History of the cotton manufacture in Great Britain : with a notice of its early history in the East, and in all the quarters of the globe / Edward Baines
1835, 1st edition. London : H. Fisher, R. Fisher, and P. Jackson. Poor copy in gilt-blocked aniline-calf boards; edges nicked, dust-dulled and rubbed as with age (with some loss and tears). Creased and cracked pages with some browning. Both covers detached, no spine but pages bound together. Marbled end-papers. Item #435650
Physical description; (544 pages, 18 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations, portraits. Contents; Introduction -- Early history of the cotton manufacture -- The manufacture in Asia, Africa, and America -- The manufacture in Europe -- Summary of the early history -- The cotton manufacture of India -- The cotton manufacture in England -- The era of invention -- Inventions in spinning machines -- The spinning machinery -- The steam-engine, power-loom, etc. -- Bleaching and calico printing -- Cotton-wool -- Commercial history -- Extent and value of the manufacture -- Condition of the working classes. Subjects; Cotton manufacture Great Britain. Cotton manufacture India. Cotton manufacture History. Textile Industry history. Cotton manufacture Great Britain ; Early works to 1900. Cotton growing Great Britain ; Early works to 1900. Cotton manufacture India ; Early works to 1900. Cotton manufacture History ; Early works to 1900.
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