A Text-Book on Steam Engines

xiv, 588pp, 23-86pp publisher's ads, fold-out frontispiece, numerous in-text illustrations. Brown cloth-covered boards, blind-embossed titles on front, blind-embossed borders on boards, gilt titles on spine. Black endpapers. 8vo. . Sun-faded spine, rubbed corners and spine ends, cloth worn through in places. Top text block edge dust damaged, remaining edges tanning. Front hinge and gutters cracked and strained, volume quite loose. Fold-out torn, prelims foxing. Otherwise, internally neat and clean