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Interim Report of the Committee on Floods in Relation to Reservoir Practice
1949rif. 633L2London: The Institution of Civil Engineers 1949. Paperback. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5" . None. An interesting report regarding engineering history and practice with regards flooding and reservoirs in Great Britain at the start of the twentieth century. In the original paper wraps. This report has some interesting provenance as it is from the library of Frederic Newhouse 1883-1969 sometime inspector-general of Egyptian irrigation in the Sudan. With his inscription to the front wrap. With a large folding diagram regarding flood levels and several in-text diagrams and tables. This report was issued as a part of a series of reports commissioned by the "Institution of Civil Engineers". The Institution was the first professional engineering body and was formed during the late eighteenth/early nineteenth centuries. The ICE have issued numerous works over the years. This work looks at overflow weirs flood estimates and more. In the original paper wraps. Externally generally smart with handling marks to wraps. Prior owner's inscription to the front wrap F Newhouse Twickenham and his shelf notes. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good Indeed The Institution of Civil Engineers paperback
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