The Practical House Carpenter; Or, Youth s Instructor: Containing a Great Variety of Useful Designs in Carpentry and Architecture

Pain, William

Verlag: J.Taylor, London, 1815

Beschreibung

London, printed for J.Taylor, 1815. 8th edition. Small quarto. 34 text pages describing the plates which are distributed as single pages throughout the volume. Illustrated with 148 plates (6 of which are folding) numbered 1-146 along with 2 un-numbered plates. The list of plates calls for 145 plates but the title page calls for 148. A Regency-era edition of this hugely influential builder s and carpenter s pattern book first published in 1788 and especially popular as a reference work in the US. The plates comprehensively illustrate all aspects of contemporary building design with diagrams and reference plates that cover the geometry of setting out and building arches, skylights, niches and roofs, domes, roof construction, columns and pillars, decorative designs for doorways, mouldings, friezes, stair cases, chimneys, doors and ceilings along with designs for a domestic library, a dining room, a greenhouse, a coach house and stable, a farm house, a brewhouse, a timber bridge, a church, various shop fronts and much more. A fascinating and well illustrated insight into late 18th and early 19th century building practice. Bound in modern half Morocco with cloth sides and gold lettering to the spine. Most pages noticeably foxed towards the foredge and lower edge of each leaf and with periodic dust-soiling to pages throughout the page block. A light water stain affecting the upper edge of a few leaves in the middle of the book. Overall, an intact but well-used copy with the text block sound, no damage to the pages and the binding in good condition. NB The price of this item is variable dependent on your chosen payment method. Please feel free to make contact for further information and to request additional photographs of this item or to discuss payment options. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 736

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Practical House Carpenter; Or, Youth s ...

Verlag: J.Taylor, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1815

Einband: Half-Leather

Zustand: Good