The Great Inventions: Their History, From the Earliest Period to the present. Their influence on Civilization, Accompanied by Sketches of Lives of the Principal Inventors; Their Labors, Their Hardships and Their Triumphs.

age toning, rubbed along all edges and spine. outside edge of front cover starting to fray and bottom corners lightly bumped. binding is tight and text is clean. small attractive bookplate from prev. owner is pasted to corner of fixed endpaper along with light signature and address of same owner on ffep. Hardcover, quarter bound leather over cloth with gilt on spine and front cover.