Notes: Deckle edge. Edition: First Edition First Printing by number line. C$31.00. "Jacket photograph: Gjon Mili/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images" on back flap. Reproduction of 1868 MIT diploma bearing MIT seal credited to MIT on page 464. The novel is divided into "Books", each titled with the name of a branch of study, e.g. Practical Chemistry, Geology and Mining, Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Topographical Engineering, etc., each of which is illustrated with an uncredited technical drawing related to that field. "Acknowledgements" on page 479. "About the Author" on page 481. "About the Type" on page 483.