DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REPORT UPON AN EXAMINATION OF WOOLS AND OTHER ANIMAL FIBERS; Made under the Direction of the Commissioner of Agriculture
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1886. Leather-bound. Large quarto, in halfbound morocco, 11 1/4 in. x 9 in. Marbled edges and endpapers. Rubbing and wear to leather along spine, corners and other extremities. Still very solidly bound, and quite usable. Good Plus. Item #85064
Exhaustive government study of various types of wool (sheep) fibers and others, such as Angora goat, reporting on such qualities as length, strain, stretch, elasticity, tensile strength, crimp, fineness, especially for commercial grades. by type, age, sex, and portion of fleece. Illustrated with photographs, charts, diagrams. Heavy.
Price: $125.00
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