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    By The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette
    London   J. C. Robinson; Knight and Lacey; M. Salmon
    9" by 6.5" 448 [3]; 448, vi; 456; 456; 552; 512; 608pp
    Eight informative and illustrated first edition volumes of 'The Mechanics' Magazine', a periodical from the nineteenth century covering important developments in the world of mechanics, including the very scarce first volume.
    By The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette

    1823-1842 The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette

    London   J. C. Robinson; Knight and Lacey; M. Salmon
    9" by 6.5" 448 [3]; 448, vi; 456; 456; 552; 512; 608pp
    Eight informative and illustrated first edition volumes of 'The Mechanics' Magazine', a periodical from the nineteenth century covering important developments in the world of mechanics, including the very scarce first volume.
    £490.00
    : 10kgs / : 974F5
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    Description

    Illustrated, Leather Binding, Scarce

    Eight volumes of this periodical bound in seven. Multi-volume sets of this work are scarce.

    Present here are volumes I, III, XX, XXI, XXIV, XXXII, and XXXVI-XXXVII.

    An interesting snapshot of the scientific and technological developments of this period towards the end of the Industrial Revolution, including discussion of Tantalius's Cup, a memoir of James Watt, account of the London fires of 1833, hydraulic projectors, the parallax of mars, and further diverse subjects.

    With full page and vignette illustrations and diagrams throughout.

    Present here are:

    Volume I, August 30 1823 - March 6 1824. Rebound in cloth with endpapers renewed. Lacking the volume title page to the start of the work.

    Volume III, September 26 1824 - March 19 1825. In a half calf binding, with a frontispiece.

    Vol. XX, October 5 1833 - March 29 1834. In a half calf binding, with a frontispiece.

    Vol. XXI, April 5 1834 - September 27 1834. In a half calf binding, with a frontispiece.

    Vol. XXIV, October 3 1836 - April 2 1836. In the publisher's original half cloth binding, with frontispiece.

    Vol. XXXII, October 5 1839 - May 30 1840. In a half calf binding.

    Vols. XXXVI-XXXVII, January 1st 1842 - December 31st 1842. In half calf. 

    Library bookplate to front pastedown of volume III, with library stamps to endpapers. Bookplate to front pastedown of vol XX.

    Condition

    Five half calf volumes - one repaired with tape to the back strip - one half cloth volume, and one full cloth volume. Endpapers of volume I renewed. Volume XX lacking back strip, with joints starting and boards tender. Joint heads and tails of volume III starting, with boards holding firm. Vol XXIV joints starting with boards a touch tender. Front joint head of vol XXXII starting, with board firmly held. Rear joint of vols XXXVI- II starting, with board tender. Hinges of vol XXI strained and a touch tender. Library bookplate to front pastedown of volume III, with library stamps to endpapers. Bookplate to front pastedown of vol XX. Internally, firmly bound. Pages of earliest volumes age toned with spotting throughout, with later volumes generally clean and bright.

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