ARCHITECTURE AND THE BUILDING ARTS.
Reading edition
Constructional Iron and Steel Work,
As applied to Public, Private, and Domestic Buildings. By Francis Campin, C.E. 3/6
Building Estates:
A Treatise on the Development, Sale, Purchase, and Management of Building Land. By F. Maitland. Third Edition 2/0
The Science of Building:
An Elementary Treatise on the Principles of Construction. By E. Wyndham Tarn, M.A. Lond. Fourth Edition 3/6
The Art of Building:
General Principles of Construction, Strength, and Use of Materials, Working Drawings, Specifications, &c. By Edward Dobson, M.R.I.B.A. 2/0
A Book on Building,
Civil and Ecclesiastical. By Sir Edmund Beckett, Q.C. (Lord Grimthorpe). Second Edition 4/6
Dwelling-Houses (The Erection of),
Illustrated by a Perspective View, Plans, and Sections of a Pair of Villas, with Specification, Quantities, and Estimates. By S. H. Brooks, Architect 2/6
Cottage Building.
By C. Bruce Allen. Eleventh Edition, with Chapter on Economic Cottages for Allotments, by E. E. Allen, C.E. 2/0
Acoustics in Relation to Architecture and Building:
The Laws of Sound as applied to the Arrangement of Buildings. By Professor T. Roger Smith, F.R.I.B.A. New Edition, Revised 1/6
The Rudiments of Practical Bricklaying.
General Principles of Bricklaying; Arch Drawing, Cutting, and Setting; Pointing; Paving, Tiling, &c. By Adam Hammond. With 68 Woodcuts 1/6
The Art of Practical Brick Cutting and Setting.
By Adam Hammond. With 90 Engravings 1/6
Brickwork:
A Practical Treatise, embodying the General and Higher Principles of Bricklaying, Cutting and Setting; with the Application of Geometry to Roof Tiling, &c. By F. Walker 1/6
Bricks and Tiles,
Rudimentary Treatise on the Manufacture of; containing an Outline of the Principles of Brickmaking. By E. Dobson, M.R.I.B.A. Additions by C. Tomlinson, F.R.S. Illustrated 3/0
The Practical Brick and Tile Book.
Comprising: Brick and Tile Making, by E. Dobson, M.Inst.C.E.; Practical Bricklaying, by A. Hammond; Brick-Cutting and Setting, by A. Hammond. 550 pp. with 270 Illustrations, half-bound 6/0
Carpentry and Joinery—
The Elementary Principles of Carpentry. Chiefly composed from the Standard Work of Thomas Tredgold, C.E. With Additions, and Treatise on Joinery, by E. W. Tarn, M.A. Seventh Edition 3/6
Carpentry and Joinery—Atlas
Of 35 Plates to accompany and Illustrate the foregoing book. With Descriptive Letterpress. 4to 6/0
A Practical Treatise on Handrailing;
Showing New and Simple Methods. By Geo. Collings. Second Edition, Revised, including a Treatise on Stairbuilding. With Plates 2/6
Circular Work in Carpentry and Joinery.
A Practical Treatise on Circular Work of Single and Double Curvature. By George Collings. Third Edition 2/6
Roof Carpentry:
Practical Lessons in the Framing of Wood Roofs. For the Use of Working Carpenters. By Geo. Collings 2/0
The Construction of Roofs of Wood and Iron;
Deduced chiefly from the Works of Robison, Tredgold, and Humber. By E. Wyndham Tarn, M.A., Architect. Third Edition 1/6
The Joints Made and Used by Builders.
By Wyvill J. Christy, Architect. With 160 Woodcuts 3/0
Shoring
And its Application: A Handbook for the Use of Students. By George H. Blagrove. With 31 Illustrations 1/6
The Timber Importer’s, Timber Merchant’s, and Builder’s Standard Guide.
