Lot 37
Smeaton, John
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 15 January 2014 at 11:00 GMT
Description
An account of some experiments upon a machine. [London]: 1754. Small 4to, [ESTC T106300]; [bound with] [Idem] A description of a new pyrometer. [London?: 1755?] Small 4to, folding table and engraved plate [ESTC T106298]; [bound with] [Idem] An experimental enquiry concerning the natural powers of water and wind to mills, and other machines... London: 1760. Small 4to, 3 folding engraved plates, [ESTC T106299]; modern blue cloth, Cruising Association bookplate and blind-stamps, some foxing and light browning, spine faded, Cruising Association gilt stamps to upper cover and spine
Footnote
Notes: The three essays appear to have been reprinted from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society in the second half of the eighteenth century. The final essay, "An experimental enquiry concerning the natural powers of water and wind...", has previously been listed on ABPC as having a single plate, whilst the ESTC simply callls for 'plates'. This copy has three plates - numbers iv-vi from the Philosophical Transactions volume LI.