On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures
- SIGNED
- London: Charles Knight, 1833
London: Charles Knight, 1833. Third Edition. Very Good. Third edition, revised and enlarged, presentation copy, inscribed by Charles Babbage on the front free endpaper verso: "H. J. Bowditch Esq from the Author.' Bound in tan moire cloth binding, engraved title page with portrait of Roger Bacon. Very Good, rebacked to style. Printed ex-libris of Lewis A. Dyer to front pastedown; ensheets glued in to gutter at pastedowns, contents lightly toned.
A study of the economics and technology of the early industrial era, a popular work written while the author was working on his famous proto-computer the "Difference Engine." Signed to Henry Ingersoll Bowditch (1808-1892) a prominent physician and abolitionist. He played an essential role in assisting freedom seekers escaping slavery through Boston. He was longtime friends with Frederick Douglass and other members of the freedom movement. Signed.
Details
Title
On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures
Author
Babbage, Charles
Condition
Very Good
Publisher
Charles Knight: London
Date
1833
Edition
Third Edition