By R. E. Grandy 2/0
Plumbing:
A Text-Book to the Practice of the Art or Craft of the Plumber. With Chapters upon House Drainage and Ventilation. By Wm. Paton Buchan. Eighth Edition, Re-written and Enlarged, with 500 Illustrations 3/6
Ventilation:
A Text Book to the Practice of the Art of Ventilating Buildings. By W. P. Buchan, R.P., Author of “Plumbing,” &c. With 170 Illustrations 3/6
The Practical Plasterer:
A Compendium of Plain and Ornamental Plaster Work. By W. Kemp 2/0
House Painting, Graining, Marbling, & Sign Writing.
With a Course of Elementary Drawing, and a Collection of Useful Receipts. By Ellis A. Davidson. Seventh Edition. Coloured Plates 5/0
⁂ The above, in cloth boards, strongly bound, 6/0.
A Grammar of Colouring,
Applied to Decorative Painting and the Arts. By George Field. New Edition, enlarged, by Ellis A. Davidson. With Coloured Plates 3/0
Elementary Decoration
As applied to Dwelling Houses, &c. By James W. Facey. Illustrated 2/0
Practical House Decoration.
A Guide to the Art of Ornamental Painting, the Arrangement of Colours in Apartments, and the Principles of Decorative Design. By James W. Facey. 2/6
⁂ The last two Works in One handsome Vol., half-bound, entitled “House Decoration, Elementary and Practical,” price 5/0.
Portland Cement for Users.
By Henry Faija, A.M.Inst.C.E. Third Edition, Corrected 2/0
Limes, Cements, Mortars, Concretes, Mastics, Plastering, &c.
By G. R. Burnell, C.E. Fifteenth Edition 1/6
Masonry and Stone-Cutting.
The Principles of Masonic Projection and their application to Construction. By Edward Dobson, M.R.I.B.A. 2/6
Arches, Piers, Buttresses, &c.:
Experimental Essays on the Principles of Construction. By W. Bland. 1/6
Quantities and Measurements,
In Bricklayers’, Masons’, Plasterers’, Plumbers’, Painters’, Paperhangers’, Gilders’, Smiths’, Carpenters’ and Joiners’ Work. By A. C. Beaton 1/6
The Complete Measurer:
Setting forth the Measurement of Boards, Glass, Timber and Stone. By R. Horton. Sixth Edition. 4/0
⁂ The above, strongly bound in leather, price 5/0.
Light:
An Introduction to the Science of Optics. Designed for the Use of Students of Architecture, Engineering, and other Applied Sciences. By E. Wyndham Tarn, M.A., Author of “The Science of Building,” &c. 1/6
Hints to Young Architects.
By George Wightwick, Architect. Sixth Edition, revised and enlarged by G. Huskisson Guillaume, Architect 3/6
Architecture—Orders:
The Orders and their Æsthetic Principles. By W. H. Leeds. Illustrated 1/6
Architecture—Styles:
The History and Description of the Styles of Architecture of Various Countries, from the Earliest to the Present Period. By T. Talbot Bury, F.R.I.B.A. Illustrated 2/0
⁂ Orders and Styles of Architecture, in One Vol., 3/6.
Architecture—Design:
The Principles of Design in Architecture, as deducible from Nature and exemplified in the Works of the Greek and Gothic Architects. By Edw. Lacy Garbett, Architect. Illustrated 2/6
⁂ The three preceding Works in One handsome Vol., half bound, entitled “Modern Architecture,” price 6/0.
Perspective for Beginners.
Adapted to Young Students and Amateurs in Architecture, Painting, &c. By George Pyne 2/0
Architectural Modelling in Paper.
By T. A. Richardson. With Illustrations, engraved by O. Jewitt 1/6
Glass Staining, and the Art of Painting on Glass.
From the German of Dr. Gessert and Emanuel Otto Fromberg. With an Appendix on The Art of Enamelling 2/6
Vitruvius—The Architecture of.
In Ten Books. Translated from the Latin by Joseph Gwilt, F.S.A., F.R.A.S. With 23 Plates 5/0
N.B.—This is the only Edition of Vitruvius procurable at a moderate price
Grecian Architecture,
An Inquiry into the Principles of Beauty in. With an Historical View of the Rise and Progress of the Art in Greece. By the Earl of Aberdeen 1/0
⁂ The two preceding Works in One handsome Vol., half bound, entitled “Ancient Architecture,” price 6/0.