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The Silk culture in the United States : embracing complete accounts of the latest and most approved modes of hatching, rearing and feeding the silk-worm, managing a cocoonery, reeling, spinning, and manufacturing the silk, &c. &c. &c. : with brief historical sketches of the silk business, natural history of the silk-worm, the mulberry, &c. : compiled from the most approved and reliable works : illustrated by numerous engravings of machinery and processes : to which is added Blydenburgh's manual of the silk culture, statistics of silk imports, &c. &c.
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The Silk culture in the United States : embracing complete accounts of the latest and most approved modes of hatching, rearing and feeding the silk-worm, managing a cocoonery, reeling, spinning, and manufacturing the silk, &c. &c. &c. : with brief historical sketches of the silk business, natural history of the silk-worm, the mulberry, &c. : compiled from the most approved and reliable works : illustrated by numerous engravings of machinery and processes : to which is added Blydenburgh's manual of the silk culture, statistics of silk imports, &c. &c.
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New York : Greeley & McElrath, Tribune Office, 160 Nassau-street 1844.
Physical Description
[11], 6-80, [8] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Local Notes
BEIN College Pamphlets 393 2: Imperfect : [8] p. at end wanting. Original front wrapper. Presentation inscription by Daniel Stebbins of Northamption Mass., Nov. 1843. To Yale College to be preserved with President Stiles silk journals.
Notes
"The work ... has been prepared ... with the aid of Mr. I.R. Barbour ... We have freely profited by the article on Silk in Dr. Ure's eminent Dictionary of the Arts and Sciences, Mr. Bliss's Report on Silk ... , Mr. Colman's Report ... , while we have quoted entire the Silk Manual of the late Mr. Blydenburgh."--Advetisement.
Running title: History and culture of silk.
At head of cover title: Extra, New-York Tribune.
Series statement on cover.
Imprint on wrapper varies : New York (160 Nassau-street) :Greeley & McElrath, Tribune Office, Philadelphia : G. B. Zeber, Cincinnati :W. H. Moore & Co., New Orleans :Norman, Steele & Co. 1844.
Publisher's advertisement on last 8 p., cover p. [3-4].
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History and culture of silk.
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English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 81011.
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