DEMPSEY, G. DRYSDALE - The Practical Railway Engineer, a Concise Description of the Engineering and Mechanical Operations and Structures Which Are Combined in the Formation of Railways for Public Traffic.

London: John Weale, 1855. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Fourth edition, revised and greatly extended. "Embracing an account of the priciple works executed in the construction of railways to the present time; with facts, figures, and data intended to assist the civil engineer in designing and executing the important details required for those great public works" The final and best edition, greatly expanded, and regarded as the leading work on mid 19th century railway construction, ranging from timber viaducts in Britain and North America to Brunel`s Chepstow Bridge, station design and buildings to goods sheds and facilities. Illustrated with mezzotint portrait frontispiece of George Stephenson, 71 engraved double-page engraved plates, some also folding and 72 woodcuts. Good original publishers cloth. Faded to spine. Very neat gift inscription hand wriitten in copperplate dated 1859 to the reverse of the front endpaper. Title page has some browning. There is some occasional spotting and browning internally but most plates are clean. ; Black & white engravings; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 428 + 44 pages. Good .

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