The Cabinet-Maker's Assistant: a series of original designs for modern furniture, with descriptions and details of construction. Preceded by practical observations on the materials and manufacture of cabinet-work and instructions in drawing adapted to the trade.
by [P. Thomson]
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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Chesterfield, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Blackie and Son, 1853. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Scarce. Folio, in 20th century(?) half-leather binding in very good condition. Internally clean, a few handling marks, some light foxing to a few of the plates, all plates present. Frontispiece plate has been bound within book. Vertical creases to first few pages. Half-title, engraved title-page, [iii]-viii, lxxx, 60p (Practical Observations on Cabinet Making), 63p (Description of the Plates) + 101 plates. Measures 37cm. x 28cm. x 5cm. The present work was reprinted in 1970, with title of "The Victorian cabinet-maker's assistant". Very heavy book which will incur extra overseas shipping costs.
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- Bookseller
- Barlow Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01011
- Title
- The Cabinet-Maker's Assistant: a series of original designs for modern furniture, with descriptions and details of construction. Preceded by practical observations on the materials and manufacture of cabinet-work and instructions in drawing adapted to the trade.
- Author
- [P. Thomson]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Blackie and Son
- Date Published
- 1853
- Keywords
- FURNITURE, CABINET-MAKING
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