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VALUABLE SECRETS IN ARTS AND TRADES. CONTAINING DIRECTIONS FROM THE BEST ARTISTS...WITH ABOVE...

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.

[Arts]:

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...

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ARTE DE LOS METALES, EN QUE SE ENSEÑA EL VERDADERO BENEFICIO DE LOS DE ORO Y PLATA POR AZOGUE,...

ARTE DE LOS METALES, EN QUE SE ENSEÑA EL VERDADERO BENEFICIO DE LOS DE ORO Y PLATA POR AZOGUE, EL MODO DE FUNDIRLOS TODOS, Y COMO SE HAN DE REFINAR Y APARTAR UNOS DE OTROS.

Barba, Alvaro Alonso:

Lima: Imprenta de los Huerfanos, 1817. [4],271,[7]pp. Several errors in pagination. Small quarto. Ex-lib. Contemporary limp vellum. Vellum lightly soiled. Dampstaining to first two leaves, some minor soiling. Very good. The first Latin American and only Lima printing of this celebrated treatise on mining and metallurgy. First published in Madrid...

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EXTENSIVE ARCHIVE OF SERVICE REPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS, BOTH PRINTED AND MANUSCRIPT, FROM THE...

[EXTENSIVE ARCHIVE OF SERVICE REPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS, BOTH PRINTED AND MANUSCRIPT, FROM THE EARLY DAYS OF THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY].

[Bell Telephone Company]: Maynard, George C.:

Washington & Boston. 1877-1882. Approximately 150 documents comprising 250pp., plus one CARTE DE VISITE. Mostly quarto and octavo sheets. Some light wear. Near fine. A remarkable archive of service reports and other documents related to the Bell Telephone Company, from the papers of George C. Maynard (1839-1918), related to his...

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BRIEF VIEW OF THE SYSTEM OF INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA; CONTAINING A...

BRIEF VIEW OF THE SYSTEM OF INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA; CONTAINING A GLANCE AT ITS RISE, PROGRESS, RETARDATION, - THE DIFFICULTIES IT UNDERWENT, - ITS PRESENT STATE, - AND ITS FUTURE PROSPECTS.

Carey, Mathew:

Philadelphia: Lydia R. Bailey, 1831. 36pp. Dbd. Lightly foxed. About very good. Second edition, published the same year as the first. An essay by Philadelphia publisher Mathew Carey on the subject of "internal improvements" such as canals, roads, and railways. Published by order of the Society for the Promotion of...

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MEMOIR OF A MECHANIC. BEING A SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF TIMOTHY CLAXTON, WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. TOGETHER...

MEMOIR OF A MECHANIC. BEING A SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF TIMOTHY CLAXTON, WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. TOGETHER WITH MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.

Claxton, Timothy:

Boston. 1839. [2],179,8pp. plus frontispiece. Contemporary calf, spine gilt, leather label. Extremities rubbed, front hinge tender. Contemporary bookplate on front pastedown. Light scattered foxing. About very good. An interesting work on early American technology, the autobiography of Timothy Claxton, English mechanic and inventor. Claxton spent several years in America, during...

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G. & D. COOK & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF CARRIAGES, NEW HAVEN, CONN. G. D. Cook, Co

G. & D. COOK & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF CARRIAGES, NEW HAVEN, CONN.

Cook, G.D. & Co.:

[New Haven]: T.J. Stafford, [ 1859]. 97pp. plus frontispiece. Oblong. Original brown cloth stamped in blind and gilt. Cloth lightly faded, extremities lightly worn. Front inner hinge cracked. Minor wear and soiling to text, heaviest to titlepage. Very good. Handsomely illustrated catalogue of carriage-maker G. & D. Cook & Co...

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SAMUEL G. CORNELL'S PATENT FOR MANUFACTURING PIPES OR TUBES OF LEAD OR ANY OTHER METAL [cover...

SAMUEL G. CORNELL'S PATENT FOR MANUFACTURING PIPES OR TUBES OF LEAD OR ANY OTHER METAL [cover title].

[Cornell, Samuel G.]:

[Washington. 1847]. 14pp. plus folding plate. Original printed wrappers, rear cover lacking, stitched as issued. Moderate staining to lower edge of text. Good. Patent issued to Samuel G. Cornell of Greenwich, Ct. for the invention of "a new and useful improvement in lead pipe machinery." Includes the description of Cornell's...

