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James W. Burgess

Best known for a detailed nineteenth-century guide to coach-building, this little-documented writer left behind a practical work that opens a window onto the craft of making and maintaining carriages.

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A practical treatise on coach-building historical and descriptive : Containing full information of the various trades and processes involved, with hints on the proper keeping of carriages, &c.

A practical treatise on coach-building historical and descriptive : Containing full information of the various trades and processes involved, with hints on the proper keeping of carriages, &c.

by James W. Burgess

About the author

Very little biographical information about this author could be confirmed from reliable sources available during this search. What can be verified is that James W. Burgess is credited as the author of A Practical Treatise on Coach-Building, Historical and Descriptive, a work preserved by Project Gutenberg.

The book focuses on the trades, processes, and practical care involved in carriage making, suggesting a close familiarity with coach-building as both a craft and an industry. Because trustworthy sources with fuller personal details were not readily available, it is best to remember James W. Burgess through this surviving work and the specialized world it documents.