J. L. HAMMOND AND BARBARA HAMMOND - The Rise of Modern Industry

London England, Methuen & Co., 1944. Sixth Edition, Binding: Cloth, Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Hardback This book presents the historical setting of the industrial revolution in a form suitable for the general reader. It seeks to explain why 18th-century England was the theatre of the great series of mechanical inventions that caused the revolution, and what were the great social changes that preceded, accompanied and followed it. Cloth slightly faded. Slight foxing to end pages. Some wear and tear to D/J. Price clipped.