Description: Late nineteenth century, illustrated dictionary of mechanical engineering. Consists of three volumes plus a supplementary volume. Copiously illustrated with upwards of 5 thousand engravings: The Practical Dictionary of Mechanics: Being a Description of Tools, instruments, Machines, Processes and Engineering, History of Inventions; General technological Vocabulary and Digest of Mechanical Appliances in Science and the Arts. Volumes I to III (A to Z) plus Supplementary Volume (with Index References to technical Journals 1876-1880). by Edward H. Knight Published by Cassell and Company Limited. Not dated. Most likely around 1880 as references go up to this date) Handsome binding with leather book spines Hardback. 2831 pages (total of 3 volume set) plus supplementary volume of 960 pages, 18.5 cm by 26 cm. (Complete set spans 21 cm on the bookcase) Good condition Complete set of 4 books (including the supplementary volume). Some scuffs and marks to the cover. Leather has started to split along the edges of the book spine in places but the boards remain still well attached. Binding intact. The endpapers have started to split in the hinge region of some. Some foxing or other brown marks on the inner pages. Title page of volume 3 wrinkled at the bottom. If you like this item you might be interested in our other books on engineering and mathematics: IanTheHippo: Engineering and Mathematics Books
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Binding: Fine Binding
Place of Publication: London
Non-Fiction Subject: Engineering & Technology
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Author: Edward W. Knight
Publisher: Cassell & Company Limited
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Year Printed: 1880
