A History of Technology, Volume V: The Late Nineteenth Century, c.1850 to c.1900

London: Oxford University Press, 1958. 888 + plates, v.5 only of the 5-vol. set, illus., color frontis illus., figures, references, bibliography, index, usual library markings. DJ soiled & tape stains, DJ in plastic sleeve, small tape stains inside flyleaves. Contains 44 black-and-white full-page plates at the end of the volume. The eight parts of this volume are: primary production, prime movers, the rise of the electrical industry, the chemical industry, transport, civil engineering, manufacture, and the threshold of the twentieth century. Condition: good, ex-lib., fair to good.

Keywords: Technology, Electrical Industry, Chemical Industry, Transport, Civil Engineering, Railways, Manufacturing, Aeron Engines

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Price: $50.00