A Manual of Drafting Instruments and Operations in Four Divisions
Published by John WIley & Son, New York, 1870
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Kuenzig Books ( ABAA / ILAB ), Topsfield, MA, U.S.A.Kuenzig Books ( ABAA / ILAB )
AbeBooks seller since June 21, 1998
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 110.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Later printing. x, 116 pages plus 5 folding plates (several colored). 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Corners bumped, minor wear at the extremities. Previous owner name on front flyleaf. A solid copy, noting that several signature are proud of the textblock. Cloth. An interesting treatise which deals not just with the usual geometric examples, but also discusses coloring and tinting with ink and brush, and color aesthetics. Contains four divisions of instruction: Instruments and Materials, Fundamental Operations, Practical Constructions of Two Dimensions, and Elementary Aesthetics of Geometrical Drawing. Designed as a Text-Book, for Self-Instruction. Last plate is a plan for a schoolhouse. S. Edward Warren was a Professor of Descriptive Geometry at RPI. Surprisingly scarce, with only electronic copies available as of this listing. OCLC records editions in 1865, 1868, 1870 (as here), 1871, 1873, 1876, and 1879. Only the 1870 edition breaks the single digit count.
Seller Inventory # 24458
Bibliographic details
- Title
- A Manual of Drafting Instruments and Operations in Four Divisions
- Author
- Warren, S. Edward, C. E.
- Publisher
- John WIley & Son, New York
- Publication year
- 1870
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Cloth
- Edition
- Later printing.
- Seller catalogs
- Architecture, Education & Pedagogy
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Kuenzig Books trades in Antiquarian Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics material. Subspecialties include early computing, chemistry, photography, the history of communication, and the discoveries that have impacted the way we live and work. We buy and sell antique scientific instruments (microscopes, optics, slide rules, computers) both didactic and professional. Add a broad range of documentary photography, ephemera, and eclectic material from other fields, and most visitors find something to interest them. We welcome your visit electronically or by appointment.…
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Kuenzig Books ( ABAA / ILAB )
MA, U.S.A.
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