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
EditionThird edition, corrected and enlarged.
Publication InfoBoston : Published by R.P. & C. Williams, for the author. Printed by Thomas G. Bangs, April--1816.
Descriptioniv, 1 unnumbered page, 6-104 pages, 59 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm
Supplemental ContentShaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
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Other author/creatorBenjamin, Asher, 1773-1845, illustrator.
Other author/creatorRaynerd, Daniel, illustrator.
Other author/creatorSnyder, Henry W., -1832?, engraver.
Other author/creatorWightman, Thomas, engraver.
Other author/creatorFox, Gilbert, 1776-1807?, engraver.
SeriesEarly American imprints. Second series no. 36927. ^A575643
General noteSome plates drawn by A. Benjamin and D. Raynerd; engraved by H.W. Snyder, T. Wightman and G. Fox.
General noteEdition statement transposed; precedes author's name on title page.
General noteCopyright June 1, 1811 by Asher Benjamin.
General noteError in paging: p. 72 misnumbered 54.
References Shaw & Shoemaker 36927
References Hitchcock, H.R. Amer. architectural books, 101
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic 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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