The American builder's companion; or, A system of architecture, particularly adapted to the present style of building : Treating on practical geometry. The origin of building. Of the five orders of architecture. Of their particular parts and embellishments, and of their application. Also very fully on stairs. On plans and elevations of houses, for both town and country. On churches, court houses, &c. On sashes, sash frames, shutters, doors, cornices, base and surbase mouldings, architraves, &c. &c. : Illustrated with fifty nine copperplate engravings. / By Asher Benjamin, architect and carpenter.
| Author/creator | Benjamin, Asher |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Second edition, corrected and enlarged. |
| Publication Info | Charlestown [Mass.]. : Printed by Samuel Etheridge, Junr, 1811. |
| Description | iv, 1 unnumbered page, 6-104 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 59 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Benjamin, Asher, 1773-1845, illustrator. |
| Other author/creator | Raynerd, Daniel, illustrator. |
| Other author/creator | Snyder, Henry W., -1832?, engraver. |
| Other author/creator | Wightman, Thomas, engraver. |
| Other author/creator | Fox, Gilbert, 1776-1807?, engraver. |
| Series | Early American imprints. Second series no. 22332. ^A575643 |
| General note | Some plates drawn by A. Benjamin and D. Raynerd; engraved by H.W. Snyder, T. Wightman and G. Fox. |
| General note | Edition statement transposed; precedes author's name on title page. |
| General note | Copyright June 1, 1811 by Asher Benjamin. |
| General note | Last page blank. |
| General note | "Contents of the plates."--p. [105]. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 22210 |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 22332 |
| References | Hitchcock, H.R. Amer. architectural books, 100 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 22332). |
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