Elementary Principles of Carpentry; a Treatise on the Pressure and Equilibrium of Beams and Timber Frames; the Resistance of Timber; and the Construction of Floors, Roofs, Centres, Bridges, &c. with Practical Rules and Examples. To which is added an Essay on the Nature an Properties of Timber, including the methods of Seasoning, and the 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 gravitates of materials &c.

Published by Printed for J. Taylor, 1820

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First Edition, 4to, xx,250,[2]pp., without half-title, 22 engraved plates (3 double-page), some light spotting to text and plates, orig. cloth, a little faded. The rare first edition of a work that was continually reprinted and updated throughout the 19th and well into the 20th centuries.

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Title
Elementary Principles of Carpentry; a Treatise on the Pressure and Equilibrium of Beams and Timber Frames; the Resistance of Timber; and the Construction of Floors, Roofs, Centres, Bridges, &c. with Practical Rules and Examples. To which is added an Essay on the Nature an Properties of Timber, including the methods of Seasoning, and the 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 gravitates of materials &c.
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TREDGOLD (Thomas)
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Printed for J. Taylor
Publication year
1820
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Hardcover
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