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C. TOBEY'S PATENT BARK MILL [caption title]. Luther Gale

C. TOBEY'S PATENT BARK MILL [caption title].

[Gale, Luther]:

New York: John C. Totten, [ 1813]. Broadside, 11 1/2 x 18 inches. Light fold lines. Minor edge wear and foxing. Expertly matted, and protected with mylar sheet. A broadside announcement advertising Luther Gale's purchase of Cornelius Tobey's patent for an improved bark mill. The bark was used by tanners...

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TO ALL TO WHOM THESE LETTERS PATENT SHALL COME: WHEREAS LUTHER...

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TO ALL TO WHOM THESE LETTERS PATENT SHALL COME: WHEREAS LUTHER GALE, A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES, HATH ALLEGED THAT HE HAS INVENTED A NEW AND USEFUL IMPROVEMENT IN THE BARK MILL...[caption title].

[Gale, Luther]:

[Np, but likely Washington. 1813]. Broadside, 11 1/2 x 18 inches. Large woodcut seal of the United States in upper blank margin. Backed with tissue paper. Light fold lines, light foxing. Good. Expertly matted, and protected with Mylar sheet. This copy bears the faint signature in the lower margin of...

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CORRECTIONS TO THE PAPERS ON THE COAST SURVEY, PUBLISHED IN THE PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF...

CORRECTIONS TO THE PAPERS ON THE COAST SURVEY, PUBLISHED IN THE PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF PHILADELPHIA.

Hassler, F. R.:

New York. 1826. 13pp. Dbd. Slight foxing, very good. Untrimmed. An addendum to Hassler's report which was published in 1820. Hassler was a noted geodesist and scientist who initiated the U.S. Coast Survey. This pamphlet is the addendum to his first reports published before 1818, when the legislation for the...

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THE CABINET-MAKER AND UPHOLSTERER'S GUIDE; OR, REPOSITORY OF DESIGNS FOR EVERY ARTICLE OF...

THE CABINET-MAKER AND UPHOLSTERER'S GUIDE; OR, REPOSITORY OF DESIGNS FOR EVERY ARTICLE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, IN THE NEWEST AND MOST APPROVED TASTE....

Hepplewhite, Alice: Hepplewhite, George:

London: I and J. Taylor, [ 1789]. iv,24,[2]pp. plus 127 plates (including one double-page plate, counted as two in numbering). Folio. 20th-century red morocco, gilt, dentelles, a.e.g. Corners slightly bumped. Bookplates on front pastedown. Internally clean; one plate neatly repaired in the margin. A near fine copy. A key furniture...

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THE BUILDER'S GUIDE; OR A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE SEVERAL ORDERS OF GRECIAN AND ROMAN...

THE BUILDER'S GUIDE; OR A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE SEVERAL ORDERS OF GRECIAN AND ROMAN ARCHITECTURE, TOGETHER WITH THE GOTHIC STYLE OF BUILDING...ILLUSTRATED AND EMBELLISHED WITH SEVENTY FOLIO PLATES, DRAWN ON A LARGE SCALE.

Hills, Chester:

Hartford: D.W. Kellogg, 1834. Two volumes in one. [3]-20; 55pp., plus thirty-six and thirty-two (of thirty-four) plates. Large folio. Modern half green morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Titlepage to second volume with loss along fore edge and several small closed tears; laid down on later paper. Several leaves with...

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THE BUILDER'S GUIDE; OR A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE SEVERAL ORDERS OF GRECIAN AND ROMAN...

THE BUILDER'S GUIDE; OR A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE SEVERAL ORDERS OF GRECIAN AND ROMAN ARCHITECTURE, TOGETHER WITH THE GOTHIC STYLE OF BUILDING...ILLUSTRATED AND EMBELLISHED WITH SEVENTY FOLIO PLATES, DRAWN ON A LARGE SCALE.

Hills, Chester:

Hartford: D.W. Kellogg, 1834. Two volumes in one. 20pp., plus thirty-six plates; 55pp., plus thirty- four plates. Large folio. Contemporary three-quarter calf and marbled boards, skillfully rebacked. Boards rubbed, edges worn. Contemporary ownership inscription on front free endpaper and titlepage, three institutional stamps across lower edge of titlepage, plus another...

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VIEW OF THE PRACTICABILITY AND MEANS OF SUPPLYING THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA WITH WHOLESOME WATER....

VIEW OF THE PRACTICABILITY AND MEANS OF SUPPLYING THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA WITH WHOLESOME WATER. IN A LETTER TO JOHN MILLER, ESQUIRE, FROM HENRY LATROBE, ENGINEER. DECEMBER 29th, 1798.

Latrobe, Benjamin Henry:

Philadelphia: Zachariah Poulson, 1799. 20pp. Modern brown cloth, spine gilt. Small stain to titlepage, else quite clean. Very good plus. A very early work on urban water supply. Latrobe herein states in concise form his scheme for providing the city of Philadelphia with a supply of pure water. Philadelphia was...

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HISTOIRE CELESTE, OU RECUEIL TOUTES LES OBSERVATIONS ASTRONOMIQUES FAITES PAR ORDRE DU ROY....

HISTOIRE CELESTE, OU RECUEIL TOUTES LES OBSERVATIONS ASTRONOMIQUES FAITES PAR ORDRE DU ROY....

Le Monnier, Pierre Charles:

Paris: Briasson, 1741. [10],xcii,368,[2]pp. plus seven plates. Quarto. Contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, leather label. Extremities rubbed. Library ink stamp on titlepage and verso. Light foxing to first and last few leaves. Very good. Le Monnier (1715-99) - a professor at the College Royal and a member of the Royal...

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PRINTED TRADE ADVERTISEMENT TESTIFYING TO THE SUPERIORITY OF AMERICAN FLUID OVER REGULAR OIL]....

[PRINTED TRADE ADVERTISEMENT TESTIFYING TO THE SUPERIORITY OF AMERICAN FLUID OVER REGULAR OIL].

[Leather Dressing]: [Manufactures]:

[London. 1813]. [1]p., measuring 6 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches. Lightly creased, very minor soiling. Near fine. A trade advertisement declaiming "The superiority of the American Fluid over oil," as manufactured and distributed by W. Webb of 46 King Street. The advertisement contains a testimony from an officer at the...

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A BILL TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC ROADS IN NORTH CAROLINA. North Carolina

A BILL TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC ROADS IN NORTH CAROLINA.

[North Carolina]:

Raleigh. 1850. [97]-103pp. Dbd. Foxed. Good. North Carolina State Senate Document No. 23. This bill created the office of superintendent of public roads in each county, and authorized him to take charge of the repair and maintenance of public roads, under pain of indictment and imprisonment.

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THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES AND CANADA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NEW ENGLAND....

THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES AND CANADA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NEW ENGLAND.

Scudder, Samuel Hubbard:

Cambridge: Published by the Author, 1889. Three volumes. [1],xxiv,766pp. plus color frontispiece portrait; [1],x,[1],[767]-1774pp. plus folding map and tinted frontispiece portrait; [1],vi,[1],[1775]-1958pp. plus eighty-nine plates (ten in color), each with corresponding text leaf, two color folding maps, one color map with corresponding text leaf, and engraved frontispiece portrait. Quarto. Later.....

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RURAL ARCHITECTURE: CONSISTING OF CLASSIC DWELLINGS, DORIC, IONIC, CORINTHIAN AND GOTHIC, AND...

RURAL ARCHITECTURE: CONSISTING OF CLASSIC DWELLINGS, DORIC, IONIC, CORINTHIAN AND GOTHIC, AND DETAILS CONNECTED WITH EACH OF THE ORDERS; EMBRACING PLANS, ELEVATIONS PARALLEL AND PERSPECTIVE, SPECIFICATIONS, ESTIMATES, FRAMING, etc. FOR PRIVATE HOUSES AND CHURCHES.

Shaw, Edward:

Boston. 1843. 108pp., plus fifty-two plates. Quarto. Contemporary calf, gilt leather label. Rear hinge repaired, front hinge starting. Extremities rubbed. Ownership ink stamp on front pastedown, titlepage and following leaf. Minor foxing. Very good. Shaw, a native of Manchester, New Hampshire, and architect of several important churches there, was author...

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THE GOLDEN CABINET: BEING THE LABORATORY, OR HANDMAID TO THE ARTS. CONTAINING SUCH BRANCHES OF...

