Appletons' cyclopaedia of drawing : designed as a text-book for the mechanic architect, engineer, and surveyor : comprising geometrical projection, mechanical, architectural, and topographical drawing, perspective and isometry / edited by W.E. Worthen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Worthen, W. E. (William Ezra), 1819-1897.

Books in Parts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mechanical drawing.

Architectural drawing.

Projection.

Perspective.

Genre:

Advertisements -- New York (State) -- 19th century.

Penn Provenance:

Zinman, Michael (donor)

S. Walker & Co. (stamp)

Muir, John (inscription)

Physical Description:

parts : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : D. Appleton and Co., [1867]

Notes:

Title, statement of responsibility and imprint from front wrapper of pt. 1.

"New edition, with appendix."--Front wrapper.

"To be published in semi-monthly numbers (about 25) at 30 cents each."--Front wrapper.

Parts issued in illustrated paper wrappers printed with publisher's advertisements; some have "Samuel Walker & Co., Agents, No. 3 Tremont Row, Boston, Mass." at foot of front wrapper.

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries by Michael Zinman.

Penn Libraries copy imperfect: RBC has pts. 1-14, 16-24, and 26 only; title leaf wanting.

Penn Libraries copy has some leaves unopened; each part has ms. part number on front wrapper; pts. 1-6 each has stamp ("S. Walker & Co. ... Boston.") on front wrapper; pt. 6 has 1 folded ms. receipt ("Estate of John Muir ... $212") laid in.

OCLC:

259248845