Matschoss, Conrad: Die Entwicklung der Dampfmaschine. Eine Geschichte der ortsfesten Dampfmaschine und der Lokomobile, der Schiffsmaschine und Lokomotive. 2 vols. Berlin: J. Springer 1908. 26,2 x 18,7 cm. With numerous illustrations in the text and on plates. XV, 834; IV, 732 pp. Original linen binding., with gold-stamped titles on the spine and cover.

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A comprehensive account of the invention and development of the most significant tool for industrialisation in the 19th century.