Salmon, William, approximately 1703-1779, The London and country builder's vade mecum, or, The compleat and universal estimator , 1755
- Title(s):
- The London and country builder's vade mecum, or, The compleat and universal estimator : comprehending the London and country prices of the different works of bricklayers, masons, carpenters, ... &c : interspersed with such useful and necessary rules and observations as are of the greatest consequence in estimating of any building ... with a compleat index to the whole / by William Salmons.
- Additional Title(s):
London and country builder's vade mecum.
Compleat and universal estimator.- Edition:
- Third edition : revised and corrected.
- Published/Created:
- London : Printed for John Hodges, 1755.
- Physical Description:
- [1], ii, [8], 187, [1] p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsTH434 S23 1755Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionView by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3555244
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- First published in 1745 under title: The London and country builder's vade mecum, or, The compleat and universal architect's assistant.
Archer 437.3
English short title catalogue, T101493
Harris, E. British architectural books and writers, 1556-1785. Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press, 1994,c1990. 790
BAC: Includes head- and tail- pieces.
BAC: Publisher's advertisement: [1] p. at end. - Subject Terms:
- Building -- Early works to 1800.Building -- Estimates -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.Building -- Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc. -- Early works to 1800.Building materials -- Prices -- Early works to 1800.Cholmley, Nathaniel -- Bookplate.Hodges, J. -- Publisher.
- Form/Genre:
- Wood engravings -- 1755.
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