Oldest Book
Treasures from the London Room: The Oldest Book
14 August 2013 - 11:36amThe oldest book in the library is the following item: "Mechanick Powers: or, the Mistery of Nature and Art Unvail'd" by Ven [terus] Mandey and J. [ames] Moxon, published in London, England in 1696. On the title page it states that the book was printed for the authors and sold by Ven.
