Mechanick exercises, or, The doctrine of handy-works : began Jan. 1, 1677, and intended to be monthly continued / by Joseph Moxon.

Author/creator Moxon, Joseph
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Publication InfoLondon : Printed for Joseph Moxon ..., 1677-1683 [i.e. 1684?]
Description2 volumes : illustrations, portraits
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Uniform titleMechanick exercises
Variant title Mechanick exercises
Variant title Doctrine of handiworks
General noteVol. 1, without general t.p., consists of 14 numbers with title pages dated 1677-1680; v. 2, with t.p. dated 1683, consists of 24 numbers without special title pages.
General noteVol. 2 has title: Mechanick exercises, or, The doctrine of handy-works, applied to the art of printing. Vol. 1 treats of smithing, joinery, house-carpentry, and turning.
General noteVol. 2 was probably completed during the summer of 1684. Cf. 1962 ed. of v. 2 by H. Davis and H. Carter, p. xlix.
General noteVol. 1: [6], 242, [8] p., excluding frontispiece ports., title pages of numbers II-XIV, and 18 "plates"; v. 2: [4], 394 p., excluding [2] leaves of ports., 33 "plates" and missing final leaf (probably blank). Some of the "plates" in each vol. are conjugate with leaves of text.
General noteReproduction of original from Goldsmiths' Library, University of London.
General noteGoldsmiths'-Kress no. 02240.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited to licensing agreements.

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