V, 346 Pp + 3 Pp Ads At Rear. Brow Cloth Stamped In Gilt And Black Including An Elaborate Gilt Illustration. Brown Endpapers. First Edition, 1871 Date On Title Page. Light Wear, Gilt Bright, Faint Damp Stain In Upper Free Corner Of Outer Covers But No Traces Inside. Pencil Owner's Name On Endpaper. Excellent Summary Of Working Of Machinery, Wood, Etc. From The Days When Most Young Americans Were Expected To Be Able To Make Something Useful And Durable By Hand.

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Title

The Young Mechanic. Containing Directions For The Use Of All Kinds Of Tools, And For The Construction Of Steam Engines And Mechanical Models, Including The Art Of Turning In Wood And Metal. From The English Edition, With Corrections, Etc.

Publisher

Luzac & Company, New York

Publication Date

1871

Language

English

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First American Edition

Condition

Very Good

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Fine and unusual first editions and out of print books in all categories. Original photographs, Fine antiquarian and other original prints, paintings, drawings and watercolors. Motion picture and television scripts. Ephemera, Manuscripts and autographs. In business on the internet since 1999. Open by appointment only, in Pasadena, California.

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Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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