British Manufactures [Complete In Three Volumes]

All six parts of Dodd's wide-ranging survey of British manufacturing in the middle of the nineteenth century, uniformly bound in three volumes. Being vol 1: i. Chemical (1844); ii Textile Manufactures (1851); Vol 2: iii. Metals (1845); iv. Marble, Stone, Glass, Carpets, Floor cloths, Pianos, Watches and clocks, and Cabinets (1845); Vol 3: v. Bread, Biscuits, Brewing, Distilling, Vinegar, Wine, Sugar, Hats, Leather, Gloves (1845) ; vi. Paper, Engraving and type-founding, Printing, Books, Coachbuilding, Ships, Ropes, Anchors, Steam boats and locomotives (1846). Engraved illustrations throughout. Some toning to stock and light spotting, but for the most part all in good, firmly bound internal order. Embossed green cloth with dulled gilt titling to spine worn to surface and edges, esp to spine of vol 1. Hard to find in complete set. 24mo. 248, 232pp; 224, 218pp; 224, 256pp