The Universal Assistant and Complete Mechanic, or Twenty Thousand Industrial Facts, Processes, Receipts, Rules, Etc., In Every Business, from the Household to the Manufactory

Moore, R.

Published by Lovell Printing and Pub. Company, Montreal Canada, 1878

About this Item

Edge and corner wear; no dj; scuffed and scratched; corners are bumped and rubbed; shelf worn; front and rear hinges are cracked; stain on the base of some of the interior pages (does not affect readability or text); former owner's name and address are stamped and in pencil on the rfep; overall still a nice collectible used copy! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Green cloth with black and green lettering on the front and rear boards and green on gilt lettering and illustration on the spine. 634 historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! Extremely scarce used copy! "This work is issued with the design of supplying very important omissions in the author's antecedent writings and compilations. His most fervid acknowledgments are due for the great encouragement accorded to his previous efforts, and the favorable opinions expressed regarding them. The result has been that, stimulated by the experience of the past, he has in the present work, made special exertions to present an immense arry of rare and most valuable information relating to Commerce and the Industrial Arts." ------ from the Preface. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Universal Assistant and Complete Mechanic, or Twenty Thousand Industrial Facts, Processes, Receipts, Rules, Etc., In Every Business, from the Household to the Manufactory
• Publisher: Lovell Printing and Pub. Company, Montreal Canada
• Publication Date: 1878
• Binding: Green Cloth
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Hardcover
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