Various [W.P. Bennett and Co.] — The Practical Magazine: Volume I

London, W.P. Bennett and Co. 1873. Leather. A scarce encyclopaedia of the latest inventions and technological developments, written at the height of the Industrial Revolution. The scarce Practical Magazine: An Illustrated Cyclopaedia of Industrial News, Inventions and Improvements, published by W.P. Bennett and Co. in 1873.In full decorative calf, with a frontispiece, a decorative title leaf, five plates, including four that are folding, and numerous in-text and full-page illustrations. Collated complete.Collected from sources both nationally and internationally, the magazine was designed for those interested in raw materials, machinery, manufacturing, building, and decoration. Written in the latter half of the nineteenth century, the magazine gives readers a great insight into the latest technological developments during the height of the Industrial Revolution. In full calf. Externally, rubbing across boards and joints, with worn edges and extremities. Front joint has disbound from book, resulting in a loosening spine. Marble end papers are bright and clean. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the odd spot to the extremities of the first and last leaves. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .