with fifty-nine illustrations
by A. Ritchie Leask
London, Tower Publishing Co., 1892.
1st edition. 262 pages.
good condition hardback in the original decorative binding. binding a little marked and darkened. one gathering working loose.
designed as a practical, plain language digest of useful information on the working and management of triple and quadruple expansion engines. Written at a time when that type of engine was still in its relative infancy