URE, Andrew.
(1778 – 1857)
Ure studied medicine at the University of Glasgow, receiving his degree in 1801. In 1804, he was elected to the Chair of Natural Philosophy in the Andersonian Institution. He became a consulting chemist when he moved to London in 1830. Ure was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1822.
Biographical references: Allibone, Dictionary of English Literature, 1859-71. • BBA: I 1107, 38-51. • Boase, Modern English Biography, 1892-1921. • DNB: 20, 40. • DSB: 13, 547-8. • Farrar, W.V., "Andrew Ure, F.R.S. and the philosophy of manufacturers," Notes & Records, Royal Sociey of London, 27 (1973), 299-324. • Partington, History of Chemistry, 1961-70: 3, 722. • Poggendorff: 2, cols. 1159-61. • Waller, Dictionary of Universal Biography, 1857-63. • WBI.
1. English, 1821 [First edition].
A | Dictionary | of | Chemistry, | on the | basis of Mr Nicholson's; | in which | the principles of the science are investigated anew, | and its applications to the phenomena of nature, medicine, | mineralogy, agriculture, and manufactures, | detailed. | [rule] | By Andrew Ure, M.D. | Professor of the Andersonian Institution, Member of the Geological Society, | &c. &c. | [rule] | With an | Introductory Dissertation; | containing | instructions for converting the alphbetical arrangement | into a systematic order of study. | [double rule] | London: | Printed for Thomas & George Underwood; J. Highley & Son, | Fleet Street; Simpkin & Marshall, Stationers' Court; | T. Tegg, Cheapside: A. Black, Edinburgh: R. Griffin & Co. | Glasgow: and J. Cumming, Dublin. | [rule] | 1821.
8°: π2 b8 A-Aaa8; 386l.; [i]-xix, [1], [752] p., 15 folding engraved plates & tables. No pagination in the text.
Contents: [i-ii], Title page, verso blank.; [iii], Dedication.; [iv], Blank.; [v]-xix, "Introduction."; [1 pg], "N.B. (regarding the marking of articles by Dr. Ure)."; A1r-Aaa1v, Text.; Aaa2r-Aaa7r, "Appendix."; Aaa7v, Blank.; Aaa8r-Aaa8v, "Additions and Corrections."
Very scarce. REWORK COMMENTARY: First edition of a rather scarce book. The great interest Ure "took in the application of science to the arts and industry bore fruit in his Dictionary of Chemistry (1821). This work was originally undertaken at the request of the publishers as a revision of William Nicholson's Dictionary of Chemistry, but Ure said that so much of the latter was obsolete that the work had largely to be rewritten." D.S.B., XIII, p. 547. Ure (1778-1857), a pioneer in the teaching of science to artisans, was one of the first scientists to earn his living as a consultant.At the urging of a publisher Ure undertook a revision of Nicholson's Dictionary of Chemistry (2ed 1808), however, so much of the material was out of date, some even for 1808, that Ure had to rewrite most of the work. The Introduction gives a general view of chemistry and a suggested order for the reading of the articles so as to provide a systematic order of study. There were four editions: 2ed 1823, reprinted in 1824; 3rd 1827, repr. 1828; 4th 1831, repr. 1835. The title for the 4th ed became "A Introduction. Aia([l]) A Dictionary of Chemistry. 3Gia([833]) Appendix. on 3H2b(844) imprint as above except 'and' replaces the Following p x are 9 plates, I-VII show apparatus, VIII and IX crystal forms etc. The plates are not signed.Many of the first fruits of Ure's study of industrial processes were incorporated into his Dictionary of Chemistry, of which the first edition appeared in 1821. He had agreed with a publisher to rewrite and bring up to date an earlier dictionary by William Nicholson, who had died in 1815. On beginning the work he found to his surprise (or so he says) that Nicholson's dictionary was so out of date (containing some material going back to Becher's Physica Subterranea!) that the whole book would have to be rewritten. It sold extremely well, and continually grew in size in its several editions (1823, 1824, 1828); it seems to have taken the place of the 'methodical treatise on chemistry' which Ure projected in 1816 (26), and again in the preface to the first edition of the Dictionary, but which never appeared. The book eventually grew into the Dictionary of Arts, Mines, and Manufactures (1839), which ran into seven editions, the last few appearing posthumously by other hands. The various editions include some of the best evidence we have of the actual state of chemical technology at those dates, though they can by no means always be relied on.
