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The book of trades, or Library of the useful arts.

Accession number
PML 352184
Published
London : Printed for Tabart and Co., 1806-1807.
Credit line
Gift of Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., 1987.
Notes
Parts 1 and 2 originally published in 1804; part 3 originally published in 1805 without an edition statement--cf. Moon.
3 v. ([4], 152 p., [23] leaves of plates, incl. frontispiece; [4], 163 p., [24] leaves of plates, incl. frontispiece; [4], 158, [18] p., [20] leaves of plates, incl. frontispiece).
Vol. 3 has edition statement: A new edition, corrected.
Also published under titles: The book of English trades, and library of the useful arts [1824]; The book of trades; or, Young British tradesman, 1835; The young tradesman; or, Book of English trades, 1839. These later editions differ considerably in text and plates from the present edition.
Advertisements on t.p verso for Tabart and Co. in v. 1 and 2, and on final [18] p. in v. 3.
Printer statement from t.p. verso: v. 1: R. Taylor and Co., printers, 38, Shoe-lane; v. 2: Bernard and Sultzer, printers, Water Lane, Fleet Street; v. 3: Printed by C. Squire, Furnival's-inn-court, Holborn.
Plates dated between 1804 and 1805 in all three volumes.
"[Price three shillings for either of the three parts plain, or four shillings and sixpence for each part with the plates beautifully coloured.]."
Library has v. 2.
Description
3 v. : ill. ; 14 cm
Inscriptions/Markings
"FJ Dodgson"--T.p., in brown ink.
"Lutwidge"--Inside front cover, in pencil.
Provenance
Frances Jane Dodgson; from the Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., Lewis Carroll Collection.
Binding
Red leather spine with marbled paper-covered boards.
Classification
Department