The London and country builder's Vade mecum, or, the compleat and universal estimator [microform] : comprehending the London and country prices of the different works of bricklayers, masons, carpenter ... &c. Interspersed with such useful and necessary rules and observations as are of the greatest consequence in estimating of any building. With a great variety of new and useful tables ... viz. I. A table for the reducing of brickwork of any thickness ... to the statute thickness of a brick and a half. II. A table which shews how many bricks are sufficient to build any piece of brick-work ... III. A table of tiling, whereby it is shewn how many tiles will cover any roof. IV. Variety of tables with shews the proper scantling to cut timber for any building, and for valuing the same ... V. A table of pavements shewing how many bricks ... will pave any floor. VI. ... tables, for shewing the value of ... nails, bols, hinges, &c. VII. A table of solid measure ... VIII. A table of flat measure ... IX. A table for the ready calling up what any mumber of feet, yards ... &c., come to, at any price per foot, yards, &c. With a compleat index to the whole / By William Salmon.

Main entry:

Salmon, William, approximately 1703-1779.

Title & Author:

Edition:

The fourth edtion, revised and corrected.

Publication:

London : Printed for S. Crowder, at the Looking-Glass, facing St. Magnus Church, London-Bridge, MDCCLX [1760]

Description:

1 p. l., ii, [8], 187, [1] p. ; 4|o.

Notes:
Engr. front, head-pieces, end-pieces.
Printer's list at end.
This item is the fourth edition of the item Park lists as no. 74.
Microfilm. New Haven, Conn. : Research Publications, 1971 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (American architectural books supplement : based on the Helen Park list ; reel 11, no. A74).

Subject:

Building Estimates.
Building Early works to 1800.
Construction Devis estimatifs.
Construction Ouvrages avant 1800.
Building.

Form/genre:

Early works.

Added entries:

American architectural books supplement : based on the Helen Park list.

Holdings:

Location: Library study room microform 42129
Call No.: ID87B7159s125 MFM; ID:89-B2116
Status: Available

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