Philadelphia, PA: M. Carey and Son, 1819. 8vo. original paper-covered board back cover only; others missing. xvi, (9)-280 pages. First edition (Shaw and Shoemaker 49094; Sabin 62041; Rink, Technical Americana 3014). Preface, index, Thirteen essays dealing with the question of manufacturing in the United States and the need for protective tariffs. A supplement to the text includes petitions to the U.S. Congress on the subject, with one from the Society for the Promotion of American.....
N.P. n.p., n.d. folio. modern stiff paper wrappers. 3 leaves. These are the famous illustrations of French box making and gaufrering technique from the 1765 Diderot-D'Alembert Encycolpédie. Two plates and the instructive text for the plates on a separate sheet. Modern wrappers.
