The principles and practice of modern house-construction : - including water-supply and fittings--sanitary fittings and plumbing--drainage and sewage-disposal--warming ventilation--lighting--santiary aspects of furniture and decoration--climage and situation stables--sanitary law, &c. ; illustrated by above 700 figures in the text, and a series of separately-printed plates / - Edited by G. Lister Sutcliffe [written by various authors]. - Divisional vol.1.
Date
1899.
Collection
Creator(s)
G. Lister Sutcliffe, Talwin Morris, David Rodger, Blackie & Son
Code
111492
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Binding title: Modern house construction.
Forest green cloth boards. Design: on the front cover, an elaborate architectural frame in black outline, the title in an upper panel in sans serif architectural capitals, branching lines from bottom centre creating a cupped shape with a stem bearing a poppy seed-capsule, two outer stems terminating in gilt reniform or "peacock crest" motifs, which are repeated below in deep jade green with slabs of the same colour; small spaced circles blocked in gold and black; across the top the biblical quotation Nisi Dominus aedificaverit domum completed on the back cover with in vanum laboraverunt qui aedificant cam; matching back cover and spine. Signed: TM (LO/C32). From the collection of David Rodger LO/C32. Owner's inscription dated September 1905 on fly leaf LO/C32. 4 pages, xii, 168 pages, 5 leaves of plates : illustrations, diagrams, plans ; 29cm
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