Antique Book Carpentry, Joinery, Cabinet Making, Nicholson, English, Victorian

Our Stock # 24087

This is an antique carpentry book by Peter Nicholson. An English language, bound reference guide, dating to the Victorian period, published 1854.

Full Titles: Nicholson's Practical Carpentry, Revised by Thomas Tredgold. (Frontispiece)

Practical Carpentry, Joinery and Cabinet-Making; Being an new and complete System of Lines for the use of workmen, founded on accurate geometrical and mechanical principles, with their application in Carpentry - to roofs - domes, centring, etc; In joinery - to stairs, hand-rails, soffits, niches etc; In Cabinet-making, to furniture, both plain and ornamental. Fully and clearly explained. (Title Page)

• Peter Nicholson (1765 - 1844) was a Scottish architect, carpenter, mathematician and engineer.
• Presented in good, lightly time worn condition, pages intact
• Bound in tactile calf with gold titling to spine
• Published in English across 651 pages, with text and engraved illustrations
• Superb frontispiece with a portrait of the author and a scene of his architecture

This is a fascinating antique guide to carpentry, being a fine 19th century reference book by architect Peter Nicholson. Delivered ready to enjoy.

Dimensions:
Max Width: 23cm (9'')
Max Depth: 4cm (1.5'')
Max Height: 28cm (11'')