c1895 The Romance Of Industry & Invention Antique Industrial History Book

c1895 The Romance Of Industry & Invention Antique Industrial History BookThe Romance Of Industry And InventionBy Robert CochranePublished by W. & R. Chambers Limited: London c1895 (undated)Light wear and fading to cover and spine as shown. Inscription on title page. Lacking half of front blank endpaper and frontispiece otherwise complete with 33 Illustrations. Good condition overall. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.Size 18.5cm x 13.5cm x 3cm

The Romance Of Industry And Invention

By Robert Cochrane

Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited: London c1895 (undated)

"Robert Cochrane's The Romance of Industry and Invention offers an engaging late-Victorian survey of the great mechanical, scientific, and industrial advances that reshaped the modern world. Written with a lively narrative touch, the book traces the origins and evolution of transformative inventions—from early steam power and railway engineering to telegraphy, photography, metallurgy, and breakthroughs in manufacturing. Cochrane highlights both the ingenuity of the inventors and the sweeping societal changes brought about by their discoveries, presenting history as a succession of bold ideas realised through determination and experiment.

Richly illustrated and accessible to general readers, this c.1895 Chambers publication reflects the era's fascination with progress and the belief that technological innovation could elevate civilisation. Anecdotes about heroic engineers, dramatic prototypes, and the human stories behind famous discoveries bring colour to what might otherwise be purely technical subjects. This volume will appeal to collectors of Victorian science writing, enthusiasts of early industrial history, and readers interested in the great inventors who shaped the modern age."