Black leather, four rib spine, gold edging on both boards and around the spine ribs, gold title on spine. Really nice condition shiny black leather binding, marbled end papers, good hinges. Some foxing of text. Looks like the vade mecum of the pre civil war mechanic and artist. Contains everything there is to know about electricity in 3 pages. Same for magnetism. Some nice steam power stuff, very primitive steam locomotive engraving. Lots of chemistry and formulas. Most scarce in leather binding.

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Title: The Artist's Guide and Mechanic's Own Book Embracing the Portion of Chemistry Applicable to the Mechanic Arts with Abstracts of Electricity, Galvanism, Magnetism, Pneumatics, Optics, Astronomy and Mechanical Philosophy Also Mechanical Exercises in Iron.
Publisher: Sanborn & Carter, Portland
Publication Date: 1852
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1852 Printing
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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The Reader's Corner is such fun,it's too bad you have to buy our books on line. We have eight foot tall outside bookshelves across the entire front of the store. There is a money slot in the door for night sales, which go to support National Public Radio. Inside, which can be too crowded at times, are surprisingly good books, only 1% are ever listed on-line. We also sell records, music cd's, comic books, mags, computer software and games. Best of all is the found art decorating every spare spot. The motto on the front door: NO SHOOTING, NO SMOKING, NO MOONING THE MANAGEMENT.

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Reader's Corner, Inc, 3201 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, 27607, U.S.A.

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Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, Paypal or check. Shipping by USPS Priority Mail $6.50 first volume/$4 each add. vol.This is for octavo sized books only, oversize books will be more. USPS bookrate $3.50 first vol/$1.75 each add. vol. (I cover all Dust Jackets with Brodart Mylar protectors).(For EU: Reader's Corner, 3201 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh N.C., 27607, readcorner@aol.com)

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