Mechanick exercises: or, The doctrine of handy-works. Applied to the art of smithing, joinery, carpentry, and turning. By Joseph Moxon, late member of the Royal Society, and hydographer [sic] to King Charles II

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  • Mechanick exercises: or, The doctrine of handy-works. Applied to the art of smithing, joinery, carpentry, and turning. By Joseph Moxon, late member of the Royal Society, and hydographer [sic] to King Charles II
  • Mechanick exercises: or, The doctrine of handy-works. Vol. 1
  • Doctrine of handy-works
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Imprint
London : printed for, and sold by J. Moxon, at the Atlas in Warwick-Lane, and at his shop, at the entrance of the west end of Cornhill, 1700-1701. The third edition, with an addition of the bricklayer's-trade.; ..
Publication year
1700-1701
ESTC No.
R10190
Grub Street ID
58583
Description
[6], 16, [2], 17-36, [2], 37-48, 51-58, [2], 59-74, [2], 75-98, [2], 99-114, [2], 115-130, [2], 131-146, [2], 147-169, [2], 171-186, 179-180, 185-194, [2], 195-208, [2], 209-221, [3], 223-234, [8]; [2], 64 [i.e.46]p., 18 leaves of plates : ill. ; 4°.
Note
A reissue of the the sheets of the second edition with a cancel titlepage

Published in parts, each having a separate divisional titlepage, the latest of which are dated 1701 and one of which is dated 1694

The final section "bricklayers-trade", which has a separate titlepage dated 1700 and has separate pagination and register, was also available separately as it was also intended to accompany the second edition

Page 46 of the "bricklayers-trade" is misnumbered 64

With four final advertisement leaves

Text continuous despite pagination

This item can be found at reel 746 (pp. [6],1-58) and reel 1266 (pp. [2], 171-234, [8]).
Uncontrolled note
Matchers beware: copies may be reported without divisional titlepages. Verify cancel tp. in O copy. - CSmH has page numbers 168,169 interchanged