THE YOUNG MILL-WRIGHT'S & MILLER'S GUIDE. In Five Parts. Embellished with Twenty-Five Plates
by Evans, Oliver, and Thomas Ellicott
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Collectible-Very Good ++
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Octoraro, Pennsylvania: Francis Bailey, 1807. viii, 364 pages + 25 plates (some folding). 8vo. Oliver Evans was largely responsible for early automation in the American milling industry. Among those licensed to use his patented devices was George Washington, and many of the mills built in the early 19th century were based on Evans' designs. Part five of the book and its accompanying plates are by Thomas Ellicott, whose family were the largest flour mill owners in Maryland. Preceded only by the now rare 1795 first edition, this second edition was printed by Lancaster County printer Francis Bailey, who is best known for the printing of the first complete official edition of the Articles of Confederation. Second edition of the book described by William Reese as "the first American book on mills and milling machines and a landmark of early American technology" (Federal Hundred, #50). Recently and sympathetically rebound in full brown leather with the original title patch retained. Pages are lightly tanned; some off-setting from the plates--still a clean, tight, attractive copy.. Second Edition. Hardcover. Collectible-Very Good ++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
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- Bookseller
- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- W1010
- Title
- THE YOUNG MILL-WRIGHT'S & MILLER'S GUIDE. In Five Parts. Embellished with Twenty-Five Plates
- Author
- Evans, Oliver, and Thomas Ellicott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible-Very Good ++
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Francis Bailey
- Place of Publication
- Octoraro, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1807
- Bookseller catalogs
- Business and Economics; Science & Technology;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Williamsburg, Virginia
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