Author: E. Buller Barwick
Title: Man&Apos;S Genius: The Story of Famous Inventions and Their Development
Description: London, J. M. Dent and Sons , 1932. First edition. Cloth. Lovely copy of the scarce first edition of E. Buller Barwick's study of the development of famous inventions. The first edition of this work, a scarce copy. E. Buller Barwick looks into the story of the great inventions that formed the foundations of our modern civilisation. Including chapters dedicated to the steam-engine, the power-loom, automobile, and aviation among others. Illustrated with a frontispiece and other black and white photographic plates and other illustrations in text. School prize bookplate to front pastedown awarded to TC Robbins for proficiency. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. Head and tail of spine lightly bumped. School prize bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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