{"product_id":"the-useful-arts-and-manufactures-of-great-britain-first-series-textile-fabrics-1st-series","title":"The Useful Arts and Manufactures of Great Britain. First Series, Textile Fabrics — 1st Series","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\" id=\"p-rc_3aa6ac9360cce99b-176\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1239\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1239 citation-end-1239\"\u003e London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, c. 1860\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,2\" data-index-in-node=\"1\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 12mo, multiple pagings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\" id=\"p-rc_3aa6ac9360cce99b-177\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. Bound in handsome full calf, the boards remain structurally sound and well-preserved, exhibiting only minor rubbing and a few superficial scratches to the front and rear panels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,2\"\u003e. The gilt-stamped crest of the Oxford Diocesan Board of Education is notably bright and unoxidised. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,4\"\u003eThe spine features raised bands and intricate gilt tooling which retains its sharpness, though the morocco title label is chipped with some loss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,6\"\u003e. The hinges and joints are tight and secure, showing minimal shelf-wear at the extremities\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,7\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,8\"\u003e. Internally, the marbled endpapers and page edges retain a vibrant, unfaded pattern\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,9\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,10\"\u003e. The textblock is remarkably clean and bright with only very occasional, faint spotting to the preliminary leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,11\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"6,12\"\u003e. Overall, a very pleasing and robust copy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\" id=\"p-rc_3aa6ac9360cce99b-178\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e A fascinating compilation of Charles Tomlinson's treatises on the mid-nineteenth-century textile industry, initially published in separate forms and updated with contemporary statistics for this collected work\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,2\"\u003e. It meticulously covers the production of cotton, linen, woollen, and worsted yarns, alongside the intricate chemical and mechanical processes of bleaching, calendering, and dyeing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,4\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\" id=\"p-rc_3aa6ac9360cce99b-179\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,0\"\u003eThis particular copy holds a distinct provenance. It was originally awarded as a prize or held as an institutional copy, denoted by the gilt armorial stamp of the Oxford Diocesan Board of Education on the front board\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,2\"\u003e. It was later owned by George Pryce Abel of Bwlchgwyn, near Wrexham, who inscribed his name and address on the front endpaper in 1917\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,4\"\u003e. Interestingly, he added the Welsh translation of his name, \"Sior abel\", in ink directly onto the top left corner of the front leather board\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,6\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eCopies bound in full calf with such unique, layered institutional and personal history are uncommon and present an excellent addition to collections focusing on the Industrial Revolution or Welsh provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\" id=\"p-rc_3aa6ac9360cce99b-180\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"10,0\"\u003eCharles Tomlinson's \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10,0\" data-index-in-node=\"27\"\u003eThe Useful Arts and Manufactures of Great Britain\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive and vividly detailed snapshot of the mid-nineteenth-century British textile industry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"10,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"10,2\"\u003e. Delving deeply into the manufacturing processes of cotton, linen, and wool—as well as the advanced chemical and mechanical techniques required for bleaching and dyeing—this work stands as a testament to the era's booming industrial prowess\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"10,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"10,4\"\u003e. It remains an essential contemporary source for anyone interested in the fabrics, factories, and innovations that clothed the Victorian world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54152087994707,"sku":"4387","price":125.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260619_123201_1.jpg?v=1782899878","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-useful-arts-and-manufactures-of-great-britain-first-series-textile-fabrics-1st-series","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}