A Treatise on Weighing Machines

George A. Owen

Verlag: Charles Griffin & Company, Limited, London, 1922

Beschreibung

A first edition of this fascinating work on weighing implements, illustrated with diagrams and folding plates. This is a guide to the construction of weighing instruments, intended for use by merchants, manufacturers and inspectors.Written by George A. Owen, chief inspector of weights and measures for Smethwick.With the small library stamp of Assay Office Library, Birmingham to the front endpaper. Birmingham Assay Office tests and hallmarks precious metals, and was founded in 1773.Containing thirty-two pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work.Richly illustrated with one hundred and seventy-five illustrations both in the text and plates; this includes four folding plates.A smart first edition. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, with just a little bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Small library stamp to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 788R69

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A Treatise on Weighing Machines

Verlag: Charles Griffin & Company, Limited, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1922

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: Not Stated

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book