BRUNEL, ISAMBARD KINGDOM (30 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: Fine.

Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Foxing to the pages.

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. One of the greatest civil engineers of all time, Isambard Kingdom Brunel is renowned for his innovative and enduring creations. This intimate account of his life, written by his son, records his most famous achievements, including the dangerous work on the Thames Tunnel, now part of the London Underground, which almost cost him his life. However, it was his work on the Great Western Railway and the development of screw-propulsion, culminating in the building of the Great Britain, the world's first propeller-driven ship, that have become his lasting contributions to modern engineering. The construction of steamships was his great passion, and he crowned his career with the largest steamship ever built, the Great Eastern. Tragically, it was the stresses attendant upon the building of this ship which led to his declining health and ultimately, his death shortly before her maiden voyage. Brunel's legacy continues to impact upon the modern world, from the East London Tube Line to the majestic span of the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Offering an account of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's life, this book records his most famous achievements and illustrates a man who was utterly dedicated to his calling and whose legacy continues to have an impact in the world. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition hardcover in very good condition.

First Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright and clean. Physical description : 144 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm. Subjects : Brunel, Isambard Kingdom 1806-1859 .Civil engineering Great Britain History 19th century. Engineering design. British engineers. Bridges Design and construction Great Britain. 3 Kg.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Demy8vo, viii, 581 p. Woodcut illustrations including a title vignette. Original brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt, brown advert endpapers. Small cracks to the head and tail of the joints, hinges cracked covers with un unusual white bloom, small blind stamp on the ffep, some light foxing and marks otherwise a good complete copy. The "treatise of draught" is by Isambard Kingdom Brunel on equine engineering and is illustrated with Brunel's own drawings.

Bildgröße 17x24 cm.

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

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Zustand: Fine. Publisher's original colour canvas effect stapled card wrap covers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 48 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Without any ownership markings and in Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. We currently hold in stock 5 other titles in this series. Member of the P.B.F.A. BIO (Résumé, Memoir).

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Liberal statesman (1792-1861). One page, 12mo. In good condition despite slight discoloration and traces from previous mounting on reverse. Folded twice. Marked 'Private'. Reads 'I accept with much pleasure and many thanks your obliging Present of the Photograph of the Great Ship. I shall not cease to take the most lively Interest in the success of this stupendous Enterprize. [sic]' Signed 'J R G Graham'. Brunel designed the Great Eastern steamship between 1852 and 1858.

Zustand: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 218 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9780955710506 CRIMEA and GEORGIA.

Unknown Binding. Zustand: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages. Ripped/damaged jacket. The dust jacket of this book is slightly damaged/ripped, however, this does not affect the internal condition.

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 1p, 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged, with strip of tape from mount adhering to the blank second leaf of the bifolium. Folded once. The recipient ('Dear Sir') is not named. Signed 'J. Scott. Russell'. Apparently responding to a request for an autograph from an invalid, he begins by stating that he is 'sorry to hear' of the recipient's 'prolonged suffering', but that he is 'glad to learn that you occupy your inforced in [sic] thinking more about others than about yourself'. He ends by expressing pleasure in complying with the recipient's request.

Both the letter and the accompanying document are in fair condition, on aged and worn paper. Both items signed 'Dion: Lardner'. ONE: Letter to Dickinson & Co. 1p, 12mo. He wishes to add 'these few lines' to 'the enclosed business letter' (not present), 'to aprise you that from the private knowledge I have of the parties interested in the business that I am of opinion that they are entitled to serious attention. The [?] is still unworked and totally unknown to the public or the trade and if you [?] find the specimen of pulp favorable a sufficient quantity could be forwarded to enable you to entrust to a trial on a sufficient scale to test its capabilities'. TWO: Conclusion of Manuscript Proposal, signed by Lardner, regarding an 'article'. 1p, landscape 12mo. Text in another hand, valediction by Lardner: 'I remain, Dear Sirs, | Yours very truly | Dion: Lardner'. (The 'Sirs' suggests that this item relates to Item One.) Reads: '[.] both in color and texture to any that can be fabricated from rags. | In the above estimate the raw material is put down at 5s. per Cwt but in point of fact this is a mere conjectural estimate in which a value is taken upon the principles that a greatly increased demand might give an augmented value to the article | At present the article can be procured almost for nothing.'.

