A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines. 2 volumes
by Ure, Andrew
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
-
Arvada, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: Appleton, 1856. Hardcover. Good +. Volume 1 (1856) 1118 pages. Volume 2 (1857) 998 pages. Title page on both shows "reprinted entire from the last corrected and greatly enlarged edition" and "thirty steel plate portraits" and "nearly sixteen hundred engravings on wood". Bound in 3/4 black leather with gold titles on spine. Marbled paper over boards are quite rubbed and some chips; couple of small scrapes on leather spine. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Books are straight and sturdy and unmarked.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Algonquin Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16640
- Title
- A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines. 2 volumes
- Author
- Ure, Andrew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Appleton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1856
- Keywords
- science, technology, manufacturing, art
- Bookseller catalogs
- Technology & Science;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Old Algonquin Books
Biblio member since 2006
Arvada, Colorado
About Old Algonquin Books
Old Algonquin Books. owned by John and Helen Dunning, was an open store in Denver from 1984-1994. and has been an online business since then. Member: Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA).All books with dust jackets have removable mylar covers on the jackets unless otherwise noted. First edition also means first printing unless otherwise noted.
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- Marbled Paper
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