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OVERMAN, Frederick. THE MANUFACTURE OF IRON, IN ALL ITS VARIOUS BRANCHES. Including a description of wood-cutting, coal-digging, and the burning of charcoal and coke; the digging and roasting of iron ore; the building and management of blast furnaces, working by charcoal, coke, or anthracite; the refining of iron, and the conversion of the crude into wrought iron by charcoal forges and puddling furnaces. Also, a description of forge hammers, rolling mills, blast machines, hot blast, etc., etc., etc. To which is added, an essay on the manufacture of steel. Philadelphia: Henry C. Baird, successor to E. L. Carey, 1850. First edition. Illustrated with wood-engraved text illustrations throughout by W. B. Gihon. Octavo. 23 cm. 492 pp., + [4] pp. publisher's adv. Publisher's brown cloth binding, blocked in blind, with gilt-stamped title and decoration to spine and vignette illustration to upper board. Contemporary ink ownership, dated February 1850, of John Simmons of Deepfield, Staffordshire, England, who managed the Ulster Iron Works at Saugerties, NY, where he developed double-puddling, hoop-making, and cold-rolling processes.. A small nick at crown, and slight wear at tips of corners, otherwise this is a crisp copy in fine condition. Scarce thus., Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of OVERMAN, Frederick : MANUFACTURE OF IRON. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including first editions, fine bindings, livres d'occasion, libri rari and rare books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |