Author: COOKE, ARTHUR O.
Title: A Day in an Iron-Works: The World at Work
Description: London: Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. 79 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Color plates. Black and white photos and diagrams. Color pictorial pastedown over original illustrated boards. Undated but appears to be circa 1910. Chapters include: The Ore-Bunkers; At the Furnace-Top; At the Furnace-Foot; Slag; Pig-Iron; Cast Iron and Wrought Iron; Steel; The Bessemer Converter; The "Casting"; The Soaking-Pits; The Cogging-Mill. Dust jacket not included. Prior owner's details upon first blank leaf. Short opening between foot of frontispiece and title page. Moderate wear. A nice vintage copy of this fascinating and visually appealing snapshot of steelmaking technology a century ago. 18 x 12cm.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Iron-works, iron-making, Steel-Making. Good .

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