Vollständige Anleitung zur Lackirkunst, oder: genaue, richtig ... und nothwendiges ... Handbuch für Technologen ... Ebenisten ....

Ilmenau: B F Voight, 1825. Third Enlarged & Revised Ed.. Contemporary paste paper boards.. Good with some wear to the binding; spotted and toned throughout.. 8vo, xxviii, [1] - 737, [3 - errata] pp.

An invaluable reference for varnishes, lacquer work, color and its application to metals, glass, paper, leather, canvas, woods, stone etc.. The author was also responsible for a number of other craft and technology guides, e.g., his two-volume work on bookbinding. The book offered here covers all aspects of the problems of fixing colors and finishes to all kinds of surfaces. It also includes recipes and notes on polishing and preparing surfaces. Engelmann citing only this third edition; no printings in American holdings in OCLC.