SMEATON (JOHN) A Narrative of the Building and a Description of the Construction of the Edystone Lighthouse with Stone, FIRST EDITION, for the Author, by H. Hughes, 1791
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SMEATON (JOHN)
A Narrative of the Building and a Description of the Construction of the Edystone Lighthouse with Stone, FIRST EDITION, for the Author, by H. Hughes, 1791
£ 1,000 - 1,500
US$ 1,300 - 2,000
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SMEATON (JOHN)
A Narrative of the Building and a Description of the Construction of the Edystone Lighthouse with Stone, FIRST EDITION, engraved vignette on title, 23 engraved plates and plans (one folding, 4 shaved at lower margin just touching imprint or image), letterpress "Advertisement to the reader", occasional spotting, small splotch to one leaf of text, contemporary calf, rebacked preserving original spine and red morocco spine label (rubbed) [Skempton 1338], folio (520 x 355mm.), for the Author, by H. Hughes, 1791

Footnotes

  • Completed in 1759, the Edystone lighthouse was John Smeaton's first major project, immediately establishing his reputation as one of the most important civil engineers of the eighteenth century.

    Provenance: The Society of Writers to the Signet, ownership inscription on title, and gilt arms on upper cover.
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