Cyclopædia of useful arts, mechanical and chemical, manufactures, mining, and engineering
By: edited by Charles Tomlinson
Publisher: G. Virtue
Published: 1852
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1052
Subjects: Industrial arts; Dictionaries; Technology; Papermaking; Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)
Notes: "Paper": v. 2, p. 357-374 (pt. 7)

Each vol. has an additional engraved t.p.

Each part in the original red cloth, gilt and blind-stamped binding by James Virtue (cf. binder's stamp pt. 5) ca. 1852 (cf. dedication, v.1, p. vi)-1856 (cf. advertisements at end of div. 9). Title pages and other prelims. issued with div. 9; essay on the Great Exhibition (clx p.) issued with divisions 3-5. Five plates issued at beginning of each div., except div. 1 (6 plates) and div. 9 (3)

Also issued in ca. 45 parts and in 2 v.

Illustrations: 44 prints : engraving ; 26 x 40 cm. and smaller. Some signed in plate: G. Dodgson, S. Bradshaw, Wray, Armytage, W.H. Bartlett, E.I. Roberts, E.W. Cooke, W. Smith, H. Allard, E. Duncan, esq., R. Wallis.

Schlosser Coll. copy partly unopened.

Provenance: M. Hunter, Jr. (autograph); Leonard B. Schlosser (bookplate)
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Abbatoir to Hair-pencils ; with an introductory essay on the Great Exhibition of the works of industry of all nations; title: v. 2. Hammer to zirconium.