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The Practice of Hand-Turning in Wood, Ivory, Shell, Etc. With Instructions for Turning Such Works in Metal as May be Required in the Practice of Turning in Wood, Ivory, Etc. Also, An Appendix on Ornamental Turning. A Book for Beginners
by Campin, Francis
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: E. & F.N. Spon, 1868. Hardcover. Very good. Second edition. pp.vii, 304, 16 (ads), illustrated with 99 figures in the text. Publisher's green cloth with beveled edges, gilt stamping on front board and spine. Lower corners rubbed through, mild rubbing to spine ends, title page somewhat browned. All else sound and clean. Includes chapters on lathes, turning tools, drills and drilling, screw-cutting, other apparatus and processes (grinding, polishing, etc), turning particular forms, staining and varnishing, spinning metal, materials, and ornamental turning.
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- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15207
- Title
- The Practice of Hand-Turning in Wood, Ivory, Shell, Etc. With Instructions for Turning Such Works in Metal as May be Required in the Practice of Turning in Wood, Ivory, Etc. Also, An Appendix on Ornamental Turning. A Book for Beginners
- Author
- Campin, Francis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- E. & F.N. Spon
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1868
- Keywords
- wood working crafts skills trades turning lathes
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art and Design;
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
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Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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- Title Page
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- Beveled
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- Cloth
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- Edges
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
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- Spine
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