Buch der Erfindungen. Volks-Ausgabe in einem Bande

Berdrow, Wilhelm (ed.). Buch der Erfindungen. Volks-Ausgabe in einem Bande. Leipzig: Otto Spamer, 1901. First edition. Quarto. x, 729 (3)pp. Original stamped illustration on cover, gilt stamped tooling on spine and black lettering on cover and spine. Decorative endpapers. Publisher’s logo on title page. Comprehensive reference book on the history of technological inventions covering architecture, agriculture and nutrition, clothing, mining and the refinement of its products, engineering, electricity and lighting, mineralogy, chemistry, weaponry, traffic, art and science. Illustrated beautifully with Jugendstil image in color on cover and 705 reproductions of b/w photographs, drawings and artwork, including eight plates with tissue guards, most of them fold-outs, one in color. Scarce early work on the construction of ovens and the use of wood. Text in German, Gothic script. Binding lightly rubbed with light wear along edges and lower right corner of cover lightly bumped. Small closed tear at tail of spine. Light age-toning. Binding and interior in overall very good condition. vg. Hardcover. (35765) $75