The Book of trades, or Library of the useful arts
Subtitle: Part I[-III] : Illustrated with twenty-three copper-plates
Edition: First American edition.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 12173
Publisher: Published by Jacob Johnson, and for sale at his book-stores in Philadelphia, and in Richmond, Virginia. 1807. Dickinson, printer.
Published: 1807
Place of publication: White-Hall [Pa.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Industrial arts; Occupations; Sex role
Notes: Vol. 1: [4], 140 p., [23] leaves of plates ; v. 2: [4], 139, [1] p., [24] leaves of plates ; v. 3: [4], 137, [1] p., [20] leaves of plates. Last page of v. 2 and 3 blank.

Many metal engravings are signed, "W.R." (i.e., William Ralph); some metal engravings in v. 3 are signed, "B." and the frontispiece of v. 3 is signed by Alexander Anderson.

Shaw & Shoemaker 12173

Shaw & Shoemaker 12840

Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 116

Rosenbach, A.S.W. Children's books, 326

Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.