Author: Carey, Geo. G.
Title: The Artisan; or, Mechanic's Instructor: Containing a Popular, Comprehensive, and Systematic View of the Most Useful Sciences: With Biographical Notices of Eminent Scientific Men; and Numerous and Valuable Articles Relating to the Mehanical and Useful Arts. Edited by Geo. G. Carey, Esq... . Two Volumes in One.
Description: London: Printed for William Cole, 1825. 1825. - Octavo, 8-3/4 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide. Vintage brown calf. The heavily rubbed and worn covers are detached, though present. The heavily rubbed and chipped spine is lacking a label. Portrait, overall title, title to volume 1, pages i-iv, [1]-400 & [4] page index; and title to volume 2, [a 2-page index], and pages [1]-144 pages. The work is illustrated with 8 full-page plates, including 7 portraits of scientists and one of the author, plus numerous full-page and textual illustrations throughout. There is some soiling and scattered foxing throughout. A complete copy. Included are portraits of Isaac Newton, Humphry Davy, Nicholas Copernicus, James Watt, Charles Hutton, Francis Bacon, and Benjamin Franklin, plus a frontispiece portrait of George G. Carey. Fair .

Keywords: SCIENCE; THE ARTISAN; OR, MECHANIC'S INSTRUCTOR; CONTAINING A POPULAR, COMPREHENSIVE, AND SYSTEMATIC VIEW OF THE MOST USEFUL SCIENCES; WITH BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES OF EMINENT SCIENTIFIC MEN; AND NUMEROUS AND VALUABLE ARTICLES RELATING TO THE MECHANICAL A


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