Book/Printed Material A general description of all trades, by which parents, guardians, and trustees, may, with greater ease and certainty, make choice of trades agreeable to the capacity, education, inclination, strength, and fortune of the youth under their care ... To which is prefixed, an essay on divinity, law, and physic

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Title

  • A general description of all trades, by which parents, guardians, and trustees, may, with greater ease and certainty, make choice of trades agreeable to the capacity, education, inclination, strength, and fortune of the youth under their care ... To which is prefixed, an essay on divinity, law, and physic

Names

  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London, Printed for T. Waller, 1747.

Headings

  • -  Occupations--Early works to 1800
  • -  Apprentices--Early works to 1800

Notes

  • -  " ... Containing, I. How many branches each is divided into. II. How far populous, or necessary. III. Which they require most, learning, art, or labour. IV. What is commonly given with an apprentice to each. V. Hours of working, and other customs usual among them. VI. Their wages, and how much may be earned by, or is commonly given to, journey-men. VII. What money is necessary to set up a person in each. VIII. Which are incorporated companies, with the time of their incorporation, livery-fine, situation of their hall, court-day, description of their arms, mottos, &c."
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2530
  • -  English short title catalogue, N6680
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-06-06 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 2 p.l., xxxii, 227 p. 17 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • HF5381 .G4

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • ca17000886

OCLC Number

  • 23633560

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, and Pre-1801 Imprint Collection. A general description of all trades, by which parents, guardians, and trustees, may, with greater ease and certainty, make choice of trades agreeable to the capacity, education, inclination, strength, and fortune of the youth under their care ... To which is prefixed, an essay on divinity, law, and physic. London, Printed for T. Waller, 1747. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/ca17000886/.

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Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection & Pre-1801 Imprint Collection. (1747) A general description of all trades, by which parents, guardians, and trustees, may, with greater ease and certainty, make choice of trades agreeable to the capacity, education, inclination, strength, and fortune of the youth under their care ... To which is prefixed, an essay on divinity, law, and physic. London, Printed for T. Waller. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/ca17000886/.

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Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, and Pre-1801 Imprint Collection. A general description of all trades, by which parents, guardians, and trustees, may, with greater ease and certainty, make choice of trades agreeable to the capacity, education, inclination, strength, and fortune of the youth under their care ... To which is prefixed, an essay on divinity, law, and physic. London, Printed for T. Waller, 1747. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/ca17000886/>.