(Railroads) - JACQMIN (F.). On the Operation of Railroads. L - Lot 77

(Railroads) - JACQMIN (F.). On the Operation of Railroads. Lectures given in 1867 at the Imperial School of Bridges and Roads. Paris, Garnier Frères, 1868. 2 volumes in-8, half-shagreen, spine with faux raised bands decorated with gilt fillets, speckled edges, scattered foxing, author’s dedication on the cover. [2 ff.], IV, 427 pp.; [52 ff.], 384 pp., 16 pp. catalog. Jacqmin (1820–1899), a student first at the École Polytechnique and later at the École des Ponts et Chaussées, served as director of operations for the Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Est, and then, beginning in 1864, as a professor at the École des Ponts et Chaussées. - LEFÈVRE (P.), CERBELAUD (G.). Railroads. Paris, Maisons Quantin, 1888. In-8, brown half-shagreen with 5 raised bands, scattered foxing. 320 pp., 6 plates, vignette in text. - CARPENTIER (A.), MAURY (G.). *Practical Treatise on Railroads*. Paris, Larose, 1894. 3 volumes in-8, black half-shagreen with 4 raised bands, speckled edges, some foxing. [1 f.], lxiij, [2 ff.], 627 pp.; [3 ff.], 803 pp.], 543 pp. Included: - MARTIN (Félix). Railroad Safety. Paris, Bourdarie, 1889. In-12, cherry-colored half-calf, smooth spine decorated with gold fillets, bookplate. XI, 161 pp., [2 ff.]