A DICTIONARY OF ARTS, MANUFACTURES, AND MINES; CONTAINING A CLEAR EXPOSITION OF THEIR PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE... TO WHICH IS APPENDED, A SUPPLEMENT OF RECENT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PRESENT TIME

New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1848. Eleventh American edition. Hardcover. Item #26234

Describes and explains the transformation of materials by mechanical or chemical means into usable products. The dictionary plus supplement total 1644 pages with and abundance of illustrations and diagrams, plus four pages of ads in the rear. Recently rebound in brown textured cloth with title labels from the original spine leather laid on. Text block edges mildly foxed but page leaves unaffected. The cover is new but the pages would be rated very good plus.

Price: $250.00

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