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ALLEN, ZACHARIAH. The Science of Mechanics, as Applied to the Present Improvements in the Useful Arts. Providence, [R.I.]: Hutchens & Corey, 1829. 1st ed. 8vo. 5, 364, [1] pp. Errata leaf. Four folding plates, one full page plate & text illustrations. Recent half-calf & marbled boards. Copyright slip pasted to verso of title. $500.00
Rink 822. Shoemaker 37424. "By 1820 he was already a prominent man, deeply interested in the textile industry. After a tour through England and France to inspect their new inventions he wrote a book about these new achievements, which appeared in 1829 with a 'doubleacting steam engine' as its frontispiece....Allen's book was eminently practical, and contained information the American public was very much in need of, notably on steam and hydraulics.: --Struik. Karpinski, pp. 298-99. The copyright slip has not been noticed by bibliographers cited. Also see DAB, for this notable son of Providence. Once a common book, now difficult to obtain.