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The country gentleman's pocket companion, and builder's assistant, for rural decorative architecture...

The country gentleman's pocket companion, and builder's assistant, for rural decorative architecture...

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The country gentleman's pocket companion, and builder's assistant, for rural decorative architecture. [electronic resource] : Containing, thirty-two new designs, plans and elevations of alcoves, floats, temples, summer-houses, lodges, huts, grotto's, &c. In the Augustine, Gothic and Chinese taste, with proper directions annexed. Also an exact estimate of their several amounts, which are from twenty-five to one hundred pounds, and most of them portable. Correctly engraved on twenty-five copper plates, from the designs and under the direction of William and John Halfpenny, architects.

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Full title

The country gentleman's pocket companion, and builder's assistant, for rural decorative architecture. [electronic resource] : Containing, thirty-two new designs, plans and elevations of alcoves, floats, temples, summer-houses, lodges, huts, grotto's, &c. In the Augustine, Gothic and Chinese taste, with proper directions annexed. Also an exact estimate of their several amounts, which are from twenty-five to one hundred pounds, and most of them portable. Correctly engraved on twenty-five copper plates, from the designs and under the direction of William and John Halfpenny, architects.

Publisher

London : Printed for, and sold by Robert Sayer, at the Golden-Buck, opposite to Fetter-Lane, Fleet-street, MDCCLVI. [1756]

Date

MDCCLVI. [1756]

Record Identifier

74VK2PmDDbmb

MMS ID

991017925029702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

14,[2]p.,25 plates ; 8°.

Publication information

Publisher

London : Printed for, and sold by Robert Sayer, at the Golden-Buck, opposite to Fetter-Lane, Fleet-street, MDCCLVI. [1756]

Edition

The second edition.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

MDCCLVI. [1756]

Access and use

Access Conditions

Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Full title

The country gentleman's pocket companion, and builder's assistant, for rural decorative architecture. [electronic resource] : Containing, thirty-two new designs, plans and elevations of alcoves, floats, temples, summer-houses, lodges, huts, grotto's, &c. In the Augustine, Gothic and Chinese taste, with proper directions annexed. Also an exact estim...

Notes

General note

Reproduction of original from British Library.

With a final advertisement leaf.

Citation / References Note

ESTC N3207.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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Record Identifier

74VK2PmDDbmb

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK2PmDDbmb

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MMS ID

991017925029702626