Extremely rare find.

[jumps4]

thats a great find bill
they will be a lot of fun to read once fixed
steve

 

[GK1918]

My youngest son is a binder 3rd shift at Rand MacNally

 

[KBeitz]

What .... ? No finished pictures?....

 

[george wilson]

The equivalent in the 18th. C. compared to today for a bound book,not fancy,was $2000.00.

 

[JPigg55]

If my Google search is correct, it was published in 1887 by New York: Charles Scribner Sons.
https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/modern-machine-shop/author/joshua-rose/first-edition/

 

[Silverbullet]

Very nice , some relative would have tossed them. Very lucky to be there at the right time . Hope we get to see some of it .

 

[darkzero]

What .... ? No finished pictures?....

Nope, there won't be, not in this thread. Unfortunately the OP is no longer here, no reason to revive 5 yr old thread.