Published by London, : Sold by Benjamin White, No. 63, Fleet-Street; Henry Payne, and James Dodsley, Pall-Mall; and Charles Dilly, No. 22, Poultry, Booksellers, circa 1773-1780, 1780
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. [24] pp. With 16 engraved plates. 22.5x28 cm (9x11"), rebound in pigskin-backed and -cornered marbled paper-covered boards, spine tooled in gilt. .Includes: Common stage' (the title taken from within the headpiece). 'Weighing engines for hogsheads.'. 'Directions for using the double-knife chaff-cutter'. Reference to the drill plough and horse hoe'. Dated June 10,1777. 'Reference to Mr. Ducket's trenching plough'. 'Reference to the jointed horse rake'. 'Reference to the winnowing machine'. 'Reference to the hand-mills'. 'Reference to the rolling carts, waggons, and cart rollers'. 'A list of some other articles that are usually made, and may be seen at Mr. Sharp's manufactory in Tooley-Street'.Condition:Some rubbing and wear; extensive paper restoration to leaves and plates with some loss to text; plates professionally mounted on support sheets; good.This is one of the books owned by George Washington: See website for George Washington's Mount Vernon.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1113060211.