Lectures on the results of the Great Exhibition of 1851, delivered before the Society of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, at the suggestion of H. R. H. Prince Albert, President of the Society.
Contributors: Say, Frederick Richard.; Mote, William Henry; Shillinglaw, John J. 1830-1905.; Rogers, W. Harry 1825-1873.; Barclay, George, fl. 1848-1867 (printer); Bone & Son
Publisher: David Bogue
Published: 1852
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 634
Other titles: Lectures on the results of the Great Exhibition delivered berore the Society of Arts
Notes: Preliminary steel-engraved portrait plate of Prince Albert with imprints: "F. Say", "W. H. Mote" and "D. Bogue, 86, Fleet Street, Novr. 1, 1851.".

Lithographed map entitled: "Wreck Chart of the British Isles for 1850, showing also the present life-boat stations." with imprints: "The list of wrecks compiled by J. J. Shillinglaw." and "Engraved on stone by A. Petermann 5 Camden St. North".

Map includes additional imprints at the top: "Copied by permission from the Report of the Northumberland Life Boat Committee." and "To accompany Captain Washington's Lecture on Life Boats.".

An American ed. was pub. 1854 with title: Lectures on the progress of arts and science, resulting from the Great Exhibition in London.

Includes "Index to the First Series.": p. [623]-634.

MASS copy: Bound in brown net-grain cloth blocked in blind with the spine blocked in gold.  Border design blocked in blind on covers includes signature: "WHR" [i.e. William Harry Rogers].  With yellow endpapers.  With binder's ticket: "Bound by  Bone & Son,  76, Fleet Street,  London.".
Table of contents: title: The general bearing of the Great Exhibition on the progress of art and science / Rev. W. Whewell; title: Mining, quarrying, and metallurgical processes and products / Sir Henry T. De La Beche; title: The raw materials from the animal kingdom / Richard Owen; title: Chemical and pharmaceutical processes and products / Jacob Bell; title: The chemical principles involved in the manufactures of the Exhibition as indicating the necessity of industrial instruction / Lyon Playfair; title: Substances used as food, illustrated by the Great Exhibition / John Lindley; title: The vegetable substances used in the arts and manufactures, in relation to commerce generally; title: Machines and tools for working in metal, wood, and other materials / Rev. Robert Willis; title: Philosophical instruments and processes, as represented in the Great Exhibition / James Glaisher; title: Civil engineering and machinery generally / Henry Hensman; title: The arts and manufactures of India / Professor J. F. Royle; title: On the progress of naval architecture, as indicating the necessity for scientific education, and for the classification of ships and of steam-engines; also, on life-boats / Captain Washington; title: Index.