Pain, BarryBiblio.com
PAIN (William)Biblio.com
The Practical Builder; or workman's general assistant; shewing the most approved and easy methods for drawing and working the whole or separate part of any building as The Use of the Tramel for Groins Angle-Brackets Niches &c. Semi-Circular Arches on Flewing James the preparing and making their Soffits. Rules of Carpentry; To find the Length and Backing of Hips strait or curved; Trusses for Roofs Domes &c. - Trussing of Girders Sections of Floors &c. The Proportion of the Five Orders in their general and particular Parts Gluing of Columns Stair-Cases with their ramp and twist Rails fixing the Carriages Newels &c. Frontispieces Chimney-Pieces Ceilings Cornices Architraves &c. in the newest Taste. With plans and elevations of gentlemans and farm-houses yards barns &c. By William Pain Architect and Joiner. Engraved on eighty-three plates
réf. 36539London: Printed for I. and J. Taylor at the Bible and Crown 1774. First edition 4to 270 x 215 mm 18pp. with the final advert leaf 83 engraved plates the contents of which are well represented in the title some light foxing throughout some minor worming to upper blank margin of first few leaves recent calf calf red morocco label to spine. BAL 2371; Archer 240.1; Harris 640. London: Printed for I. and J. Taylor, at the Bible and Crown, 1774 unknown
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