Abécédaire utile ou Petit tableau des arts et métiers
1801
by PRIMER OF ARTS AND TRADES
1801. [ALPHABET]. PRIMER OF ARTS AND TRADES. Abécédaire utile ou Petit tableau des arts et métiers. 88 pp., including 6 plates containing a total of 24 coloured and engraved figures. 157 x 100 mm., later 19th century binding of marbled paper boards with cloth covered spine, in a new cloth folding box. Leipzig: Gerard Fleischer, 1801. A fine copy of this are and delightful alphabet depicting trades, distinguished by the delicately handcoloured plates. Originally published in Paris, and equally rare.OCLC lists NYPL and Princeton. (Inventory #: 171622)
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