Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2623MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: December 01, 2012 10:00AM
Description:
Collection of Ornamental Turning Books,L'Art de Tourner Mecanicien, M. Hulot, 1775, text in French; re-prints of bulletins no. 1-10 and index from The Society of Ornamental Turners; The Art and Craft of Ornamental Turning, Rev. G.A. Grace, 1960; The Art of Turning and Lathe and Machine Tool History, compiled by S.G. Abell, J. Leggat, and W.G. Ogden Jr., 1987; Specimens of Fancy Turning, E.J. Woolsey, 1869; Manuel du Tourneur, vol. I & II, 1831, text in French; and an additional four books and two pamphlets on plain or ornamental turning.
Estimate $250-450