[STEAM] SYMINGTON, William. A Brief History of Steam Navigation ... reprinted from original copy (Falkirk 1829), Edinburgh: John Blaikie, 1863, 8°, title inscribed: "With Mr. Bentham's compliments ...," 16pp., 2 lithographed plates [Scott 742] [bound with:] Robert WILSON. The Screw Propeller: Who invented it?, Glasgow: Thomas Murray, 1860, 8°, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY with author's inscription to title, 54pp., wood-engraved illustrations, one full page, errata slip at end [Scott 731] [and:] Samuel HALL. Hall's Improvements on Steam Engines consisting of an improved piston and valve, Nottingham: S. Bennett, [n.d.], 8°, FIRST EDITION, 14pp., large folding engraved frontispiece (which is browned) [and:] John George BODMER. The Advantages of working Stationary and Marine Engines with high pressure steam ... excerpt minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, London: 1845, 8°, 30pp., 4 folding engraved plates [and:] John BOURNE. Indian River Navigation, London: Oriental Inland Steam Company, 1856, 8°, 16pp., with map "showing the navigable rivers, the railways already completed, and the coal fields" [Scott 711] [and:] Joseph d'Aguilar SAMUDA. On the Form and Materials of Iron Plated Ships ... excerpt minutes of proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XXI Session 1861-62, London: William Clowes, 1864, 8°, 74 + [4]pp., together 6 pamphlets bound in one volume with 7 other pamphlets and papers, contemporary half roan (rubbed, joints cracked), Scott Library bookplate.

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[STEAM] SYMINGTON, William. A Brief History of Steam Navigation ... reprinted from original copy (Falkirk 1829), Edinburgh: John Blaikie, 1863, 8°, title inscribed: "With Mr. Bentham's compliments ...," 16pp., 2 lithographed plates [Scott 742] [bound with:] Robert WILSON. The Screw Propeller: Who invented it?, Glasgow: Thomas Murray, 1860, 8°, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY with author's inscription to title, 54pp., wood-engraved illustrations, one full page, errata slip at end [Scott 731] [and:] Samuel HALL. Hall's Improvements on Steam Engines consisting of an improved piston and valve, Nottingham: S. Bennett, [n.d.], 8°, FIRST EDITION, 14pp., large folding engraved frontispiece (which is browned) [and:] John George BODMER. The Advantages of working Stationary and Marine Engines with high pressure steam ... excerpt minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, London: 1845, 8°, 30pp., 4 folding engraved plates [and:] John BOURNE. Indian River Navigation, London: Oriental Inland Steam Company, 1856, 8°, 16pp., with map "showing the navigable rivers, the railways already completed, and the coal fields" [Scott 711] [and:] Joseph d'Aguilar SAMUDA. On the Form and Materials of Iron Plated Ships ... excerpt minutes of proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XXI Session 1861-62, London: William Clowes, 1864, 8°, 74 + [4]pp., together 6 pamphlets bound in one volume with 7 other pamphlets and papers, contemporary half roan (rubbed, joints cracked), Scott Library bookplate.