Exercises in Wood-Working: With a Short Treatise on Wood
New York: American Book Company, 1890.
Early ABC Printing. 158 pp. 8vo. Original dark green blind-stamped cloth with gilt spine titles. Spine ends slightly rubbed with minor fraying; corners sharp. Internal leaves clean and tight; typically age-toned. Illustrated with technical diagrams of joints, tools, and construction methods.
A comprehensive manual designed for manual training classes in 19th-century schools and colleges. This edition represents a pivotal moment in American textbook publishing, issued during the formation of the American Book Company. It remains a valuable resource for both historians of industrial education and modern practitioners of traditional hand-tool woodworking.
. Good. Item #742Price: $100.00