Author:
James Nasmyth, Scottish engineer, philosopher, artist and inventor
Publication details:
[In MS] Hammerfield Penshurst Kent | Decr 16.1885 [i.e. Nasmyth's house.]
Receipt, 12mo, part printed, part MS, small closed tear not affecting the text, spike hole (not injuring the text), left edge evidence of tipping in [?], Text comprises address as above, the printed words Received from the Observatory, Birr Castle, then the title of item received (Trans, R [?] S. N.S. III {?]IX), signature in conclusion. See Image.