Item #42303 Scientific American. A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. Vol. XXV. No. 8. August 19, 1871. O. D. Munn, A. E. Beach, eds.

Scientific American. A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. Vol. XXV. No. 8. August 19, 1871.

New York: Munn & Co., 1871. [111-126] pp. Illus. with b/w engravings and drawings. 15 3/4" x 11". Folio. Paper wrappers, removed from a larger volume. First edition. A very good bright copy, middle fold, quite faint dampstain to one corner. Item #42303

Lead article: File Cutting with large engraving of File Cutters at Work by R. Ten Eyck (a New York engraver working between 1860 and 1900). Content: Emile Prevost's New Battery; Hydraulic Buffer for Checking the Recoil of Heavy Guns; Improved Printer's Chase; Shaw's Compound Propeller Pump; The East London Museum of Science and Art; all with engravings; plus other articles.

Price: $50.00

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