Elementary principles of carpentry; a treatise on the pressure and equilibrium of timber framing, the resistance of timber, and the construction of floors, centres, bridges, roofs; uniting iron and stone with timber, etc. With practical rules and examples. To which is added an essay on the nature and properties of timber ... also numerous tables ... Illustrated by fifty-three engravings, a portrait of the author, and several wood cuts. By Thomas Tredgold ...
Edition:
Fourth edition, corrected and considerably enlarged. With an appendix, containing specimens of various ancient and modern roofs, by Peter Barlow ...
Published / Created:
London, John Weale, 1853.
Physical Description:
xxiv, 334 p. front. (port.) illus. (incl. tables) 53 plates (part fold.) 29 x 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
BAC : Binding error: plate 1 misbound before plate 51.