebacked with a new brown leather spine and fresh endpapers, retaining the original brown leather boards, which are chafed and have wear at the corners Lacks the original title page, but still includes the frontispiece. There is a new title page affixed just after the front free endpaper. All original pages foxed, sometimes heavily, but otherwise unmarked. Binding is quite secure. Good condition overall. Item #174285
Includes a foldout chart listing the vessels whose construction Fulton oversaw.
Price: $100.00
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