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London: Printed by W. Brown and A. O'Neil, 1793. Second edition, with additions. Engraved frontispiece 29 copper engraved plates after Shearer and Hepplewhite. xvi, 266 pp + [24] leaves of letterpress tables printed on one side only. 1 vols. 4to. Old quarter calf and boards. Spine rubbed, lower board detached, several plates trimmed just inside plate line with loss of numeral in one plate, otherwise clean internally. Second edition, with additions. Engraved frontispiece 29 copper engraved plates after Shearer and Hepplewhite. xvi, 266 pp + [24] leaves of letterpress tables printed on one side only. 1 vols. 4to. Second edition, with 9 additional plates. Provenance: J. Thomas, Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer, Ock St, Abingdon, (ink stamp in lower margin of title). Kress 15605; ESTC T120479
The Cabinet-Makers London Book of Prices, and Designs of Cabinet-Work in Perspective by (Furniture) London Society of Cabinet-Makers - 1788
by (Furniture) London Society of Cabinet-Makers
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The Cabinet-Makers London Book of Prices, and Designs of Cabinet-Work in Perspective
by (Furniture) London Society of Cabinet-Makers
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London: Sold at the White Swan, Shoe Lane, and the Black Boy, St. Martin's Lane, 1788. First edition. Additional engraved allegorical title and 20 copper-engraved plates (sixteen after Thomas Shearer). [xvi], 143, [1], [4, Price of Doors, Extra Prices of Doors] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Recent quarter calf, red morocco spine label, marbled boards. Dust-soiling to plates, some marginal dust-soiling and spotting and small losses to a few blank corners of letterpress leaves, bookplate. First edition. Additional engraved allegorical title and 20 copper-engraved plates (sixteen after Thomas Shearer). [xvi], 143, [1], [4, Price of Doors, Extra Prices of Doors] pp. 1 vols. 4to. First edition of this work by the journeymen cabinet-makers of London, which lists prices and provides designs for common furniture forms of the period. Subsequent editions followed. This edition is scarce on the market, with no copies appearing at auction since 1981.
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- Format/Binding Additional engraved allegorical title and 20 copper-engraved plates (sixteen after Thomas Shearer). [xvi], 143, [1], [4, Price o
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- Publisher Sold at the White Swan, Shoe Lane, and the Black Boy, St. Martin's Lane
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1788
- Keywords Furniture
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The Cabinet-Makers' London Book of Prices, and Designs of Cabinet-Work,Calculated for the Convenience of Cabinet Makers in General
by (Furniture) [Shearer, Thomas.] The London Society of Cabinet Makers
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