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Creator:
Salmon, William, approximately 1703-1779
Title(s):

The London and country builder's vade mecum, or, The compleat and universal architect's assistant : comprehending the London and country prices of the different works of bricklayers ... : interspersed with such useful and necessary rules and observations ... : with a compleat index to the whole / by William Salmon.

Additional Title(s):

London and country builder's vade mecum.

Compleat and universal architect's assistant.

Published/Created:
London : Printed for J. Hodges, 1745.
Physical Description:
ii, [8], 187 p. ; 20 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
TH434 S23 1745 Copy 1
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Rare Books and Manuscripts
TH434 S23 1745 Copy 2
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Archer 437.1
Harris, E. British architectural books and writers, 1556-1785. Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press, 1994,c1990. 788
BAC: British Art Center has two copies. Copy 2 has half t.p. and the signature of Wm. Goldsmith, 1747.
Later editions published under title: The London and country builder's vade mecum, or, The compleat and universal estimator.
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.
Goldsmith, William -- Autograph, 1747.
Hodges, J. -- Publisher.
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