Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Fourth American. Want to know about bees, engraving, tanning, metallurgy, cements, cooking, health, etc, etc.? This is the book for you if you are using 1858 methods and materials. Originally published in London, this is a new and improved fourth American edition by an American Physician. Condition is Fair, with scuffing to the boards and especially the edges of the spine, hinges cracked, foxing and discoloration throughout, but still a secure copy.