The Complete Cabinet Maker And Upholsterer's Guide, by J. Stokes, 1829 - Produced from the original in the collection of Gary Roberts, Publisher - www.toolemerapress.com . The introduction to this edition of The Complete Cabinet Maker And Upholsterer's Guide was researched and authored by Gary Roberts, Publisher of Toolemera Press.
The Complete Cabinet Maker, And Upholsterer's Guide: Comprising The Rudiments And Principles Of Cabinet-Making And Upholstery, With Familiar Instructions, Illustrations By Examples, For Attaining A Proficiency InThe Art Of Drawing: The Processes of Veneering, Inlaying, And Buhl-Work: The Art Of Dying And Staining Wood Work, Bone, Tortoiseshell, &c. Directions For Lackering, Japanning, And Varnishing: To Prepare The Best Glues, Cements, & Compositions: And A Number Of Receipts, Particularly Useful To The Workmen Generally. Embellished With Sixteen Explanatory And Illustrative Engravings, By Mr. J. Stokes, With The Articles Of Furniture Elegantly Coloured. London, Published By Dean & Monday, Threadneedle Street. 1829The Complete Cabinet Maker And Upholsterer's Guide, by J. Stokes, 1829, was in continuous publication from the first London edition of 1829 through to the final Philadelphia edition of 1904. Only the London 1829 edition has eleven hand colored furniture plates.The Complete Cabinet Maker And Upholsterer's Guide's text remained largely untouched for 75 years. Between1850 and 1904, the famous American publisher Henry Carey Baird of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, published the text as The Complete Cabinet Maker And Upholsterer's Companion,