Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Salmon, William, approximately 1703-1779
Title:
The London and country builder's vade mecum, or, The compleat and universal architect's assistant : comprehending the London and country prices of the different works of bricklayers ... : interspersed with such useful and necessary rules and observations as are of the greatest consequence in estimating of any building ... : with a compleat index to the whole / by William Salmon.
Alternate Title(s):
London and country builder's vade mecum.
Edition:
Second edition.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for J. Hodges, 1748.
Physical Description:
[2], ii, [8], 187 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
TH434 S23 1748
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Archer 437.2

English short title catalogue, T138764

Harris, E. British architectural books and writers, 1556-1785. Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press, 1994,c1990. 791

BAC: Caption title: Compleat estimator.
Subject Terms:
Building -- Estimates -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. | Building -- Early works to 1800. | Building -- Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc. -- Early works to 1800. | Building materials -- Prices -- Early works to 1800. | Hodges, J. -- Publisher.
Form/Genre:
Wood engravings -- 1748.