I have here for sale a book entitled COTTON SPINNING: Its Development, Principles and Practice by Richard Marsden, with an Appendix on Steam Engines and Boilers.  It is part of a series entitled Technological Handbooks, published by George Bell and Sons, in 1888.  Third edition.  It has 101 b/w illustrations, 2 of which are plates, and many others that are full page.  The chapters cover a general chapter on Cotton, and others on the mill, manipulation of the material, carding and combing, drawing slubbing and roving, development of spinning, the modern system of spinning, the modern mule, throstle and ring spinning, doubling, and a miscellanea chapter at the end.  

Dark olive hardboards with black patterning and lettering to the front board and gilt lettering to the spine.  Rubbed to head and tail and to hinges and board edges.  Ink inscription to front endpaper.  Pages are a bit sunned but firmly bound.  361 pages + 24 page publisher's catalogue.  Condition: very good.  18 x 12 cm.

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