OF THE COTTON MANUFACTURE IN GREAT BRITAIN: WITH A NOTICE OF ITS EARLY HISTORY IN THE EAST, AND IN ALL A DESCRIPTION OF THE GREAT MECHANICAL INVENTIONS, WHICH HAVE CAUSED ITS UNEXAMPLED EXTENSION IN BRITAIN; AND A VIEW OF THE PRESENT STATE OF THE MANUFACTURE, AND THE CONDITION OF THE CLASSES ENGAGED IN ITS SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS. BY EDWARD BAINES, JUN. ESQ. EMBELLISHED AND ILLUSTRATED WITH PORTRAITS OF INVENTORS, DRAWINGS OF MACHINERY, ETC. 1835. LONDON: H. FISHER, R. FISHER, AND P. JACKSON. |