Both the “The Shoemaker” and “The Joiner and Cabinet Maker” seem to be part of quite large series of small affordable books aimed at working and middle class, titled “The Guide to Trade”. The authorship of the book is credited to James Devlin, interestingly Devlin seems to of been a “Boot-Closer” by trade and wrote “The Shoemaker” which Knight published in 1838. The Guide To Trade - The Joiner and Cabinet Maker by James Devlin - 1839, published by Charles Knight. I highly recommend these books, both are still widely available second hand.Īs well as physical books, I'll also look for books that are freely available on Google books. Combining both a knowledge of a trade and being able to write atmospherically but not in an overtly wistfully style is a very hard job indeed. I enjoy these so much as they are first person accounts of what a trade really looked like at that particular moment. I love to delve into old books about the craft, two of my favourites are the Village Carpenter by Walter Rose and The Wheelwrights Shop by George Sturt.
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