The American System of Manufactures. The Report of the Committee on the Machinery of the United States 1855 and the Special Reports of George Wallis and Joseph Whitworth 1854 Edited with an Introduction By Nathan Rosenberg for the University Press , Edinb
by Rosenberg, Nathan ( Editor)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh: University Press, 1969. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Yellow/gold cloth with gilt tiles/ rules to the spine upon a dark gold panel. This copy is VG in a VG, unclipped ( 80s. net) DJ. Exterior is rich. Gilt is bright. Minimal edge wear. Gold EPs. 440 pp. Top edges dyed light gold. Other than three or four pages of modest pencilled underlining, the book is unmarked. Tightly bound with modest, even toning. DJ has modest edge wear at spine ends,top of back edge, and tips, otherwise clear with modest toning..
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- Bailey Bonzo Books
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- 001497
- Title
- The American System of Manufactures. The Report of the Committee on the Machinery of the United States 1855 and the Special Reports of George Wallis and Joseph Whitworth 1854 Edited with an Introduction By Nathan Rosenberg for the University Press , Edinb
- Author
- Rosenberg, Nathan ( Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University Press
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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Bailey Bonzo Books
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Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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