The Scientific American Boy at School
New York: Munn and Co, 1916. Cloth. Good. Item #013250
ISBN: noisbn
Green cloth with an illustrated front cover. 338 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. An instructional work providing a guide to building a variety of items, or pursuing various activities. This includes a section on performing magic tricks, a guide to building a few different styles of boats, building a dam, a peddle-paddle-boat, sounding a lake, signaling systems, the "Howe" truss bridge, a canal lock, a gliding machine, bicycle sled, a canvas covered wooden canoe, etc. GOOD+ condition. General fading. Minor soiling, with faint discoloration to the rear cover. Cloth frayed and worn along the hinges and extremities. Small white ink stain to the rear cover. Minor toning to the text block.
Price: $85.00