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A Treatise on the Origin, Progressive Improvement and Present State of the Silk Manufacture [The Cabinet Cyclopaedia]

Lardner, Rev. Dionysius

Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1832. First American edition. Hardcover. 12mo. XII, 13-276, [4]pp (Publisher's advertisement). Contemporary full calf, with gold lettering and tooling on spine. Illustrated with 28 in-text wood engravings, this volume traces the origine of the silk culture and manufacture to the Chinese. It is divided into four parts: namely, an historical account of the rise and progress of the culture and manufacture of silk; an account of the culture of the mulberry tree, and the growth of the silk-worm; a treatise on the manufacture of the thread, and an account of the chemical, medical, and electrical properties of silk. Moderate rubbing along edges of binding. Heavy foxing to very first and very last leaves. Minor to moderate foxing throughout. Binding in overall good+, interior in good condition. g to g+. Item #39565

Price: $250.00