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