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Framingham, MA: Dennison Manufacturing Co, 1922. PB. good, wraps (softcover). B&W and color illustrations. 24pp.

Framingham, MA: Dennison Manufacturing Co.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1922. Softcover. Spine has a small tear to the lower end. Covers have very slight edge wear. Rear cover has very slight creasing. ; 24 pages .

Dennison Manufacturing Co.. Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated. Stapled spine. Light edgewear. Light rubbing. Light soiling. mostly to exterior. There is a name inked or penciled in top, right corner of front cover.

Framingham, MA: Dennison Manufacturing Co.. Very Good-. 1922. Soft Cover. Soft cover is stapled wraps. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with dozens of b/w drawings and photographs, and a two page color display in the center, for the 'Colors of Dennison Wax Deluxe and Letter Wax'. "The development of sealing wax for decorative purposes is growing all of the time and new uses are being discovered and new designs are constantly being created". ; B&W and color Illustrations; 5 x 8; 24 pages; Cover has rubbing/scuffing, sunning, shelf wear, small wear marks. Pages have minor, shallow creases, signs of careful use. .

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Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Boston: J. Bumstead's Printing Office, 1798. 12mo. xxiv, [25]-264 pp. Contemporary calf [rubbed and lightly chipped, joints cracked but holding], gilt lettered red spine label [spine ends chipped]. Scattered foxing, light age toning, a few closed tears [no text loss]. Good+. . The title says it all. This is the third American edition of a useful work on trade secrets, containing hundreds of articles on the array of arts and trades. THIRD AMERICAN EDITION. Evans 34913. Rink 157. NAIP W028501 [9].

Boston: From J. Bumstead's Printing Office, 1798.. xxiv,[25]-264pp. 12mo. Contemporary calf, rebacked, with slightly too flashy spine label. Scattered and significant browning and foxing, occasional marginal nicks and chips, a few scattered light stains, 1802 gift inscription on somewhat stained blank prelim, private name stamp in upper margin of title; just a good, sound copy. Denoted the "Third American Edition" of an English translation of SECRETS CONCERNANT LES ARTS ET METIERS, published originally in London in 1775. ESTC records a Norwich, CT printing in 1795, but no other North American printing that would serve as the other precedent. The usual substantial collection of recipes for edibles and drinkables, formulae for painting, etching, cleaning, dying and other household needs, along with modes of preserving fruits. ESTC locates 14 copies. ESTC W28501. EVANS 34913. RINK 157.

Norwich [CT]: Thomas Hubbard, 1795. Contemporary calf [rubbed and chipped, but tightly bound]. 22, 240pp. Scattered light spotting, Good+. The title says it all. This is the first American edition of a useful work on trade secrets, containing hundreds of articles on the array of arts and trades. It originally issued from London in 1775. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Evans 29243. Lowenstein 10. Rink 155. Trumbull 1543.

Norwich, [Conn.]: Printed by Thomas Hubbard, 1795. Early and possibly first American edition (also issued in the same year with a Philadelphia imprint). [2], xxii, 240 pp. 12mo. Contemporary calf, usual wear, morocco spine label chipped. Early and possibly first American edition (also issued in the same year with a Philadelphia imprint). [2], xxii, 240 pp. 12mo. Selections from Secrets Concernant les Arts et Metiers, The English translation first published in London 1775. An early work to be published in America on the subject, particularly the section regarding copper and steel engraving. Also issued in Philadelphia the same year under the title One Thousand Valuable Secrets. Evans 29243; Trumbull, J. H. Connecticut,1543; Rink, E. Technical Americana, 155; Lowenstein, E. American cookery (3rd ed.),10; Sabin, 98399; ESTC W2441; JCB Library, The colonial scene, p. 63