The Chemistry and Practice of Finishing: A Practical Treatise on Bleaching, and the Finishing of White, Dyed, and Printed Cotton Goods (2 volumes)

Bean, Percy; McCleary, William

Published by Lord & Nagle Company, Boston, Mass, 1912

About this Item

8vo. [i-vii], viii [ix], x-xx,[xxi-xxii] xxiii-xxiv, [1] 822 pp., i-vii, in 2 volumes. Dark green cloth with gilt titling to spines. Light rubbing to boards, joints, slight board exposure at corners. Foxing to text block edges and scattered throughout, heaviest to plates, fabric samples, and front and rear of both volumes. Volume I illustrated with 43 black and white plates and 44 diagrams showing machinery used for the processing of various textiles, some fold-out. Volume II containing 48 Pattern Cards, each with 2 tipped-in swatches (96 in total) measuring appx. 2 x 3.5 in, showing a variety of finishing techniques for different types of cloth. Volume II has heavier foxing, with some swatches being more affected than others, but all present. Seller Inventory # 668

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Chemistry and Practice of Finishing: A ...

Publisher: Lord & Nagle Company, Boston, Mass

Publication Date: 1912

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good

Edition: Second Edition.