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Author: Alfred Edward Garwood Title: Forty Years of An Engineer’s Life at Home and Abroad Publication: First Edition Published By A.W. Dawson Newport Undated Circa 1900………………………. (See Pictures) Condition of book: This is a Very Good Copy of this book in original bright pictorial cloth with numerous half tone plates.Garwood a British Railway engineer had been employed in Russia for a number of years,he then went onto to Egypt wherer he was employed by the Khedive,Ismail Pasha,following the Khedive’s death,he continued to work for his son Thewfik Pasha.Later on he became Managing Director of the Public Works Company of Egypt and was also involved in the large Suakim-Berber Railway project.This copy has no previous owner’s names or inscriptions present.This copy has a firm binding with No loose leaves.Contents of the book remain clean internally with just a little spotting to the front endpaper and fore-edge of the book.Certainly one for the collector.8vo 222pp plus 8 page appendix undated but circa 1900 UK Postage: Free Sent Royal Mail 48 Tracked 1-2 Working Days Air-Mail Tracked Europe £12.95Air-Mail Tracked Rest of World £18.95Air-Mail Tracked Zone 3 USA £18.95Payments:Paypal Visa Mastercard
