John Curr - The Coal Viewer and Engine Builder's Practical Companion UK 1st 1797

Printed for the Author by John Northall, Sheffield, 1797

UK 1st edition. Half Leather Gilt. Marbled Boards. Small 4to. 96pp. 5 Folding Plates.

Leather Spine Rubbed With Surface Losses. Binding Firm and Intact. Spotting to Endpapers With Just Slight Spots to Plates. Contemporary Owner Name to Title Page.

A Rare Book on the Coal Trade and the First Book to Publish Details of an Iron Railway.