Material Handling Cyclopedia : a Reference Book Covering Definitions, Descriptions, Illustrations, and methods of Use of Material Handling Machines Employed By Industry by Wright. Roy V., John G. Little, and Robert C. Augur, editors - 1921: First edition, first printing

New York, NY: Simmons-Boardman Publishing, 1921. First edition. Hardcover in full cloth. Very Good. No dust jacket issued. Heavy quarto ( oversized). Slight wear to top edges of boards, more so at lower corners and edges, with the cloth worn through at front and rear lower corners. Slight soiling to endpapers. 846 p. divided into Definition, Illustrated Text, and Catalog sections. The many illustrations are primarily photographic, with some obvious retouching, though drawings are not infrequent. Some areas covered include conveyors, hoists, trolleys, industrial cars, non-farm tractors, handcarts, coal handling & storage, overhead trackage, elevators, and more.