THE GOLDEN CABINET: BEING THE LABORATORY, OR HANDMAID TO THE ARTS. CONTAINING SUCH BRANCHES OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE, AS NEARLY CONCERNS ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE, FROM THE SQUIRE TO THE PEASANT: AND WILL AFFORD BOTH PROFIT AND DELIGHT. [IN THREE PARTS].

[Technical Americana]:

Philadelphia: William Spotswood, and H. and P. Rice, 1793. [2],iv,iv,vi,219,[1]pp. 12mo. Contemporary calf, spine gilt, leather label. Extremities rubbed, boards slightly bowed. Contemporary inscriptions on rear pastedown. Text lightly tanned. About very good. Presumed first American edition, likely reprinted from an English text. The second and third parts have separate.....

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SHIPPING CASUALTIES (LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP "TITANIC.") REPORT OF A FORMAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE...

SHIPPING CASUALTIES (LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP "TITANIC.") REPORT OF A FORMAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES ATTENDING THE FOUNDERING ON 15th APRIL, 1912, OF THE BRITISH STEAMSHIP "TITANIC" OF LIVERPOOL, AFTER STRIKING ICE....

[Titanic]:

London. 1912. [2],74pp. Folio. Dbd. Minor wear. Very good. In a blue cloth folder. Uncommon first edition of the official report on the sinking of the Titanic, providing a full accounting of the ship's technical specifications, its journey, and the disaster which took it to the bottom of the North...

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JOINERS' TOOLS, MANUFACTURED BY JOHN J. BOWLES, MAIN- STREET, HARTFORD, CONN. [caption title]....

JOINERS' TOOLS, MANUFACTURED BY JOHN J. BOWLES, MAIN- STREET, HARTFORD, CONN. [caption title].

[Trade Catalogue Broadside]: Bowles, John J.:

[Hartford, Ct. ca. 1840]. Broadside, 12 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches. Folio. Some very minor foxing. Near fine. A rare broadside trade catalog, or price list, for joiners' tools made by a manufacturer in Hartford, Connecticut. Bowles was at this address from 1839 to 1841. The major portion of the...

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OBSERVATIONS ON THE PROPOSED STATE ROAD, FROM HUDSON'S RIVER, NEAR THE CITY OF HUDSON, TO LAKE...

OBSERVATIONS ON THE PROPOSED STATE ROAD, FROM HUDSON'S RIVER, NEAR THE CITY OF HUDSON, TO LAKE ERIE, BY THE OLEOUT, CATHARINE'S, BATH, AND GRAY'S SETTLEMENT, ON THE WESTERN BOUNDS OF STEUBEN COUNTY.

[Williamson, Charles]:

New York. 1800. 18pp. Lacks map. Stitched as issued. Some light wear and soiling. A few later pencil marks on titlepage. Very good. Attributed by Evans to Charles Williamson, a Scottish emigrant to America who surveyed a large portion of Steuben County, New York and helped establish the town of...

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SECRET COMPOSITION OF LIQUOR, TO TAKE THE YOLK, ANIMAL OIL, OR GREASE FROM WOOL OR CLOTH MADE...

SECRET COMPOSITION OF LIQUOR, TO TAKE THE YOLK, ANIMAL OIL, OR GREASE FROM WOOL OR CLOTH MADE FROM THE FLEECE AS TAKEN FROM THE SHEEP [caption title].

[Wool Cleaning]: [American Manufactures]:

[N.p., but possibly Massachusetts. n.d., but ca. 1810-1820]. Broadside, 7 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches. Old folds. Separated at center fold, minor soiling. Contemporary manuscript notations. Else about very good. A recipe for removing the grease or lanolin from wool, with contemporary notations amending the recipe. The recipe reads, in...

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YALE SENIOR INSPECTION TRIP FOR MECHANICAL AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS. March 27 - April 3, 1929...

YALE SENIOR INSPECTION TRIP FOR MECHANICAL AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS. March 27 - April 3, 1929 [typescript title].

[Yale University]: Dunning, A.R.:

[New Haven. 1929]. [3],66,[3] leaves, plus two inserted sections of typed notes, eleven leaves containing programs or pamphlets, two leaves containing four photo-postcards, and one large photograph. Original blue cloth. Front hinge heavily cracked, cloth fraying, board nearly detached. Corners heavily worn. Contemporary manuscript corrections to typescript. Internally clean. Most...

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