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Elementary Principles of Carpentry

Author Thomas Tredgold British
Publisher E. L. Carey and A. Hart American
Engraver J. J. Frederick American
1837
Not on view
280 pages, 22 plates, brown paper binding over boards.

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Object Information
  • Title: Elementary Principles of Carpentry
  • Author: Thomas Tredgold (British, Brandon, County Durham 1788–1829 London)
  • Publisher: E. L. Carey and A. Hart (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Engraver: J. J. Frederick (American, 19th century)
  • Date: 1837
  • Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: 11 7/16 × 9 × 1 3/16 in. (29 × 22.8 × 3 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1944
  • Object Number: 44.37
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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