Name/Title
Caxton and the Art of Printing/The Steam EngineEntry/Object ID
020.2.1.2Description
Red; Hardcover with a geometric border design and a printing press embossed on the front; there is two stories in one book; the first section has eight chapters and 192 pages and the second section has 192 pages.
Glued to the inside cover is a white label with print lettering that says the following:
The † Perth † Mechanics † Institute
LIBRARY
Incorporated 1st Mar., 1881.
S & A (in black ink)
No. 1766 (the number 17 has three lines through it, so just 66)
Every book must be returned to the Library within as many weeks after it shall have been taken out as it contains hundreds of pages, under a forfeiture of Three Cents for each week's detention beyond that time.
On the opposite side of the page there is a red oval stamp that says:
PERTH
MECHANICS INSTITUTE
-LIBRARY-
Class S & A (in blue ink).
No. S & A - 66 (in blue ink)
LIBRARY
In black pen:
Perth P.S. Library
No. 523 (there is one line scratched through 523)
1766 (there is three three lines scratched through 1766)
Purple stamp says the following:
PERTH PUBLIC
No. S & A 229
LIBRARY
The book contains the following:
Caxton and The Art of Printing - Cylinders, the records of Babylon and Persepolis; The Weald of Kent; Settlement of Caxton in England; Wyken de Worde; Restrictions placed on the Press; Facilities for publication; Contrast between the printing-office of Caxton; Marts for Books.
James Watt and The Steam Engine - Introduction; What the ancients knew about steam and the steam engine; What was done towards the construction of a steam engine before the time of James Watt; The early life and pursuits of James Watt; Watt's early experiments upon steam and the steam engine; Proceedings at the Soho works;Dimensions
Height
16 cmWidth
3.3 cmLength
9.5 cm