The Carpenter’S New Guide; A Complete Book Of Lines For Carpentry And Joinery: Treating Fully On Practical Geometry, Soffits, Groins, Niches, Roofs, And Domes. Nicholson, Peter, Davis, N.K. And Sloan, Samuel Collectibles Room

The Carpenter’s New Guide; A Complete Book of Lines for Carpentry and Joinery: Treating Fully on Practical Geometry, Soffits, Groins, Niches, Roofs, and Domes. By Peter Nicholson, N.K. Davis, and Samuel Sloan and printed in Philadelphia Lippincott, Grambo & Co. 1854, 107 pp + 78 plates, 11.25” x 9”, 8vo, hardcover. In fair condition, with rubbing, staining, and wear to boards and spine. Front board loose at bottom. First end page detached but included with loss of last end page. Text block remains bound well beyond wear at front and rear. Markings and marginalia at front and rear. Staining remnants to edges and corners of some pages. Nicely illustrated throughout. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. Sixteenth edition and revised. Samuel Sloan (1815-1884) was a Philadelphia-based architect and architectural writer, with his works a success during his lifetime. His designed buildings across much of the United States, most famously “Longwood” in Natchez, Mississippi. A great piece for restoration. COLA1854JLMX