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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Salmon, William, approximately 1703–1779
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Pain, William, 1730?-1790?
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Neve, Richard
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Langley, Batty, 1696–1751
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Morris, Robert, 1701–1754
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Skaife, Thomas
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Halfpenny, William, d. 1755
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Hodgson, Ph. Levi
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Leadbeater, J
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Loriot, Antoine-Joseph, 1716–1782
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Nicholson, Peter, 1765–1844
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Oakley, Edward, active 18th century
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Price, Francis, d. 1753
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Roman, Edward
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Smith, James, writer on carpentry
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Books
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unknown
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18th century
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wood engraving
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engraving
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armorial bookplate
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booksellers' advertisement
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pattern book
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publishers advertisement
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publishers' advertisement
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Building -- Early works to 1800.
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Architecture -- Early works to 1800.
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Carpentry -- Early works to 1800.
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Architecture -- Dictionaries -- Early works to 1800.
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Building -- Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc. -- Early works to 1800.
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Building materials -- Prices -- Early works to 1800.
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Building -- Estimates -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
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Hodges, J. -- Publisher.
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Architecture -- Details -- Early works to 1800.
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Architecture, Domestic -- Designs and plans -- Early works to 1800.
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Building -- Dictionaries -- Early works to 1800.
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Taylor, I. -- Publisher.
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Architecture -- Orders -- Early works to 1800.
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Arithmetic -- Early works to 1800.
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Brown, Ed -- Publisher.
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Engraving -- Specimens -- 1736.
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Engraving -- Specimens -- 1738.
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Engraving -- Specimens -- 1793.
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Engraving -- Specimens -- 1799.
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Joinery -- Early works to 1800.
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19th century
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Great Britain
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Dublin (Ireland)
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Dundee (Scotland)
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Edinburgh (Scotland)
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English
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Pain, William, 1730?-1790?
The builder's companion, and workman's general assistant
MDCCLVIII [1758]
2
Morris, Robert, 1701–1754
Second letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of ******
1752
3
Roman, Edward
The gentleman's and builder's director, or, A key that openth to your sight at once, brick work ...
1734
4
Salmon, William, approximately 1703–1779
The London and country builder's vade mecum, or, The compleat [sic] and universal estimator
1760
5
Langley, Batty, 1696–1751
The builder's compleat assistant, or, a Library of arts and sciences absolutely necessary to be understood by builders and workmen in general ...
1738
6
Price, Francis, d. 1753
The British carpenter, or, a treatise on carpentry : containing the most concise and authentick rules of that art ...
1768
7
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?
The practical builder, or, Workman's general assistant
MDCCLXXIV [1774]
8
Nicholson, Peter, 1765–1844
The carpenter's new guide
1793
9
Salmon, William, approximately 1703–1779
The country builder's estimator, or, The architect's companion for estimating of new buildings ... : to which is added several new tables ...
1755
10
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?
The practical house carpenter : or, Youth's instructor
1799
11
The rudiments of architecture, or, The young workman's instructor
1775
12
Salmon, William, approximately 1703–1779
Palladio Londinensis, or, The London art of building
1738
13
Halfpenny, William, d. 1755
The art of sound building, demonstrated in geometrical problems
MDCCXXV [1725]
14
Neve, Richard
The city and country purchaser's and builder's dictionary, or, The complete builder's guide
1736
15
Neve, Richard
The city and countrey [sic] purchaser, and builder's dictionary, or, The compleat builder's guide ...
1703
16
The rudiments of architecture, or, the young workman's instructor
1773
17
The rudiments of architecture, or, The young workman's instructor ...
1799
18
Salmon, William, approximately 1703–1779
The builder's guide and gentleman and trader's assistant, or, A universal magazine of tables
1736
19
Leadbeater, J
The gentleman and tradesman's compleat assistant;
1768
20
Oakley, Edward, active 18th century
Every man a compleat builder, or, Easy rules and proportions for drawing and working the several parts of architecture ...
1774
21
Salmon, William, approximately 1703–1779
The London and country builder's vade mecum, or, The compleat and universal architect's assistant
1748
22
Morris, Robert, 1701–1754
The qualifications and duty of a surveyor explained in a letter to the right honourable the Earl of ******
1752
23
Neve, Richard
The city and country purchaser, and Builder's dictionary, or, The compleat builders guide ...
1726
24
Salmon, William, approximately 1703–1779
The London and country builder's vade mecum, or, The compleat and universal architect's assistant
1745
25
Pain, William, 1730?-1790?
The builder's sketch book, or, The youth's pocket companion
1793
26
Hodgson, Ph. Levi
The modern, complete measurer,
1788
27
Smith, James, writer on carpentry
The carpenters companion
1733
28
Skaife, Thomas
A key to civil architecture;
1774
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Salmon, William, approximately 1703–1779
The London and country builder's vade mecum, or, The compleat and universal estimator
1755
30
Loriot, Antoine-Joseph, 1716–1782
A practical essay on a cement and artificial stone
1776
31
Langley, Batty, 1696–1751
The principles of ancient masonry, or, A general system of building compleated
1733
32
Skaife, Thomas
A key to civil architecture, or, The universal British builder
1776