Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE ART OF PAPER-MAKING

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_WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR._

Just ready. Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Crown 8vo,
7s. 6d. cloth.

THE ART OF SOAP-MAKING: A Practical Handbook of the Manufacture
of Hard and Soft Soaps, Toilet Soaps, &c. Including many New
Processes, and a Chapter on the Recovery of Glycerine from Waste
Leys. With numerous Illustrations.

"Really an excellent example of a technical manual, entering as it does, thoroughly and exhaustively, both into the theory and practice of soap manufacture. The book is well and honestly done, and deserves the considerable circulation with which it will doubtless meet."--_Knowledge._

Second Edition. Crown 8vo, 9s. cloth.

THE ART OF LEATHER MANUFACTURE: Being a Practical Handbook, in
which the Operations of Tanning, Currying, and Leather Dressing
are fully Described, and the Principles of Tanning Explained, and
many Recent Processes Introduced. With numerous Illustrations.

"A sound, comprehensive treatise on tanning and its accessories.... The book is an eminently valuable production."--_Chemical Review._

Just Published. Third Edition, revised and much enlarged. 600 pp.,
crown 8vo, 9s. cloth.

ELECTRO-DEPOSITION: A Practical Treatise on the Electrolysis of
Gold, Silver, Copper, Nickel, and other Metals and Alloys. With
descriptions of Voltaic Batteries, Magneto and Dynamo-Electric
Machines, Thermopiles, and of the Materials and Processes
used in every Department of the Art, and several Chapters on
ELECTRO-METALLURGY. With numerous Illustrations.

"Eminently a book for the practical worker in electro-deposition. It contains minute and practical descriptions of methods, processes and materials, as actually pursued and used in the workshop. Mr. Watt's book recommends itself to all interested in its subjects."--_Engineer._

Just Published. Ninth Edition, enlarged and revised, 12mo, 4s. cloth.

ELECTRO-METALLURGY: Practically Treated. Ninth Edition, Enlarged
and Revised, with Additional Matter and Illustrations, including
the most recent Processes.

"From this book both amateur and artisan may learn everything necessary for the successful prosecution of electro-plating."--_Iron._

CROSBY LOCKWOOD & SON, 7, Stationers' Hall Court, London, E.C.

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THE ART OF PAPER-MAKING

A Practical Handbook of the Manufacture of Paper from Rags, Esparto, Straw, and Other Fibrous Materials, Including the Manufacture of Pulp from Wood Fibre

With a Description of the Machinery and Appliances used

To Which Are Added Details of Processes for Recovering Soda from Waste Liquors

by

ALEXANDER WATT

Author of "The Art of Soap-Making," "Leather Manufacture," "Electro-Metallurgy," "Electro-Deposition," etc., etc.

London Crosby Lockwood and Son 7, Stationers' Hall Court, Ludgate Hill 1890 [All rights reserved]

London: Printed By J. S. Virtue and Co., Limited. City Road.