Archibald Williams — How It Is Made: Describing in Simple Language How Various Machines and Many Articles in Common Use Are Manufactured from the Raw Materials

London, Thomas Nelson and Sons , [1907]. Cloth. A fascinating juvenile guide to manufactures by Archibald Williams. Dated from copies on Jisc, [1907] edition without 'First printed October 1907' to verso title page, which appears in the 1927 edition. Juvenile literature piece with explanations and descriptions of the manufacturing of various inventions, including money, paper, matches, pianos, candles, soap, chinaware and pottery, glass, photographic plates, mechanism of weaving, and more.  Written by Archibald Williams. Featuring a coloured frontispiece and other black and white illustrations in text.Previous owner's gift inscription to verso half title dated 1911. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with gilt lettering to boards and spine. Externally sound with light shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine, light damp mark to front board. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to odd leaf, pages otherwise bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .