Essay on the Construction of Cottages. Suited for the Dwellings of the Labouring Classes, for which the Premium was voted by the Highland Society of Scotland. Illustrated by working plans of single and combined cottages of different scales of accomodation and cost. Also with specifications, details and estimates. SMITH George [5141]

Essay on the Construction of Cottages.

Published: Glasgow, Blackie,
Date: 1834.
Description: Pictorial title page, 38pp +11 fold-out plates (plans, rendered elevations) (+ ivpp publisher's ads). Publisher’s cloth, paste-down label. 14x23. Good copy.
Notes: Very interesting pattern book of labourers' cottages, apparently for Scottish rural workers. Author was an Edinburgh architect.
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Price: £195.00