Old trades and new knowledge : six lectures delivered before a 'juvenile auditory' at the Royal institution, Christmas 1925 / by Sir William Bragg
1926, First Edition. London : G. Bell and sons, ltd. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Minor, scattered marginal foxing. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 266 pages; Physical desc. : xii, 266 p : col. Frontis. , illus. (incl. Maps) plates, diagrs. ; 20 cm. Subjects: Technology - Juvenile literature. Industrial arts. Handicraft - History. Technology - History. Contents: The trade of the sailor. --The trade of the smith. --The trade of the weaver. --The trade of the dyer. --The trade of the potter. --The trade of the miner. Item #181177
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