8vo, pp. vii, [1], 472; numerous wood-engraved illustrations in text by George Cruikshank; a very good copy, uncut in publisher's buckram boards, rebacked in cloth and subsequently reinforced with tape, later printed paper label to spine, sewn on 2 sunken cords; lightly bumped at corners, cloth a little bubbled; ticket of William Wilson of Edinburgh to upper pastedown, armorial bookplate of William Scott Kerr of Chatto.First edition of the first of Youatt's animal treatises. Established in practice with Delabere Blaine, William Youatt (1776-1847) was on similarly poor terms with the Veterinary College, leaving his mature studies there without a certificate. A leading reformer among veterinary surgeons of the 1820s, he opposed the College's focus solely on the horse and agreed in 1830 to write handbooks on various farm-animals for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, of which five titles would be published by the time of the author's death. Of these, the present work was the most successful, reaching at least seven editions by 1866. Keen to raise the status of veterinary medicine, Youatt was instrumental in developing the field as a university discipline. In 1828 he began lecturing to students at his practice, a rival to the Veterinary College, and from 1831 delivered lectures at London University (now University College). His work led to the foundation of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, incorporated by royal charter in 1844. The treatise on draught, though not acknowledged until later editions, is the work of the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) and includes a passage on the efficiency of railways, as demonstrated on the horse-driven Surrey iron railway. Cf. Dingley 697 (1837 edition); not in Mellon.

Five tracts in one volume. Dropped-head titles. Octavo, variously pp., 17, 31, 34, 82, 22. Pebbled racing-green cloth, title gilt to red leather book label to spine. Ownership inscription of 'H. T. Rendell, 1900' to front free paste-down. Light water damage to upper board, and to margin of first 4 leaves, corners bumped, spine-tips wearing. Very occasional light and scattered foxing internally. Overall, a very good copy. A series of reports by eminent railway engineers, on the opening of the Great Western Railway, which first ran trains in 1838. The parts within discuss, in some depth, Brunel's choice to use broad gauge rails, and include tables reporting on the performance of different locomotives, the cost of running trains, and both the financial and engineering considerations made in the design and construction of the GWR. Within the reports, the authors reproduce correspondence from other railway engineers, including George Smith and Robert Stephenson. The former owner of this copy, H. T. Rendell was himself a locomotive engineer for the Great Western Railway (Institute of Mechanical Engineers: IME/7/32/1/196). A comprehensive and fascinating record of the engineering challenges behind the establishment of one of England's great railway lines. Rare, COPAC locates 2 copies only with all 5 parts, at the British Library and the National Railway Museum.

19 lines in black ink on recto only of 2pp 4to. Numbered '478' in ms. in upper margin, and similarly '306' in left margin; presumably figures denoting the letter's position in a secretarial ledger. A fascinating letter from Brunel to one of his contractors, written just months before the first trains ran on the opening sections of the Great Western Railway. Early in 1838, the company of civil engineer Hugh McIntosh had stepped in to complete a contract, after the previous contractor, William Ranger, had gone bankrupt. This letter sets quite an ominous tone, showing that Brunel was not averse to withholding payment when it suited the company. 'The suggestion to your son [David McIntosh] was not that settlement of the accounts. should be made dependent on the completion of the works. but as the works [on another contract] were likely to be completed soon it might be desirable to go into the two accounts at the same time'. Brunel seems to be exploiting some ambiguous wording in a contract, in order to hold off settling an account until a second tranche of work has also been completed. Brunel shows himself well versed in double-speak, reassuring McIntosh, who must have been wondering where the next paycheque was coming from, 'The suggestion was made with regard to your advantage, as much as to that of the company'. Disputes over payment were not unusual between contractors and the Great Western Railway. When these arose, the company deferred to its chief engineer Brunel, who was certainly a compromised arbitrator and invariably found in favour of the railway. This included withholding money for overrunning contracts (often the result of Brunel unexpectedly altering plans), which meant that by 1840 around £100,000 was still outstanding to the McIntoshes. Although Hugh McIntosh died in 1840, his son David was advised to sue the GWR, which under advice from Brunel himself chose to fight the case. The painfully slow workings of the Court of Chancery ensured the case was not concluded until 1865, some five years after Brunel's death. In a ruling that nearly bankrupted the railway, the Lord Chancellor found in favour of the McIntoshes, awarding them their £100,000, plus costs and interest. PLEASE NOTE: For customers within the UK this item is subject to VAT at 20%.

8vo. 2 pp. Handwritten letter to R. H. Wyatt of Great Western & Brentford Railway, concerning a memorandum made by Mr. Griffith and himself. In part: "You will find that the alterations in blue ink are not in accordance with this memorandum but directly in variance with it." In very good to fine condition, with soiling and toning, heavier to the first page.Brunel is considered one of the most important figures of the Industrial Revolution, making wide-ranging contributions including innovations in dockyards, railways, steamships, bridges, and tunnels.