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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- Condition
- Old quarter calf and boards. Spine rubbed, lower board detached, several plates trimmed just inside plate line with loss of nume
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About This Item
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
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- 315883
- Title
- The Cabinet-Makers' London Book of Prices, and Designs of Cabinet-Work,Calculated for the Convenience of Cabinet Makers in General
- Author
- (Furniture) [Shearer, Thomas.] The London Society of Cabinet Makers
- Format/Binding
- Engraved frontispiece 29 copper engraved plates after Shearer and Hepplewhite. xvi, 266 pp + [24] leaves of letterpress tables p
- Book Condition
- Used - Old quarter calf and boards. Spine rubbed, lower board detached, several plates trimmed just inside plate line with loss of nume
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition, with additions
- Publisher
- Printed by W. Brown and A. O'Neil
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1793
- Keywords
- Furniture | British
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- History, Travel & Geography; Art, Architecture & Design;
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