The country builder's assistant [electronic resource] : fully explaining, the best methods for striking regular and quirked mouldings ... : Correctly engraved on thirty-seven copperplates with a printed explanation to each. / By Asher Benjamin. ; Published according to act of Congress
- Bib ID:
- 3380817
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Benjamin, Asher, 1773-1845
- Online Version:
- http://opac.newsbank.com/select/evans/33399
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- Description:
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- Boston: : Printed by Spotswood and Etheridge, for the author, sold by him, and by Alexander Thomas, Worcester,, --1798
- [36] p., 37 leaves of plates (2 folded) : ill. ; 20 cm. (4to)
- Series:
- Early American imprints. Series I, Evans (1639-1800); no. 33399.
- Notes:
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- Plates drawn by Asher Benjamin. There is no explanatory text for plates 9-10, 17-18, and 29-33.
- Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
- Cited In:
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- Evans 33399
- Hitchcock, H.R. Amer. architectural books, 112
- Reproduction:
- Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Series I, Evans (1639-1800); no. 33399). Mode of access : World Wide Web.
- Subject:
- Place:
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- United States Massachusetts Boston.
- United States Massachusetts Worcester.
- Other authors/contributors:
- Benjamin, Asher, 1773-1845, illustrator
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1845
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1798
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