Industrial Biography

David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Facsimile reprint of the 1863 first edition with additional illustrations and a new introduction by L.T.C. Rolt. Very good, clean, tight and sound copy. Publisher's cloth and gilt binding. Dust jacket not clipped, very slightly faded on spine, some rubbing and minor… Read more about this item

Newton Abbot (Devon) , David & Charles, 1967. Reprint of 1863 Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 342 pages; Description: [10], iii-xiv, 342 p. Front. , 16 plates (incl. Ports. , facsims. , diagrs. ) 23 cm. Subjects: Industrial… Read more about this item

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1864. First American edition (originally published London, 1863), 8vo, pp. 410, [2], 22 (publisher's catalogue); original green cloth stamped in blind and lettered in gilt on spine; the cloth variously faded and dulled, with gilt darkened, the corners bumped, and the spine ends creased and just beginning to fray; a near very good copy and… Read more about this item

David & Charles, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1967. No Edition Remarks. 342 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Laminated pictorial dust jacket over green cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Missing rear free endpaper. Light foxing and tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and front free endpaper. Light cracking to… Read more about this item

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1864. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. [1], xvi, 17-410 pages, [23] pages advertisements. Brown cloth hardcover ruled in blind on the covers with title on the spine. Light occasional foxing to the early pages and a few pages in back. Ex-library copy with written name and discard stamp on the front paste down. Last 5 pages… Read more about this item

John Murray, 1884. Hardcover. Good. 1884. New Edition. 353 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Bookseller sticker stuck to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1863. Fifteenth Thousand . Hardcover. Very Good. A very good copy in a half-leather binding with marbled boards. Five raised bands to spine which is attractively decorated in gilt.Some rubbing to board tips. Marbled edges and end-papers. No ownership inscription. A little end-paper foxing but generally clean internally. Pp.xiv,342. Memoirs of iron workers and tool… Read more about this item

London, England: John Murray. Very Good+. 1863. Hardcover. Very Good+ full leather edition, with a short gift inscription on the second blank endpaper. Leather has some wear at hinges and there is a nick on one of the spine hubs. Light spotting to boards. Marbled endpapers and page edges. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 342… Read more about this item

Ticknor & Fields, 1864. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Original 1864 US Hardcover edition. 160+ year old antique! Binding shows heavy wear from age, but pages are intact and in excellent condition. An amazing buy!

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1967. 1st edition. Near Fine. octavo. hardback with dust jacket xiv 342pp., frontis., b/w pls., text ills., index, Reprint of the 1863 edition with additional illustrations & an introduction by L. T. C. Rolt

John Murray, London. 1876.. Hardback.. Very Good, without dust jacket.

Bleford, Clarke & Co., Chicago, 1885. Hardcover. Acceptable. Hardcover. ORIGINAL 1885 PRINTING. Pages are clean and unmarked. Slightly tanned. Bookworm holes in pages top corner and top edge (does not go near text). Covers show edge wear with rubbing/scuffing. Bumped corners. Hinges cracked but binding intact. Previous owner's bookplate on end paper. Heavily used but pages still quite… Read more about this item

London: John Murray. 1879. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Later Printing Used. H Full Leather. Good. A Good copy in tan leather with gilt stamping, marbled endpapers and edging. Spine detached at one side; rubbing to edges and extremities; scratching and general wear to covers; front hinge loose; bookplate from 1880 to front endpaper; foxing to preliminary pages.… Read more about this item

London: John Murray. Good/No Jacket. 1879. Later Printing. Full Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Used A Good copy in tan leather with gilt stamping, marbled endpapers and edging. Spine detached at one side; rubbing to edges and extremities; scratching and general wear to covers; front hinge loose; bookplate from 1880 to front endpaper; … Read more about this item

Ticknor and Fields. hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. 1864; Boston; brown cloth covered boards with embossed cover art; front joint is split at bottom; back strip is unglued and peeling off; covers are soiled; first two pages splitting at hinge; interior is clean and unmarked; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; 410 pages followed by 21 pages of ads… Read more about this item

John Murray, London, 1863. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, hardcover. No dj, black cloth. Vg condition. NOT ex-library. Previous owner's name on title page; covers and contents clean, unworn, no marking or writing. Binding sturdy and tight, with no separation at endpaper seams. 342 pp

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Industrial Biography.

John Murray 1863. Sm octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine, blind stamp decoration to boards, xiv + 342pp, VG (moderate bruising & scuffing to extrems, light staining to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, light foxing & soiling to prelims & terminals, prev. owner's name in ink to full title page- historical)

David & Charles. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. (history, iron, industrial arts) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Tee Publishing 1999. paperback (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.