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SMILES, Samuel.

Lives of the Engineers.

Illus. 5 vols. 8vo, cont. blue half-calf & marbled boards, spines richly gilt, red morocco lettering pieces on spines. London: J. Murray, 1874-91-97-78-99. A very pretty mixed set of this classic, a collection of biographies of the great men of the Industrial Revolution, including Brindley, Smeaton, Rennie, Metcalfe, Telford, Boulton, Watt, and the Stephensons. Fine and handsome set. Ex Bibliotheca Mechanica.

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