The Country Dyer's Assistant

Brookfield, MA: E. Merriam and Co. [1798]. First edition. 12mo (6.5" x 4"). 139, [5] pp. Index and errata. In contemporary binding of quarter sheep and marbled paper over boards, gilt-stamped titles, rules, and small floral devices to spine, plain endpapers. Rubbing and general wear to covers, chipping to edges and corners, ribbing and small splits at joints; cracking at hinges, rear free endpaper removed, occasional foxing/soiling to text. Still a good, sound copy of the first dyer's manual produced in the United States in an unrestored, contemporary American binding. Evans 33670; Rink 1837 . Good. Hardcover . (Inventory #: 39360)