Practice of Architecture. Containing the Five Orders of Architecture, and an Additional Column and Entablature, with All Their Elements and Details Explained and Illustrated, for the Use of Carpenters and Practical Men. With Sixty Plates.

Asher Benjamin

Published by Benjamin B. Mussey, Boston, 1835

About this Item

Contemporary full calfskin, black spine label with Benjamin's Architect in gilt. 116 pages plus the 60 plates. Block is 10.75 in. by 8.25 in. Original owner's name in pencil on 2nd fep. Bookplate of previous owner and original bookseller stamp from New Bedford, Mass., inside front board. Original price 6.00 in pencil on ffep. Binding is tight, moderate foxing throughout. Three-quarter inch splint in leather at front top of spine, two-inch split at rear top of spine, corners bumped, some leather rubbed on edges. A beautiful old book. Your questions gladly answered, your satisfaction guaranteed. Shipped with insurance.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Practice of Architecture. Containing the Five Orders of Architecture, and an Additional Column and Entablature, with All Their Elements and Details Explained and Illustrated, for the Use of Carpenters and Practical Men. With Sixty Plates.
• Publisher: Benjamin B. Mussey, Boston
• Publication Date: 1835
• Binding: Full Leather
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 2.4 pounds