The American builder's companion; or, A new system of architecture : particularly adapted to the present style of building in the United States of America. : Containing forty four engravings, representing ... / By Asher Benjamin, architect and carpenter, and Daniel Raynerd, architect and stucco worker.

Author/creator Benjamin, Asher
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBoston : Published by Etheridge and Bliss, proprietors of the work. S. Etheridge, printer, Charlestown, 1806.
Descriptionviii, 1 unnumbered page, 10-70 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 44 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm
Supplemental ContentShaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
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Other author/creatorRaynerd, Daniel.
Other author/creatorBenjamin, Asher, 1773-1845, illustrator.
Other author/creatorRaynerd, Daniel, illustrator.
Other author/creatorWightman, Thomas, engraver.
Other author/creatorFox, Gilbert, 1776-1807?, engraver.
SeriesEarly American imprints. Second series no. 9956. ^A575643
General notePlates drawn by D. Raynerd and A. Benjamin; engraved by T. Wightman and G. Fox.
General noteCopyright Sept. 8, 1806 by Asher Benjamin and Daniel Raynerd.
General noteRecommendation by the committee chosen by the Boston Housewright Society to examine the proofsheets, p. [iii], signed: Thomas W. Sumner, Jonathan Loring, James Bolter.
General note"New and valuable publications, for sale at the bookstore of Etheridge and Bliss ..." and "Proposals are issued for, and will shortly be put to press ... The lay of the last minstrel. A poem. By Walter Scott, Esquire," p. [71-72].
References Shaw & Shoemaker 9956
References Hitchcock, H.R. Amer. architectural books, 99
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 9956).
Genre/formPublishers' advertisements Massachusetts Boston.

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