Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Smeaton, G. A
Title:
The builder's pocket manual, or, Rules and instructions in the art of carpentry, joinery, masonry, & bricklaying : with practical hints and observations for the use of the workman ... / by G.A. Smeaton.
Alternate Title(s):
Builder's pocket manual.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for Knight and Lacey, 1825.
Physical Description:
[1], xxxii, 258 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 16 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
TH144 S64 1825
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Printed by Shackell, Arrowsmith, and Hodges, Johnson's-Court, London.

BAC: British Art Center copy in original boards, as issued.

Later editions by A.C. Smeaton published in Philadelphia in 1850, 1852, 1853, 1854 and 1856. Cf. Hitchcock.

Hitchcock, H.R. American architectural books, 1204
Subject Terms:
Building -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Architecture -- Details. | Knight and Lacey -- Publisher. | Shackell, Arrowsmith, and Hodges -- Printer. | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1825.