First paperback edition of definitive guide to turning on the complex or ornamental lathe, the high Victorian art par excellence. Text organized according to various cutting frames and chucks, describing and illustrating the enormous powers of each used both independently and in combination. Detailed instructions. 78 objects or finished sections illustrated ― urns, vases, chessmen, chalices, etc. 600 illustrations.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine(-). Quarto in darkblue illus jacket; xxv, 656 pages illustrations 24 cm; bibliographical references (page ix). Reprint of the 1894 ed. published by Holzapffel, London, as vol. 5 of Turning and mechanical manipulation, by C. Holzapffel.Woodwork. MatalworkTurning (Lathe work)? Industrial arts.? Tournage.? M?tiers.? Industrial arts.? Turning (Lathe work)?Ornamental wood turning, 1894 Manuals. Fine in near fine to near fine(-) jacket housed in archival mylar in near fine dust-jacket. Seller Inventory # 93773
Seller: Tools and Trades Books, Antrim, NH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. An unabridged republication of the work as published by Holtzapffel & Co. , London, in 1894 as Volume 5 of the 5-volume work Turning and Mechanical Manipulation intended as a Work of General Reference and Practical Instruction, on the Lathe and the Various Mechanical Pursuits Followed by Amateurs. "The ornamental or complex lathe, with its infinite capability for shaping and decorating, was perfected by the Holtzapffel family of London over the years 1780 - 1914". Seller Inventory # BK641
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