Comments on: The Star Amateur Electrician: Scans of a Wonderful Book

By: Electrician

Electrician — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:41:16 +0000

I love the victorian style, Amazing.

By: William

William — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:05:44 +0000

I Have One
Do You Know How Much They Are Worth ?

By: Ulfaen

Ulfaen — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:29:59 +0000

I too would like to request the high-res scans file, should it ever become available again and yes, I agree, your site is a wonder!

By: A Warning and a Plea « Jake of All Trades

A Warning and a Plea « Jake of All Trades — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:32:22 +0000

[...] Flickr, etcetera, would you kindly email copies back to me? This includes the high-res version of this, as the admittedly-sketchy hosting service I used seems to have sketched right out of [...]

By: Datan0de

Datan0de — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:27:34 +0000

I second Keith’s request with great vigor! It would be great to take a closer look in a more transportable format. BTW, your site is absolutely spectacular, sir!

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:00:51 +0000

Could you re-post the high-res scans? I’m incredibly interested in getting the high-quality images, but, unfortunately, the filehost seems to have gone defunct . . .

By: wildrute

wildrute — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:25:40 +0000

Just got one. 66 pages Copyright W.D. Boyce Co. – no date. On cover – Published by Johnson Smith & Co., Detroit, Mich.

By: rustyritz

rustyritz — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:17:47 +0000

Personally, I prefer a pinafore.

By: jakeofalltrades

jakeofalltrades — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:12:55 +0000

Curse them indeed! School would be so much more interesting if textbooks were printed like this…

By: Tinkergirl

Tinkergirl — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:06:38 +0000

Beautiful. There’s just something about that Victorian style of typography that’s definitely missing these days. Curse them with their sanserif, easily read, websafe fonts!