Elementary Principles of Carpentry a Treatise on the Pressue and Equilibrium of Timber Framing; the Resistance of Timber; and the Construction of Floors, Roofs, Centres, Bridges &c
by Tredgold, Thomas
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Philadelphia: E. L. Carey and A. Hart, 1837. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket. 280 pages plus plates "With Practical Rules and Examples to which is added an essay on the nature of properties of Timber, including the methods of seasoning, and teh causes and prevention of decay with descriptions of the kinds of wood used in building also numerous tables of the scantlings of timber for different purposes, the specific gravities of materials &c. illustrated by twenty-two engravings and several wood cuts." First American Edition from the Second London edition corrected and considerably enlarged. foxing to pages. rebound is sturdy brown cloth.old library label on spine. small bookplate on inside front cover, stamped withdrawn on inside front cover and front and rear endpages. part of the Valuable Works on The Arts and Sciences series. shipping will be extra, please inquire. boards a bit bowed. new endpages and paste downs; Ex University Library; 8 5/8 x 11 1/8
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- Title
- Elementary Principles of Carpentry a Treatise on the Pressue and Equilibrium of Timber Framing; the Resistance of Timber; and the Construction of Floors, Roofs, Centres, Bridges &c
- Author
- Tredgold, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- Publisher
- E. L. Carey and A. Hart
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1837
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