Author: GLENISTER, S.H.
Title: Stories of Great Craftsmen.
Description: London: George G.Harrap & Co.Ltd, 1939. 0. 1st edition. "An interesting and beautifully illustrated account of the life and work of twelve great craftsmen from Caxton to Edison..What more enthralling a story can be devised than a description of good work accomplished for its own sake, with a pride in its fashioning, and a lasting benefit to mankind in its perfection!" Pp.235, illustrations in half-tone and line, review slip loosely enclosed, perforated "complimentary copy not for resale" to final page, owner's details to front free endpaper. Bright green/blue cloth with illustration of Boulton and Watt Rotative Engine in black outlined in orange to front and spine. Dustwrapper has same illustrations but is rubbed with edge tears with small losses. G+/Good.

Keywords: Glenister Stories Great Craftsmen Gutenberg Caxton Christopher Wren Grinling Gibbons John Harrison Thomas Chippendale Smeaton Wedgwood Richard Arkwright James Watt Stephenson Morris Alva Edison 39922 General Biography


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