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Valuable Secrets in Arts, Trades, &c., Selected from the Best Authors. And Adapted to the Situation of the United States

Valuable Secrets in Arts, Trades, &c., Selected from the Best Authors. And Adapted to the Situation of the United States

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Valuable Secrets in Arts, Trades, &c., Selected from the Best Authors. And Adapted to the Situation of the United States

by [Arts]

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New York: Published by Evert Duyckinck, 1809. Hardcover. 380pp + 18pp index. Contemporary full sheepskin with red leather label lettered in gold on the spine. Includes sections on the art of engraving; on metals; on the composition of varnishes; on manufacturing glass; on colors and painting; on gilding; on casting in moulds; on the secrets of wine, liquors and essential oils; on the confectionary business; on the art of preparing snuff; on taking out spots and stains; on distilling and on brewing. Also includes essays on domestic and rural economy, agriculture, medical receipts and more. Lacks title page. Several owners' names on endpapers and flyleafs, leather is well worn, text block is foxed throughout. A fair copy. Sabin 98401. ; Octavo.

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Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
37112
Title
Valuable Secrets in Arts, Trades, &c., Selected from the Best Authors. And Adapted to the Situation of the United States
Author
[Arts]
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used
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Publisher
Published by Evert Duyckinck
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1809
Keywords
ANTIQUARIAN, NON-FICTION, AMERICANA, TRADES, ARTS, BREWING
Bookseller catalogs
Antiquarian; General Non-Fiction; Americana;

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Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Fair
is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
Foxed
Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Text Block
Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Title Page
A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Octavo
Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...

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