The New Carpenter's Guide: being a Complete Book of Lines for Carpentry and Joinery

Descripción

A very good condition, scarce, early copy of this celebrated book, with all 78 excellent copper-plates present. The sub-title continues: "Treating fully on practical geometry, soffits, brick and plaister groins, niches of every description, sky-lights, lines for roofs and domes; with a great variety of designs for roofs, trussed girders, floors, domes, bridges etc; staircases and hand-rails of various constructions; angle bars for shop fronts etc; and raking mouldings; with many other things entirely new. The whole founded on true geometrical principles; the theory and practice well explained and fully exemplified on 78 copper-plates (all present and many dated June or October 1792) correctly engraved by the author, including some observations and calculations on the strength of timber". The 19th Century half-leather binding is in very good, tight condition, with all hinges secure. The text too is in very good, tight, clean condition, with hardly any foxing. Light age-browning of the blank end papers only. Early owner's signature on top margin of title page. An excellent example of a sought-after book. Size approx 228 x 210mm. 76 pages of text plus the plates. Weight 896g. See photographs attached.

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Detalles bibliográficos

Título

The New Carpenter's Guide: being a Complete Book of Lines for Carpentry and Joinery

Editor

J. Taylor at the Architectural Library, London

Fecha de publicación

1801

Encuadernación

Leather Bound

Edición

3rd Edition

Estado

Very Good

Estado de la sobrecubierta

No Jacket

Catálogos de vendedores

• crafts
• architecture