A Sketch Of The Foundation And Of The Past Fifty Years' Activity Of The Manchester Steam Users' Association For The Prevention Of Steam Boiler Explosions And For The Attainment Of Economy In The Application Of Steam, Together With An Account Of The Jubile -

Manchester, 1905. First edition. Hardback. Good/No jacket. 460 8vo. Red cloth-covered boards, half leather, top edges red tinted, other edges uncut (untrimmed), 97 pages plus list of contents and a fold-out chart detailing the growth in finances of the Association from its foundation in 1854. The activity of this association comprises a significant part of the history of the development of steam technology. There are sections on Experiments on Boilers, The Boiler Explosion Acts, Recent Progress and on Insurance Companies. There Is a Presentation Label to JH Bell Esq. To the front paste down, from the president and committee of the Association. JH Bell is included in the list of those present at the Jubilee Celebration, and is described as Director of Messrs Cochrane and Co (Annan), Boilermakers. Condition notes: Cloth lifting in places from boards, leather rubbed, spine strip chipped at the top. Front board slightly warped. Some age-tanning to the prelims and earlier pages. Hinge strained at title page. The illustrations (portraits) are in very good condition, and protected by tissue guards.