6373. na. THE STORY OF JOHN SMEATON AND THE EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE. London. 1877, 1879, 1893
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6373. na. THE STORY OF JOHN SMEATON AND THE EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE. London. 1877, 1879, 1893
6373g. na. THE STORY OF JOHN SMEATON AND THE EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE. London . 1877. 117pp. 16MO. Beautiful embossed covers. Two nice full color frontis illustrations. This nice collectors edition describes the history of ancient and modern lighthouses, the life of this distinguished British engineer and details the design and construction of the Eddystone Light-house. Quite scarce, important work on this famous lighthouse engineer. Light foxing on few pages, contents overall clean, generally tight, front hinge weakening, cover bumped but still bright. (G). $164.
6373h. na. THE STORY OF JOHN SMEATON AND THE EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE. London. 1893. 117pp. 16MO. Beautiful gilt embossed leather covers. Nice full color frontis illustration. Marbled endpapers and page edges. This nice collectors edition describes the history of ancient and modern lighthouses, the life of this distinguished British engineer and details the design and construction of the Eddystone Light-house. Quite a scarce and desirable, important work on this famous lighthouse engineer. Contents clean, crisp and tight. Leather wraps are bright but with some light soiling and wear to edges. (VG-). $138 net.
6373i. na. THE STORY OF JOHN SMEATON AND THE EDDYSTONE LIGHTHOUSE. London. 1879. 117pp. 16MO. Beautiful gilt embossed blue cloth wraps with color insert. Nice full color frontis illustration of the 1859 Eddystone Lighthouse. This attractive edition describes the history of ancient and modern lighthouses, the life of this distinguished British engineer and details the design and construction of the Eddystone Light-house. Quite a scarce and desirable, important work on this famous lighthouse engineer. Contents clean, crisp and tight. Wraps are bright but with some light soiling and wear to spine, some foxing to endpapers only. (VG-). $98 net. (shown)