Days at the Factories: Or, The Manufacturing Industry of Great Britain Described, and Illustrated by Numerous Engravings of Machines and Processes. Series I.- LondonC. Knight & Company, 1843 - 548 |
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Days at the Factories: Or, The Manufacturing Industry of Great Britain ... George Dodd Widok fragmentu - 1975 |
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