Dissertation concerning present state high von phillips robert (1 Ergebnisse)
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In den WarenkorbLondon, Gilliver and Clarke, 1737. 8vo. Near contemporary half calf with gilt title label. (16),62,(2) pp. and 8 engraved plates (1 folding). 4cm tear to bottom of title page - proffesionally repaired with no loss. A fine clean copy. First edition. Phillips recognized that a layer of gravel, if resting on a well-drained dry sole… would be beaten by the traffic into a firm road surface. He was thus the pioneer in the development of the Macadam method. The present work is described in Gregory: The Story of the Road, p.207-211. Very uncommon.
