The carding and spinning master's assistant, or, The theory and practice of cotton spinning
Subtitle: showing the use of each machine employed in the whole process, how to adjust and adapt them to suit the various kinds of cotton, and the different qualities of yarn, and how to perform the various calculations connected with the different departments of cotton spinning : illustrated by appropriate engravings : also, an historical sketch of the rise and progress of cotton spinning, and a short account of the cultivation of cotton, quantities imported and consumed, different growths, &c.
Publisher: John Niven
Published: 1832
Place of publication: Glasgow
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
Subjects: Cotton spinning.
Other titles: Theory and practice of cotton spinning.
Notes: Preface signed "J.M.," i.e. James Montgomery.
Later editions have title: Theory and practice of cotton spinning, or, The carding and spinning master's assistant. The 3rd ed. (1836) was the first to reveal the author's name on the t.p.