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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Golden Cabinet…1793 American Handicraft Books, 3 parts, illustrated

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The golden cabinet: being the laboratory, or handmade to the arts, containing such branches as useful knowledge, as nearly concerns all kinds of people, from the squire to the peasant: and will afford both profit and delight. Philadelphia: printed and sold by William Spotswood, and H. and P. Rice, market Street. 1793.

Three parts, each with its own title page but continuous pagination.  Page 70 has an illustration in the text. And final page has a list of books available by publisher. Bound in modern cloth. EVANS 25551; Rink, E. Technical Americana, 151; Bookseller's advertisements, pages 135 and 219-[220].

Subjects, topics, etc.  
Pigments—Early works to 1800; Dyes and dyeing -- Paint -- Art and Artists' materials --; Chemistry, Technical --Crafts

Specific sections —Gilding, Japanning; Stains and staining; Varnish and varnishing; Glass manufacture; Cement; Drawing--Technique; Painting; Industrial arts

  • Sold By: John Bale Books LLC
  • Contact Person: Donato Gaeta
  • Country: United States
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