Industrial Biography
London: John Murray, 1897. 350 pp. Full crimson calf prize binding for Whitgift School, gilt school crest to front board, gilt spine compartments with black morocco label, double-rule gilt borders, gilt dentelles. Rear board gilt-stamped “Mathematics Set VII.” Light rubbing to extremities, mild shelf wear, clean and solid text block with gentle age toning.
A late-Victorian issue of Smiles’s influential biographical survey of the craftsmen, engineers, and toolmakers who shaped the Industrial Revolution, here issued by John Murray in the “Popular Edition” with frontispiece by J. Nasmyth.
A fine example of a bespoke school prize binding, exhibiting high-quality calf-work and gilt typical of elite English school commissions of the period. Offering a decorative alternative to more common cloth-bound issues. Case 3.. Very Good. Item #409
Price: $100.00