Transactions of the Society, Instituted at London for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce; with the premiums offered in the Year 1820. Volume XXXVIII

Description

Old quarter calf over speckled boards, gilt spine title, blue speckled edges. 21.2×13.5×3.2 cm. Published by The Society. London. 1820. xv, xxxvi, 290, xliv ,[24] pages. 38 engraved plates. Good, ex-library with light markings, inner hinges beginning to split, contents 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.