The Pyrotechnist's Treasury, or, The Complete Art of Making Fireworks

PUBLISHER
Chatto and Windus, London.

BINDING
Red cloth boards with black and silver lettering and design.

BOOK CONDITION
Good condition for age. Boards are generally worn and discoloured, hinges are weakened but binding feels secure. Some foxing affecting outer leaves, but the text and images remain mostly clear and little marked. Uneven opened page edges at top of block. One tear across top of page 133 / 134.

DUST JACKET
No.

EDITION
1887 second edition, revised and enlarged. 

DESCRIPTION
One of the earliest works in English on the making of fireworks. With very many "recipies", and instructions for the construction of casings, fuses etc. Illustrated with 24 pages of diagrams at the end of the work. 218 pp plus diagrams and publisher's list. Octavo.

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