The American Builder's General Price Book and Estimator, to Elucidate the Principles of Ascertaining the Correct Value of Every Description of Artificers' Work Required in Building .

GALLIER, James

Published by M. Burns, Boston, 1836

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8vo. Folding wood-engraved frontispiece of Suffolk Bank, Boston. [iv], 130, [2], 78, [2] pp. Contemporary half sheep and marbled boards with title and price ($1.50) in gilt on spine; covers rubbed, scatter foxing Revised and improved second Boston edition of this guide for estimating building costs, with sections on masons and bricklayers, stonecutters, carpenters, joiners, plumbers, painters, and plasterers, as well as a glossary of building terms and a summary of Boston building laws. The author, James Gallier, was a New York architect and surveyor; he published his autobiography in Paris in 1864. This Boston edition includes a folding engraved frontispiece of the facade of Suffolk Bank, Boston, and the printed approbation of four prominent Boston architects: Alexander Parris, Isaiah Rogers (who designed the Suffolk Bank), James McAllister and Gridley Bryant. A critical reference for understanding building practices in the middle of the Greek Revival. PROVENANCE: William Reese (book-label)REFERENCE: American Imprints 37586; Hitchcock 486. Seller Inventory # 100808

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Title: The American Builder's General Price Book ...

Publisher: M. Burns, Boston

Publication Date: 1836

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: Second Boston edition.