Author: NEWLANDS, JAMES (1813-1871)
Title: The carpenter and joiner's assistant : being a comprehensive treatise on the selection, preparation, and strength of materials, and the mechanical principles of framing, with their application in carpentry, joinery, and hand-railing; also, a course of instruction in practical geometry, geometrical lines, drawing, projection, and perspective; and an illustrated glossary of terms used in architecture and building
Description: Glasgow. Edinburgh. London & New York : Blackie & Son 1867. Second Edition. Good copy bound in contemporary gilt-blocked 1/2 leather over cloth-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat worn and rubbed. Corners bumped. Some surface wear to cloth as with use and age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Further scans. images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 291 pages; Physical description: xiii. 291p. 116 leaves of plates. illus. ; 33 x 25cm. '. by James Newlands. Borough Engineer of Liverpool. Illustrated by an extensive series of plates and many hundred engravings on wood.' --title page. Subjects: Carpentry -- Joinery -- Geometrical drawing -- Geometry. Notes: This work was originally projected by John White. author of 'Rural architecture' (1845). who prepared the greater number of the illustrations before his death. Newlands provided the text and a lesser number of illustrations. First published in 1860. Preface dated 1860. Added engraved title page.Weight in Kg appr.:

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