URE, Andrew

Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines

Item #43684

URE, Andrew. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines; Containing a Clear Exposition of Their Principles and Practice. N.Y., 1853. 2 vols. 1st U.S. ed. xiv, 1118; 998pp. Illus. Orig. cloth. Near fine. Ure's compendious dictionary contains listings on substances such as arrow root, beer, bones, mordant, and pitch, as well as manufacturing processes such as button making, calico printing, dyeing, and metallurgy. A remarkable portrait of materials, arts and manufacturing processes in the middle of the nineteenth century. This is the first American edition.

Price: $450.00