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Animadversions on the use of broad wheels, and the preservation of the public roads. By J. Jacob, author of Observations on the structure and draught of wheel-carriages.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Am 1781 Bid Af.404.22
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jacob, J. (Joseph) 48031
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- [2],24p. ; 4°.
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for E. and C. Dilly; and sold by J. Robson, and J. Walter, [1786?]
- Notes:
- "Observations on the structure and draught of wheel-carriages" was published in 1773.
- Local Notes:
- HSP in LCP.
- Benjamin Franklin's copy.
- Bound with Biddle, Oration, q.v.; number 17 in table of contents; item 21 in volume. Modern half sheep over contemporary marbled boards; bound with other items. MS table of contents on flyleaf in William Temple Franklin's hand; inscription on title: For Doctor Benjam[in . . . ], shaved; and long notes and minor corrections in the author's hand; purchased from Dufief, 1801- 03, by Col. William Duane; sold by him in 1822 to the Athenaeum of Philadelphia (3); sold in turn by it, 22 December 1855, to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
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