Nicholson's New Carpenter's Guide. Being a Complete Book of Lines, for Carpenters, Joiners, and Workmen in General, on Methods Entirely New, Founded on Geometrical Principles.

Peter Nicholson.

Published by London: Jones & Co., 1828

About this Item

4to. iv, xii, 121, [2] pp. With 88 full page plates and portrait frontispiece. In red half-calf with marbled sides. First published in 1792, this was also Nicholson's first book and illustrated with plates engraved by his own hand. It is notable also for containing an original method for the construction of groins and niches of complex, double curved forms. Uncut edges with usual toning, small stain to the head of plate xii (not affecting image) but overall a very clean copy. Seller Inventory # PS.621

Bibliographic Details

Title: Nicholson's New Carpenter's Guide. Being a ...

Publisher: London: Jones & Co.

Publication Date: 1828

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good