THE TRIAL OF A CAUSE INSTITUTED BY RICHARD PEPPER ARDEN, Esq.;.to Repeal a Patent Granted on the Sixteenth of December 1775, to Mr. Richard Arkwright, For an Invention of Certain Instruments and Machines for Preparing Silk, Cotton, Flax, and Wool for Spinning.

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Published by Hughes and Walsh: London, 1785

About this Item

12.5 x 8.25", recently rebound in gilt-lettered boards, 191pp, recent covers with minor shelf wear, small stain to front endpapers, textblock with edges toned, minor marginal staining, title page edge-chipped and tape repaired with crossed-out ink name of former owner and five digit number, and inkstamps from the Cleveland Law Library Association and the Western Reserve Law School. Arkwright held a "Grand Patent" on various yarn and thread devices, but was repealed in 1785.

Seller Inventory # 22-0927

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE TRIAL OF A CAUSE INSTITUTED BY RICHARD PEPPER ARDEN, Esq.;.to Repeal a Patent Granted on the Sixteenth of December 1775, to Mr. Richard Arkwright, For an Invention of Certain Instruments and Machines for Preparing Silk, Cotton, Flax, and Wool for Spinning.
• Publisher: Hughes and Walsh: London
• Publication Date: 1785
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
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