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EDWARD J. WOOLSEY, Specimens of Fancy Turning, Henry Carey Baird, Philadelphia 1869.

Estimate
50 000 - 70 000 SEK
4 870 - 6 820 EUR
5 660 - 7 930 USD
Hammer price
40 000 SEK
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EDWARD J. WOOLSEY, Specimens of Fancy Turning, Henry Carey Baird, Philadelphia 1869.

Specimens of Fancy Turning executed on The Hand or Foot lathe; with Geometric, oval, and Eccentric Chucks, and Elliptical cutting frame. By An Amateur. Illustrated by Thirty exquisite Photographs. Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird, Industrial Publisher, 406 Walnut Street. 1869.
Original binding in green with blinded decor and gilded title, 22,5 x 19,5 cm.
A very rare protomodernistic book with
30 photographs of patterns made by using a lathe and spring-loaded tool on india ink coated enameled cards. with brief introductory explanation.

Wear, minor stains on binding.

More information

The book is included in the collections of Fine art Museum San Francisco as well as The Getty Museum.