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Cyclopaedia of useful arts, mechanical and chemical, manufactures, mining, and engineering. Volume 1, Abattoir to hair-pencils. With an introductory essay on the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851 by Tomlinson, Charles, (ed.) - 1854

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Cyclopaedia of useful arts, mechanical and chemical, manufactures, mining, and engineering. Volume 1, Abattoir to hair-pencils. With an introductory essay on the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851

by Tomlinson, Charles, (ed.)

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George Virtue & Co., London & New York, . 1/2 leather & boards, clx + 832 pages, profusely illustrated with steel engravings and many wood engravings., 1854. Fair; hinges glued, but weak, first few pages soiled, frontispiece (Britannia Bridge) torn and reinforced by glued-on backing, one other plate found to be torn, water stain affecting some pages; otherwise textblock is sound and complete and most pages clean. The first 160 pages (i-clx) are the illustrated essay on the Crystal Palace Exhibition. A thick, heavy, volume; may require additional shipping.. Hardcover.. Book.
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  • Publisher George Virtue & Co., London & New York, . 1/2 leather & boards, clx + 832 pages, profusely illustrated with steel en
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Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufacturers, Mining, and Engineering, 2 Volumes complete [Hardcover]

by ed. Charles Tomlinson

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George Virtue, 1854. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. 1854; London; 2 complete volumes; marbled paper covers with calf spine and corner coverings; both volumes are very worn; tape at both ends of spine on both books; raised bands on spine; repairs to all hinges have been made; good sections of leather has been chipped off the spine; boards showing through at edges and spines; marbled endpapers; page edges are marbled; Interior clean and unmarked; some pages have chips at the edges; V2 has a plate that is loose but laid-in; 4to, 9 3/4" - 12" Tall; 832 pages & 1051 pages; Additional shipping charges will be required
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Cyclopaedia Of Useful Arts, Mechanical And Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, And Engineering.

by Tomlinson, Charles (Ed. )

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London & NY: George Virtue & Co.. Good+. [1852-1854]. First Edition (?). Hardcover. Lacks half of one spine label, many of the plates have damp stain but text is clean, still tight and attractive. ; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Bound in four 3/4 leather bindings, spine divided into five panels by raised gilt bands, two red leather spine labels per volume, gilt titles, clx, 832, iv, 1052p. , 2477 wood engravings, 40 steel engravings. **Includes the 1851 Great Exposition. This set was bound from the original issue in parts. .
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Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering 3 volumes

by Tomlinson, Charles (ed.)

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London: James S. Virtue, c.1875. Very Good. large octavo. 3/4 leather xix + 935, 956, 740pp., steel & wood engravings, Volume I : Abattoir to Kreosote; Volume II : Lac to Zirconium; Volume III : Supplement. With 63 steel engravings & 3063 wood engravings. Boards rather worn, hinges strengthened & occasional spotting to prelims. o/w nice clean, tight set of a fascinating publication inc. the scarce supplementary volume
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