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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,[etc.].

Accession number
PML 152714
Published
Norwich [Conn.] : Printed by Thomas Hubbard, 1795.
Credit line
Bequest of Julia P. Wightman, 1994.
Notes
An abridged translation of Secrets concernant les arts et métiers, first published in Philadelphia, 1795, under title: One thousand valuable secrets in the elegant and useful arts.
First printed leaf in library's copy is torn away at top, removing the word 'Valuable' from the title page.
Description
xxii, 240 p. ; 17 cm
Provenance
Leonard E. Lathrop (ownership inscription on front paste-down) ; Livingstons Library no. 236 inscribed on front free endpaper; from the library of Julia P. Wightman.
Binding
Contemporary sheepskin.
Classification
Department