Meigs, Henry [Corresponding Secretary]. Transactions of the American Institute of the City of New-York, for the year 1852. Albany: Charles Van Benthuysen, Printer to the Legislature, 1853. First Edition. [11158]
Black cloth decorated in blind, gilt title & sheaf of grain on the spine, 9 1/4 x 6 inches, tight. 512 pp., foxing. Includes illustrations of Mr. L. Alexander's Submarine Vessel, a cheese press, pumps, world globes, and several other inventions. Good. Hardcover.
The 1852 report submitted to the New York State legislature in March, 1853, consisting of scientific and agricultural studies and discoveries. This volume contains many reports on inventions, farming and agriculture.
