The Engineer and Machinist's Drawing-Book; a Complete Course of Instruction for the Practical Engineer: Comprising Linear Drawing, Projections, Eccentric Curves, the Various Forms of Gearing, Reciprocating Machinery, Sketching and Drawing .(2 vols)

Glasgow: Blackie & Son, 1858. Presumed First Edition. Half Leather/Marbelized Boards. Very Good. .from the Machine, Projection of Shadows, Tinting and Colouring, Perspective. Illustrated by Numerous Engravings on Wood and Steel. Including Select Details, and Complete Machines. Forming a Progressive Series of Lessons in Drawing, and Examples of Approved Construction. Two volumes. Contemporary brown pebbled leather over swirling marbleized pattern at covers. Both volumes with minor wearing and rubbing to spine, spine edges and cover corners. Ffe of Volume 1 creased. Foxing to pastedowns, free endpapers, title pages, and occasionally throughout largely clean texts and plates. Bindings tight and firm. Volume 1 contains the text, Volume 2 with 71 black and white engraved plates. Scarce.