The Carpenter's New Guide: Being a Complete Book of Lines for Carpentry and Joinery.
by Nicholson, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cape Town, South Africa
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About This Item
The Architectural Library , 1801. Treating fully on practical geometry, soffits, brick and plaster groins, niches of every description, sky-lights, lines for roofs and domes. Rebound half leather and cloth covered boards, with new endpapers and gilt title on spine. Text is still clear, though it appears to have suffered some water damage before being rebound. Contains 78 black and white plates. Bonding shows little wear but slight soiling.
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- Bookseller
- Quagga Books (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5204
- Title
- The Carpenter's New Guide: Being a Complete Book of Lines for Carpentry and Joinery.
- Author
- Nicholson, Peter
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Architectural Library
- Date Published
- 1801
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art etc. (International);
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About the Seller
Quagga Books
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Cape Town
About Quagga Books
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