The Arcana Of Arts And Sciences, Or, Farmers' & Mechanics' Manual: Containing A Great Variety Of Valuable Receipts And Useful Discoveries, In The Various Departments Of Human Knowledge, Many Of Which Were Never Before Published
J. Grayson, Washington, PA, 1824.
First Printing
Book is FAIR (legible but well worn; loose hinges; writing in ink and pencil on pastedowns and endpapers ; 1st page of table of contents has been either trimmed or bound in about 1/2" at bottom with apparently loss of two lines of text; waviness to pages; other flaws
348 pages of arcane early American husbandry
THIS IS A VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT BOOK OF INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE IN EARLY AMERICA. IT IS DEDICATED TO THE CITIZENS OF THE WESTERN COUNTRY. IT WAS PRINTED IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Contents include:
AGRICULTURE, DYING, BLEACHING, ART OF PREPARING AND MIXING COLORS, STAINING WOOD AND OTHER ITEMS, VARNISHES, METALS, BRONZING, JAPANNING, ENAMELING, ENAMEL PAINTING, TEMPERING EDGE TOOLS, CEMENTS, CRUCIBLES, ENGRAVING, ETCHING, TANNING OF LEATHER, DISTILLING, GLASS MAKING, VARIOUS RECEIPTS, FRUIT TREES, JEWELERS SECRETS, GRAZING, STOCK, SHEEP, HORSES, ETC
A search of eBay found one copy at $2500. ABE shows three in the $500 range
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