Four wonderful books concerning ‘De Stoom’ from the end of the 19th century.
1. DE STOOM, Dr. A. van Oven, 1899.
Haagsche Boekhandel- en Uitgevers-Maatschappij. Two volumes in one binding.
Dimensions: 17 x 23 x 4 cm. Wonderful allegorical depiction on the front cover, partly gilded.
Volume 1: De Stoommachine, 291 pp. Volume 2: Toepassing van de Stoom, 315 pp.
Many detailed engravings.
2. De Gids voor Locomotief-Machinisten en Stokers, H.Y. Gatsonides and P. Labrijn, 1898.
Leiden – A.W. Sijthoff’s Uitg.Mij. 900 pp.
Dimensions: 15 x 22 x 6 cm. Image of a steam locomotive and gilded text on the cover.
Many detailed engravings and four large fold-out illustrations.
3. Steuerungen der Dampfmaschinen, Emil Blaha, 1890.
Berlin, Verlag von Julius Springer.
211 pp. of text, 34 fold-out illustrations with detailed engravings.
Dimensions: 16 x 23 x 3.5 cm.
4. Die Schiebersteuerungen, (Locomotiven Steuerungen), Dr. Gustav Zeuner, 1888.
Leipzig, Verlag von Arthur Felix.
Dimensions: 16 x 23 x 2 cm.
266 pp., six fold-out pages with detailed lithographs.
- Object
- Book
- Number of Books
- 4
- Subject
- Science (general)
- Author/ Illustrator
- A. van Oven, H.Y. Gatsonides, E. Blaha, G. Zeuner
- Book Title
- De Stoom
- Condition
- Good
- Publication year oldest item
- 1888
- Publication year youngest item
- 1899
- Edition
- Multiple Books / Editions
- Language
- Dutch and German
- Original language
- Yes
- Binding/ Material
- Hardback