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National Library of Scotland
T174203
London : printed for the author, 1789. [36]p.,plates ; 4°
The practical house carpenter, or the youth's instructor: containing a great variety of useful designs in carpentry and architecture; ... Printed on ... with explanations to face each plate. Ed 2
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Author(s)William Pain
PublisherGale ECCO, Print Editions
ISBN / ASIN1171463715
ISBN-139781171463719
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