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CHAPUIS, Alfred (1880-1958) and DROZ, Edmond. Automata. A Historical and Technological Study. New York: Central Book Company, Inc., 1958. First edition in English, British issue. Original full red cloth, front board and spine stamped in gilt. In the exceedingly scarce original dust-jacket with price in British pounds, glassine. Extensively illustrated in color and black and white. Minor rubbing to binding, light marginal wear to glassine, jacket spine sunned, worn, several large tears to front of jacket with tape repairs to verso. 4to. [2, blank], [414], [1, blank] pp. A fine copy in a good jacket (jacket possibly married to book and glassine). Dawes’ bookplate. A wonderful history of automata in the scarce original jacket.