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The Modern Carpenter Joiner and Cabinet-Maker: A Complete Guide to Current Practice
G. Lister Sutcliffe (ed)
1902-04
The Gresham Publishing Co : London
14" by 10"
SUMMARY
A beautifully illustrated guide to architecture and all of its practical applications, covering a range of subjects such as wood-working, cabinet making, as well as building law. With Talwin Morris bindings in his signature decorative style.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 15 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
First edition, complete eight volume set.
Books showcase a Talwin Morris binding, with his signature Art Nouveau design style on boards.
Illustrated 'by a series of about 100 separately-printed plates', as well as numerous in-text illustrations.
This is a guide to architectural and design studies and practices, edited by G. Lister Sutcliffe, with 'contributions from many specialists'. These works offer a comprehensive understanding of the realm of architecture, alongside helpful tips that help professional's in their day-to-day practices.
Volume 1 includes architectural styles and 'Woods: Their Characteristics and Uses', with various in-text illustrations and ten plates, two of which are coloured.
Volume 2 continues 'Woods' with 'Wood-Working Tools and Machinery'. Illustrations and eight plates, one of which is coloured.
Volume 3 details 'Drawing and Drawing-Instruments' and 'Practical Geometry' with six plates, four of which are coloured.
Volume 4 details 'The Strength of Timber and Timber Framing', and its practical application, followed by 'Carpentry'. Four plates, one of which is coloured.
Volume 5 continues 'Carpentry' with fifteen plates, one of which is coloured.
Volume 6 continues 'Carpentry' with 'Wood-Carving', as well as 'Stairs and Handrailing'. Twenty-four plates, one being coloured with flip-out attachments.
Volume 7 continues 'Stairs and Handrailing', with 'Airtight Case-Making', 'Wood-Turning', and 'Cabinet-Making'. With twenty-one plates, five of which are coloured.
Volume 8 concludes the collection with 'Joinery', 'Shop Management', 'Estimating', and 'Building Law'. It also has a glossary. Eleven plates, one of which is coloured.
G. Lister Sutcliffe was an English Arts and Crafts architect who was the associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Collated, complete.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Cloth is bright, with some arks to boards, particularly to front board of Vol 5, 7, and 8. Vol 7 is particularly faded to front board. Minor edge wear to extremities, with a bit of bumping to head and tail of spine. Loss of spine to Vol 5 with binding exposed at bottom edge. Some offsetting to front endpapers of a few volumes. Vol 8 has a damp stain as well as cockling to the rear pastedown and endpaper. Prior owner's pencil inscription to front pastedown of Vol 8. Some plates are detaching from binding to Vol 3. Pages are bright and clean throughout, with a few spots particularly to the first few pages of text.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
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often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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