Practical Carpentry, Joinery, and Cabinet-Making; being a New and Complete System of Lines for the Use of Workmen: Founded on Accurate Geometrical and Mechanical Principles with The Application in Carpentry,—to Roofs, Domes, Centring, &c: In Joinery,—to Stairs, Hand-Rails, Soffits, Niches, &c; and in Cabinet-Making—to Furniture, both Plain and Ornamental; fully and clearly explained. [Peter Nicholson]. London: Thomas Kelly, No. 17, Paternoster Row. 1837. 132 p + 36 p + 84 plts + 6 plts. Prose & plates bound together in one volume (complete) measuring 10.75 x 8.5", royal 8vo. 

***Please note plate 37 is vignette title page; collation remains complete.

In fair condition. Modern half-leather boards normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Head and tail of leather spine rubbed; gilt lettering on title label bright and clean. Previous ownership bookplate found on front paste-down: "Maurice Robert des Marais." Vignette title page exhibits water or tea dampness staining at edges, causing foxing. Title page exhibits clear tape parallel to gutter to repair a previous tear. Moderate toning & foxing throughout text-block (including plates). Modern binding tight and intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. 

   Peter Nicholson (1765  – 1844) was a Scottish architect, mathematician and engineer. Largely self-taught, he was apprenticed to a cabinet-maker but soon abandoned his trade in favor of teaching and writing. He practised as an architect but is best remembered for his theoretical work on the skew arch (he never actually constructed one himself), his invention of draughtsman's instruments, including a centrolinead and a cyclograph, and his prolific writing on numerous practical subjects.

Early Edition (first published 1826); with all plates. 

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