A MANUAL OF THE HAND LATHE: COMPRISING CONCISE DIRECTIONS FOR WORKING METALS OF ALL KINDS, IVORY, BONE AND PRECIOUS WOODS; DYEING, COLORING AND FRENCH POLISHING; INLAYING BY VENEERS, AND VARIOUS METHODS PRACTICED TO PRODUCE ELABORATE WORK WITH DISPATCH, AND AT SMALL EXPENSE. . . ILLUSTRATED BY SEVENTY-EIGHT ENGRAVINGS.

Watson, Egbert P. [Egbert Pomeroy Watson].

Published by Philadelphia - London: Henry Carey Baird, Industrial Publisher - Sampson, Low, Son & Marston, 1876.

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Early reprint (first published 1869). Paged as 1-136, [three b/w plates including a foldout], 1-23. Hardcover: H19.5cm x L 12.75cm. Contemporary maroon cloth with some stains/mottling; bumped board corners worn; old subtle glue repair to spine's surface cloth with ends worn; glue repair to shaken front and rear hinges but with binding otherwise firm. Past owner's personal bookplate on front pastedown; slight soiling and a few stains to interior leaves. Concluding twenty-three page "Catalogue of Practical and Scientific Books, Published by Henry Carey Baird & Co. . . ." Book now presented in a trimmed clear Dura-Lar (polyester film) sheet forming a dj which modestly enhances shelf presence.

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• Title: A MANUAL OF THE HAND LATHE: COMPRISING CONCISE DIRECTIONS FOR WORKING METALS OF ALL KINDS, IVORY, BONE AND PRECIOUS WOODS; DYEING, COLORING AND FRENCH POLISHING; INLAYING BY VENEERS, AND VARIOUS METHODS PRACTICED TO PRODUCE ELABORATE WORK WITH DISPATCH, AND AT SMALL EXPENSE. . . ILLUSTRATED BY SEVENTY-EIGHT ENGRAVINGS.
• Publisher: Philadelphia - London: Henry Carey Baird, Industrial Publisher - Sampson, Low, Son & Marston, 1876.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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