Cabinet Cyclopaedia Useful Arts a Treatise on the Progressive Improvement and Present State of the Manufacture of Porcelain and Glass
de Dionysius Lardner; [George Richardson Porter]
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Fine
- Librería
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Longman, Rees, Ormer, Brown, and Green, 1832. First edition. Cloth. Fine. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. A scarce first edition of George Richardson Porter's detailed study on the production of porcelain and glass, illustrated throughout. A scarce work. The first edition of this work. Volume XXVI in Dionysius Lardner's influential 'Cabinet Cyclopaedia', a series of books totalling one-hundred and thirty-three volumes. A detailed work on porcelain and glass, discussing the history and manufacture, and the improvements that were happening in the industry contemporary to this book being published, and the possibility of future improvements being made. Illustrated with in-text engravings. Edited by Dionysius Lardner, who is best known for this extensive series. Written by George Richardson Porter, a statistician, who Four pages of publisher's adverts to the front. Rebound in a cloth binding. Externally, smart. A very small amount of bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and generally clean with the odd spot and mark. The odd ink mark to the margins. Fine
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- Librería
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 704P17
- Título
- Cabinet Cyclopaedia Useful Arts a Treatise on the Progressive Improvement and Present State of the Manufacture of Porcelain and Glass
- Autor
- Dionysius Lardner; [George Richardson Porter]
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Longman, Rees, Ormer, Brown, and Green
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1832
- Tamaño
- 7" by 4.5"
- Palabras clave
- Dionysius Lardner useful arts porcelain glass useful arts cabinet cyclopaedia
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
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- Tail
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- Fine
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