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THE MOST POWERFUL IDEA IN THE WORLD A STORY OF STEAM, INDUSTRY AND INVENTION

by William Rosen

Published by Jonathan Cape. 2nd. 2010

Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 370 pages. More than just a stunning account of the Industrial Revolution, this book describes how inventors first came to own and profit from their creations.

Corners bumped. Wrapper is edge craesed with a small edge tear and some grubby marks.

ISBN: 9780224082259
Stock no. 1603293

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