The Mechanic; Or, Compandium of Practical Inventions; Containing Two Hundred and Fifteen Articles. Selected and ORiginal, Arranged under the following heads: I. Manufactures and Trade, II. Philosophical Apparatus and The Fine Arts, III. Rural and Domestic Economy, and Miscellanies: Illustrated by One Hundred and Eight Copperplate Engravings, with a Copious Analytical Index. In Two Volumes.

SMITH, James:

Published by London, Printed at The Caxton Press, by Henry Fisher, 1816 1st

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Two Volumes. Hardbacks, approx 9 x 5.5 inches. In full tree-calf leather fine bindings, with decorative gilt paneled boards, gilt decorations and banding to spines and gilt lettering to twin leather spine labels. Speckled edges, marbled endpapers. In very good conditions. Covers a little worn, corners bumped with small chips, edges rubbed, some surface marks to boards. Spines both professionally rebacked and relaid. Some occasional minor handling marks and mild foxing spots, some foxing to some plates. Else pages all very clean and tight. A fascinating set. 2 vols: x + 496pp & vi + 472pp. With 6pp Appendix. Illustrated with 108 full-page copper engraved plates (many are fold-out.) Including 2 decorative frontis plate engravings. Seller Inventory # 90327

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Title: The Mechanic; Or, Compandium of Practical ...

Publisher: London, Printed at The Caxton Press, by Henry Fisher, 1816 1st