Historical information

This is the first edition of the book, printed in 1899. It has since been reprinted with slight corrections in January 1900 and with correction in 1902. It is a text book and reference book based on the study of steam, gas and oil driven machinery of the late 19th and early 20th century.

The author, John Perry D. Sc., F.R.S., was born in 1850 and passed away in 1920. He was a Professor of Mechanics and Mathematics in the Royal College of Science, Vice-President of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, and Vice-President of the Physical Society.

Significance

This book has significance as the First Edition of the book, published in 1899. The book is significant to the history, understanding and evolution of power driven machines. The principles apply to the machinery of the late 19th to early 20th centuries.

Physical description

The Steam Engine and Gas and Oil Engines: a book for the use of students who have time to make experiments and calculations
Author: John Perry D.Sc., F.R.S.
Publisher: Macmillan & Co Ltd, London
Printed by Richard Clay and Sons, Limited, London and Bungay
This is the First Edition of the book, printed in 1899
A hard cover book, red linen with black print. The Preface is written by the aughor on 22nd February 1899. The book contains many diagrams and tables as well as having reference numbers on many paragraphs in the chapters.

Inscriptions & markings

Pencil on front endsheets "SJ 9""Rec. 371 a"
Stamped in purple , front endsheet "F. ST. G. D. HOLYMAN" "L.4."
Handwritten in ink "Richard G ---- / Liverpool --- P---ye"