Proceedings of the Public Meeting held at Freemasons' Hall, on the 18th June, 1824, for Erecting a Monument to the late James Watt

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Proceedings of the Public Meeting held at Freemasons' Hall, on the 18th June, 1824, for Erecting a Monument to the late James Watt

DAVY, Sir Humphry, et al

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Speeches by the Earl of Liverpool, Sir Humphry Davy, Sir James Mackintosh, the Right Hon. Mr. Secretary Peel, the Earl of Aberdeen, Mr. Wilberforce, and others. Names on the committee listed at rear include Right Hon. Geo. Canning, Sir Robert Peel, Sir Walter Scott, William Wilberforce, Richard Arkwright, Charles Babbage, Josiah Wedgwood, and James Watt, among others. Introduction by C. H. Turner, Chairman of the Committee. William Henry Dalton, 28 Cockspur Street, London, was at one time bookseller to the Queen.

Publication Info

  • Publisher: John Murray
  • Edition: n/a
  • Date Published: 1824
  • Place Published: London
  • ISBN: n/a

Details

  • Condition: Good
  • Signed: No
  • Dust Jacket: No
  • Jacket Condition: n/a
  • Details:
    x, [2], 96 p. 25 cm. Green leather with gilt impressing. All edges gilt. Binding signed by W. H. Dalton, Cockspur Street. Spine worn with tear at top. Moderate wear to edges. A few scratches in leather. Bookplate for Sir James French on front pastedown. Occasional foxing and pencil marks.

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