Transactions of the Society, Instituted at London for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce; with the premiums offered in the Year 1813. Volume XXXI

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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. 1813. xxi, [3], 368 pages. 17 engraved plates, lacks frontis. Good, ex-library with light markings, spine head pulled, lacks the frontispiece, slight worm damage to covers, some offsetting from plates. 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 volume of their annual journal with descriptions of inventions in various fields will make a great addition to any scientific history library. weight: 1.3 lb.