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The Builders Dictionary: Or Gentleman and Architect's Companion.

The Builders Dictionary: Or Gentleman and Architect's Companion.
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REPRINT FROM ASSOC. FOR PRESERVATION OF TECHNOLOGY. This is a complete unabridged reprint of the earlier work. Pages are not numbered, as issued. This dictionary was anonymously authored and this is a photo offset from an original edition in the library of the National Park Service . This dictionary gives terms and descriptions of trade practices. It was considered quite valuable and useful in its day. Published about 60 years after Moxon. The original edition sells for about $800.00.

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