The Domestic Manufacturer's Assistant and Family Directory, in the Arts of Weaving and Dyeing ... a Plain System of Directions ... Cotton and Woolen Goods ....

Utica: William Williams, 1817. First Edition. Full contemporary calf; gilt ruled spine with leather label.. Very good; some toning.. 12mo, 204 pp. Illustrated throughout. The errata is affixed to the rear pastedown. The pagination in the K signature is erratic, but complete.

First edition, uncommon. This was one of the more useful of early 19th-century craft manuals. It is especially valuable for its material on weaving and for its patterns of coverlets and carpets. S & S #40323; Rink #3307; Edelstein Catalogue 2856. Ames & Ward: “Information in the text includes instructions for weaving, dyeing, and sizing wool and cotton, as well as descriptions of some of the cloth being woven in that period.”- Decorative Arts...an annotated bibliography, p. 272