Designs of Chinese buildings, furniture, dresses, machines, and utensils
By: engraved by the best hands, from the originals drawn in China by Mr. Chambers, architect ... ; to which is annexed a description of their temples, houses, gardens, &c
Contributors: Haberkorn, John, printer; Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784; Donald and Mary Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson (Houghton Library); Goldberg, Gerald M., former owner
Publisher: Published for the author, and sold by him next door to Tom's Coffee-house, Russel-Street, Convent-Garden: also by Mess. Dodsley, in Pall Mall; Mess. Wilson and Durham, Mr. A. Millar, in the Strand, and Mr. R. Willock, in Cornhill
Published: 1757
Place of publication: London
Language: eng; fre
Number of pages: 19
Subjects: Architecture; Early works to 1800; Costume; Gardens
Other titles: Desseins des edifices, meubles, habits, machines, et ustenciles des chinois
Notes: In 2 pts., with English text followed by French text.

Pt. 2 has separate title page: Desseins des edifices, meubles, habits, machines, et ustenciles des chinois / gravés sur les originaux dessinés à la Chine par Mr. Chambers, architecte ... ; auxquels est ajoutée une description de leurs temples, de leurs maisons, de leurs jardins, &c. A Londres, De l'imprimerie de J. Haberkorn, dans Gerrard-Street; se vend chez l'auteur, à coté du Caffé de Tom en Russel-Street, Covent-Garden; & chez A. Millar & J. Nourse, libraires das le Strand, MDCCLVII.

[Signatures: [3 unsigned leaves] a1 b1 A1 B1 C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 H1 I1 [1 unsigned leaf] ²[2 unsigned leaves] a1 b1 A1 B1 C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 H1 I1 K1 .

Subscribers' list, p. [5]-[6], 1st group.

The first two or three paragraphs of the preface, and possibly the chapter "Of the art of laying out gardens among the Chinese" were written by Samuel Johnson. Cf. Fleeman.

Cf. Fleeman, J.D.  Samuel Johnson, 57.5CA/1 and 57.5CA/2.