Engraving showing the statue of Queen Anne at Blenhiem Palace (in background), and text of inscription by Sarah Marlborough, dated 1738, with imprint: London, Printed & published ... by R. Walker, in Fleet Lane.
Stamp of the American Antiquarian Society; autograph of Stephen Salisbury, jr.; imperfect: 1 leave of plates wanting. Includes (p. [17]-20): The butterfly's ball and the grasshopper's feast by William Roscoe.
Publisher:
Published by David Longworth at the Dramatic Repos
Priced at 10s. 6d., this is one of the earliest trade manuals to have been printed in England. The plates attempt to provide the reader with an analytical overview of tailoring, a trade usually learned through observation and practice.
Alternative Title:
Comprehensive analysis of beauty and elegance in dress and Taylor’s complete guide
Description:
"N.B. The purchasers of the Taylor’s guide are respectfully informed, that when the work was first put to press, the proprietors intended to have four plates, and in the course of the work have accordingly referred to plates, A, B, C, and D, but when the work was completed, they found the whole of the patterns could be comprised in three large plates, therefore whenever reference is made to plate C for any article, it will be found by examining either plate B or D"--P. [2] at end.