Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Worcester, MA: N.P., 1904. Title page dated 1904. Typed thesis, letter in blue with occasional hand underlines in red, in a professional binding. Author was co-founder of Leland-Gifford Machine Co.; the Albert J. Gifford Charitable Trust was named after him. We don't know the purpose of this paper, but it was imporatant enough to have been bound in a dark gray cloth binding with maroon cloth spine and gilt lettering, 47 pages. Some light wear and mottling to the maroon cloth on the front, otherwise very good with sound binding, clean pages, no names or other markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.