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THIRD EDITION-ILLUSTRATED. Post Free, 5/3.
'' Flax, Tow, & Jute Spinning."
By peter sharp.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
"Mr Peter Sharp's work . . . cannot fail to commend
itself to those interested in the spinning ' end ' of our staple in-
dustry." — Northern Whig.
" That we have not had a first-rate handbook on flax and jute
spinning long ago is because few men possess all the requisites
necessary for writing such a book. The long-felt want has now
been supplied. . . . By the publication of such a work the
author has conferred a boon on all engaged in the spinning trade,
and we cordially recommend it to them and to the public." —
Courier and Argus.
" This book is worthy of a place in the library of every fore-
man, mechanic, overseer, manager, and machine maker interested
in the jute and flax trade ; ... is rich with information, the
results of practice and observation." — Dundee Advertiser.
" Mr Sharp's book will be valued by all practical spinners.
No better reading could be had for a young mechanic. It is re-
plete not only with facts, but is suggestive, and being the work
of a practical flax spinner, it is not full of laboured theories, but
of proved and indeed of approved methods." — People's Journal.
" The author has evidently given much attention to the subjects
he deals with ; while a knowledge of his rules, calculations, and
tables, which are of an exhaustive character, cannot fail to be of
advantage to all managers, overseers, foremen, aud mechanics
connected with the spinning industry." — Evening Telegraph.
"Such a volum-e as the present is a valuable contribution to
that literature of technical education, the deficiencies of which
have been so frequently commented on in recent years." — Aberdeen
Journal.
"Artisans engaged in the trade to which it refers will find
' Flax, Tow, and Jute Spinning ' a very valuable handbook, and
one that in all probabilit}^ they have long wished for." — Leeds
Mercury.
"The book is a thoroughly practical and reliable one, giving
rules, tables, and calculations that are sure to be of great value
to all engaged in these branches of industry," — Englishman, Cal-
cutta.
"Flax, tow, and jute manufacturers and managers, and fore-
men in these different establishments, will find it a useful book of
reference. ' ' — Textile ManiLfacttirer.
DUNDEE: JAMES P. MATHEW & CO.