William Jacks — James Watt

Glasgow, James Maclehose and Sons, 1901 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the uncommon first edition of this privately printed biography of prominent engineer James Watt. The uncommon first edition of this work, signed by the author to the front free endpaper, with 'John Colwell Esq with the author's kind regards', dated 1907.Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and eight further plates. Collated, complete.A biography of Scottish inventor, engineer and chemist James Watt, known for creating the Watt steam engine in 1776, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution.This work was printed for private circulation.Advertisement leaf to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Boards bright, with light fading to back strip, and bumps to back strip head and tail. Inscribed to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .