The American cotton spinner, and managers' and carders' guide: a practical treatise on cotton spinning. Giving the dimentions and speed of the machinery, draught and twist calculations, etc.; with not

by Baird, Robert H.

$50 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird & Co., Industrial Publishers, 1876. 8vo, pp. [2], iii-xii, 13-256, 23, [1]; original blind-stamped purple cloth; gilt spine lettering; spine faded; otherwise very good. First published in 1851, this is a useful work with “a strong historical sense” (Hindle, p. 78). It was put together in..... More

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