On front paste-down of An account of the con­sti­tu­tion and present state of Great Britain, pub­lished in Lon­don by John New­bery

“The Pur­chasers of Books bound in the Vel­lum man­ner are desired to observe that they are sewed much bet­ter than the Books which are bound in Leather; open eas­ier at the Back, and are not so liable to warp in being read. If by any Acci­dent the Cov­ers should be stained or rubbed they may be new cov­ered for a Penny, an advan­tage that can not be reme­died in Leather ; so that this method of Bind­ing is not only cheaper but it is
pre­sumed will be found more use­ful.
    The only Motive for try­ing this Exper­i­ment was to adopt a Sub­sti­tute for Leather which was greatly enhanced in its Price, either by an increased Con­sump­tion, or of Monop­oly; how far that pur­pose will be answered, must be sub­mit­ted to the Deter­mi­na­tion of the Reader.
    In the course of five Years, upwards of Four­teen Thou­sand Vol­umes have been sold bound in this Man­ner, and not One Hun­dred of them have been returned to be new cov­ered; a suf­fi­cient Proof of its Util­ity and the Appro­ba­tion of the Public.

       St. Paul’s Church­yard, Sept. 22, 1774.

❧ An account of the con­sti­tu­tion and present state of Great Britain, together with a view of its trade, pol­icy, and inter­est, respect­ing other nations & of the prin­ci­pal curiosi­ties of Great Britain and Ire­land. Lon­don, Printed for New­bery and Car­nan [177-?]. Call num­ber (EX) DA620 .A5 1770z ❧