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Moxon's Mechanick exercises : or, The doctrine of handyworks applied to the art of printing : a literal reprint in two volumes of the first edition published in the year 1683

Print Book, English, 1896
Typothetæ of the City of New York, New York, 1896
2 volumes : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm
505695220
Paged continuously
Limited edition of 450 copies
Originally issued in 24 numbers, forming the second volume of the Mechanick exercises; the first volume in 14 numbers, 1677-80, treats of the "art of smithing, joinery, carpentry, and turning."
"A line-for-line and page-for-page reprint of the original text", with facsimiles of the original title pages. The phrase "The second volume" is suppressed in the facsimile title pages following the editorial preface (p. [xxxi]) and in the running title and captions