Second edition, small 8vo, viii, [9]-72, viii (adverts)pp., orig. brick red cloth, title in gilt on upper cover, a nice copy. James Dunbar obtained over twenty years experience in the manufacture of paper, both home and abroad. He states in his preface that "some of the suggestions I have made may not be found suitable in all mills; but of this I am certain, that there is not one maker who will not find some hint to an improvement on his present mode of working.".

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Title

The Practical Papermaker: A Complete Guide to the Manufacture of Paper.

Publisher

Leith: Reid & Son

Publication Date

1881

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Hardcover

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