Sixth edition. Octavo. 157, [1], 4 [reviews] pp. plus all 56 plates (with plate 54 being bound as the frontispiece as usual). Modern yet to style quarter speckled calf over marbled boards, burgundy morocco gilt spine label. Some scattered foxing but overall a handsome and clean copy.Minifie?s professional life predated the separation of the architectural and builders? professions. In 1837, he announced himself as an architect and builder, advertising as such in the Baltimore Sun in 1841. Perhaps he was better known as an educator, teaching drawing and design in Baltimore Central High School by 1845. He was principal of the Maryland Institute (now MICA) for many years beginning in 1849, also serving as professor of design and drawing.In 1849, he published his Text Book of Geometrical Drawing, Perspective & Shadows, shortly thereafter adding Theory & Application of Color, together amply illustrated with upwards of 50 steel engravings, widely used in schools both in America and the United Kingdom. It was vastly popular and reprinted many times. He belonged to numerous mechanical and scientific societies including the Maryland Academy of Science & Literature, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Allston Association. Seller Inventory # 76037

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Title: Text Book Of Geometrical Drawing, For The ...

Publisher: Wm. Minfie, Baltimore

Publication Date: 1861

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