Bibliographical references: BL [NU 0293087]. • Brock, History of Chemistry, 1993: p. 273-4. • Cole, Chemical Literature, 1988: no. 1304. • Duveen, Bibliotheca Alchemica et Chemica, 1965: p. 594. • Farrar, W.V., "Andrew Ure, F.R.S. and the philosophy of manufacturers," Notes & Records, Royal Sociey of London, 27 (1973), 299-324: pp. 305-6. • Partington, History of Chemistry, 1961-70: 3, 722-3. • Roller & Goodman, Catalogue, 1976: 2, 526.
2. English, 1821 [American issue].
A | Dictionary | of | Chemistry, | on the | basis of Mr. Nicholson's; | in which | the principles of the science are investigated anew, | and its applications to the phenomena of nature, medicine, | mineralogy, agriculture, and manufactures, | detailed. | [double rule] | By Andrew Ure, M.D. | Professor of the Andersonian Institution, member of the Geological Society, | &c. &c. | [double rule] | With an | Introductory Dissertation; | containing | instructions for converting the alphabetical arrangement | into a systematic order of study. | [rule] | First American Edition; | with some additions, notes, and corrections, | By Robert Hare, M.D. | Professor of Chemistry in the University of Pennsylvania. | Assisted by | Franklin Bache, M.D. | member of the American Philosophical Society, and of the Academy of Natural | Sciences of Philadelphia. | In two volumes. | Vol. I. (II.) | Philadelphia: | Published by Robert Desilver, No. 110, Walnut Street. | [rule] | 1821.
2 vols. [Vol 1] 8° in 4s: [i]-xix, [1], [406] p. [Vol 2] 8° in 4s: [370] p., 18 plates. No pagination in the text.
Contents: [Vol 1] [i-ii], Title page, verso copyright.; [iii], Dedication.; [iv], Blank.; [v]-xix, "Introduction."; [1 pg], "N.B. (regarding articles by Dr. Ure) ..."; [1]-[406], Text.
[Vol 2] [1-2], Title page, verso copyright.; [3]-[364], Text.; [365]-[370], "Appendix, ..."
Very scarce. Based on: A dictionary of practical and theoretical chemistry / William Nicholson, 1808 The first American edition was edited by R. Hare who made some additions, particularly of topics on which he had practical experience. Franklin Bache revised the work and read the proofs. Three new plates were added. The sections added by Hare are marked.
Bibliographical references: Bolton, Bibliography of Chemistry, 1893: p. 79. • Catalog of the Edgar Fahs Smith Collection: p. 490. • Cole, Chemical Literature, 1988: no. 1305. • Edelstein, Catalog of the History of Chemistry, 1981: no. 2369. • NUC [NU 0293078].
3. English, 1823 [2nd enlarged edition].
A dictionary of chemistry, on the basis of Mr. Nicholson's, in which the principles of the science are investigated anew, and its applications to the phenomena of nature, medicine, mineralogy, agriculture, and manufacturers detailed. With an introductory dissertation: containing instructions for converting the alphabetical arrangement into a systematic order of study. 2d. ed., with numerous additions and corrections. London, Printed for T. Tegg, 1823.
8°: 816 p., 15 plates (part fold.) Based on William Nicholson's A dictionary of practical and theoretical chemistry pub. in 1808. cf. Dict. nat. biog.
Very scarce. A difficult book to find in such fresh condition. Ure undertook this revision at the suggestion of the publisher. The Nicholson Dictionary was out of date and Ure had to revise the entire book.The introduction gives a general view of chemistry and a suggested order of reading for study. The plates are bright clear impressions of chemcial experiment set - ups, mineral crystal forms etc. .
4. English, 1828 [3rd edition].
A dictionary of chemistry, in which the principles of the science are investigated anew, and its applications to the phenomena of nature, medicine, mineralogy, agriculture, and manufactures, detailed. With an introductory dissertation; containing instructions for converting the alphabetical arrangement into a systematic order of study. 3d ed., with numerous additions and corrections. London, Printed for T. Tegg [etc.] 1828.
8°: xii, 829 p., 9 plates, tables. Very scarce.
