Description: PRINTS BOOKS PHOTOGRAPHS MANUSCRIPTS CURIOSITIES - RARE -MONTRAVEL (Maurice de, French engineer, 1784-1856).Système de sûreté applicable aux chemins de fer. ([Lyon]): Impr. de Gérente fils, n.d. [but 1856]. Publication date derived from French National Library catalogue. First edition. 17pp. Pages lithographed. Some line drawings in the text. In wraps, printed title on upper cover, string-bound. Size: 8vo (20cm x 12.5cm).Very Good to Good condition. Light horizontal fold, with some browning along its length. Some scattered age-toning / foxing. Light creasing, in particular to lower corner. Some contemporary ink blotting to rear wrap, and 'Mr de Montravel' written in ink. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, or view gallery images closely.A rare French pamphlet on railway safety, at an early point in railroad development. The pamphlet is rare, with only the BnF (Bibliothèque nationale de France) copy cited on Worldcat. key words:
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Place of Publication: Lyon
Non-Fiction Subject: Engineering & Technology
Language: French
Special Attributes: Vintage Paperback, 1st Edition, Illustrated
Author: Maurice de Montravel
Original/Reproduction: Original
Region: Europe
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1856
