CARNEGIE, Andrew.
James Watt: Famous Scots Series.
First Edition of James Watt; inscribed by legendary industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie
Edinburgh and London: Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, c. 1905.
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Item Number: RRB-149388
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First edition of this biographical work celebrating Watt’s refinement of the steam engine as a symbol of Scottish ingenuity and moral progress. Octavo, original publisher's red cloth stamped in gilt and black, title page vignette. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Mr. David Anderson, Andrew Carnegie." In very good condition.
Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist, philanthropist, and writer whose life epitomized the complexities of capitalism, self-made success, and moral responsibility in the Gilded Age. Rising from humble origins as an immigrant laborer to become one of the wealthiest men in history through the expansion of the American steel industry, Carnegie later devoted his fortune to public causes, establishing libraries, universities, and cultural institutions worldwide.
James Watt: Famous Scots Series.
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