ONE THOUSAND VALUABLE SECRETS INTO THE ELEGANT AND USEFUL ARTS COLLECTED FROM THE PRACTICE OF THE BEST ARTISTS AND CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE VARIOUS METHODS.

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Place Published: Philadelphia:
Publisher: B. Davies and T. Stephens,
Date Published: 1795
Condition: Hardcover. Good+.
Book Id: 235184

Description

1st U.S. edition, Small 8vo. Full period leather. xxxvi, 377 pp. Tight, covers Good; scuffing to boards, spine well rubbed with most of gilt title label gone, chipping at head of spine, corners bumped, endpapers tanned w/ former owner's names & a few tiny punctures, some light to moderate foxing, one leaf a little loose, small name and date on endpaper. A much better than average copy of this scarce early American imprint, which covers cooking, liquor making, dyeing, fishing, many art techniques and other matters. A much better than average copy of this scarce early American imprint, which covers cooking, liquor making, dyeing, fishing, many art techniques and other matters.