DRYSDALE DEMPSEY, G. — The Locomotive Engine. Circa 1850.

Bath: Kingsmead Reprints, 1970. Reprint of a volume originally published in 1857 under the title: "A Rudimentary Treatise on the Locomotive Engine in all its Phases: Popularly Described, with Illustrations for Students and Non-Professional Men". "Written by a professional engineer, whose life and career were allied very closely to the 'railway scene'. It is a treatise that covers every aspect of the locomotive engine in all its phases - the mechanism and fundamental functions of the numerous parts with accurate description and dimension." 19cms x 12.5cms. Pp.vi/150, 53 figure illustrations + folding illustration, small owner's initials to front free endpaper. Brown boards, dustwrapper. VG/VG.