A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines; Containing a Clear Exposition of Their Principles and Practice -- From the Third London Edition, Corrected
de Ure, Andrew
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- Very Good +
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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New York; Philadelphia: D. Appleton & Co.; George S. Appleton, 1844. Hardcover. Very Good +. 1340, 24, [8] p.: 1240 in-text illustrations and tables; 23 cm. Original calf boards with modern bonded leather spine and gilt spine title. Original marbled endpapers. A Catalogue of Books published by D. Appleton & Co., New York, and George S. Appleton, Philadelphia, on 24 pages following text. Additional publisher's advertisements by D. Appleton & Co., New York, on final 8 pages. Small bookdealer's label on front fixed endpaper: Wilson & Heald, Wilmington. Former owner's name at head of title page; possibly "Mansfield." The dictionary is arranged alphabetically, from Abb-Wool to Zinc. Contains useful information on the automaton; calico printing; cotton manufacture; glassmaking; papermaking; the safety lamp invented by Upton and Roberts; textile weaving; and wheel carriages, among many other topics. Scarce. A heavy book; for international shipping, the U.S. Postal Service requires that it be shipped by priority international. In Very Good+ Condition: leather is rubbed; occasional minor page soiling; several closed tears from edges of catalog pages; otherwise, clean and solid.
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- Librería
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 009788
- Título
- A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines; Containing a Clear Exposition of Their Principles and Practice -- From the Third London Edition, Corrected
- Autor
- Ure, Andrew
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good +
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- D. Appleton & Co.; George S. Appleton
- Lugar de publicación
- New York; Philadelphia
- Fecha de publicación
- 1844
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Classic Books and Ephemera
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
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