This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ...sir, &c. Our Horses they never tire, for they 're coal and coke, sir, With jolly lots of water boiling hot, We cut along like bricks among the fire and smoke, sir, Never blowing no one up, nor going to pot. Our Coachman nice and steady is, not like the old fat soaker, For 'stead of passing Glasses round, he passes ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ...sir, &c. Our Horses they never tire, for they 're coal and coke, sir, With jolly lots of water boiling hot, We cut along like bricks among the fire and smoke, sir, Never blowing no one up, nor going to pot. Our Coachman nice and steady is, not like the old fat soaker, For 'stead of passing Glasses round, he passes round The Poker: Our Guards, too, are a quiet set of fire-blowing Fellows, Who 'stead of blowing noisy Horns, now bloiva Pair Of Bellows! Now is the time for a sly trip to the Moon, sir, There 's a new Rail Road just made through the Sky, Or if you prefer it, we have a prime Balloon, sir, In which you can ascend with me up sky-high. The practicability of running steam carriages upon common roads now occupied the attention of scientific men, and experiments were made with various degrees of success. The Select Committee appointed to inquire into the power, &c., of Steam Carriages, concluded their report with the following summary: --1. That carriages can be propelled by steam on common roads at an average rate of ten miles per hour. 2. That at this rate they have conveyed upwards of fourteen passengers. 3. That their weight, including engine, fuel, water, and attendants, may be under three tons. 4. That they can ascend and descend hills of considerable inclination with facility and ease. 5. That they are perfectly safe for passengers. 6. That they are not (or need not be, if properly constructed) nuisances to the public. 7. That they will become a speedier and cheaper mode of conveyance than carriages drawn by horses. 8. That, as they admit of greater breadth of tire than other carriages, and as the roads are not acted on so injuriously as by the feet of horses in common draught, such carriages will cause less wear of roads than coaches draw...
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Seller's Description:
Fair. First edition. Octavo. Bound in publisher's green cloth with a printed paper spine label. Illustrated with 230 woodcuts, of which 42 are by Thomas Bewick. With a 12pp. publisher's catalog at the back dated 1878. The front hinge is split, the text block is neatly split in half, the joints are splitting, and the paper spine label is browned and chipped, thus fair only, but still a complete good reading copy.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. First edition. Octavo. Illustrated with 230 woodcuts, of which 42 are by Thomas Bewick. A handsome copy bound by Charles E. Lauriat & Co. (Boston) in three-quarter morocco and marbled paper sides, elaborate gilt spine in decorated compartments (dated "1878"), top edge gilt. Modest wear to the joints and edges, text pages are age-toned with tiny nicks on the edges of a few pages, very good. A beautifully bound copy.
