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1907 The Steel Square and Its Uses, Illustrated, House Plans With Photos, Prices

$ 10.56

Availability: 100 in stock
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  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
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  • Condition: Silver decorated title on green boards. Some slight loss of silver. Someone has drawn in pencil some interesting housing plans on the inside cover and front end paper. Tight binding and clean pages throughout. Overall a very good copy that is fully illustrated.

    Description

    Book Description:
    William A Bradford, Editor,
    The Steel Square and Its Uses—A Complete, Up-To-Date Encyclopedia of the Practical Uses of the Steel Square, Showing How it Can Be Used by the Carpenter in His Daily Work, Together With a Detailed Discussion of the Various Devices Now on the Market Which Aim to Simplify the Work Which Can be Done With This Wonderful Tool.
    In Two Volumes (Volume II Only). Chicago: Sears Roebuck, 1907, 264 pages plus illustrated catalog at end with photographs of houses and plans along with prices for those plans. Silver decorated title on green boards. Some slight loss of silver. Someone has drawn in pencil some interesting housing plans on the inside cover and front end paper. Tight binding and clean pages throughout. Overall a very good copy that is fully illustrated.
    Part I of this volume deals with rules of measurement and use; Part II with polygons and miters; Part III with pitches and roof framing; Part IV with rules and examples, and Part V with questions and answers. The catalog of houses and plans at the rear is worth the price of the volume by itself.