One Thousand Valuable Secrets, in the elegant and useful arts, Collected from the Practice of the best Artists, and containing an Account of the Various Methods. Philadelphia: for B. Davies and T. Stephens, 1795. 12mo (166 x 96 mm). (Some browning, spotting, and staining.) Contemporary sheep, smooth spine gilt, red morocco lettering-piece gilt (upper cover detached). Provenance: John Rowles (signature, University of Virginia, January 27, 1826). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION: "Let the happy citizens of these infant States turn their attention to the useful and elegant arts of peace" (Preface). Sabin 98399.