THE DYER'S COMPANION; IN TWO PARTS.
New-London, CT: Cady & Eells, (1806). 12mo. contemporary tree sheep, leather spine label, gilt on spine. viii, 9-118, (2), 75, (7) pages. Shaw-Shoemaker 9955; Rink 1841. Preface, index, errata. First edition of the second original American dyeing book, preceded only by Ellis's Country Dyer's Assistant (1798). First part focus on the dyeing of cloth, the second on leather, wood, and other materials. The second edition published in 1815 turns up in the trade, but the..... READ MORE about THE DYER'S COMPANION; IN TWO PARTS
Price: $1,250.00 Order nr. 129211