Stories of Invention Told by Inventors and Their Friends

Edward E. Hale

Published by T. Nelson and Sons, London, 1887

About this Item

A smart first UK edition of this illustrated collection of stories about inventions. First edition. Very scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece, title vignette, and seventeen plates. Collated complete. A collection of stories about great inventors and their inventions, including Archimedes, Benvenuto Cellini, Benjamin Franklin, James Watt, and Sir Henry Bessemer. Written by Edward Everett Hale, an American author, historian, and Unitarian minister In the original brown cloth binding with gilt. Externally, smart with light rubbing and the odd small mark to the boards. Light fading to the spine and board edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot, predominantly to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 919T50

Bibliographic Details

Title: Stories of Invention Told by Inventors and ...

Publisher: T. Nelson and Sons, London

Publication Date: 1887

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: Not Stated

Condition: Very Good

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book