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VALUABLE SECRETS CONCERNING ARTS AND TRADES. OR, APPROVED DIRECTIONS FROM THE BEST ARTISTS, FOR THE VARIOUS METHODS OF ENGRAVING ON BRASS, COPPER, OR STEEL. OF THE COMPOSITION OF METALS, AND VARNISHES. OF MASTICHS AND CEMENTS, SEALING-WAX, &C. OF COLOURS AND PAINTING, FOR CARRIAGE PAINTERS. OF PAINTING ON PAPER. OF COMPOSITIONS FROM LIMNERS. OF TRANSPARENT COLOURS. HOW TO DYE SKINS OR GLOVES. TO COLOUR OR VARNISH COPPER-PLATE PRINTS. OF PAINTING ON GLASS. OF COLOURS OF ALL SORTS, FOR OIL, WATER, AND CRAYONS. OF THE ART OF GILDING. THE ART OF DYING WOODS, BONES, &C. THE ART OF MOULDING. THE ART OF MAKING WINES. OF THE VARIOUS COMPOSITIONS OF VINEGARS. OF LIQUORS AND ESSENTIAL OILS. OF THE CONFECTIONARY ART. OF TAKING OUT ALL SORTS OF SPOTS AND STAINS. WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING VALUABLE SELECTIONS, IN ADDITION TO, AND NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED IN THIS WORK. THIRD AMERICAN EDITION
by [Trades]
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Woodbridge, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Boston: J. Bumstead's Printing Office, 1798. 12mo. xxiv, [25]-264 pp. Contemporary calf [rubbed and lightly chipped, joints cracked but holding], gilt lettered red spine label [spine ends chipped]. Scattered foxing, light age toning, a few closed tears [no text loss]. Good+.
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The title says it all. This is the third American edition of a useful work on trade secrets, containing hundreds of articles on the array of arts and trades.
THIRD AMERICAN EDITION. Evans 34913. Rink 157. NAIP W028501 [9].
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The title says it all. This is the third American edition of a useful work on trade secrets, containing hundreds of articles on the array of arts and trades.
THIRD AMERICAN EDITION. Evans 34913. Rink 157. NAIP W028501 [9].
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- David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27542
- Title
- VALUABLE SECRETS CONCERNING ARTS AND TRADES. OR, APPROVED DIRECTIONS FROM THE BEST ARTISTS, FOR THE VARIOUS METHODS OF ENGRAVING ON BRASS, COPPER, OR STEEL. OF THE COMPOSITION OF METALS, AND VARNISHES. OF MASTICHS AND CEMENTS, SEALING-WAX, &C. OF COLOURS AND PAINTING, FOR CARRIAGE PAINTERS. OF PAINTING ON PAPER. OF COMPOSITIONS FROM LIMNERS. OF TRANSPARENT COLOURS. HOW TO DYE SKINS OR GLOVES. TO COLOUR OR VARNISH COPPER-PLATE PRINTS. OF PAINTING ON GLASS. OF COLOURS OF ALL SORTS, FOR OIL, WATER, AND CRAYONS. OF THE ART OF GILDING. THE ART OF DYING WOODS, BONES, &C. THE ART OF MOULDING. THE ART OF MAKING WINES. OF THE VARIOUS COMPOSITIONS OF VINEGARS. OF LIQUORS AND ESSENTIAL OILS. OF THE CONFECTIONARY ART. OF TAKING OUT ALL SORTS OF SPOTS AND STAINS. WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING VALUABLE SELECTIONS, IN ADDITION TO, AND NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED IN THIS WORK. THIRD AMERICAN EDITION
- Author
- [Trades]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
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- Publisher
- J. Bumstead's Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1798
- Bookseller catalogs
- AMERICANA;
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David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC
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Woodbridge, Connecticut
About David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC
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- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 12mo
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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