London: John Weale, 1853. The title page continues "Including also a chapter on the hydrocarbon or water gas, and on the rating of gas-works in parochial assessments." 12mo, 18 cm, original green cloth decorated in blind with paper label on front cover, cream endpapers. pp xxiv, 368, (4, ads). 76 figures plus tables in text. Spine and inner half of rear cover sunned; front free endpaper has creases and a rubber stamp; creases to upper outer corners of text; else a VG+ clean, tight and unworn copy.