Woodcroft, Bennet. Pneumatics of Hero of Alexandria

Woodcroft, Bennet (trans. ). Pneumatics of Hero of Alexandria. London: Taylor Walton and Maberly, 1851. Finely bound in full crushed leather with gold-tooling. Covers and turn-ins with gilt borders, enclosing filigrees on front and rear, the figures repeated on the spine, with raised gilt roll bands between single-line fillets, and remaining compartments stamped with the title, date, and editor. Top edge gilt, marbled endsheets. Illustrated with engravings. Floriated initials. 8vo. Very good.