The Building Trades Pocketbook by International Correspondence Schools - 1899: A Handy Manual of Reference on Building Construction

"Includes Structural Design, Masonry, Bricklaying, Carpentry, Joinery, Roofing, Plastering, Painting, Plumbing, Lighting, Heating, and Ventilation."

Cloth cover. Spine breaks after the title page and at the back cover. A couple of tears in the cloth at the bottom edges of the spine. Pages in great condition, clean, intact, complete. Owner's name inside front cover. A good example of a tradesman's book from the end of the 19th century. This is noted on the title page as a 1st Edition, 25th Thousand. Contains some excellent examples of the use of mathematics in trade applications.