
GENERAL AND CONTINENTAL BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS
Lot 104•
SMEATON (JOHN) A Narrative of the Building and a Description of the Construction of Edystone Lighthouse with Stone, Longman, Hurst, 1813
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SMEATON (JOHN)
A Narrative of the Building and a Description of the Construction of Edystone Lighthouse with Stone, engraved vignette on title, 23 engraved plates and plans (one folding, with short tear and small loss to one corner), occasional light spotting, contemporary half calf, rebacked preserving original spine and gilt lettering label, one corner repaired, worn, folio (563 x 375mm.), Longman, Hurst, 1813
Footnotes
Completed in 1759 the Eddystone lighthouse was John Smeaton's first major project, immediately establishing his reputation as one of the most important civil engineers of the eighteenth century.