Transactions of the Society, Instituted at London for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce; with the premiums offered in the Year 1792. Volume X

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Old quarter calf over speckled boards, gilt spine title, red speckled edges. 21.3×13.5×3 cm. Published by The Society. London. 1792. xix, 452 pages. 6 engraved plates, two full-page illustrations in text. Good, ex-library with light markings, lacks the frontispiece, slight worm damage to back cover, otherwise clean and tight. The Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, now commonly known as the Royal Society of Arts was established in 1754 to promote the useful arts and sciences. This is a volume of their annual journal with descriptions of inventions in various fields. weight: 1.4 lb.