Full title: Design & Work: a Home & Shop Companion (Vol. I, No. 1 - Vol. III, No. 30 - May 13, 1876-Dec. 29, 1877). Publication dates: 1876-1877. Two large quarto volumes bound in quarter brown leather and brown cloth, containing all issues from Vol. I, No. 1 (May 13, 1876) to Vol. III (Dec. 29, 1877). This highly technical magazine covered all manner of scientific and technological subjects and advancements of the period including electricity, chemistry, shipbuilding, crafts, hobbies, trades, etc. Included in the text are many illustrations, diagrams & advertisements. There is one large folding illustration in Volume 2, between the issue for June 2, 1877 (Vol. II, No. 26) and the issue for June 9, 1877 (Vol. III, No. 1). Inventory no. 500584.
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