Bibliographical Notes on Histories of Inventions & Books of Secrets
by Ferguson, John, 1837-1916
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Staten Island, N.Y. Pober, 1998. Hard Cover. 750 p., 23.5 cm. 850 indexed entries. The mysterious arcane wisdom revealed by books of secrets is the knowledge of the craftsman, artisan, physician, cook and homemaker, as well as that of the practitioner of the occult arts. Books of secrets were the technical manuals of all the trades and professions. First published in parts Glasgow, 1882-1911, and was hard to use because it lacked an index. Stephen Pober has provided excellent indexes which allow penetration to the secrets of rich bibliographical annotation. Stock# 32,098x. New copies from the publisher.
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- Title
- Bibliographical Notes on Histories of Inventions & Books of Secrets
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- Ferguson, John, 1837-1916
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- Hard Cover
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- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- Staten Island, N.Y. Pober, 1998
- Keywords
- History of Technology
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- Technical and Engineering;
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