The Curiosities of Industry and the Applied Sciences
by DODD, George
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London. George Routledge & Co. 1852. Hardcover. 8vo. 22cm, c.[320]pp., original blind decorated green cloth over boards, title & contents label in frame border laid down on the upper cloth, tight back plain cloth spine, a few dust soiling marks in the text, binding bit worn on the edges, hinges bit shaken but sound, library bookplate on the front endpapers partially removed, very good condition, Scarce. ~ A series of essays on the manufacturing industry by English journalist, George Dodd (1808 1881). Subjects include: glass, iron, wood, calculating machines, india rubber & gutta percha, electricity, gold, paper, printing, cotton & flax, corn & bread, ships, fire & light, wool & silk, steam & water power. George Dodd is best remembered for his book "The Food of London
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Details
- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35758
- Title
- The Curiosities of Industry and the Applied Sciences
- Author
- DODD, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London. George Routledge & Co. 1852
- Keywords
- ENGLAND ENGLISH MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY ECONOMY GLASS IRON CALCULATING MACHINES INDIA RUBBER GUTTA PERCHA ELECTRICITY FLAX SILK STEAM POWER DODD
Terms of Sale
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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About the Seller
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
Biblio member since 2006
Ottawa, Ontario
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- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....