5. English, 1830 [4th edition].
A | Dictionary | of | Chemistry | and | Mineralogy, | with their applications. | [rule] | By Andrew Ure, M.D. F.R.S. | Professor of Chemistry in the Andersonian University, Member of the Geological | and Astronomical Societies of London, Correspondent of the Academy of | Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, &c. &c. tec. | [rule] | Fourth Edition, | with numerous improvements. | [rule] | London: | Printed for Thomas Tegg, 73. Cheapside, | and | R. Griffin and Co. Glasgow. | [rule] | 1830.
8°: [i]-xi, [1], [1]-844 p., 9 plates. 838-839 not numbered.
Contents: [i-ii], Title page, verso "Printed by Walker & Greig."; [iii], Dedication.; [iv], Blank.; [v], Advertisement.; [vi], "In the Press, ..."; [vii]-xi, "Introduction."; [1 pg], "Additions and Corrections."; [1]-832, Text.; [833]-844, "Appendix."
Very scarce. Standard reference work covering chemical compounds, preparation, reactions, apparatus, etc. ;The fourth edition includes a number of new articles and additions to old titles, many of which were rewritten. The Appendix consists of 13 tables including Wollaston's original numerical table of chemical equivalents.
Bibliographical references: Cole, Chemical Literature, 1988: nos. 1306. • NUC [NU 0293085].
6. English, 1835 [4th edition].
A | Dictionary | of | Chemistry | and | Mineralogy, | with their applications. | [rule] | By Andrew Ure, M.D. F.R.S. | Professor of Chemistry in the Andersonian University, Member of the Geological | and Astronomical Societies of London, Correspondent of the Academy of | Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, &c. &c. &c. | [rule] | Fourth edition, | with numerous improvements. | [rule] | London: | Printed for Thomas Tegg & Son, 73. Cheapside; | R. Griffin & Co. Glasgow; and | Tegg, Wise & Co., Dublin. | [rule] | MDCCCXXXV.
8°: [i]-x, [1]-844 p., 9 plates.
Contents: [i-ii], Title page, verso "Printed by Walker & Greig."; [iii], Dedication.; [iv], Blank.; [v], Advertisement.; [vi], "Just published, ..."; [vii]-x, "Introduction."; [1]-832, Text.; [833]-844, "Appendix."
Very scarce. A second issue of the 4th edition with a new title page and some alteration to the preliminaries.
Bibliographical references: BL [1037.i.17]. • Bolton, Bibliography of Chemistry, 1893: p. 79. • Cole, Chemical Literature, 1988: no. 1307. • NUC [NU 0293087].
French edition
7. French, 1822-4 [French transl.].
Dictionnaire | de Chimie, | sur le plan de celui de Nicholson; | presentant | les principes de cette science dans son etat actuel, | et ses applications aux phenomenes de la nature, | a la medecine, a la mine'ralogie, | a l'agriculture et aux manufactures: | Par Andrew Ure, | M.D., Professeur de restitution Andersonienne, | Membre de la Societe" Geologique, etc.; | Traduit de l'Anglais sur l'edition de 1821, | Par JP Riffault, | ex-Regisseur des Poudres et SalpStres, Membre de la Legion d'Honneur. | Tome Premier. (Second., Troisieme., Quatrie'me.) | [orn., hand pouring oil into a lamp 17x24 mm] | Paris, | Leblanc, Imprimeur-Libraire, | rue Furstemberg, N.° 8, Abbaye Saint-Germain. | [rule] | 1822. (1823., 1823., 1824.)
4 vols. [Vol 1: 1822] 8°: [4], [i]-xxviii, [1]-558 p. [Vol 2: 1823] 8°: [4], [1]-588 p. [Vol 3: 1823] 8°: [4], [1]-592 p. [Vol 4: 1824] 8°: [4], [1]-572, [2] p. 14 plates. Plates issued separately with title: Planches du Dictionnaire de chimie. 1824.
Contents: [Vol 1] [2 pgs], Half title page, verso blank.; [2 pgs], Title page, verso blank.; [i]-xxviii, "Introduction."; [1]-558, Text.
[Vol 2] [2 pgs], Half title page, verso blank.; [2 pgs], Title page, verso blank.; [1]-588, Text.
[Vol 3] [2 pgs], Half title page, verso blank.; [2 pgs], Title page, verso blank.; [1]-592, Text.
