The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's drawing-book
Subtitle: in four parts
By: by Thomas Sheraton, cabinet-maker
Contributors: Barlow, Inigo, engraver; Caldwall, James, 1739-1819; Newton, James, 1748-ca. 1804, engraver; Terry, Garnet, engraver; Thornthwaite, A., 18th cent., engraver; Leon, Herbert S. (Herbert Samuel), 1850-1926, former owner
Edition: The second edition, with additional plates.
Publisher: Printed for the author by T. Bensley, and sold by J. Mathews, no. 18, Strand, G. Terry, no. 54, Paternoster-Row, and J.S. Jordan, no. 166, Fleet-Street
Published: 1794
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 446
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Decoration and ornament; Furniture
Notes: Plates signed by T. Sheraton and signed by numerous engravers including G. Terry, J. Cooke, J. Newton, J. Barlow, J. Caldwall, Thornthwaite or G. Barrett.

Signatures: pi1 a-c⁴ [A]² B-P⁴ "Q-Z"⁴ (-"Q-Z"4) Z-3K⁴.

Printed on wove paper. Pages 122-396 misnumbered as 172-446. Most plates are numbered with some duplication in numbering, not explicitly bound in numerical order.

LC copy has signed binding with inkstamp: "Bound by Riviere". Handwritten pencil corrections to pagination missnumberings numbered to 380 p. in error.

LC copy uniformly bound with vol. 2: Sheraton, Thomas. Appendix to the cabinet-maker and upholsterer's drawing-book. London : Printed for the author by T. Bensley, 1796 -- Sheraton, Thomas. An accompaniment to the cabinet-maker and upholsterer's drawing-book. London : Printed by T. Bensley, for the author, [1796?]. Issued together?

LC copy has armorial bookplate mounted on front paste-down for Herbert S. Leon which covers in part another bookplate, owner's name obscured. Partially obscured armorial bookplate has three stags heads and motto: "Je suis prest." (related to Simon Joseph Fraser, 14th Lord (Fraser of) Lovat; 1871-1933 [?]). Has booksellers label of Wm. Helburn, Inc., New York.