VALUABLE SECRETS IN ARTS AND TRADES. CONTAINING DIRECTIONS FROM THE BEST ARTISTS...WITH ABOVE FIVE HUNDRED VALUABLE MODERN RECEIPTS; FORMING A GREAT VARIETY OF USEFUL ARTICLES, COLLECTED FROM THE LATEST EUROPEAN PUBLICATIONS. By a Friend to American Manufactures.
Boston: Published by J. Norman, 1814. [2],xiv,179pp. Contemporary calf, spine gilt with leather label. Binding moderately rubbed, ink stamps on fore edges. Contemporary ownership inscription on titlepage; top corner of titlepage torn away with no loss of text. Light foxing and soiling. Good plus. An interesting compendium of trade secrets.....