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SILLIMAN, BENJAMIN AND C. R. GOODRICH The World of Science, art, and industry illustrated from examples in the New York exhibition, With 500 Illustrations under the supervision of C. E. Doepler. 1853-54.
New York, G.P. Putnam and Co. 1854, First Edition. Hard Cover, 3. l. xi, [1], 207, [1] ills. pls. (1 col.) 35 Cm. Ill.: Doepler, et. Al. Very Good -/No Jacket.¶ Very large 4to. Largely shows the results of the application of the new techniques of the industrial revolution to the production of Victorian complexity in decorative design, everywhere. With a discussion of the New York Crystal Palace and its construction of cast iron and glass. Dozens of entries on new machinery for specific trades with illustrations. i.e. Cary's Rotary Pump, the Electrotype Process, Electric Telegraph. RLIn, 3 Locs. Orig. ¼ Mrco. cloth Bds. patterned EPs. Large chip, Bottom of Sp. OW VG..
Offered for US$ 325.00 by: Zita Books - Book number: 000362
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