MEMOIR OF A MECHANIC: Being a Sketch of the Life of Timothy Claxton, Written by Himself. Together with Miscellaneous Papers.
Pp. [ii]+vii+[7](brief biography by Jim Lowden, plus Claxton's will)+160+10(advertisements), text figures; pictorial stiff paper wrappers with flap folds; Lowden Publishing Co., Melbourne, 2006. First edition. The Mechanics Series: No. 1. *Timothy Claxton (1790-1848) founded the London Mechanical Institution in 1817. In 1823, after 3 years in Russia, he sailed to America, where he established the Boston Mechanics' Institute in 1826, before finally returning to England in 1836 and establishing the Bungay Mechanics' Institute. Based on his self-improvement experiences in the United States and England, His autobiography was originally published in 1839. Item #107319
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