Steel

New York, New York: Georges Dupleix, 1937. Fair. Toning, light dust soiling, a couple nicks. Wrappers brittle and separated as a result from spine. Text block paper brittle but holding.. An illustrated children's book about the wonders of steel-making and how it has led to various technological innovations throughout history, by the prominent educator Marguerite Engler Schwarzman. features illustrations by Th. D. Luykx in a modern, attractive style. Describes in detail the process of making steel with illustrations, and shows it in use by knights in armor, American colonists, and in transportation.


First soft cover edition. Single vol. (8.5" by 9.5"), pp. [28], illus., in original illus. wrps. Marguerite Engler Schwarzman (1892-1985) was a librarian and education advocate who founded the Children's Laboratories in 1927, a museum for children devoted to teaching youngsters about science and natural history.