EDWARD J. WOOLSEY, Specimens of Fancy Turning, Henry Carey Baird, Philadelphia 1869.

Specimens of Fancy Turning executed on The Hand or Foot lathe; with Geometric, oval, and Eccentric Chucks, and Elliptical cutting frame. By An Amateur. Illustrated by Thirty exquisite Photographs. Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird, Industrial Publisher, 406 Walnut Street. 1869.
Original binding in green with blinded decor and gilded title, 22,5 x 19,5 cm.
A very rare protomodernistic book with
30 photographs of patterns made by using a lathe and spring-loaded tool on india ink coated enameled cards. with brief introductory explanation.

Wear, minor stains on binding.