Lot #1070 - Book On Tunnelling
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Auction House:Davidson Auctions
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Sale Name:Estate & Collector
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Sale Date:02 Aug 2014 ~ 10am: Part 1 - Various Collections - Lots 1 - 522
02 Aug 2014 ~ 2.30pm: Part 2 - The David Spode Collection - Lots 601 - 1326 -
Lot #:1070
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Lot Description:Book On Tunnelling
SIMMS, Frederick Walter. Practical Tunnelling. Explaining in detail, the setting out of the works; shaft sinking, and heading driving; ... the construction of the brickwork of tunnels: ... as exemplified by the particulars of the Blechingley and Saltwood Tunnels.London, Sold, for the Author, by Troughton and Simms [&c.], 1844. First edition. 12 engraved plates, (5 double page, 3 folding), most with some foxing, wood-engraved frontis., illustrations and diagrams in text, xii,174pp., 4to., recent 1/2 black calf and marbled boards. -
Estimate:A$200 - 250
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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