Brown (Richard) The Rudiments of Drawing Cabinet and Upholstery Furniture, first edition, 25 engraved plates, most with aquatint, one hand-coloured and 16 with partial hand-colouring, some light spotting or offsetting, contemporary half calf, spine gilt with black roan label, a little rubbed, upper joint split, [cf.BAL 438, 1835 edition], 4to, for, and sold by the author, 1820.

** Rare work, published at the author's own expense, of this instruction manual and pattern book for furniture designs in a neo-classical manner. The final plates show Brown’s designs for the exterior and interior of a library building, lit by a central skylight in the manner of Sir John Soane, including a fully hand-coloured view of the library’s interior, while the description commends the furniture of the late George Bullock.

Library Hub records only 2 copies of this first edition (Manchester Public Library and the National Library of Scotland); WorldCat adds a copy at the Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art. Collections Jacques Doucet.