[Vol 4] [2 pgs], Half title page, verso blank.; [2 pgs], Title page, verso blank.; [1]-536, Text.; 537-557, Appendix.; 558-572, "Supplément."; [1 pg], "Avis au relieur pour placer les figures ..."; [1 pg], Blank.
Rare. Translation by Jean Rene Denis Riffault des Hêtres [1754?-1826] of A Dictionary of Chemistry (1st ed., London, 1821). The translator has added some notes and a Supplement at the conclusion of volume four that contains articles not found in the English edition.
Bibliographical references: BL [8905.aaa.22.]. • Bolton, Bibliography of Chemistry, 1893: p. 73. • Cole, Chemical Literature, 1988: no. 1308. • Duveen, Bibliotheca Alchemica et Chemica, 1965: p. 594. • Neu, Chemical, Medical & Pharmaceutical Books, 1965: p. ??. • NUC [NU 0293089]. • Roller & Goodman, Catalogue, 1976: 2, 526.
German edition
8. German, 1825 [German transl.].
Handwörterbuch der praktischen Chemie angewendet auf die anderen Zweige der Naturkunde wie auf Künste und Gewerbe, nach der neuesten Ausgabe des Originals, aus dem Englischen übersetzt nebst Zusätzen und Anmerkungen. Weimar, Verlag des Gr. H.S. priv. Landes-Industrie-Comptoirs, 1825.
8°: xiv, 1032, 8, 8, [2] p., illus.
Rare. Translation of the first edition of Ure's A Dictionary of Chemistry (London, 1823).
Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines
9. English, 1839 [First edition].
A | Dictionary | of | Arts, Manufactures, | and | Mines: | containing | a clear exposition of thetf principles | and practice. | By | Andrew Ure, M.D. | F.R.S. M.G.S. M.A.S. Lond.; M. Acad. N.S. Philad.; S. Ph. Soc. N. Germ.; | Hanov.; Mulh. etc. etc. | [rule] | Illustrated with twelve hundred and forty | engravings on wood. | [rule] | London: | Printed for | Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, | Paternoster-Row. | 1839.
8° in 4s: [i]-vii, [1], [1]-1334 p., illus. There are woodcuts of equipment, machines, etc. in the text. The numbering goes to 1241.
Contents: [i-ii], Title page, verso "London: | Printed by A. Spottiswoode, | New-Street-Square."; [iii]-vii, "Preface."; [1 pg], announcement of a forthcoming books.; [1]-1334, Text.
Very scarce. REWORK COMMENTARY: This is the first edition of Ure's work on commercial processes and related materials. The author draws on his long experience as a professor of practical science and as a consultant to manufacturers both in Great Britain and abroad to prepare a work useful to manufacturers, metallurgists, merchants, students and the general public. There were seven editions: 2ed 1840; 3rd 1843 and 1846; 4th 1853; 5th 1860; 6th 1867 and 1872; 7th 1875 and 1878. Supplementary volumes were issued in various years in eluding 1844, -78, -79 and -81.
Bibliographical references: BL [7954.cc.28.]. • Bolton, Bibliography of Chemistry, 1893: 80. • Cole, Chemical Literature, 1988: no. 1301. • Hoover Collection: no. 800. • NUC [NU 0293033]. • Roller & Goodman, Catalogue, 1976: 2, 526.
10. English, 1843 [3rd edition].
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines. Containing a clear exposition of their principles and practice. Third edition, corrected. London, Printed for Longman, Brown … , 1843.
8°: vii, [1], 1334, [2, blank], 32 p., 1240 illus. (advertisements dated April 1844).
Very scarce. the third, last and best edition written by Ure himself.
Bibliographical references: Kress Catalogue: no. 33256.
11. English, 1844.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines ... New York, D. Appleton & Co., 1844.
2 vols. Supplement, 1864. Total in 3 vols: 2436pp & 1940 wood engrvngs.
