14 full page engravings of Cotton Manufaturing …

Description

No covers, sewn at spine. 27×21.5×0.3 cm. Longman, Hurst, Rees and Lorme. London. circa 1820. 14 leaves. Good, light marginal toning and scattered foxing. The Rees Cyclopedia was issued serially from 1802-1820 in 39 volumes plus 7 atlas volumes. The Cyclopedia was not well received and the plates from the atlas are rather scarce. These are illustrations from the early era of mass manufacture of cotton goods. weight: 0.3 lb.