The HAND - BOOK Of USEFUL And ORNAMENTAL AMUSEMENTS And ACCOMPLISHMENTS,; Including Flower Making, Engraving, Etching, Painting in All Its Styles, Modelling, Carving in Wood, Ivory, and Shell, Also Fancy Work of Every Description. By A Lady

[Mid-19th C. Woman's Reference Book]. Hurman, Dinah [b. 1831] - Former Owner

Published by Smith Elder and Co, London, 1845

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xviii, 315, [1], 24 pp. 24 page publisher catalogue, dated January 1845, at rear. 6 inserted lithographic plates. Intratextual cuts. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 4-7/8" At the time of cataloguing, we find OCLC records 10 holding institutions, of which 6 are in the US; no other copies on the market. Slight lean, modest wear, usual bit of foxing, po name label [Dinah Hurman] to ffep. Bookseller ticket [F. G. Dowty / Bridgewater] to front paste-down. Withal, a pleasing VG+ copy. Original publisher's terra-cotta cloth binding with decorative gilt stamping to spine & gilt stamped device to front board. AEG. Seller Inventory # 50114

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The HAND - BOOK Of USEFUL And ORNAMENTAL ...
Publisher: Smith Elder and Co, London
Publication Date: 1845
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition.

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