Shelfmark
Gb.7.11
Author
Title
Mechanick exercises: : or the doctrine of handy-works. Applied to the arts of smithing joinery carpentry turning bricklayery. To which is added Mechanick dyalling: shewing how to draw a true sun-dyal on any given plane, however scituated; with only the help of a straight ruler and a pair of compasses, and without any arithmetical calculation. / By Joseph Moxon, Fellow of the Royal Society, and hydrographer to the late King Charles..
Edition
The third edition..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : printed for Dan. Midwinter and Tho. Leigh, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's-Church-Yard., 1703..
Physical description
[8], 287, [3], 307-352, [2] p., [26] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. ; 21 cm. (8vo.)
Note
Edition statement precedes statement of responsibility on title-page.
Note
"smithing ... bricklayery" gathered by a left brace on title-page.
Note
'Mechanick dyalling' has an additional title-page describing it as the fourth edition (U1r).
Note
Register continuous throughout.
Note
With a final leaf of advertisement and errata.
Note
Signatures: A⁴ ²A-I⁸ L-Y⁸.
Note
D4 missigned D3.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T136130
Provenance
Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College on front pastedown.
Binding
Contemporary dark brown sprinkled calf; blind tooled double and triple fillet frames forming concentric panels, inner frame was masked during sprinkled and is only mottled; inner frame also has swag roll and large flower ornaments at the outer corners; gold tooled roll on board edges; rebacked spine in late 20th or early 21st century, in brown calf with gold tooled double fillet and blind stamped ornaments; red morocco spine label with gold tooled double fillet and title, probably the original reattached; five raised bands; red sprinkled edges.
Subject
Industrial arts Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Midwinter, Daniel, active 1698 - 1725 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Leigh, Thomas, fl. 1698 - 1704 bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B48219