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 | Third edition, corrected and enlarged. |
| Publication Info | Boston : Published by R.P. & C. Williams, for the author. Printed by Thomas G. Bangs, April--1816. |
| Description | iv, 1 unnumbered page, 6-104 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. 36927. ^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 | Error in paging: p. 72 misnumbered 54. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 36927 |
| References | Hitchcock, H.R. Amer. architectural books, 101 |
| 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. 36927). |
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