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Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering : illustrated with four thousand engravings on wood : in two volumes.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Books-in-Parts Collection T9 .A65 1867 no. 1-40
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mechanical engineering--Dictionaries.
- Mechanical engineering.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Advertisements -- New York (State) -- 19th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Zinman, Michael (donor)
- S. Walker & Co. (stamp)
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes in 40 parts : illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : D. Appleton and Company, 1867.
- Notes:
- Parts issued in illustrated paper wrappers with publisher's advertisements; each part has part number in ms. on front wrapper.
- T.p. for v. 2 issued in pt. 21.
- Edition statement varies: "New Edition" printed on front wrapper of each part; pt. 1 has "Publisher's preface to the second edition" (p. 5-6).
- Local Notes:
- Presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.
- Penn Libraries copy housed in 2 boxes.
- Penn Libraries copy: pt. 1 wanting front wrapper; stamp of "S. Walker & Co. Publishers & Binders" on front wrapper of pts. 4-40; "Notice to Subscribers to the 'Dictionary Mechanics.'" pasted to front wrapper of pt. 35; ms. date ("Feby 4th 1870") on front wrapper of pt. 11.
- OCLC:
- 27273329
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