Very scarce. In today's terminology, this is an encyc,not a dict,& all eds of the work,incl the supps,are org'd alphabetically. The early eds of the work,done entirely by Ure himself, came out in quick succession, in 1839, 1840,& 1843. The 1st 2 vols of the present set are the Am.ed of the 3rd Lond (Corrected) ed.(1843).After Ure's death, the Lond. ed was brought up to date in 3 vols.The 3rd vol of present set,the large Am. Suppl of 1864(almost 1100 pps & w 700 wood engrvs)was taken,not from a British suppl,of which no current ed existed, but from the latest (5th) Brit ed of the Dict itself, ed.by R.Hunt,& pub. in 1863. The specific virtue of the present set of 3 vols,thus,is that it combines Ure's early work in it's preferred ed(3rd Lond,Corr.)on the industrial & related processes of the 1st 3rd of the 19th Cent, w. a parallel work on those same & additional processes as they existed an epochal quarter century later; & because of the alphabetical plan of the vols, the processes of both periods are easily compared,their history made manifest. A fascinating & rewarding work,esp.in this combination. Vols rebnd in matching cloth, conservatively & attractively, brown w gold print, & double gilt rules. Bndngs About Fine. A handsome set.The 1845 vols w. foxing to varying degrees,most fairly pale, not affecting legibility. Supp has no foxing. All vols have a blind stamp from a 19th Cent.pub.library on the title page, w no other lib.marks, tho w. a check mark in red on verso of each title page.
12. English, 1847 [11th American edition].
A | Dictionary | of | Arts, Manufactures, | and | Mines; | containing | a clear exposition of their principles and practice | by | Andrew Ure, M.D.; | F.R.S. M.G.S. M.A.S. Lond.: M. Acad. N.S. Philad.; S. Ph. Soc. N. Germ. | Hanov.; Mulh. etc. etc. | Illustrated with nearly fifteen hundred engravings on wood | Eleventh American, from the last London Edition. | To which is appended, | a Supplement | of recent inprovements to the present time. | New York: | D. Appleton & Company, 200 Broadway. | Philadelphia: | George S. Appleton, 148 Chestnut St. | MDCCCXLVII.
Recent Improvements | in | Arts, Manufactures, | and | Mines: | being | a Supplement to his Dictionary | by | Andrew Ure, M.D., | F.R.S. M.G.S. M.A.S. Lond.; M. Acad. N.S. Philad.; S. Ph. Soc. N. Germ. | Hanov.; Mulh. etc., etc. | Illustrated with one hundred and ninety engravings. | New York: | D. Appleton & Company, 200 Broadway. | Philadelphia: | George S. Appleton. 148 Chestnut St. | MDCCCXLVII.
8°: [1]-1340 p., 1241 illus. 6 as '8', 41 as '4', 1112 as '112', 1287 as '287'. [Supplement] 8°: [3]-304 p., 190 illus.
Contents: [1-2], Title page, verso blank.; [3]-6, "Preface."; [7]-1340, Text.
[Supplement] [3-4], Title page, verso blank.; [5]-10, "Preface."; [11]-287, "A Supplement, &c., &c."; [288]-304, "Appendix."
Very scarce. REWORK COMMENTARY: The first American edition of the Dictionary of Arts, ... seems to be New York, 1842 (from the 1840 London edition). There were numerous other editions and reprints including 1843 (3rd), -44, -45 (from the London 1843), other "11th" edition reprints (?) -48,-50,-51. These and at least 13 other New York (or New York-Philadelphia) "editions" from 1852 to 1878 are listed by NUC which adds a Boston 4th ed. 1853. Supplements appeared from at least 1844 until 1881.The Dictionary was, with each London edition, being constantly enlarged and corrected, with recent improvements and new processes being incorporated in the Supplements. Bolton (1899) 21 lists only the New York 1850 edition. Szabadvary.F. (1966) 235-236, relates Ure's method for preparing standardized ("normal") solutions of sulphuric acid and ammonia. The translator has confused the order for diluting the acid; dilute acid should be added to the distilled water. See the Supplement 1847 Alkalimetry pp 289-291, especially 291. Szabadvary states Ure's is the earliest reference he has found to "normal" solutions (no date given for the Supplement used).
Bibliographical references: Cole, Chemical Literature, 1988: no. 1302. • NUC [NU 0293044].
13. English, 1851.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures & Mines...to Which is Appended a Supplement. New York, D. Appleton, 1851.
8°: 1340 p., plus 304 page supplement. Very scarce.
14. English, 1853 [4th edition].
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines; Containing a Clear Exposition of Their Principles and Practice. 4th ed., cor. and greatly enl. New York, 1853.
