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EARLY VICTORIAN WATER ENGINEERS
Written by G.M. Binnie.
Stock no. 1827643
Published by Thomas Telford. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The story of the grudging acceptance of the need for constant unpolluted water supplies and the many problems, human and technical, that had to be faced in meeting that need. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0727701282. Boards clean and bright. Text block browned with some foxing. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel and has a few foxspots to verso (not visible to front).

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JOHN SMEATON
Written by A.W. Skempton.
Stock no. 1827610
Published by Thomas Telford. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biography of the famous engineer who was involved with everything from mills, bridges and fen drainage to the Eddystone Lighthouse. B/w illustrations. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 07277088X. Top edge of text block browned with some foxing. Else a clean copy. Dustwrapper is lightly browned, title is faded to green on spine.

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