{"product_id":"modern-drainage-inspection-and-sanitary-surveys-gerard-j-g-jensen","title":"Modern Drainage Inspection and Sanitary Surveys, Gerard J. G. Jensen","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eModern Drainage Inspection and Sanitary Surveys, Gerard J. G. Jensen — 1st Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, The Sanitary Publishing Company, Limited, 1899\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. 132.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Very Good. Bound in the publisher's original dark red cloth with blind-stamped ruling and a bright central gilt vignette to both boards, alongside gilt titling to the spine. The binding remains remarkably tight and square for a working manual of its age. Externally, the boards exhibit only slight rubbing and minor scuffing, with some light bumping to the spine ends and lightly rubbed corners. The text block edges show the expected, uniform age-toning typical of the era's paper stock, but the gilt tooling on the front board remains crisp and largely unoxidised. Internally, the pages appear clean and firmly attached, preserving the original structural integrity of the volume without any significant weakness to the hinges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This is a scarce first edition of Gerard J. G. Jensen's practical treatise on late-nineteenth-century sanitation, a text intended for engineers, surveyors, and municipal inspectors. It is well-illustrated throughout with numerous in-text diagrams and features a striking black-and-white photographic frontispiece showing drainage works in progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThe true first printing is highly uncommon on the open market, as most functional engineering texts from this era were heavily used in the field and subsequently discarded or replaced by later, updated revisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eGerard J. G. Jensen’s \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"29\"\u003eModern Drainage Inspection and Sanitary Surveys\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fascinating, practical glimpse into late-Victorian sanitation engineering and public health. Written at the close of the nineteenth century, a pivotal era for municipal infrastructure and disease prevention, this illustrated guide was designed for inspectors, surveyors, and laymen tasked with implementing and maintaining safe drainage systems. It serves today as a compelling historical resource for anyone interested in civil engineering, urban history, and the evolution of modern public health standards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55684033872211,"sku":"6627","price":39.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261023_120542.jpg?v=1793366231","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/modern-drainage-inspection-and-sanitary-surveys-gerard-j-g-jensen","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}