2 vols. [Vol 1] 8°: xiv, 1118 p. [Vol 2] 8°: [2], 998 p.
Very scarce. Ure's compendious dictionary contains listings on substances such as arrow root, beer, bones, mordant, and pitch, as well as manufacturing processes such as button making, calico printing, dyeing, and metallurgy. A remarkable portrait of materials, arts and manufacturing processes in the middle of the nineteenth century. This is the first American edition.
15. English, 1854 [Revised edition].
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines. New York, Appleton, 1854.
2 vols. [Vol 1] 8°: xiv, 1118 p. [Vol 2] 8°: [2], 998 p.
Very scarce. First published in 1839. Ure was a Scottish chemist and scientific writer. He developed a course of popular scientific lectures for working men, the first of its kind. This American edition is from the fourth English edition, the first to appear after the 1851 Great Exhibition, containing a great deal of new information.
16. English, 1858.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines; containing a Clear Exposition of Their Principles and Practice. New York, D. Appleton & Co., 1858.
2 vols., with nearly 1600 wood engravings in the text. Very scarce.
17. English, 1860 [5th edition].
Ure's Dictionary | of | Arts, Manufactures, and Mines | containing | a clear exposition of their principles and practice | Edited by Robert Hunt, F.R.S. F.S.S. | Keeper of Mining Records | Formerly Professor of Physics, Government School of Mines, Ac. &c. | Assisted by numerous contributors eminent in science and familiar with manufactures | [rule] | Illustrated with nearly Two Thousand Engravings on Wood | [rule] | Fifth Edition, chiefly Rewritten and greatly Enlarged | In three volumes - Vol. I (II, III) | London | Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts | 1860 | The right of translation is reserved.
3 vols. [Vol 1] 8°: [i]-x, [2], [1]-909, [1] p. [Vol 2] 8°: [2], [1]-740 p. [Vol 3] 8°: [2], [1]-832, [829]-[832], 833-1078 p.
Contents: [Vol 1] [i-ii], Half title page, verso blank.; [iii-iv], Title page, verso blank.; [v]-viii, "Preface."; [ix]-x, "List of Contributors."; [1 pg], "Errata."; [1 pg], Blank.; [1]-910, Text.
[Vol 2] [2 pgs], Title page, verso blank.; [1]-740, Text.
[Vol 3] [2 pgs], Title page, verso blank.; [1]-1078, Text.
Very scarce. Robert Hunt (1807-1887) edited this first of the posthumous editions of Ure's Dictionary of Arts, ... In the Preface Hunt states that so much new material has been added that it is a "new publication." The editor's aim was to provide a reliable work of reference giving exact details of manufacture and including enough science to make the "philosophy of manufacture at once intelligible." Handicrafts were omitted from this edition for the most part.Bolton (1893) 80 Ferchl 252 under Hunt lists the 1860 edition and the 7th 1875. Partington III 722 n.ll mistakenly gives the editor as E. Hunt.
Bibliographical references: BL [07944.i.27.]. • Cole, Chemical Literature, 1988: no. 1303. • NUC [NU 0293059].
18. English, 1866.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufacturers, and Mines: Containing a Clear Exposition of Their Principles and Practice. New York, D. Appleton & Co., 1866.
3 vols. [Vol 1] 8°: 1118 p. [Vol 2] 8°: 998 p. [Vol 3] 8°: 1096 p. Illustrated with hundreds of cuts.
Very scarce. "Reprinted entire from the last corrected and greatly enlarged English edition."
19. English, 1867 [6th edition].
Ure's Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, containing a clear exposition of their principles and practice. 6th edition, chiefly rewritten and greatly enlarged. London, Longmans, Green & Co., 1867.
3 vols. [Vol 1] 8°: xii, 980 p. [Vol 2] 8°: [3], 902 p. [Vol 3] 8°: [3], 1128 p., 1985 woodcut illustrations in text.
Very scarce. Hunt, Robert, 1807-1887, editor.
20. English, 1878-81 [7th edition].
Ures dictionary of arts, manufactures, and mines containing a clear exposition of their principles and practice by Robert Hunt. Assisted by F. W. Rudler. Seventh edition. London, Longmans, Green, and Co.; New York, D. Appleton, 1878.
4 vols.
Very scarce. Rudler, Frederick William, 1840-1915.Hunt, Robert, 1807-1887.
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