Die Feile und ihre Entwicklungsgeschichte
Berlin: Julius Springer, 1925. Small folio, pp. [4], 251, [1], [4] ads; 278 illustrations in the text; original parchment-backed gray paper-covered boards stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine; plain paper-dust-jacket split along the joints; all else near fine. With the ownership signature of Paul C. Nicholson (1888-1956) on the front free endpaper, Nicholson the owner and president of Nicholson File Company in Providence, R.I., the largest manufacturer of files in the world, and a well-known book collector, most notably of whaling logs: his Nicholson Log Book collection now at Providence Public. Three pages of manuscript notes by Nicholson laid in. Contains a detailed description of the file cutting machine, the history of the file, as well as file manufacture and its development. Not found in OCLC. Item #58001
Price: $375.00
