London: G Bell and Sons Ltd, 1926. Presentation copy inscribed by Bragg on the front flyleaf: 'Peter Duffield with best wishes from W.H.B.' Peter Duffield's signed bookplate appears opposite. The book is in near fine condition with gilt decoration to the brick-red boards. Internally occasional browning but an excellent copy of the book which traces the technical side of: The trade of the Sailor; The trade of the Smith; The trade of the Weaver; The trade of the Dyer; The trade of the Potter; The trade of the Miner. xii, 266, 41 half-tone photographic plates. The jacket is nearly very good, complete but stained to the spine with consequent browning to the exterior. Bragg was a physicist, chemist and mathematician who, uniquely, shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with his son in 1915. Bragg held the Cavendish chair in physics at Leeds University from 1909-1915 where he invented the X-ray spectrometer with his son Lawrence, subsequently holding posts at London University and the Royal Institution where he gave the lectures that make up this book. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item 1926

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Bookseller: Christian White Rare Books Ltd. (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 7519
Title: Old Trades and New Knowledge [signed]
Author: Sir William Bragg
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G Bell and Sons Ltd
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1926

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Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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