The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's drawing-book. In three parts. By Thomas Sheraton, cabinet-maker (Vol I)

Description

With a final errata leaf.


With 4 subscribers lists: after the contents, at end of first part, after the Appendix, and after the Accompaniment.


In 3 parts: Part I dated 1791, Part II (vol ii on title page) dated 1794, with Appendix dated 1793 (54 pages), and Accompaniment (27 pages), both of which have separate title pages, pagination, and register [first edition].


Vol. II consists entirely of plates [112] plus frontispiece by Sheraton and Hawkins; other plates engraved by J Cooke, J Newton, J Barlow, G Terry, Thornthwaite, Towes, G Barrett, J Caldwall.


Bedford copy A076 is an incomplete pattern book comprising 20 plates from 1st edition of Sheraton's Drawing book, and 30 from 1st edition of the Appendix.


Bedford Collection A688 (another copy) is only 1 volume comprising: frontispiece, 3 parts with no additional title pages (matching the first edition), and Appendix to the drawing book, 1793, 60 pages [see ESTC T189957], A descriptive index to the appendix (second edition), also A descriptive index to the accompaniment and An accompaniment to the cabinet-maker and upholsterer's drawing-book, 24 pages. Plates interleaved.


Published in parts.


Indexed in: ESTC

Features

Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection A688: several loose notes in John Bedford hand noting the differences in plates in the appendix between this copy and A075 (2 vols, first edition).


Bindings


Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection A075: re-backed[?], contemporary brown reverse calf, blind tooled.


Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection A076: contemporary half red morocco, marbled paper over boards.


Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection A688: contemporary full mottled calf, gold tooled on covers and spine, brown marbled endpapers.

Provenance

Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection A075 (2 vols): From the John Evan Bedford Library, gifted in 2019. Twenty-first-century pictorial bookplate on front pastedown: John Evan Bedford. Former reference: FEo/11 (2 vols).


Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection A076: From the John Evan Bedford Library, gifted in 2019. Twenty-first-century pictorial bookplate on front pastedown: John Evan Bedford. Former reference: FEo/19. Eighteenth-century bookplate on front pastedown: James Newton, upholsterer, cabinet-maker, appraiser and undertaker, 63 Wardour Street, Soho [i.e. James Newton (1760-1829), cabinet-maker]. His bookplate engraved by Macky. MS. annotation in John Bedford's hand on front flyleaf : 53 plates, 20 from 1st ed of Sheraton's Drawing book, 30 from 1st ed of the appendix to., front two endpapers watermarked 1794.


Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection A688 (1 vol only): From the John Evan Bedford Library, gifted in 2019. Twenty-first-century pictorial bookplate on front flyleaf: John Evan Bedford. No former reference given.

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